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If two steamed crabs were placed in front of you, would you reach for the jumbo or the medium? Odds are you would choose the jumbo (unless you’re very, very odd), so much like the appeal of jumbo crabs, a largemouth bass of six or seven pounds would probably choose to exert the energy to eat an eight-inch stocked trout or gizzard shad over a two…
April 22, 2025
There’s no doubt that the new NorthCoast flagship model, the 41 HT, has stolen the spotlight in recent times. And that makes sense when one considers that it’s the largest NorthCoast ever, it boasts…
April 20, 2025
When it comes to offshore fishing, rolling the weather dice is a much bigger deal than it is on a protected waterway. You may not want to completely cancel a trip, but there will be times when you…
April 18, 2025
This month we visit with Captain Tim Blanchard of Fish The Potomac to talk about fishing in the Potomac River. Captain Tim hoists a Potomac River blue catfish. Q: Sometimes those blue catfish get…
April 17, 2025
Will we have a Chesapeake Bay Office next month, much less next year? It’s an open question. New light is being shed on an internal memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget (the OMB…
April 15, 2025
Do you want a small, easy-to-handle watercraft that's ideal for Chesapeake Bay fishing? How about the ability to get into tight spots not accessible by larger vessels? Do you want to zip to the…
April 13, 2025
There are many, many 26’ center console boats out there, but there are not many that will rival the Scout 260 LXF—in a number of ways. The 260 LXF replaced Scout’s 255, which was previously the…
April 11, 2025
Making fishing predictions is always risky, but we’re going to go out on a limb here and bet that this being the April edition, someone who’s reading these words right now will encounter yellowfin…
April 9, 2025
The DelMarVa Peninsula’s Chester River, a major Chesapeake Bay tributary, runs about 43 miles from the entrance off Love Point past scenic small towns, villages, and farmlands. It’s navigable…
April 7, 2025
They say that life is an adventure, but life is better—and the adventures are better—when you have a center console fishing boat to enjoy them on. And if you’re looking for a boat that’s sized,…