Fishing guides on the Chesapeake Bay.
The Chesapeake Bay is fished by 109 guides in the Driftline directory, across Maryland and Virginia. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.
109 guides · Maryland and Virginia
The Chesapeake Bay is fished by 109 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Virginia Beach, VA, Annapolis, MD, and Deltaville, VA, plus 39 other towns. Trips run as nearshore, jet boat, stillwater, and flats skiff for striped bass, flounder, cobia, red drum, and black drum. 19 of the 109 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example year round and May to Sept). You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

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Which guides fish the Chesapeake Bay?
Afishinado VB Fishing Charters, Annapolis Fishing Charters, AquaMan Sport Fishing Charters, Atlantic Coast Fishing Charters, B and T Fishing Charters, and Back Creek Charters, and 103 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.
What fish can you catch on the Chesapeake Bay?
Guides here run trips for striped bass, flounder, cobia, red drum, black drum, sheepshead, spanish mackerel, and bluefish. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.
What kind of trips run on the Chesapeake Bay?
nearshore, jet boat, stillwater, and flats skiff trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.
When can you fish the Chesapeake Bay with a guide?
19 of the 109 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example year round and May to Sept).
Where is the Chesapeake Bay fished from?
The guides listed here work out of Virginia Beach, VA, Annapolis, MD, Deltaville, VA, Rock Hall, MD, Stevensville, MD, and Shady Side, MD, plus 36 other towns.
Do you need a fishing licence?
Yes, and it is the licence of the state you fish, not the guide's. Buy your own from Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources and Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.
How do you book a guide on the Chesapeake Bay?
You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.
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