Rudow's Guide to Fishing the Chesapeake is the most comprehensive guidebook for anglers on all of the Chesapeake Bay's water from main-stem Bay to tributaries and tidal creeks. Detailed charts feature over 550 boating hot spots, 35 public shoreline fishing spots and 33 reliable public boat ramps. 

Specific Bay sportfish and the most effective methods of catching them during each phase of the season are meticulously discussed on a fish by fish basis, as are both modern and traditional tackle and rigs.