Chesapeake Coastal Charters

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Chesapeake Coastal Charters is a fishing charter and guide service based in Annapolis, MD. They offer year-round trips throughout the Chesapeake Bay, targeting species such as striped bass, speckled trout, giant redfish, cobia, and Spanish mackerel. Fishing techniques include fly-fishing, light tackle fishing, flats fishing, and kayak fishing.

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Waters: Chesapeake Bay
Fishing Types: Fly Fishing, Kayak Fishing
Trip Durations: half-day, full-day

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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1977 to 2026

The water at Chesapeake Coastal Charters typically runs highest in April, at a median 396 cfs, and lowest in September, at 134 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,700 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Patuxent River near Bowie, MD, in cfs
Month	Typical (cfs)	Usual range (cfs)
January	292	200 to 465
February	337	227 to 526
March	375	253 to 623
April	396	243 to 600
May	311	203 to 522
June	215	156 to 371
July	165	117 to 279
August	148	109 to 262
September	134	104 to 204
October	144	113 to 251
November	192	151 to 314
December	249	174 to 434

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 49 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Patuxent River near Bowie, MD (site 01594440). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

65Maybe/ 100

76% chance of rain · Good solunar activity

RainWaves 0.7 ft67°FRain 76%Wind 9 kt, gusts 19

Waves

0.3 ft @ 2s

Wind

5 kt

Gusts 19 kt

Water

63°F

Air

58°F

Streamflow

124 cfs

Below normal (13th)

Water level

4.25 ft

Air quality

0 Good

Beltsville monitor, 29 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 19 ft. NWS reads 7.8 ft here.

Tides

Rising

High 1.1 ft at Sat 3:02 AM

Predicted at Annapolis (US Naval Academy), 2 km away.

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Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: EPA Office of Atmospheric Protection via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified. Tide predictions: NOAA CO-OPS, feet above mean lower low water. See full conditions →

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