year round Light-Tackle action with hookset guide service

We offer action packed adventures year round in the Middle Chesapeake Bay

Featured Trip

Summer Bull Redfish Action!

This is your chance to catch a fish of a lifetime! Maryland and Virginia are home to some of the country's biggest redfish. Once you experience the drag screaming power of a bull redfish you will be addicted!


Click below to learn about our Summer Bull Redfish trips.

Get hooked on the chesapeake

Join us on a light-tackle fishing charter in the Annapolis & Chesapeake Beach, MD areas

Welcome to Hookset Guide Service. We offer year-round light tackle fishing charters in one of the world's greatest fisheries, the Chesapeake Bay. Focusing on the middle and lower Chesapeake Bay, you can always count on action, no matter the time of year.



Explore the best of the mid-Chesapeake bay
We’ll guide you through the area’s most scenic fishing destinations

If you want to reel in the ultimate catch, turn to Hookset Guide Service for an unforgettable adventure. We offer guided fishing trips to clients around Waldorf, Chesapeake Beach, Annapolis & Accokeek, MD.


Our charters include:


  • Spring and summer striped bass fishing
  • Summer bull red fishing
  • Fall striped bass fishing
  • Winter catch-and-release striped bass fishing


We’re available all year long to provide guided light-tackle fishing trips to individuals, friends and families. Connect with us to plan your outing.

Schedule a trip today

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testimonials

"Hookset guide service is awesome! Captain Jacob does his very best to get you onto some fish to catch, and does an amazing job at it, He has a super nice boat that rides very nice and is very well organized. If you need any help or have any questions he will help you with no hesitation. I highly recommend Hookset Guide Service as I will be booking another trip as soon as I can!"


-Derek F.

A man is sitting on a boat holding a large redfish.