Fishing Season for the Chesapeake Bay

This calendar shows the various species of fish we catch, the peak times to catch them, and port we will be in to catch them.

April:

trophy rockfish

May:
trophy rockfish, croakers
June:
Maryland: rockfish, bluefish, spot, croakers
June/July:

Cape Charles Virginia: Cobia, Spadefish, Flounder, and Redfish.

July:
Maryland: rockfish, bluefish, spot, croakers
August:
rockfish, croaker (day & night), spot, bluefish, flounder, Spanish mackerel, trout
September:
rockfish, spot, trout, flounder, bluefish, Spanish mackerel
October:
rockfish, bluefish, trout, spot, flounder, perch
November:
big rockfish, trout, perch
December:
huge Virginia rockfish
December:

Virginia Beach, Virginia: Ocean Rockfish and Bluefish

January:

Virginia Beach, Virginia: Ocean Rockfish

Methods we use to catch the fish include: trolling, chumming, bottom fishing, jigging, and live baiting.

Think of what species of fish you want to target and how you want to catch them and we can recommend what time of year would be best.

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