Captain
Ron Buffington

Member since July 2021 Rock Hall, United States
Background
Captain Ron has been fishing all his life, starting from a very young age, and is deeply passionate about sharing his love for the Chesapeake with others. He takes pride in ensuring that each trip is the best it can be, providing a great experience for everyone involved. Join him on the water and see for yourself!
Techniques
My favorite and only style of fishing is light tackle. I feel it gives the angler the absolute best experience. A lot of time is spent fishing in open water but my favorite is watching them explode on a top water lure.

Hey, I'm Captain Ron Buffington

Rock Hall, United States
Background
Captain Ron has been fishing all his life, starting from a very young age, and is deeply passionate about sharing his love for the Chesapeake with others. He takes pride in ensuring that each trip is the best it can be, providing a great experience for everyone involved. Join him on the water and see for yourself!
Techniques
My favorite and only style of fishing is light tackle. I feel it gives the angler the absolute best experience. A lot of time is spent fishing in open water but my favorite is watching them explode on a top water lure.
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My Charter Listing

JLS Light Tackle Guide Service LLC

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(10 reviews)
Rock Hall
 Last booking: 1 day ago
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Trips from US $395

Fishing Reports

October 2023
October 2023
Oct 2, 2023 Rock Hall
Fal fishing is heating up. The Striped Bass are staging around mouths of tributary rivers feeding the chesapeake as the bait fish start to flood out of the rivers. Bird shows are common every morning and evening making the fishibg very visual. There probably isnโ€™t a more fun time of the year to fish. Early mornings are also producing good top water bites on the right tides. All of these photos are from this first week of October. If you have been wanting to go donโ€™t wait. Give us a call now and lets go fishing.
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Hot spring bite continues
Hot spring bite continues
May 26, 2023 Rock Hall
Barry and James joined me the other day for a work trip and the fish did not disappoint. I did feel bad though as one person got their schedule mixed up and missed Barryโ€™s trip. Boy did he miss out! The top water bite Iโ€™ve been on has brought a lot of smiles to my customers over the past few weeks with each trip producing fish 28-30โ€ before we even get 10 minutes away from the dock! Iโ€™d also like to touch on the advantages of taking a private trip with JLS Light Tackle Charters. We take you for the time we agree on. There is no returning to the dock after you get a limit. Being a small boat youโ€™re also only fishing with your party and unlike the big head boats we pick up and move until we find active feeding fish. Thereโ€™s no grinding it out on fish that are sparse or not biting because weโ€™re too slow or the fuel burn is too costly. Most days we caught quite a few fish, If you decide youโ€™ve had enough we can go check out some sights like light houses or the bay bridge. We can also stop at a dock bar and grab lunch or a drink before heading in. My point, thereโ€™s no reason to be crowded on a boat with people you donโ€™t know and stuck fishing a non productive area or even worse headed back in to dock in an hour after catching one or two fish. Come have a real Chesapeake Bay experience and enjoy the time you paid for on the water.
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Excellent fishing to start off May!
Excellent fishing to start off May!
May 16, 2023 Rock Hall
May came in with a boom as the fish had left the traditional spawning grounds up in the rivers a little earlier this due to the warm winter. We have found fish on shallow structure readily and aggressively taking top water plugs as well as in open water chomping on our jigs. The fishing is great and should stay that way until the july closure. If you e been thinking about booking a trip dont wait it gets no better than it is now. Each trip this week we landed a few fish over 28โ€ including on top water.
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Spring Striped Bass season opens with a
Spring Striped Bass season opens with a
May 6, 2023 Rock Hall
With Striped Bass season opening back we hit the water and found our resident Striped Bass schooled uo and willing to eat. Last week we caught fish from 4โ€™ of water all the way out to the main bay. Fishing is great and should stay that way until the july closure.
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October fishing
October fishing
Oct 21, 2022 Rock Hall
October fishing is great as it should be. The fish are fired up and were on a steady bite of 22-30โ€ fish with few bigger than that on some days.
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Catching them before they leave
Catching them before they leave
Sep 15, 2022 Rock Hall
With the days getting shorter and the nights cooler the Chesapeakes migratory fish are leaving the bay until next spring. I took a shot at intercepting them leaving the bay and it paid off. We caught several Cobia and Bull Red drum.
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Customer reviews

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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Beautiful day on the water
Beautiful day on the water
Beautiful day on the water
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Dj F.
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Beautiful day on the water

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on October 27, 2024
Ron is as an amazing captain. He got us on fish, took care of everything and couldnโ€™t have been nicer or more accommodating....
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Jason S.
Gordonville, PA
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VERIFIED   3 hour family trip AM or PM on July 12, 2023
My 3 kids and I went on the family trip and we torn em up. We had such a great time and made lots of memoryโ€™s ย  I fish a...
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Dana D.
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Great fishing, accommodating host

VERIFIED   4 hour trip PM on June 1, 2024
Booked a charter to surprise my husband for his birthday. The captain was kind enough to accept my very last-minute request....
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Thomas P.
Christiana, DE
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Half day trip with captain Ron

VERIFIED   4 hour trip Am on June 4, 2023
We were an inexperienced group with an 11 year old who had never fished. Captain Ron made sure he had the attention needed...
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Kristina K.
Bowie, MD
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Morning trip with Captain Ron

VERIFIED   Morning Walk On Trip on October 23, 2021
As soon as we left the dock, still dark out, Captain Ron had us on the fish. He is extremely knowledgeable and knew exactly...
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