Captain
Richard Phippin

Member since March 2019 Royal Oak, United States
Background
Captain Richard grew up around anglers and started fishing himself when he was a teenager. He loved it and he has been doing it ever since. The captain tries to do whatever is the best method for the time of year and the fish he is pursuing. His absolute favorite is casting to breakers and jigging in the fall. Captain Richard occasionally participates in "catch and release" fishing tournaments. His biggest catch so far is 43" Rockfish.

Hey, I'm Captain Richard Phippin

Royal Oak, United States
Background
Captain Richard grew up around anglers and started fishing himself when he was a teenager. He loved it and he has been doing it ever since. The captain tries to do whatever is the best method for the time of year and the fish he is pursuing. His absolute favorite is casting to breakers and jigging in the fall. Captain Richard occasionally participates in "catch and release" fishing tournaments. His biggest catch so far is 43" Rockfish.
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Rockvember!
Rockvember!
Nov 2, 2023 Royal Oak
Wow November came in with a bang. The cold snap has really turned on the bite.Phil booked a trip in the PM for him and his friends. We found birds working straight out of the gate. The fish were up and down quick. But we stayed at it and caught a couple. The birds were moving fast and as the afternoon went on the fish seem to get hungrier! There were lots of boats around chasing the schools. We found some good marks and stayed at it after the other boats left. Sure enough wham fish on. A nice 28 incher in the boat. It was an almost perfect drift. We were moving with the school of fish. With no other boats on them. We made 2 long drifts and weโ€™re reward with some nice fat fall Stripers. We ended with a 5 man limit of 10 fish with 5 of them 26 to 30 inches. We were still catching and releasing them when we called it a night. All this with light tackle rods and lures. The time is now. Donโ€™t be left wishing letโ€™s get fishing!
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Man this wind!
Man this wind!
Oct 21, 2023 Royal Oak
Got a message from Shelby Thursday evening asking if we had any openings for Saturday. Their previously scheduled charter cancelled due to weather and this was her boyfriends birthday trip. Well we did have an AM trip open. But with the wind forecast I explained that it was not at our normal location. When the winds push us off the main Bay we try to go to other areas where we are sheltered from it. Shelby agreed and a plan was set in motion. I had been on a good bite in this location for the past 2 weeks. We met at 6:30am and off we went. We got near the mouth of the river before the wind kicked up too much. We started out fishing shallow but couldn't find any willing participants. As the morning got brighter we switched over to a little deeper water. Finally Kyle the birthday guy got one. The skunk was finally off the boat. After a short while we got another. Looks like the fish had decided to sleep in some. Thats ok because I was starting to see signs of life around. Birds were moving around on the hunt and bait was starting to show up near the surface.Finally everything broke loose. Birds were working in a couple different pods. Bunker was flying threw the air and Stripers were slashing at the surface. Rods were bending over 2 and 3 at a time. We caught and released numerous Stripers up to 24 inches before we finally had to head back in. Everyone caught their personal best fish and some even caught their first. They even took a couple home for diner. The weather looks to be taking a slight warm up mid week. I expect the patterns to hold for some time longer. But don't wait book a trip. Don't be wishing lets get fishing!
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Rocktober
Rocktober
Oct 11, 2023 Royal Oak
Rocktober is in full swing folks. Fished for only 2 hours last evening, but boy was it good. Caught and released numerous Stripers up to 24 inches and even had a Redfish. All fish were caught in less than 5ft of water. Shallow water is a blast. Book a trip today. Don't be wishing lets get fishing!
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Let's ROCK!
Let's ROCK!
Oct 1, 2023 Royal Oak
Rocktober! Time for tricks and treats and Striped bass. Rockfish have started their Fall patterns. Now is one of the best fishing times of the year. You can catch them using many different techniques. One of my favorites is light tackle. This is the best time of year to learn it if your not familiar. We will also be trolling for those that just like to sit back and relax till time to reel in a fish. This time of year the fish are at their largest. Some time around mid November we will see the big ocean run fish show back up. We offer full day for half day trips. So let's go don't wait and miss out. Don't sit home wishing book a trip and lets go fishing!
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Labor Day Weekend.
Labor Day Weekend.
Sep 2, 2023 Royal Oak
Well I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend for Labor Day. I sure did.We fished Saturday and both am and pm trips saw first time boaters and fishers. The cool nights and full moon sure had things messed up for the weekend but we made the best of it. Saturday am we saw few Mackerel but no Bluefish wiling to play. We split the trip and went to bottom fishing with some nice catches of spot and a few hardheads(still under size). But boy did we get a surprise with a couple of just under size flounder. They are 1 of my favorites that we don't see much of around anymore. They are tryin to make a come back tho. I think that makes 4 for this year so far. Saturday pm was a better with Spanish Mackerel and some bluefish feeling hungry. Still wasn't a really good bite like I like to have tho. But that was ok because I already had some bottom fishing planned as Jie had his 3yr. old son on his first boat ride and fishing trip. We want kids to enjoy fishing so we always prepare to bottom fish. It allows them to catch and not be bored. The fun is what we want them to remember. Fun it was they were non stop catching and Mason was steady laughing. They took home some nice fish for diner also. Well the heat is back this week. then a cool down again. This heat will turn on the blues and Mackerel. I am not sure how much longer they will stay after that hopefully awhile. Once they thin out we will target Stripers primarily also with some bottom fishing mixed in. Fall is knocking on the door and it is 1 of my favorite times to fish. It is a good time to learn light tackle jigging. As the fish school up and feed heavy. Don't be wishing book a trip and lets get fishing!
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Summer is nearing the end.
Summer is nearing the end.
Aug 26, 2023 Royal Oak
Wow I can't believe its Sept. in a few days. The Chesapeake bay is living up to its name this year for sure. Salinity is up this year in the bay and that is making for some interesting catches.We are catching plenty of Bluefish and some Spanish Mackerel. There is a lot of Cutlass fish around. We have seen them flying out of the water as they feed. What a sight that is. The osprey seem to enjoy them as we have seen many being carried away for diner by them. Rockfish are also still an option. On the bottom fishing front there are plenty of spot still around and they seem to have gotten a little bigger. Hardheads also but they are still just shy of keeper size. While bottom fishing on an afternoon trip first mate Mariah caught a Blow fish while we were bottom fishing for perch and spot. Then an hour later at a different location she caught another. I have never seen them this far North in the bay before. Plenty of time to get in on the action. Book a trip today.
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Fishing trip in August

VERIFIED   Half Day (PM) on August 26, 2023
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Great Saturday Afternoon Outing

VERIFIED   Half Day (PM) on November 4, 2023
Captain Richard was fantastic! He was communicative about possible weather challenges for our original date, and rescheduled...
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Great trip

VERIFIED   Walk on on October 21, 2023
I just wanted to thank Capt Richie.ย  My son and I had a great day.ย  We were not experienced anglers and so it was great...
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Great Day!

VERIFIED   Half Day (PM) on July 2, 2023
I recently had the pleasure of going on a fishing excursion with Captain Rich out in the Chesapeake bay, and I must say it...
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Captain Richie is the best!

VERIFIED   Half Day (AM) on October 21, 2023
We had an AM charter this past weekend and captain Richard accommodated us last minute due to another charter canceling. He...
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