Megalodon Adventures

06/11/2024

Some fun treasures from Sunday conditions have been rather sandy, but still managed to find some beautiful treasures in the surf lines 🐚🦈

06/11/2024

Fun little variety over the weekend with a set of budding paleo brothers 🦈 🐳 🐊 🐚

05/31/2024

Flashback Friday! Made some lifetime friends this day… what an incredible journey this has been to learn and to teach. These represent a beautiful display of classic Calvert teeth and fossils. Never too late to go out and explore where you live.

05/23/2024

We will be there to provide support and maybe contribute a few prizes! Don't miss it!

Mark your calendars. See you in Solomons September 15!! Please share.

05/21/2024

Blessed! I'm offering $100 off a trip with Megalodon Adventures if you (staff not included!) can correctly guess the source of the plume in the foreground of this lovely sunset!

EDIT: I am truly grateful for everyone that responded so promptly! I had no idea we would receive so many creative (and some CORRECT) responses! In retrospect, I probably should have said the first FIVE correct answers will receive $100 off a custom charter trip with Megalodon Adventures! However, we will absolutely honor our promise - all of you who correctly identified (prior to 10:30pm Eastern Daylight Savings time 5/20/2024) the source of the plume as the Chalk Point Generating Station on the Patuxent River in Aquasco, MD are entitled to a $100 discount! Please call Captain Dan at 410-474-0396 to book your trip! BE THE BAY!

05/08/2024

Got out for a fun spin on the new vessel and happened upon this beauty this afternoon 💕

04/23/2024

"Every time an elder dies, a library burns"

In honor of Earth Day... We strongly recommend you enjoy some of the programming on MPT (Maryland Public Television) this week! MPT is celebrating 20 years of Chesapeake Bay Week - see the full schedule online here: https://www.mpt.org/bayweek/schedule/

Be The Bay!

Our 20th Week begins today! Join us all week, starting Sunday at 4:30pm for this great lineup of classics!

Check out the week of programs here: www.mpt.org/bayweek

Chesapeake Bay Journal
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Chesapeake Bay Foundation

04/01/2024

These are some of the last of the "wild caught" oysters for Spring 2024.... If you look carefully, all around the Chesapeake your local Watermen are preparing for Blue Crabs - the season begins tomorrow! Be the Bay!

03/21/2024

Over the weekend we got to take out a young lady and her family to explore our beautiful beaches. Each moment we spend exploring is doted with natures excellence.
Though we love our fossiling adventures, each trip harbors something different. There is always something to see and learn. Our newest guide Emily is an entomologist by trade and not only does she support our motto of ‘be the bay’, but she has a sharp eye for spotting fossils! This season we are excited to add Emily and her talent to the team.

The Asian lady beetles, though invasive, were too cute not to snap a picture of them hiding in barnacles of all places.
The other two photos are insects in the Belostomatidae family, locally called a ‘toe-biter’ packing a mean bite. Not only do these guys swim, but they also fly at night. Typically they are only found near freshwater streams and marshes. They are also an Asian delicacy, though not sure we’d be willing to make them a snack!

03/15/2024

Sorry to keep so many of you waiting today!

Here she is! This is a nearly complete dentition of a species of string ray from the Myliobatidae family. More commonly referred to as an Eagle Ray, these guys are built for speed underwater making swimming seem effortless. This large plate is incredibly preserved showing off the wear and tear on the occlusal view from feeding on crustaceans and invertabrates. She tells a wonderful story of predator and prey relationships during the Miocene Epoch.
Our party graciously donated this to Calvert Marine Museum, where she was handled with care and meticulously prepped for preservation by their wonderful collections manager.

03/15/2024

Anyone want to take a guess at identifying our epic find from last week?? It was surely a treat to get our party involved in a quick quarry!

Just to note: In the state of MD, it is NOT legal to dig into or remove anything from the cliffs without written permission from the land owner. Though these pictures aren’t exactly clear, this specimen was collected from a fallen pile near the base of the cliff, not connected to the cliff itself. Had we not spotted this specimen the next tide would have destroyed the fallen material and the fossil would have been gone forever.

03/04/2024

Something incredible happened today on our adventure out today, there was absolutely no way the weather could have been any more perfect for the first week of March. Spring officially starts for us when our migratory ospreys make their appearances.
Our clients came from across MD and VA, and got to experience something that would be considered ‘once in a lifetime’. This trip not only boasted flawless weather, but great people.
Stay tuned to see the holy grail of finds!
☀️🛥️⚓️

02/26/2024

One more week and we will be back in action after Captain Dan has spent a few good winter days doing the maintenance on the vessel.
Looking forward to sunshine and warmer weather!! Now is the time to start planning out your spring and summer adventures with us as our calendar tends to book out at least a few weeks in advance. Whether it be spending a few hours searching for fossils and treasures, a leisure afternoon paddling amongst some of the most pristine wetlands, or trying your luck at landing a fish for dinner; we offer incredible ways to experience all the Chesapeake has to offer.
🎣☀️🦈 ⚓️🚣‍♂️

01/11/2024

January is a harsh month of ups and downs weather wise. Tuesday included some intense weather systems, and pushed so much sand to the shore line. We were able to still find some stunning teeth 🤟🏽

12/09/2023

Rock’ing the last fishable day of this season.
May can’t come soon enough 🤟🏽🎣

Still have fossil adventuring- if you are outfitted and ready for cold 🦈

12/03/2023

December 💪🏽🤟🏽

12/02/2023

Hoping to see some familiar faces as we help Calvert County Watermen's Association tomorrow to assemble and light the crab pot buoy tree in Solomons next to the historic J.C. Lore Oyster house

11/20/2023

Props to our newest guide and friend Emily on this absolute stunner of a Hastalis- they don’t get much better than this beast!

11/19/2023

Behold the "Black Eyed Susan"! Congratulations to our friends in Slaughter Creek - the plan is for this old girl to become part of Palm Beach Wi***es, serving food and drinks by next Spring. We look forward to making this a destination! Be the Bay!

11/19/2023

A great weekend produced this amazing Hubbell 😋small but mighty

11/05/2023

Another beautiful weekend made its way to our region , and made for a fun and easy day out on the water

10/22/2023

A windy adventure with a great tide yesterday yielded some great finds!

10/11/2023

Dusk on the Megalodon! Be the Bay!

10/07/2023

Come visit us at the Calvert Marine Museum today in Solomons and celebrate Patuxent River Appreciation Day! We have free souvenir sharks teeth! We are located in the boat basin under the Drum Point Lighthouse!

09/21/2023

Well that’s a new trolling find 🤷🏽‍♀️

09/17/2023

Big things happened into the wee hours of the morning!
We are so blessed with opportunity- and the rewards were worth the effort 😊

09/17/2023

We are ready in the “splash zone” … pray for us!

Calvert County Watermen's Association
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

09/08/2023

Don't miss the Boat Docking Contest in Solomons this Sunday, September 17th at 12 noon. Support your local watermen!

So check this out! Every kid who enters the buoy toss or anchor throwing contest will be entered to win this Megalodon tooth donated by Megalodon Adventures. Hold on to your number assigned during the contest. Must be present to win!
Calvert County Watermen’s Association Festival and Boat Docking Competition Sunday, September 17 @ 12
Williams Street Solomons, MD

09/07/2023

Never know what you’ll find until you go 😉

08/24/2023

Hoping to see supporters for our Calvert County Watermen's Association this is a great family fun event located in Solomons, MD.