I grew up on the lower Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. I spent some time as a first mate on a charter boat that berthed in Reedsville in the little Wycomico River.
The Chesapeake and lower Potomac are nice places. There are a good amount of places to fish and some areas with very little flyfishing exploration. There are also a fair amount of public boat ramps in the area.
For a powerboat in the area a center console is a good boat. You want it to be able to handle some rough stuff because the Bay can go from calm to 4-5 foot waves quickly. In the summer storms can blow up quickly and they often run from West to East. The waves in the Chesapeake Bay can get really nasty and I have met sailors who have sailed all over the world who claim that the stretch of the bay between Smith Point, VA and Point Lookout, MD (where the mouth of the Potomac River is) is the worst places in the world during bad weather. When the waves are wind blown and go against the strong current in the area they get steep and nasty.
If you get a boat get a VHF radio, a chart plotter, and back up paper charts. Watch the weather when you go out.
One last interesting thing that I will tell you is that an amazing trip would be to Smith Island, MD. I went there some time ago and I found a pattern where I was catching stripers in the evenings during the summer. That area was like being on a flat and they Stripers were hanging out in a channel and feeding. I was catching them on a clowsers on a sink tip line. It was amazing. Nothing huge, but a lot of fun.
-- The Chesapeake and lower Potomac are nice places. There are a good amount of places to fish and some areas with very little flyfishing exploration. There are also a fair amount of public boat ramps in the area.
For a powerboat in the area a center console is a good boat. You want it to be able to handle some rough stuff because the Bay can go from calm to 4-5 foot waves quickly. In the summer storms can blow up quickly and they often run from West to East. The waves in the Chesapeake Bay can get really nasty and I have met sailors who have sailed all over the world who claim that the stretch of the bay between Smith Point, VA and Point Lookout, MD (where the mouth of the Potomac River is) is the worst places in the world during bad weather. When the waves are wind blown and go against the strong current in the area they get steep and nasty.
If you get a boat get a VHF radio, a chart plotter, and back up paper charts. Watch the weather when you go out.
One last interesting thing that I will tell you is that an amazing trip would be to Smith Island, MD. I went there some time ago and I found a pattern where I was catching stripers in the evenings during the summer. That area was like being on a flat and they Stripers were hanging out in a channel and feeding. I was catching them on a clowsers on a sink tip line. It was amazing. Nothing huge, but a lot of fun.
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