Sawyer Fishing Charters & Chesapeake Bay Tours

Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Tours and Chesapeake Bay Cruises!!

Sawyer Charters offers Chesapeake Bay Tours, Tours for Bus Groups, Chesapeake Bay Sunset Cruises, Cruises to Solomons Island, Smith Island, and other destinations along the Chesapeake Bay, along with Chesapeake Bay Crab Feasts. Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Cruises are also offered.

Contact us at
(410) 397-3743

sawyercharters@yahoo.com

Easy access from the Ocean Gateway (Rt 50) from Annapolis, Baltimore, Ocean City,

Pennsylvania, Virginia or Delaware

*Bus groups welcome.*

Our boat is USCG inspected and certified for up to 41 passengers!!
We are located on Hoopers Island, just 40 minutes south of Cambridge, Maryland.

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SAWYER CHARTERS' LINE OF MARYLAND BUS TOURS

Have a large group of people who want something to do? Choose from our line of bus tours. These are perfect for bus groups who come to visit us. Call for pricing!

Large Bus Groups Welcome!! This is our specialty!!

"ISLAND EXPERIENCE" TOUR

Travel through lush pine forests and over waterways to Hoopers Island in Dorchester County, Maryland. Visit a seafood factory and watch the workers in action as they prepare this delectable delicacy!

Chesapeake Bay Maryland Crab Feasts

Enjoy a one-hour narrated cruise of the Honga River, aboard a 50-ft. authentic Chesapeake-built vessel. Take in the scenery that features pelicans, cormorants, ospreys, and bald eagles. Learn how commercial fishermen make their living on the Chesapeake Bay as USCG licensed Capt. Dave informs and entertains you!

Narrated Boat Cruise Osprey

Enjoy a buffet-style meal at Old Salty's Restaurant on Hoopers Island, that often features crab cakes, clam strips, fresh fish, soft-shell crabs, baked lemon pepper chicken, ham, vegetables, salad, rolls, iced tea, and a slice of pie!

Buffet-style meal at Old Salty's Restaurant

The final stop along this tour is the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Check out the Visitors Center and Gift Shop! Then, sit back and enjoy a narrated tour aboard your bus through the Wildlife Drive, watching for bald eagles, various waterfowl, sika and white-tail deer, Delmarva Fox Squirrel and other species.

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

"A TASTE OF DORCHESTER" TOUR

WINE, DINE, & CRUISE!

On this tour, enjoy a narrated "Taster's Cruise" aboard the 50-ft. Sawyer, featuring tasty "crabmeat hors d'oeuvres". Cruise the waters around Hoopers Island, learning how commercial fishermen harvest crabs and fish.

Follow that with the delicious seafood buffet-style meal at Old Salty's!

Next, take a tasty & informative tour of Dorchester County's first winery, "Layton's Chance Winery & Vineyards." Learn the art & science of wine making, with several samples of wine to enjoy. Wine may be purchased there!

Photo From LaytonsChance.com

CRUISE & ALL-U-CAN-EAT CRAB FEAST

Enjoy a one-hour cruise aboard the "Sawyer," checking out the various species of wildlife that call this area home, and learning how the majority of the seafood in this area is harvested with Capt. Dave aboard the "Sawyer" vessel.

Egrets

Next, enjoy an all-u-can-eat crab feast at Old Salty's that often features steamed crabs, shrimp, chicken, and side items, including iced tea.

(2-hr. time limit, no carryouts!)

Chesapeake Bay Maryland Crab Feasts

SAWYER CHARTERS' LINE OF CHESAPEAKE BAY LIGHTHOUSE TOURS AND CHESAPEAKE BAY CRUISES

Choose from the following "tour packages" or ask about a customized cruise or outing:

CRAB FEAST CRUISES
(3-4 hrs.) Set your clock to "ISLAND TIME".
Relax & Savor the Crabs & Scenery!

Chesapeake Bay Maryland Crab Feasts

Spectacular sunsets, abundant waterfowl and scenery await you in an area rich in maritime history. Come, visit the quaint waterman's village of Hoopers Island in southern Dorchester County in the "heart" of Chesapeake country on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

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CHESAPEAKE LUNCH or DINNER CRUISES
TO SOLOMONS ISLAND and SMITH ISLAND

Sunset on Solomons Island An aerial view of what you'll be seeing with us!! Drum Point Lighthouse at the Calvert Marine Museum The Calvert Marine Museum at Solomons

Enroute from Hoopers Island to Solomons Island, see Hoopers Island lighthouse; view ships in the channel on their way to and from the ports of Baltimore; watch watermen harvesting the day's catch from pound nets or crab pots; pass by the Patuxent Naval Air Station and view lovely waterfront homes as you enter the harbor at Solomons.

Your narrated cruise includes a visit to the Calvert Maritime Museum and Drum Point Lighthouse, and lunch or dinner at a waterfront restaurant.
The cruise to historic SMITH ISLAND, which is only accessible by boat, includes a visit to Ewell and Tylerton, a tour of the local museum, rental of golf cart or bicycle for a leisurely self-guided tour of this unique Island and lunch or dinner at a waterfront restaurant.

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LIGHTHOUSE TOURS of the CHESAPEAKE BAY

Visit six "beacons" of the Chesapeake and learn their fascinating history & legends.
(More Information Click Here)

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CHESAPEAKE ISLAND TOURS

Chesapeake Bay Maryland Crab Feasts Large Bus Groups Welcome!! This is our specialty!! Narrated Boat Cruise Buffet-style meal at Old Salty's Restaurant Osprey Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Egrets

"ISLAND EXPERIENCE" GROUP PACKAGE TOUR (Bus Group Favorite!)

"Travel through lush pine forests and over scenic waterways to the quaint waterman's village of Hoopers Island in the heart of Chesapeake Country on Maryland's Eastern Shore..."

Tour features a narrated Boat Cruise on the Honga River, aboard the 50ft. "Sawyer"; (Observe local watermen harvesting their day's catch via pound nets and crab pots; Watch for Osprey, Great Blue Heron, Egrets, Mute Swan, Bald Eagles while learning the history, & legends of Hoopers Island.);
Tour of Crab factory (Crab meat may be purchased);
Seafood buffet meal at "Old Salty's Restaurant" on Hoopers Island;
Guided tour of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, (home to exotic Sika deer; native White-tail deer, Delmarva Fox Squirrel & abundant waterfowl.) Browse exhibits, view a movie at the "newly remodeled" Visitors Center. Stroll through the beautifully landscaped Butterfly Garden & Gift Shop.

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*Other Narrated "HISTORICAL TOURS OF DORCHESTER COUNTY".
Visit Richardson Maritime Museum, Horn Point, historical Church tours, and enjoy an
"afternoon tea" at LaGrange Plantation & Neild Museum.

*For pricing info. or reservations, call: 410-397-3743
or Email: sawyercharters@yahoo.com

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We offer full and half-day Chesapeake Bay Maryland fishing charters off of Maryland's Eastern Shore, fishing for rockfish (stripers or striped bass), bluefish, croakers, Spanish mackerel, and other species. We also offer Chesapeake Bay lighthouse cruises, sunset cruises and other Chesapeake Bay tours, floating crab feasts, and cruises to various destinations along the Chesapeake Bay. We are located on Hoopers Island, about 40 minutes south of Cambridge, Maryland. Regardless of the size of your group, or the uniqueness of your occasion, there is nothing that we can't handle! Come join us for a memorable experience on the Chesapeake Bay!

Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Tours and Chesapeake Bay Cruises!!

Sawyer Charters offers Chesapeake Bay Tours, Tours for Bus Groups, Chesapeake Bay Sunset Cruises, Cruises to Solomons Island, Smith Island, and other destinations along the Chesapeake Bay, along with Chesapeake Bay Crab Feasts. Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Cruises are also offered.

SAWYER CHARTERS' LINE OF CHESAPEAKE BAY LIGHTHOUSE TOURS AND CHESAPEAKE BAY CRUISES

CRAB FEAST CRUISES (3-4 hrs.) Set your clock to "ISLAND TIME". Relax & Savor the Crabs & Scenery!

CHESAPEAKE LUNCH or DINNER CRUISES TO SOLOMONS ISLAND and SMITH ISLAND

CRAB FEAST CRUISES
(3-4 hrs.) Set your clock to "ISLAND TIME".
Relax & Savor the Crabs & Scenery!

CHESAPEAKE LUNCH or DINNER CRUISES
TO SOLOMONS ISLAND and SMITH ISLAND