Chesapeake Bay Charter Fishing for Striped Bass on the Bounty Hunter
Sportfishing Charters for Rockfish out of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland

Bounty Hunter Charter Fishing Seasons
 
Fishing Seasons on the Chesapeake Bay
Month
Species Caught
Method of Fishing
April - May
Trophy Rock Fish (Striped Bass), Black Drum,
White Perch
Trolling, Bottom Fishing
June
Rockfish (Striped Bass), White Perch, Bluefish,
Black Drum, Spot, Croaker
Trolling, Chumming/Live Lining, Bottom Fishing
July
Rockfish (Striped Bass), White Perch, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Spot, Flounder, Croaker
Chumming/Live LIning, Bottom Fishing,  Trolling
August
Rockfish (Striped Bass), White Perch, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Spot, Flounder, Croaker
Chumming/Live Lining, Bottom Fishing,  Trolling
September
Rockfish (Striped Bass), White Perch, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel, Spot, Flounder, Croaker
Chumming/Live Lining, Bottom Fishing,  Trolling
October
Rockfish (Striped Bass), White Perch, Bluefish, Spanish Mackerel
Chumming, Bottom Fishing,  Trolling, Jigging
November
Rockfish (Striped Bass), White Perch
Trolling, Jigging 
 
Fish we Catch on the Bounty Hunter
 
Rockfish / Striped Bass

Size:

Striped bass can grow as long as 60 inches.
Black Drum

Size:

Black drum is the largest member of the drum family, Sciaenidae.

Maximum adult size is 5½ feet long with a weight of 146 pounds.

The largest Chesapeake Bay black drum was caught off Cape Charles in 1973 and weighed 111 pounds.
Bluefish

Size:

Bluefish can live to be 12 years old and can reach 40 inches in length.

Bluefish in the Chesapeake Bay, however, average about 12 inches in length.

Croaker

Size:

Maximum adult size is 50 centimeters total length (1.6 feet) in the Chesapeake Bay area.

This species can live as long as 13 years.

 
White Perch

Size:

White perch may reach a mature length of 19 inches but are more commonly found around 7 to 10 inches, weighing from 8 ounces to 1 pound.

 
Spanish Mackerel

Size:

The Spanish mackerel is much smaller than its relative, the king mackerel, averaging only 2 to 3 pounds in weight. Spanish mackerel are greenish dorsally with silver sides and belly. Yellow or olive oval spots traverse the body, which is covered with very tiny scales.
 
Spot

Size:

Maximum length of spot is 14 inches.

Spot mature at ages two and three and lengths of seven to eight inches.

Their maximum life span is about five years, although fish over three years of age are uncommon.
Call Captain Glenn James, II to Book Your Fishing or Cruising Day on the Chesapeake Bay.
Phone: 1-800-322-4039
 
 
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