Enjoyed a wonderful breakfast with Baymen Dick Bowman, discussing fishing & hunting experiences past and present. Dick also took it upon himself to restock my fly boxes! Wow… Thank you, Dickie. You are one heck of a guy and I … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! On board today, Dr. Rusty Pool, PhD. and Dr. Gary Smith, PhD. for Fly Fishing striped bass. At first light, air temps 63 degrees and water temps 57. Overcast and dead calm. Half-tide dropping. … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! On board this morning, Dave & Zach from Oh Deer Tick and Mosquito Control. At first light, overcast and threatening rain (!). Air temps 56, water temps about the same. Winds light SE. We … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! On board today, regulars Gary Condon & Greg Powers for LT striped bass. At first light, air temps 41 degrees, water temps 51 degrees. Winds near calm SE. Dropping low end of tide. Zero … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! On the bay at first light for final RECON. Charter season begins in earnest tomorrow. THE FISHING: Air temps 41 degrees, water temps 55. Seas calm. A handful of fish in the bay this … Continue reading →
Welcome to a new page at Baymen Charters, Soli Deo Gloria – Latin for “Glory To God Alone.” Many of you know me as a lifelong hunter, angler, and outdoorsman, but I am also a lifelong man of faith. My … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! At first light today, seas were calm, water and air temps matched at 52 degrees, sunny, rising tide. Just a gorgeous morning. I found four small schools of striped bass passing through the bay … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! On board today, local fly rodder, Ben Piggott, for some pre-season RECON. At first light, seas were calm, water temps were 52 degrees (!) and tide was high and ebb. As you know, … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! On the bay this morning in search of the first early fish of the pre-season. A ton of fish are moving north in the migration as I am sure you know if you follow … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! For the past 32 years I have been offering “short money” early Pre-Season RECON charters for striped bass on our bay. This year, RECON charters kick off Monday, APRIL 21. I will be running … Continue reading →