Captain
Chris Tilghman
Member since June 2025
Ocean City, United States
- Background
- I'm a nearly lifelong angler, having started fishing in South Florida when I was about 8 years old. My main inspiration came from my mom and close friend, Charlie Hayden (Charlie is enshrined in the International Game Fish Association's Hall of Fame), and their circle of friends. With them, I fished Offshore and Inshore in both Florida and the Bahamas, the Keys and SW Florida, Lake Okeechobee, and the Everglades. Having been from Ocean City originally, I spent my Summers, and most all holidays here in OC. My first boat was a wooden 12 skiff with a 9.9 Evinrude when I was 12 - 15. I learned from a number of the locals here, and started doing pretty well on the Flounder, Croaker, Crabs, and Clams. From there, the teenage years, school, and surfing kinda took over, and it wasn't until I graduated from FSU and returned home to OC, that the fishing bug started to get me again! However family, kids, and career (and surfing) meant limited, although productive time on the water, fishing on friend's boats, from the Rt.50 Bridge, and a lot of other land spots that are now inaccessible. By the early 90's, I had completely rebuilt a 1968, 15' fiberglass boat into the first Wedgie (named for the surf break next to the inlet jetty at the North end of Assateague Island). That boat became a fish catching machine, and my main fishing partner and I were on it! However, after almost 22 years with the original Wedgie, I needed something bigger! After having traveled throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, and the tropical Pacific, and fishing on these familiar looking boats, I kept coming back to the Panga. I found Panga Marine, Inc. out of Sarasota, FL., and the result is The Wedgie²! With The Wedgie², I've fished from the Old Grounds, Bass Grounds, Jackspot, Winter Quarter Shoals, and all around the Eastern Shore of MD and VA's Seaside and Chesapeake Bay, catching just about all of the main species our region is known for! I've also trailered to the Keys twice, and numerous trailer trips to coastal North Carolina. Having retired in early '23, and wanting to keep moving forward with my lifelong desire to fish, I recently got my 6 pack Captain's License, my MD Guide's License, and I'm ready to share some of this knowledge and experience with you!
- Techniques
- Trolling for Flounder in shallower water is a technique I learned many years ago, from then, "Old Timers"! While drifting the deeper channels can be productive, you're usually fishing with dozens of your best buddies, and the fish you're targeting are getting constantly "run over", and spooked by all the noise and activity above. I prefer getting out of all that, and off by myself. I do pretty well doing this, and myself and boat have caught the first reported Flounder of the year for OC on a few occasions! I also really like throwing artificial lures and have honed in on some very productive ones over the years!
Hey, I'm Captain Chris Tilghman
Ocean City, United States
- Background
- I'm a nearly lifelong angler, having started fishing in South Florida when I was about 8 years old. My main inspiration came from my mom and close friend, Charlie Hayden (Charlie is enshrined in the International Game Fish Association's Hall of Fame), and their circle of friends. With them, I fished Offshore and Inshore in both Florida and the Bahamas, the Keys and SW Florida, Lake Okeechobee, and the Everglades. Having been from Ocean City originally, I spent my Summers, and most all holidays here in OC. My first boat was a wooden 12 skiff with a 9.9 Evinrude when I was 12 - 15. I learned from a number of the locals here, and started doing pretty well on the Flounder, Croaker, Crabs, and Clams. From there, the teenage years, school, and surfing kinda took over, and it wasn't until I graduated from FSU and returned home to OC, that the fishing bug started to get me again! However family, kids, and career (and surfing) meant limited, although productive time on the water, fishing on friend's boats, from the Rt.50 Bridge, and a lot of other land spots that are now inaccessible. By the early 90's, I had completely rebuilt a 1968, 15' fiberglass boat into the first Wedgie (named for the surf break next to the inlet jetty at the North end of Assateague Island). That boat became a fish catching machine, and my main fishing partner and I were on it! However, after almost 22 years with the original Wedgie, I needed something bigger! After having traveled throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, and the tropical Pacific, and fishing on these familiar looking boats, I kept coming back to the Panga. I found Panga Marine, Inc. out of Sarasota, FL., and the result is The Wedgie²! With The Wedgie², I've fished from the Old Grounds, Bass Grounds, Jackspot, Winter Quarter Shoals, and all around the Eastern Shore of MD and VA's Seaside and Chesapeake Bay, catching just about all of the main species our region is known for! I've also trailered to the Keys twice, and numerous trailer trips to coastal North Carolina. Having retired in early '23, and wanting to keep moving forward with my lifelong desire to fish, I recently got my 6 pack Captain's License, my MD Guide's License, and I'm ready to share some of this knowledge and experience with you!
- Techniques
- Trolling for Flounder in shallower water is a technique I learned many years ago, from then, "Old Timers"! While drifting the deeper channels can be productive, you're usually fishing with dozens of your best buddies, and the fish you're targeting are getting constantly "run over", and spooked by all the noise and activity above. I prefer getting out of all that, and off by myself. I do pretty well doing this, and myself and boat have caught the first reported Flounder of the year for OC on a few occasions! I also really like throwing artificial lures and have honed in on some very productive ones over the years!
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