79 Quarter Staff Place, Berlin, Maryland 21811, United States
Fish the bays and nearshore waters around Ocean City, MD for Flounder, Striped Bass, Bluefish, Spanish mackerel and more. Or just check out the sights and see Assateque Island's famous wild pony's, as well as Bald Eagles, nesting Ospreys, herons, pelicans and all sorts of other local wild life. Bring your kids as they are always welcome. We love taking families and letting them enjoy a part of Ocean City different then the boardwalk, miniature golf and water parks! We offer 3 and 4 hour fishing charters which are a perfect blend of time on the water to catch fish and time for newcomers and children to get acquainted to fishing, as well as 6 hour and night bridge trips for those who would like more options and/or timer on the water. And all tackle, including rods, reels, bait, and rigs are included.
Out of Ocean City you will be fishing aboard a new 2021 custom C-Hawk 22 CC with a 175 Yamaha mounted on a jack plate which puts the motor behind the boat opening up space inside. That, combined with the shallow draft, makes it perfect for these bays as it is stable and can cross over the shallowest of bars to reach deep holes which others can't get to but is still capable of going into the ocean and fishing nearshore on most days. It is also equipped with a bow mounted Minn Kota electric trolling motor, GPS, fishfinder, livewell and all required safety equipment.
On board is no shortage of tackle necessary for anything you may encounter. All required licenses are supplied as well as a cooler stocked with water and assorted sodas. Capt. Wayne recommends bringing a light jacket, sunglasses, sunscreen and hat. Otherwise, all you have to do is arrive and he will be ready to go after a short briefing.
You will also have a mate on board who works for tips to help with with everything so the captain can concentrate on keeping the boat positioned where it needs to be
Even though the boat and Capt. are licensed for up to six people, for comfort it is recommended to keep your group at no more then 4 anglers.
Give us a call at 443-944-5484 to set up a trip. Required is a 10% deposit which is fully refundable up to 3 days before the trip.
About The Captain
Wayne Blanks has been involved in fishing one way or another for most of his 53 years. He started on a boat doing offshore fishing charters and went from there. Almost 30 years later, and after working on both charter and private boats, traveling as far away as Cabo San Lucas, Costa Rica, and Venezuela he decided to settle down at home here in Ocean City, MD. Always loving the inshore fishing we have here on the Mid-Atlantic coast he set up Bayside Guide Service.
Our Schedule
We are docked at Bahia Marina, on 22nd street bayside in Ocean City, MD. We'll start running fishing charters in Ocean City on April 15th.
The bluefish and flounder start to appear in April. April through June is also an excellent time to catch and release small striped bass around the bridge. If your into fly fishing, this is the time of year to bring your fly tackle and try your luck.
The flounder fishing will steadily improve as the summer comes on, peaking in September and October. The flounder are typically stacked up in the shallows by the middle of September through October. By mid September the striped bass should be improving as well as the fall bluefish bite and then the speckled trout and redfish. Tog fishing would be starting up when the waters cool until we pull the boat in mid-November.
Bring your kids
Bring your kids, bring your family. We have several different trips available, including shorter 3 hour trips which are great for beginning anglers and young children. We could stay inside and drift for flounder or if the weather is good we can troll along the beach for Spanish mackerel and bluefish. Whatever you feel would be best to keep them happy so they can take home memories of their Ocean City vacation with a little fishing.
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what to expect
What to expect from your charter
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So you've decided to charter an inshore fishing trip for you and your friends or family. You may be an experienced angler or this may be your first time. It doesn't matter as we cater to both. It can be a totally "hands on" experience for those who are experienced or you will be coached through and helped with the whole process if you have never done this before.
Try to arrive about 10 minutes before departure so capt. Wayne can go over the safety equipment and where it is. He will also go over the type of fishing he recomends for the day as tide and weather conditions, as well as availability of live bait, can determine the recomended way of fishing. Now would be a good time as well to take care of any "business" you may need to do as there is no head on the boat. But we are always only a few minutes from a public rest area if needed while out there and Wayne will accomodate you the best he can.
The most common method of fishing is drifting the channels for flounder. There you will mainly be using gulp or fish bite tails, possibly tipped with minnows (depending on availability). We also do a lot of bridge fishing for Striped Bass and Bluefish, casting artificial's or drifting live bunker (when available later in the season) under the bridge.
Later in the season (mid September through October) can be the best time of the year, as you have the flounder starting to stack up in the shallows and the striped bass and bluefish start to turn on again around the bridge. This is the time of year that can produce speckled trout and weakfish as well as red drum. The bay can be loaded with baby bunker at this time so we'll try to have some in the live well when you arrive to have live lining under the bridge an option.
We also do night trips to the bridge as well. These trips are mostly catch and release striped bass but as the waters cool you'll have the best chance at catching a keeper striped bass or sea trout. These trips will involve casting lures to the pilings or live lining bunker if available under the bridge. If weather permits, we will run these trips through November.
We do our best to supply live bait for our charters when available but sometimes wind and water conditions make it impossible to catch and sometimes the shops are out of minnows but artificials work just as well.
We will also be rigged with plenty of quality tackle so we'll be ready for anything we may encounter, as well as having a cooler stocked with plenty of waters and an assortment of sodas.
Our aim is to show you a good time by taking you fishing and pointing out the assorted wildlife you may encounter, from nesting ospreys to dolphins and eagles as well as Assateque's famous wild pony's. capt. Wayne will do his best to put you on fish. There are legal size limits as well as quantities which we must abide by so I like to let it be known that most flounder are going to be under the legal size of 16 1/2 inches, but we do get plenty of "keepers" throughout the season so there is the chance of catching dinner. Striped Bass must be between 28 and 35 inches and those we catch here are mostly 20 to 24 inchers. As of this writing bluefish are 5 per person charter boat limit.
Again, it is recommended to get up with capt. Wayne as the trip nears to go over any details, such as a specific type of fishing you may want to do. Also, if there are any young children let Wayne know so he'll have the right size coast guard aproved life jacket on board, (we currently have two 50 to 90lb and one 35 to 90lb rated on board + adult sizes).
If you have any questions at all, give capt Wayne a call and we hope to see you this summer.