I am a Maryland born and raised USCG Captain with 20+ years of experience fishing Maryland waters. As a youth I have spent many years fishing lakes, ponds, rivers, bays and the ocean structures from New Hampshire to Florida in search of a challenge. I have fished with many captains in my years.
Through out the years, I have compiled the teaching of
Vee Johnson —
Nice boat extraordinary experience! Captain D was very knowledgeable, informative, and helpful. He does all the dirty work
The Mallard is a classic 45ft. O'Neil Jones Chesapeake Bay Deadrise owned and operated by Captain Troy Ruth, a 4th generation captain working the Chesapeake Bay beginning at the age of 8 with his grandfather, Captain Hiram Ruth. Captain Troy currently holds a 50 Ton Master License and is CPR and First Aid certified.
The Mallard is a 6 passenger vessel
Stephen Jetter —
Capt. Troy worked hard to find the fish for us. It was a slow day on the water for all the charter boats but because of Capt