Chesapeake Bay - Hoopersville, MD - Commercial Fishing Ports on Waymarking.com

The namesake of Hoopers Island is Henry Hooper, whose family settled here in 1669. At various periods in its history, islanders farmed, built ships, canned tomatoes, and sewed overalls and jumpers. Today it is a center of seafood catching and processing and charter sport fishing. Two of the three islands, Upper Hooper and Middle Hooper, are connected to the mainland by high arched bridges. A wooden bridge to the third island, Lower Hooper, was washed out years ago and has never been replaced.

Today, the tradition of “working on the water” continues. In many of these villages, particularly in summer when crabs are “running,” you’ll find men—and a few women—baiting their trot lines or unloading the day’s catch. Many of the same watermen refit their boats in late fall and winter for harvesting oysters. Other watermen have retooled and offer charter boats for fishing (especially for rockfish and croaker) or sightseeing. Yet others here work in the seafood processing and packing factories.

On Hoopers Island, most residents still make a living by working the water, catching and processing crabs, oysters, and fish. Hoopers Island is home to A.E. Phillips & Son, where the famous Phillips seafood restaurants had their roots, and it is home to Hoopers Island Oyster Company, which offers a state-of-the art, fully integrated system of oyster production and processing from seed to shuck.

Fishing Types: Crabs, Oysters, Rockfish Fishing method: nets, pots, cages fishing season: year round Harbor tour: yes Sale of fish: yes History: historic and still operational Mémorial: Not listed Fish market: Not Listed

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