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Birds of a Feather: Feather Jigging for (Sort of) Beginners
The email from David made my jaw drop: had we ever done an article on feather jigging for striped bass? Well, shoot — nope! Now in our seventh year of publication, with over 500 how-to/where-to fishing features in the history books (and online for your perusal here at the website), somehow, we’ve managed to completely omit feather jigging from the…
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NorthCoast 415 HT: Beauty and the Beast
November 3, 2024
They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, and some boats that look great from afar turn out to be utterly incapable once you shove off the dock. But on rare occasions when you get your first…
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Fishing Forecast for November, 2024
November 1, 2024
We all know printed fishing reports are generalized and weeks have passed before the report gets into your hands, so for timely, up-to-date reports, visit our Reports section. Current reports will be…
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Three Last Oceanic Fishing Blasts
November 1, 2024
Raise your hand if you heard about swordfish hitting the docks last year, the epic bluefin action that cranked up early last December, or the nonstop bottom fishing action that capped off the…
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New Fishing Adventures! Notes from the Cockpit
October 28, 2024
Are you up for a new Chesapeake Bay fishing adventure? Well, of course you are! And in this day and age it’s easier than ever to make it happen thanks to services like Airbnb and VRBO. In fact, in a…
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Transducers for Fishing Kayaks
October 26, 2024
When I first started kayak fishing I used my understanding of fish habits, habitat, fish feeding patterns, and a little bit of luck to get me through a day of fishing. I repeatedly fished familiar…
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Fishing for Invasive Species
October 24, 2024
We’ve all heard of the big three: blue catfish, flathead catfish, and snakeheads. All of these formerly foreign species can be found throughout Chesapeake Country, all offer intense angling…
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Ask an Expert: Captain Chuck Jones of Salty Siren FIshing
October 22, 2024
For this Ask an Expert we speak with Captain Chuck Jones of Salty Siren Fishing. Our topic: Catching fish when they're breaking water. Captain Chuck is ready to put us on the fish! Q: What's your…
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Notes from the Cockpit: Go Fishing MORE!
October 20, 2024
Greetings FishTalkers, welcome to the winding down phase of summer and the ooh-it’s-about-to-bust-loose anticipation of Rocktober fishing. As for now it’s still a bit warm out there, warmer than it…
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Fishing Hotspot in Focus: Tilghman Reef
October 17, 2024
Check out our Multispecies Fishing at Artificial Reefs on Chesapeake Bay video, and know that most of the action you'll see here came at Tilghman Reef. This site, about 1.5 miles due west of…
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