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Chesapeake Coastal Charters

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
Inshore Fishing
Trip Durations
half-day, full-day

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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.

Typical flow by month at Patuxent River near Bowie, MD, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January292200 to 465
February337227 to 526
March375253 to 623
April396243 to 600
May311203 to 522
June215156 to 371
July165117 to 279
August148109 to 262
September134104 to 204
October144113 to 251
November192151 to 314
December249174 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

73Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Sat, Sep 26 (95)

Waves

1.3 ft @ 3s

Wind

10 kt

Gusts 26 kt

Water

81°F

Air

76°F

Streamflow

314 cfs

Above normal (78th)

Water level

5.53 ft

Rain chance

68%

Forecast outlook

Thu1.3ft86°F
Fri0.3ft87°F
Sat2.1ft84°F
Sun2.0ft83°F
Mon1.5ft76°F
Tue0.9ft83°F

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). See full conditions →

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