Fishing Charters in Maryland

Q: Who are the best rated guides in Maryland?

Some of the best rated guides in Maryland are: Good Time Charters Desperate Measures Guide Service Rowe Boat Sportfishing Baitwatch Fishing Capt. Phil Gootee Fishing Charters and Tours Max Fly Charters Outta Line Charters Salty Siren Fishing Just For Fun too Charters Lucky Strike Charter

Q: What are the top fishing types in Maryland?

Some of the best trip types in Maryland are: Inshore Fishing Backcountry Fishing River Fishing Lakes/Reservoirs/Ponds Fishing Offshore Fishing Shore Fishing Wrecks/Reefs Fishing

Q: What are the top species I can catch in Maryland?

Some of the top fish species you can catch in Maryland are: Agujon Needlefish Albacore Tuna American Yellow Perch Atlantic Croaker Atlantic Mackerel Atlantic Needlefish Barndoor Skate Bigeye Tuna Black Drum Black Sea Bass

Q: Do I need experience to go on a Fishing Charter?

Absolutely not! Most charter captains welcome anglers of all skill levels and specialize in teaching beginners. Many charters are family-friendly and will teach basic fishing techniques, help with equipment, and ensure everyone has a great time. Let your captain know your experience level when booking so they can tailor the trip accordingly.

Discover top rated fishing charters and guides in Maryland

Maryland: 38 fishing charters available

5.0 • Stevensville, MD

Good Time Charters

Starting at $650

5 Trips Available

5.0 • Dameron, MD

Desperate Measures Guide Service

Starting at $450

3 Trips Available

5.0 • Rock Hall, MD

Rowe Boat Sportfishing

6 Trips Available

5 Trips Available

Capt. Phil Gootee Fishing Charters and Tours

11 Trips Available

7 Trips Available

5 Trips Available

7 Trips Available

Just For Fun too Charters

5 Trips Available

3 Trips Available

Rockin N Rowan Fish Charters

Starting at $550

5 Trips Available

5.0 • Stevensville, MD

Maryland Fishing and Hunting

Starting at $900

6 Trips Available

5.0 • Havre De Grace, MD

2 Trips Available

7 Trips Available

Annapolis Fishing Charters

Starting at $650

2 Trips Available

4.6 • Ocean City Maryland

Green Reaper & Reel Steel Fishing Charter

Starting at $450

5 Trips Available

5.0 • Chesapeake Bay

JLS Light Tackle Guide Service LLC

Starting at $650

4 Trips Available

5.0 • Stevensville, MD

Nauti Hooker Charters – Stevensville

3 Trips Available

5 Trips Available

Hallock's Grace Charters

Starting at $595

4 Trips Available

5.0 • Chesapeake Bay

Maryanne Fishing Charters

Starting at $750

5 Trips Available

4.9 • Choptank River, Maryland, USA

Screaming Eagle Charters

Starting at $350

5 Trips Available

5.0 • Rock Hall, MD

Elligail Charters Woodfield

Starting at $150

4 Trips Available

Chesapeake Beach, MD

Mary Lou Too Charters

3 Trips Available

5 Trips Available

12 Trips Available

5.0 • Susquehanna River

Reel Time Bass Fishing

5 Trips Available

7 Trips Available

Bay Bound Guide Service

Starting at $450

5 Trips Available

5.0 • Baltimore

Ditch Hag Sportfishing Charters

Starting at $550

5 Trips Available

5.0 • Ocean City, MD

Reel Naughty Sportfishing

7 Trips Available

2 Trips Available

Sick Day Sportfishing

Starting at $400

8 Trips Available

Cambridge, MD

School Of Rockfish Guide Service

1 Trip Available

20 Trips Available

Running Tide Charters

Starting at $275

18 Trips Available

5.0 • Ocean City, MD

Sportfishing East Coast

2 Trips Available

1 Trip Available

Top Species

Agujon Needlefish

Species Name: Tylosurus Acus

Habitat: Inshore, River, Nearshore, Offshore

Weight: 4 - 10 lbs.

Albacore Tuna

Species Name: Thunnus Alalunga

Habitat: Offshore

Weight: 20 - 45 lbs.

American Yellow Perch

Species Name: Perca Flavescens

Habitat: River, Lake, Backcountry

Weight: 1 - 4 lbs.

Atlantic Croaker

Species Name: Micropogonias Undulatus

Habitat: Offshore, Ocean Floor, Estuaries

Weight: 1 - 8 lbs.

Atlantic Mackerel

Species Name: Scomber Scombrus

Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore

Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.

Atlantic Needlefish

Species Name: Strongylura Marina

Habitat: Onshore, River, Nearshore, Offshore

Weight: 1 - 5 lbs.

Barndoor Skate

Species Name: Dipturus Laevis

Habitat: Onshore, Offshore, Ocean Floor, Continental Shelves

Weight: 4 - 44 lbs.

Bigeye Tuna

Species Name: Thunnus Obesus

Habitat: Offshore

Weight: 150 - 300 lbs.

Black Drum

Species Name: Pogonias Cromis

Habitat: Brackish Waters, Onshore

Weight: 15 - 90 lbs.

Black Sea Bass

Species Name: Centropristis Striata

Habitat: Offshore, Onshore, Nearshore, Wreck, Reef

Weight: 2 - 9 lbs.

Blacktip Shark

Species Name: Carcharhinus Limbatus

Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Continental Shelves, Insular Shelves

Weight: 100 - 150 lbs.

Blue Catfish

Species Name: Ictalurus Furcatus

Habitat: River, Lake, Flats, Backcountry

Weight: 20 - 81 lbs.

Blue Marlin

Species Name: Makaira Nigricans

Habitat: Offshore, Open Water

Weight: 200 - 400 lbs.

Bluefin Tuna

Species Name: Thunnus Thynnus

Habitat: Offshore

Weight: 200 - 600 lbs.

Bluefish

Species Name: Pomatomus Saltatrix

Habitat: Nearshore, Onshore

Weight: 3 - 15 lbs.

Bonnethead Shark

Species Name: Sphyrna Tiburo

Habitat: Offshore

Weight: 13 - 28 lbs.

Bull Shark

Species Name: Carcharhinus Leucas

Habitat: Warm, Shallow Nearshore, River

Weight: 200 - 500 lbs.

Chain Pickerel

Species Name: Esox Niger

Habitat: Lake, River, Pond, Bogs, Swamps

Weight: 3 - 5 lbs.

Channel Catfish

Species Name: Ictalurus Punctatus

Habitat: Rivers, Tidal Mouths, Bends, Wrecks

Weight: 2 - 4 lbs.

Cobia

Species Name: Rachycentron Canadum

Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck

Weight: 10 - 80 lbs.

Crappie

Species Name: Pomoxis Nigromaculatus

Habitat: River, Lake

Weight: 0 - 5 lbs.

Great Snakehead

Species Name: Channa Marulius

Habitat: Lakes, Reservoirs, Canals, Swamps, Rivers

Weight: 4 - 15 lbs.

Green Sunfish

Species Name: Lepomis Cyanellus

Habitat: Lake, River, Backwater, Gravel Bottom

Weight: 1 - 2 lbs.

Grey Triggerfish

Species Name: Balistes Capriscus

Habitat: Inshore, offshore

Weight: 11 - 13 lbs.

Hardhead Sea Catfish

Species Name: Ariopsis Felis

Habitat: Inshore

Weight: 1 - 12 lbs.

Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin

Species Name: Makaira Mazara

Habitat: Offshore

Weight: 200 - 623 lbs.

King Mackerel

Species Name: Scomberomorus Cavalla

Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck

Weight: 10 - 20 lbs.

Largemouth Bass

Species Name: Micropterus Nigricans

Habitat: Lake, Pond, Rivers

Weight: 2 - 22 lbs.

Leopard Shark

Species Name: Triakis Semifasciata

Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Reef

Weight: 10 - 44 lbs.

Mahi Mahi or Common Dolphinfish

Species Name: Coryphaena Hippurus

Habitat: Offshore

Weight: 15 - 30 lbs.

Northern Kingfish

Species Name: Menticirrhus Saxatilis

Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck

Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.

Picked Dogfish

Species Name: Squalus Acanthias

Habitat: Inshore, Offshore

Weight: 16 lbs.

Redfish

Species Name: Sciaenops Ocellatus

Habitat: Onshore, Flats, Backcountry, Nearshore

Weight: 10 - 45 lbs.

Sea Bass

Species Name: Centropristis Striata

Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck

Weight: 2 - 9 lbs.

Sea Trout

Species Name: Salmo Trutta

Habitat: Inshore, Nearshore, Covered River

Weight: 1 - 6 lbs.

Shad

Species Name: Alosa Sapidissima

Habitat: Lake, River

Weight: 2 - 5 lbs.

Sheepshead

Species Name: Archosargus Probatocephalus

Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck

Weight: 1 - 8 lbs.

Shortfin Mako Shark

Species Name: Isurus Oxyrinchus

Habitat: Offshore

Weight: 150 - 300 lbs.

Silver Surfperch

Species Name: Hyperprosopon Ellipticum

Habitat: Inshore, Flats

Weight: 1 - 1 lbs.

Smallmouth Bass

Species Name: Micropterus Dolomieu

Habitat: Lake, River

Weight: 1 - 4 lbs.

Southern Flounder

Species Name: Paralichthys Lethostigma

Habitat: Onshore, Inshore, Channels, Rivers

Weight: 1 - 4 lbs.

Southern Stingray

Species Name: Hypanus Americanus

Habitat: Ocean Beaches, Offshore, Nearshore, Bays, Estuaries

Weight: 50 - 200 lbs.

Spanish Mackerel

Species Name: Scomberomorus Maculatus

Habitat: offshore, onshore, nearshore

Weight: 8 - 120 lbs.

Spotted Weakfish

Species Name: Cynoscion Nebulosus

Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Coastal River

Weight: 3 - 17 lbs.

Striped Bass

Species Name: Morone Saxatilis

Habitat: River, Lake, Onshore, Near shore

Weight: 10 - 81 lbs.

Summer Flounder

Species Name: Paralichthys Dentatus

Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore

Weight: 1 - 5 lbs.

Swordfish

Species Name: Xiphias Gladius

Habitat: Offshore, Deepwater

Weight: 100 - 400 lbs.

Tautog

Species Name: Tautoga Onitis

Habitat: rocky outcrops, boulders, jetties

Weight: 1 - 3 lbs.

Thresher Shark

Species Name: Alopias Vulpinus

Habitat: Nearshore, Continental Shelf, Inshore, Offshore

Weight: 500 - 1120 lbs.

Tiger Shark

Species Name: Galeocerdo Cuvier

Habitat: Onshore, Nearshore, Offshore, Reef, Wreck

Weight: 850 - 3000 lbs.

Wahoo Fish

Species Name: Acanthocybium Solandri

Habitat: Nearshore, Offshore, Reef

Weight: 15 - 184 lbs.

White Catfish

Species Name: Ameiurus Catus

Habitat: Coastal River, Tidal Water

Weight: 6 - 9 lbs.

White Marlin

Species Name: Kajikia Albida

Habitat: Offshore

Weight: 45 - 65 lbs.

White Perch

Species Name: Morone Americana

Habitat: inshore

Weight: 0 - 3 lbs.

White Weakfish

Species Name: Atractoscion Nobilis

Habitat: Offshore, Nearshore, Coral Reefs, Estuaries, Bays, Kelp Forests

Weight: 7 - 88 lbs.

Yellowfin Tuna

Species Name: Thunnus Albacares

Habitat: Offshore

Weight: 40 - 150 lbs.

Top Deep Sea Fishing Trips in Maryland

5.0 • Stevensville, MD

Good Time Charters

Starting at $650

5 Trips Available

5.0 • Rock Hall, MD

Rowe Boat Sportfishing

6 Trips Available

5 Trips Available

Capt. Phil Gootee Fishing Charters and Tours

11 Trips Available

5 Trips Available

3 Trips Available

5.0 • Stevensville, MD

Maryland Fishing and Hunting

Starting at $900

6 Trips Available

5.0 • Havre De Grace, MD

Vista Lady Fish

Starting at $450

2 Trips Available

4.6 • Ocean City Maryland

Green Reaper & Reel Steel Fishing Charter

Starting at $450

5 Trips Available

5.0 • Stevensville, MD

Nauti Hooker Charters – Stevensville

3 Trips Available

5 Trips Available

Hallock's Grace Charters

Starting at $595

4 Trips Available

5.0 • Chesapeake Bay

Maryanne Fishing Charters

Starting at $750

5 Trips Available

5.0 • Rock Hall, MD

Elligail Charters Woodfield

Starting at $150

4 Trips Available

Chesapeake Beach, MD

Mary Lou Too Charters

3 Trips Available

12 Trips Available

7 Trips Available

Ditch Hag Sportfishing Charters

Starting at $550

5 Trips Available

5.0 • Ocean City, MD

Reel Naughty Sportfishing

Starting at $750

7 Trips Available

5.0 • Ocean City, MD

Sick Day Sportfishing

8 Trips Available

20 Trips Available

Running Tide Charters

Starting at $275

18 Trips Available

5.0 • Ocean City, MD

Sportfishing East Coast

2 Trips Available

1 Trip Available

Top Activities in Maryland

Fishing

Top Reviews

Maryland5 / 5

Based on 324 reviews by Guidesly anglers

Lance Rowe

rowe boat sportfishing

Seriously the best guys to go fishing with couldn't recommend them more!!!!!

July 9, 2023

Lance Rowe

rowe boat sportfishing

What an absolutely incredible day on the bay! The Rockfish catch was simply amazing, and we were reeling them in one after another - such an exhilarating experience! I highly recommend this trip to anyone seeking an awesome day on the water. The captain and first-mate were fantastic too! A big thank you to Rowe Boat Fishing for providing such a fantastic and memorable outing!

June 17, 2023

Lance Rowe

rowe boat sportfishing

Had an awesome time, some of the greatest fishing 🎣 iv ever done. Highly recommend!!! Captain Lance knew all the great spots to caught the biggest and best fish 🐠 and his crew mate Bj hustled as fast as he could to make sure everyone was taking care of, worked his butt off!!! Please make sure you book your trip ASAP!!! Theses guys are highly recommended!!!

June 16, 2023

Lance Rowe

rowe boat sportfishing

Got invited on a fishing trip and found myself on ROWE BOAT!!! I’ve been on many fishing trips, but never been on such a great boat! Lance the captain and BJ the mate, awesome! Caught I limit in an hour! Then , Lance took us on a recreational catch and release on his own time! Again, best fishing trip I ever been on! Book you trip on this boat as soon as you can! I’m from jersey, and we’re coming down here from now on for our fishing trips!!! Lance, thank you!!! You run a great boat and YOU FOND THE FISH!!!!! Thank you!!!

June 16, 2023

Lance Rowe

rowe boat sportfishing

Recently spent a BEAUTIFUL day on the water with Captain Lance and BJ aboard the Rowe Boat! I highly recommend booking your trip immediately! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

May 27, 2023

Cole Langley

desperate measures guide service

Awesome day on the water. We were on fish the whole time and had fun all day.

August 10, 2022

Scott Kipp

good time charters

We just went for our 2nd trip with Captain Mike. He knows his stuff and makes sure you have a good time. I strongly suggest Good Times Charter. We seen dolphins, manatees, and even a shark. The shelling in shell island us amazing.

November 9, 2021

Scott Kipp

good time charters

Fifth time out with Captain Mike on half day fishing charter. Highly recommend going even if you don't like to fish. Never disappointed and we always catch a ton of fish.

November 9, 2021

Scott Kipp

good time charters

We did the 4 hour fishing and wildlife cruise... Fantastic experience! Saw dolphins, manatees, and even a nurse shark! With fishing, we all caught something ranging from trout, cats, puffers, and even a barracuda! Highly recommend this!

July 1, 2021

Scott Kipp

good time charters

We had a large group and we had a good time. Seen a good dolphin show, saved a pelican from a fishers hook and line, seen an amazing sunset and the crew were great. I think it was worth the price. They don’t have a military discount just FYI

Fishing Charters in Maryland

Discover top rated fishing charters and guides in Maryland

Maryland: 38 fishing charters available

Top Species

Agujon Needlefish

Albacore Tuna

American Yellow Perch

Atlantic Croaker

Atlantic Mackerel

Atlantic Needlefish

Barndoor Skate

Bigeye Tuna

Black Drum

Black Sea Bass

Blacktip Shark

Blue Catfish

Blue Marlin

Bluefin Tuna

Bluefish

Bonnethead Shark

Bull Shark

Chain Pickerel

Channel Catfish

Cobia

Crappie

Great Snakehead

Green Sunfish

Grey Triggerfish

Hardhead Sea Catfish

Indo-Pacific Blue Marlin

King Mackerel

Largemouth Bass

Leopard Shark

Mahi Mahi or Common Dolphinfish

Northern Kingfish

Picked Dogfish

Redfish

Sea Bass

Sea Trout

Shad

Sheepshead

Shortfin Mako Shark

Silver Surfperch

Smallmouth Bass

Southern Flounder

Southern Stingray

Spanish Mackerel

Spotted Weakfish

Striped Bass

Summer Flounder

Swordfish

Tautog

Thresher Shark

Tiger Shark

Wahoo Fish

White Catfish

White Marlin

White Perch

White Weakfish

Yellowfin Tuna

Top Deep Sea Fishing Trips in Maryland

Top Activities in Maryland

Top Reviews

FAQs about Maryland

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