Fresh Royal Oak Fishing Reports

Well it’s November and the weather is changing. Taking a couple days off for fall camping. But then we’ll be back at it. Cooler weather is coming in this weekend. We have been finding some nice fish shallow in low light conditions at times. Then we switch to deeper water. Where trolling and casting and jigging has been producing some nice Rockfish. There are really fattening up for winter. We usually get some big ocean fish showing up about this time of year also. It’s never a given but there is always a chance. This is 1 of the best times of year to catch Striped bass. With the cooler water temps it makes it great for catch and release (if that’s your choice).We have dates available give us a call to get on the books before 2022 is over. We fish till mid December. When it’s bitter out I put the canvas enclosure up and turn on the buddy heater. Locations vary according to were the best fishing is.

Well its day 5 of wind and rain here on the Chesapeake Bay. It will be over soon and guess what? It's Rocktober! October on the Chesapeake Bay is when our migratory species usually exit and the fall run of Rockfish begins. With the cooling waters we will be looking for fish shallow at first light. Then we switch to chasing birds and working river mouths! It's an exciting time of year for sure. Don't miss out we still have some dates available.

Wow summer sure has flown by. Kids are back to school, football season, cooler nights, and soon cooler days. Well that doesn't stop us! Fall is an excellent fishing season on the Chesapeake. I am just returning from a little RNR trip my self. Now back at it. There are some spanish mackerel and blue fish around. They can be caught trolling or casting and jigging. The rockfish bite is starting to go in a fall pattern. They can be caught shallow in the low light conditions casting lures to structure. As the day goes on they go deeper. They then can be caught jigging or running and gunning chasing breakers. Still some speckled trout around. There are a few here and there in the shallows, but that should pick up again before the water cools to much. Still plenty of spot and perch around for bottom fishing. Every once in a while there are some legal croakers mixed in. I have seen some small flounder also but no keeper size ones yet. That could happen tho. The new Suzuki outboard is amazing. I really love it. As always the boat is on a trailer so we move around a lot when needed. We offer charters from many different locations. Once you book a trip I will custom tailor it to you. Don’t miss out.

Fall fishing is really heating up. Nice cool nights have the bay temps in the mid to upper 70's. We had some nice bluefish and fat too this weekend. Still saw some spanish mackerel managed to get 1 to bite. They have definitely been finicky this year. Rockfish are starting their fall patterns. We probably have a few weeks left for the blues and mackerel before they are gone for the year. Book a trip before its to late. We offer trolling. bottom fishing, light tackle and live lining.

Well summer is flying by! Man it’s mid July already! Shawn scheduled a trip with us while he was camping in the area. What a great day everyone had. We caught spot and perch for bait. Then went live lining. They took home 5 keeper Rockfish and 1 blue fish. We definitely had steady action the whole trip. Well Rockfish season closes tomorrow July 16 till Aug. 1. But don’t worry there’s still plenty of fish around. We are bottom fishing for Spot and perch. With an occasional other species being caught also. We are trolling for bluefish and Spanish Mackerel. We are also light tackle casting and jigging for Bluefish and mackerel also while chasing breakers. We also are prowling the shallows for speckled trout. There are a some around when conditions are right. We leave from different locations depending on your technique you want to try. We offer half day and full day trips. Send us a message so we can tailor a trip to your liking.

Well June sure went by fast. We got our new Suzuki 300 outboard installed June1. I must say that motor is awesome. I love it! More power, faster top end, and faster cruise. Well there are still some rockfish in the mid Bay Area but they are hard to find some days. I had a couple spot bit in half last weekend. I suspect bluefish. Hopefully they show good this year. Rockfish season close July 16 and reopens August 1. We’ll be looking for bluefish and mackerel soon. We also are light tackle fishing for speckled trout. They are not here in great numbers but there are some around. Taking a little time off to relax for the holiday then back at mid week. Send me a message and we’ll set a trip for you. Don’t wait to long because summer will be gone before you know it.