Everyone wants to be an outfitter on the Eastern Shore, or at least that’s what it seems. People see dollar signs! Really, outfitting is so much more than making a dollar. If you love the outdoors like I do, then you understand. Seeing hunters come to our camp, experiencing the atmosphere, and the camaraderie is something everyone should get a chance to be a part of, at least once in my opinion. If our camp[...]

19th Annual Kent Narrows Fly & Light Tackle Tournament “Enjoy a day on the water while competing for great prizes and bragging rights!” Date: Saturday, June 4, 2022 For this one day catch-release photo contest there are eight different divisions including a kayak, fly tackle, light tackle, and a free youth division! With just three easy steps you can sign up to participate here. While you're at it, sign up for CCA Maryland here to[...]

Eastern Schrader's Outdoors Open year-round, seven days a week from 8:30am–5:00pm, Schrader’s Outdoors offers a 16-station clay course. Approximately one mile long, the course is both wooded and open and combines challenging targets that represent most wing shooting situations. Each station features four traps. You can even find a great rifle range up to 150 yards. Click here to learn more. Hopkins Hunting and Sporting Clays Hopkins Sporting Clays range is perfect for experienced and[...]

Where To Go The Eastern Shore Maryland’s Eastern Shore offers a variety of choices for everyone in your family, from angler to beach bum. Summer is the perfect time to plan a family trip to the shore, with plenty of lodging and dining options, attractions and activities, not to mention some of the best fishing you can find. For the angler: With wonderful fishing opportunities over hundreds of square miles, this is a hot spot[...]

Growing up in a family full of avid hunters, being in the outdoors was just a normal everyday thing to me. I can remember like it was yesterday, going with my father on my first-ever out of state hunt as a child in Alabama at a place called Bush Creek Plantation. That hunting trip is just one of the many reasons I picked my career path as a hunting outfitter. Everyone wants to be an[...]

A multitude of species migrate in and out of the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay throughout the year, and there's nothing I anticipate more than the return of redfish. Also known as red drum, channel bass, spottail bass, or simply reds, this popular game fish is celebrated for its distinctive flavor and challenging fight. Renowned for their beauty, redfish fight fiercely and taste so good that if we didn’t regulate them, there probably wouldn’t[...]

They’ll help you discover places like Crab Alley, the famous Wye River as well as the best spots to crab on the Chester and the Choptank Rivers.* Try your hand at dipping crabs as they come up on a line baited with chicken necks or razor clams. The action happens fast, so you have to be quick! It’s no wonder a lot of great lacrosse players come from Maryland. Young kids grow up learning how[...]

Maryland offers a diverse and exciting array of fishing opportunities during the summer months. From the mighty Chesapeake Bay to the state's numerous rivers and lakes, anglers can target a variety of species, including catfish, snakehead, rockfish (striped bass), redfish, and Spanish mackerel. This article explores effective techniques for catching each of these species, with tips and strategies for a successful summer fishing adventure in Maryland. Blue Catfish Blue Catfish are a popular target for[...]

Just this past week, a large push of rockfish have come out of the rivers and are setting up on the humps just north and south of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. There are many ways to target these fish. We have been very successful jigging on them in 15-20ft of water, using 3/4oz jig heads and 4” Bloody Point Chartreuse shad. If the current is strong, we noticed that using 1oz jigs and a 5”[...]