Captain
Herman Haddaway

Member since May 2017 Neavitt, United States
Background
Captain Herman Haddaway is a Talbot County native. Herman is a 3rd generation fisherman, who grew up on the water catching fish, crabs, and oysters on Maryland Eastern Shore. He knows the waters in and around the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries like the back of his hand.
Techniques
May 1, 2022 Trophy Striper Season!! Fish must be 35" or bigger. We troll with large plastic bait's with up to 20 rods in the water ! Our average fish is 35"- 52" and 30- 50 lbs !! May 16 - November 30, 2022 size limit changes to 19" or bigger. We will troll to mid June then switch up to cut bait and live bait on light tackle !! New this year we are offering Catfish trips. We have some large Blue Catfish along with Channel Catfish. Light tackle using live bait !! Book your trips now while date's are still available !

Hey, I'm Captain Herman Haddaway

Neavitt, United States
Background
Captain Herman Haddaway is a Talbot County native. Herman is a 3rd generation fisherman, who grew up on the water catching fish, crabs, and oysters on Maryland Eastern Shore. He knows the waters in and around the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries like the back of his hand.
Techniques
May 1, 2022 Trophy Striper Season!! Fish must be 35" or bigger. We troll with large plastic bait's with up to 20 rods in the water ! Our average fish is 35"- 52" and 30- 50 lbs !! May 16 - November 30, 2022 size limit changes to 19" or bigger. We will troll to mid June then switch up to cut bait and live bait on light tackle !! New this year we are offering Catfish trips. We have some large Blue Catfish along with Channel Catfish. Light tackle using live bait !! Book your trips now while date's are still available !
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Screaming Eagle Charters

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(128 reviews)
Neavitt
Trips from US $150

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2024 Fishing Season
2024 Fishing Season
Apr 25, 2024 Neavitt
As of today, the Maryland Chesapeake Bay fishing season will begin May 16. This year, a slot has been enacted by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, along with a new possession limit. Anglers are allowed to keep one (1) fish per person 19"- 24". We do have a catch and release only season beginning March 1- March 31.
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Fall Stripe Bass
Fall Stripe Bass
Oct 28, 2023 Neavitt
The fall striped bass season has heated up ! Seeing fish schooled up, large boxies of bait fish and gulls working !! Our bait fish have moved out and trolling is the game with great success !! Book your November trip now and catch the last of the fish season while it is hot ?!!! If it's cold outside no worries we have heat in the cabin ! Capt. Herman Haddaway
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Stripers are back in season full throttl
Stripers are back in season full throttl
Aug 21, 2023 Neavitt
Striper season is open again and runs through November! We have been able to catch limit of striped bass every day that the weather has cooperated. Some areas have a nice mix of bluefish as pictured from a recent trip. The average size of stripers are 19"-24" with the occasional 30". Book your trip now to catch these fish with live bait on light tackle. Bait fish will be leaving soon which will put us back into trolling mode (October and November). Capt. Herman Haddaway
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Light Tackle !!
Light Tackle !!
Jun 11, 2023 Neavitt
The bait fish has shown up ! The light tackle with live bait is heating up ! We are finding fish on the structures and having good success catching the striped bass (rock fish) !!
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Trophy Striped Bass Season
Trophy Striped Bass Season
Feb 7, 2022 Neavitt
Maryland has set the fishing season for 2022 ! May 1, 2022 is opening day for the Trophy Striped Bass. Fish must be 35" or larger and one fish per person. We have 15 day's to catch these large fish. So book your charter soon for a chance to land a trophy !! May 16th the size limits drop to 19" or bigger and 2 fish per person ! Looking forward to getting you all out on the water and catching some fish !! Capt. Herman Haddaway
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Summer Striped Bass
Summer Striped Bass
Aug 27, 2021 Neavitt
The summer striped bass season is in full swing. Catching limit most days with light tackle and live bait. The bite has been early and shutting down around 8 am. The trip's leaving the dock at 5 am have been the most successful.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 128 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
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Brian P.
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Family ran charter.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on August 1, 2020
I am an army veteran, so it was such an awesome experience having a captain who was also an army veteran and who retired as...
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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6 hour fishing trip with captain Herman

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on August 28, 2020
I took my son fishing on the Screaming Eagle with captain Herman. The whole trip was an adventure. We started early...
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Mark M.
Takoma Park, MD
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Full day trip with Captain Herman

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on September 10, 2022
The weather was gorgeous and the day started off with a bang from the time the bait hit the water. Captain Herman and first...
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Donna D.
Baltimore, Maryland
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Fun Day on the Screaming Eagle Again

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on August 2, 2022
Fun day for my Father, my son, and me. The captain and first mate did an excellent job finding great, fishing spots. We caught...
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Germantown, MD
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Evening fishing

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on July 17, 2022
This was our first fishing on the ocean. Capt. Herman and Brandon were very friendly and helpful. We have the best experience...
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