great time on the water today Captain and the first mate were very knowledgeable my son and I caught our limit of Blues in under an hour and a half

My daughters took me out fishing for Father’s Day and it did not disappoint. The captain was on the fish from the start and all six of us caught our first striped bass within 5 minutes of pulling up to the bridge to fish. Would highly recommend booking with Screaming Eagles! We will be back.

Hubs & I had a super fun day fishing on the Screaming Eagle! Capt H & first mate, B were great!      Some thick rockfish were caught & I got to see so many beautiful birds of the Eastern Shore—even a Bald Eagle. We will definitely fish with Capt H again on our next trip to St Michael’s!!

Booked this for me and my son for his 13th birthday. We had a great time, the captain and first mate were friendly and helpful, and were bound and determined to ensure we caught fish. My son caught his first rockfish, and even got a tshirt from the captain!

The trip was an overall net-positive, but with a couple caveats. Neither the Captain nor the mate were super friendly at first, but both warmed up as the morning progressed, and overall that was not a factor.  The boat itself was a bit smaller than expected, which was okay– we were a three-person party, so it’s not as though we needed a lot of space. 

That being said, inside the cabin had the pilot’s seat, as seat for the First Mate, and a table with seating for two (for a three-person party).  The size of the boat also meant that it was tossed a bit more than a larger boat probably would have.

As guests, we probably would have benefited from a heads up regarding the catch limit beforehand.  Again, nothing that the crew could have done about that, but again, it’s about managing expectations.  For example, the rockfish were biting, and we quickly reached our catch limit of one per person– which we were unaware of at first, and were a little disappointed, if understanding, about the need to fish other species.  We were a little surprised at the end to learn that catching five rockfish (party of 3 and crew of 2) meant that we left with three rockfish rather than five, but again, had that been explained up front, then expectations would have been different.

All in all, we recommend Screaming Eagle, as the crew is very knowledgeable of the waters, and where to find the fish, and the boat and equipment was more than adequate to put the objective (getting fish) well within reach.  With a couple tweaks this would have been a great experience.