Spring is here and so are the Bass!!!

    Hello everyone, It looks like the groundhog was right and spring is here! With these warmer temperatures and longer days around, its got us in the mood for fishing. The only setback to getting ready to fish, is the annual spring cleaning and maintenance. With the weather cooperating we have started our time at the railway, waxing, cleaning, and everything else we do to keep the Anna Lynn in top notch shape for our customers. Its not all fun, but it sure does make you proud when you see your reflection in her and know the only thing missing on her is the fresh blood soon to come. Our spring trophy season kicks off April 16th this year and after last fall and the signs so far this spring plus the changes in regulations, things are looking good. The pound netters are already catching menhaden, which means there is pleny of bait in the area and the commercial fishermen are startiing to catch good numbers of the big rock that are working their way up the Bay to spawn. These signs plus the milder winter than the past couple and the number of osprey pairs already showing up makes us feel excited about what's to come next month. We still have a few dates left, but they are going quick. We still have 4/19, 4/25, 4/27, 5/3, 5/4, 5/5, and 5/15 available. Our rates are the same as last year $650 for 6 or less and $75 for every person over 6, this price includes everything excpet for the mate's tip. Book your trip before 4/1 and get a free T-shirt!!! As always, feel free to give us a call or email us anytime for any questions you may have. Get the flip flops and shorts out of storage and give us a call soon!!!

    Tight Lines,

    Cory Rice

    337-251-5821

    captaincory@c4charters.com

Spring is right around the corner... we hope!!!

    Hello everyone, Hope you all have made it through the winter and are starting to thaw out. Hopefully we've seen the last of the harshness of Old Man Winter and spring is on its way. With spring coming soon, so will rockfishing and we are all looking forward to that. After one of the best fall seasons in recent history and the new changes of size limits in MD. waters, I think we are in for a great spring Trophy season this year. Spring Trophy season this year starts on 4/16 and runs through 5/14 this year and we will be fishing out of Smith Point Marina in Reedville again to keep us closer to the fish at the start of the season. We just opened our booking up for the season and our calendar is up to date on the website, www.c4charters.com. Give us a call or shoot us an email to get your name on the books or if you have any questions about available dates or anything about our trips. Hope to see you on boards this spring!!!

    Tight Lines,

    Cory Rice

    337-251-5821

    capatincory@c4charters.com

Big Fish and Make Up Trips!!!

Hello to all, Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving wiht family and friends and is getting ready for Christmas and the upcoming holidays!!! Since midNovember we have had some great fishing and it only seems to keep getting bigger and better. We are seeing some 20 lb. fish around now and plenty of 24-30" and even a few hogs around, we have had such great action on these large schoolies to small pigs, we haven't been targeting the real big fish yet. The big fish are here it's just a slow pluck when we've been looking for them.  Just want to update everyone that we plan to fish out of Reedville until December 31 and do not plan on heading to the ocean unless the bass and/or tunas show up on the oceanfront. We still have some open dates available and even have a couple sundays available for those who can't get a chance to get off during the week. We are also attempting to put together a couple walk on trips on fridays, 12/11 and 12/18, for those who want to get some rockfishing in before Christmas but don't have full groups. the cost of these walk on trips are $125 per person and covers mate's tip and all. For more info. on these dates and availabilty give us a call or shoot us an email. Or better yet, call up some of your buddies and get your own group together. We hope everyone has a great holiday season and hope to see you all soon!!!!

Tight Lines,

Cory Rice

337-251-5821

captaincory@c4charters.com 

C5 is here and we're ready to go fishing!!!

Hello Everyone, Hope you have had a great start to the fall and are ready for these cooler and shorter days we are starting to have. We haven't been doing much fishing lately, but are ready to get the ball rolling on that now. We took off most of the first month of fall rockfish season for my wife and I to welcome our daughter into the world and get adjusted to the life of being parents, it's one of the few things that I will say is hands down better than fishing. Now that we are all settled into a somewhat normal routine, she says it's time for dad to get back to fishing and it will be just in time!! Rockfishing is starting to get really good with lots of school sized fish all over the Bay, we are catching them trolling, chumming, live lining, and jigging all on light tackle. This action should continue to stay great for the next few weeks and as we start getting these cooler temperatures on a more consistent basis, we'll see some bigger fish starting to get into the mix and hopefully continue that trend right on through the end of December. We will be doing things a little different this year and plan to fish out of Reedville, until the end of 2015 and shutting it down after New Year's UNLESS some fish show up down VA Beach and we'll be on the scene the next day, but with the trend in recent years in the ocean, we won't be making plans to fish in the ocean this winter, but who know what Mother Nature will have in store for us. After getting the boat all rigged for rock fishing again over the past couple weeks, we've got the itch and are waiting on you to go out and get in on some of the action!!! Don't wait too long to book your date as over half our weekend dates through the end of the year are already booked. Look forward to hearing from you and seeing you on board!!!

Tight Lines,
Cory Rice
337-251-5821
captaincory@c4charters.com

Fall is here and rockfish season is right around the corner!!!

Hello everyone, Hope you have enjoyed your summer and are getting ready for fall. With fall here now, means that rockfish are right around the corner with our season opening on October 4th. First I'd like to thank everyone who fished with us over the summer whether it was mackerel and blues, cobia fishing, or flats fishing for trout and drum. The end of the summer is now here and we are switching gears to start targeting rockfish and we are still doing well flats fishing on the trout. Flats fishing is pretty good right now in the marshes with lots of small to medium trout and a few bigger ones showing up which should change to even more big ones after this cold front comes through this week. Aboard the Anna Lynn, we are putting the grinder back on the boat and getting ready to start chumming our local reefs and wrecks for rockfish and the few blues that are still around. We'll be chumming and livelining for the next few weeks until some breaking fish start showing up and we'll begin trolling and casting to some decent sized rockfish. We should be catching some decent sized fish from day one right through midNovember when we will switch over to the big gear and moving to the deep water looking for the big migratory fish making their way down the bay. We will be running charters on weekends from now until midNovember and then the schedule will open up to 7 days a week throught the end of the year. Don't wait too long to get your group together and give us a caall for some great fall fishing on the Chesapeake Bay!!

    Tight Lines,

    Cory Rice

    337-251-5821

    captaincory@c4charters.com

Cobias in Reedville!!!

Hello everyone, Hope everyone is enjoying their summer and had a great holiday weekend. I know every spring we always have a few customers ask about cobia fishing and usually we don't catch enough of them to really consider targeting them, but this year is different. With warm water temperatures and higher salinity levels here locally, our area has become the home to the cobras this summer for about 3 weeks now and the fishing seems to just be getting better and better. With large numbers of fish around and some true hogs up to 70 lbs. in the area, if you ever wanted to wrestle one of these bruisers now is the time. We are still only running trips on the weekends, but we have dates available to get your chance at battling these fish. Not only are the great fighters, but they go real well on the grill or in the deep fryer!! These fish should hang around for a while and is giving us some of the best summer time fishing we've had in recent history!!! We are also starting to see some blues and spanish mackerel show up for some lighter action and some other great table fare. Give us a call soon to get your chance for some summer time fun and great action aboard the Anna Lynn!!!

Tight Lines,
Cory Rice
337-251-5821
captaincory@c4charters.com

Summer is here and the action is getting hot!!!

Hello everyone, Summer is here and we are changing seasons with it as it gets here and our fishing scene is shifting. After a successful spring season, we have put the big trolling gear away to collect some dust til the fall and are rigged up ready for the summer. Right now we are bottom fishing for croaker and a few spot, most of the fish we are catching are small to medium croakers with a few large ones mixed in. The action is good and makes for some great family fun or great for a business fishing trip. Bottom fishing should hang on throughout the summer with a mixed bag of spot, coraker, whiting, and grey trout of all sizes. Chumming and trolling for blues should start heating up within the next few weeks and the spanish mackerel will be sure to follow by the first of July. Hopefully once it gets good and hot on a daily basis, we'll have some red drum and cobias hanging around the reefs and target ships for some good live lining action with one of the biggest battles we can offer. We also have begun flats fishing the past couple weeks and so far the results have been fair. There is a decent amount of speckled trout around and a few puppy drum as well. This is a really good sign considering we are still in the early part of this season and should continue to get better as the summer goes along. Don't wait too long to book your summer trip and get your family and friends on board for a great day on the bay!! 

    Tight Lines,

    Cory Rice

    337-251-5821

    captaincory@c4charters.com