September Meeting — Captain Steve Chaconas

Long-time PRSC friend, Captain Steve Choconas will talk about the different characteristics of fishing line. He will define applications of mono, fluorocarbon, and braid with various lures under varying conditions.

  • Where: Vienna Fire Station, 400 Center St South, Vienna, VA 22180
  • When: Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at 7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00 for socializing)
Steve Chaconas

Captain Steve Chaconas

About Captain Chaconas

Captain Steve Choconas provides clients with guided fishing trips for largemouth bass and northern snakeheads on the historic and scenic Potomac River. He is a former radio and TV talk show host, who has been fishing on the Potomac since the mid 1960s. He writes for several publications covering pro bass tournament trails for radio and newspapers.

Captain Steve Chaconas brings 25 years of bass fishing experience on the Potomac River to columns featured in: Sportsman’s Magazine, Woods & Waters, and The Old Town Crier. He has also written for the BoatUS Angler Tacklebox, BoatUS Trailering Magazine, Free Lance Star newspaper, The Mount Vernon Gazette, The Mount Vernon Voice, The American Sportfishing Association and many others. Steve also hosted the National Bass Fishing Radio Show. In addition, “Capt. Steve” is featured as the BoatUS.com and monkeysee.com fishing experts. His reports and commentaries appear online: bassfan.com, wfls.com, potomacbass.com, bassnedge.com, ultimatebassin.com and others.

A U.S. Coast Guard Captain, licensed by the Potomac River Fisheries Commission and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Steve has the opportunity to fish with anglers of all skill levels, including some of the biggest names in pro bass fishing.

Steve’s been featured in local and national newspapers, magazines and on TV and radio: BASSMASTERS, BASS TIMES, BASSIN’ Magazine, Field & Stream, BoatUS Magazine, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Los Angeles Times, National Geographic, ESPN and others. He’s been: emcee of the St. Jude Children’s Hospital Tournament the past 25 years, a member of BoatUS Speakers Bureau, the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association and a member of the American Sportfishing Association.

Check out his Website for more information on fishing with Capt Chaconas.