Great Chesapeake Bay Loop Getaway Guide - 2024 Great Chesapeake Bay Loop Getaway Guide

You hook ’em, they cook ’em! Dinner doesn’t get any fresher than this. Catch a giant rockfish or pull in a teeming crab pot and let “seasoned” guides cook up a dockside feast. Bait, tackle, license and oven mitts are all included.

Bunky’s Charters: Cook Your Catch Tour

On the Cook Your Catch tour, Storyteller Ricky Conner serves up a sustainable and delicious way to learn to fish. Whether you’re chasing catfish in the spring or rockfish in the fall, you’ll eat what you’ve hooked — and learn how to enjoy the Bay’s bounty responsibly.

“It’s amazing to be able to teach people to fish and show them the whole process — water to table — and to see that look of pure enjoyment when they dig into their dinner.” Ricky Conner Bunky’s Charters

Matchcoat Sojourner

Matchcoat Sojourner brings the people and foodways of tiny Smith Island together through culinary cultural experiences. Fish, trap and prepare a meal from Chesapeake to table with champion crab picker, oyster shucker and Storyteller Patty Lake to be immersed in Bay traditions.

“The people here on the shore appreciate what the water does — what the Bay brings to you. To go out on the water, to fish like we do here, to have fun? That’s the joy I get. We share a lot of love.” Patty Lake Matchcoat Sojourner