Chincoteague Fishing

Chincoteague is located in Maryland and is well known for the wild horses and good fishing. Assateague Island to the south shields Chincoteague on the eastern side from the ocean and provides an excellent estuary full of fish between the two. The first land grant on Chincoteague occurred in 1650 and spanned 1,500 acres. Settlers moved to the island in 1671 and set up farms here. Farming and fishing has been a staple of Chincoteague for centuries.

At Chincoteague, you can fish in the inshore waters or venture out into the Atlantic Ocean. Inshore fish you could catch include Croaker, Drum, Flounder, Kingfish, Striped Bass, Tautog and Trout. Mackerel and False Albacore are common on the troll off the beaches. Nearshore fishing Chincoteague, you can catch Black Seabass and Tautog on bottom. In the deep on bottom there are lots of tilefish with both Blueline and Golden tilefish being the most common. Popular catches offshore fishing includes Bluefin Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo and several species of billfish, including Blue Marlin, White Marlin, and Swordfish.

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• What A Windy Start To April
  Mr Al drifted between gusts of wind to land a nice flounder this morning. He had to fish the flood tide early this morning to miss the wind. Maybe we’ll get a weather window d

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• Thank Goodness for River Fishing
  The wind continues to keep the seaside murky and flounder action to a slow pick but the Pocomoke river is still producing several species. The perch crappie and pickerel will

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• Starting To Feel Like Spring
  As we wait for the flounder to start biting we continue to enjoy the awesome fishing the Pocomoke has to offer. The crappie are starting to get even more aggressive while the

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• It’s Official
  It’s officially started. Our buddy Kyle from Coastal Killers boated this flounder this am at folly’s. 53.4 degree water bottom of the outgoing  

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• Springs A Coming!!!!!
  The Pocomoke is on fire. The water is in the mid to upper 40’s and the crappies are biting. Sunday the kids and I had a great time and a nice mess of fish. The big difference

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• FIGHT THE FEBRUARY BLUES WITH A BUNCH OF YELLOWS
  On Sunday afternoon E Sam Belle and myself went down the river for some perch action before the rain set in. We were very pleased with good numbers of nice yellows with a few

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• Get Ready For Some CRAPPIE Weather!
  This week we tried our luck on the upper Pocomoke for yellows and crappies. We found a good many yellows and a few crappies suspended on channel edges.  We slow trolled with s

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• A Warm Start to December
  This week we started off with some unsettled weather but when it broke the fishing was great. There has been some eeling from the cell to the banana hole for some trophy fish.

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• December Stripes
  This week has provided good reports in the Chesapeake Atlantic as well as the Pocomoke. The bay has three productive groups of fish. The mouth of the Pocomoke sound- south to

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Top Chincoteague Bait & Tackle Stores

1. Captain Steve's Bait and Tackle
   Captain Steve's Bait and Tackle is your source for Chincoteague Island fishing tackle, bait and equipment. We specialize in surf, bay fishing (esp. flounder) , and offshore fishing and we carry a wide selection ofrods, reels, lures and tacklefor
   

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2. Sea Hawk Sports Center
   The eastern shore's source for fishing and hunting.
   

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Top Chincoteague Fishing Charters & Guides

1. White Lightning Sportfishing
   White Lightning is the largest and most comfortable charter boat operating out of Chincoteague Island. Tournament quality fishing tackle including rods, reels, lures, and all the bait required for your trip are included in the charter price. All yo
   

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2. Fishawn Charters
   
   

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3. Island Queen Inland Charters, LLC
   
   

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Bouy Conditions

Station 44089 - Wallops Island, VA (224)
April 29, 2025 3:26 am EDT
Location: 37.754N 75.325W
Significant Wave Height: 1.6 ft
Dominant Wave Period: 18 sec
Average Period: 4.5 sec
Mean Wave Direction: ESE (121°)
Water Temperature: 57.0°F (13.9°C)

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