Spring has Sprung!
May 07, 2023 Royal Oak 1 photo
Bass (Striped)
Bass (Striped)
Catfish
Catfish

Trip Summary

Well it looks like the weather has finally decided to be more spring like! Rockfish season for trophy's opened May 1 with a 35 in. minimum size. With the mild winter and everything being ahead of schedule they seem to have spawned early. Most of those biguns are already down the bay. Our season starts May 15 with 2 stripers at 19 in or more. Catfishing is going good and should last a little while longer.We have a couple days left in May and June is starting to fill in.The season looks like this. Rest of May will be chumming with catfish and Rockfish as our main targets. White perch is starting some but not hot and heavy yet but hopefully by June. June we usually start seeing some spot show up and we switch to live lining. July 15 is last day for rockfish till August. June 1 we will be also offering trips from St. Michaels area chasing speckled trout and rockfish in the shallows of the Choptank river area. The Chesapeake Bay has a lot to offer throughout the year. Don't miss out book your trip today and make memories for a lifetime.
Richard Phippin
Royal-oak, Maryland, United States
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Man this wind!
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