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Fishing Forecast for November, 2025
We all know printed fishing reports are generalized, and weeks have passed before the report gets into your hands. For timely, up-to-date reports, visit our Reports pages. Current reports will be published every Friday by noon — just in time for your weekend fishing adventures. In the meantime, here’s our monthly prognostication. Reports Editor…
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Late Fall Crabbing
October 29, 2025
Wait a sec – November crabbing? You bet, people, most seasons you can catch ‘em right up to Thanksgiving! Steamed crabs are still a possibility, people!! Most people think of crabbing as a summer…
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Getting Real about Blue Catfish
October 27, 2025
Like ‘em or not, blue catfish are here to stay in the Chesapeake. Long adapted to our country’s big Midwestern rivers, they have adjusted easily to Virginia’s large tidal rivers over the past 50…
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New and Improved Boats, Outboards, and Electronics: Nautical and Noteworthy
October 25, 2025
As we come to a close on the model year of 2025 and new 2026 fishing boats, outboards, and electronics hit the water, there have been a number of improvements and/or developments to existing lineups…
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Fall Trolling for Striped Bass: Idle Time
October 23, 2025
Ah, November—striped bass are feeding hard to fatten up for winter, bite-windows are extended well past dawn and dusk, and bird shows are a distinct possibility. Much as we hate to think of the…
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Ask an Expert: Light Tackle Fishing Tips with Captain Pete Dahlberg
October 21, 2025
This month we get into light tackle fishing tips with Captain Pete Dahlberg, better known as Walleye Pete, of Four Seasons Guide Service. Huge stripers like this are one heck of a thrill on light…
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Kayak Fishing Lessons for a Boat Angler
October 18, 2025
Oh, my aching knees… I put in two days in a row on a Native Slayer, including three or so miles pedaling against oceanic-strength currents and gusty winds at the mouth of the Chesapeake. Fortunately…
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Hot New Gear for Fall Fishing
October 16, 2025
As summer turns into fall we anglers are getting psyched for hot bites and fast action, whether we plan to cast for autumn speckled trout in the lower Chesapeake or savage striped bass in the upper…
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Fall Fishing at Pooles Island
October 13, 2025
The waters around Pooles Island look like any other one might consider for Chesapeake Bay fishing, but the action around this little chunk of dry land is anything but normal. Pooles has a rich…
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Skeeter ZX200 Bass Boat: Sweetwater Samurai
October 12, 2025
We interrupt our regularly scheduled boat reviews to bring you this news flash: OOPS! We haven’t covered a bass boat in years, and there are gobs of anglers in our region who find these finely honed…
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