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Whether you're fishing in one of the reservoirs near Baltimore or at the Baltimore Canyon, leader is a critical part of your setup. If you use too light of a line you might lose a fish and if you go too heavy you may get less bites. There are a lot of factors that go into selecting a leader, such as how good the target fish’s eyesight is, the…
September 14, 2025
There was a time many years ago when surface plugging for striped bass was unheard of. Bob Pond, whom I knew well, introduced the Atom plug back in the 1960s. It soon became a favorite way of fishing…
September 11, 2025
Here’s the great thing about much of the Key West lineup: take one of their boats for a sea trial, and you’ll likely be surprised at just how well it handles a Bay chop and how well it stays on an…
September 9, 2025
Anyone who reads the Way North Fishing Reports has seen plenty about fishing in the Susquehanna River. With 18 million gallons of water flowing through its mouth every minute, the Susquehanna River…
September 7, 2025
The FishTalk fishing reports say there’s an epic bite going off in this very spot, you bought the exact same lure everyone raves about, and the conditions look ideal. But… you’ve caught bupkis. Could…
September 5, 2025
In a world full of frou-frou boats it’s rare to come across a fishing machine, even a center console, that truly lets an angler do battle with no restrictions. Contender has a rep for building…
September 3, 2025
Okay, I admit it: marine electronics have long been a crutch and now side-scan has become a critical part of my fishing repertoire, but drone fishing never struck me as an imperative. Yeah, the bow-…
September 1, 2025
We look back at the past years of FishTalk's fishing reports to put this forecast together, and it does not include the latest angling intel. For current reports please visit our Reports section …
August 29, 2025
Last month we took a stab at IDing five must-have freshwater fishing lures for freshwater beginners, and since we live here in Bay country it’s only natural that we follow that up by picking a top…
August 27, 2025
Will that flow of cool new fishing gear ever slow down? We sure hope not! Here's what grabbed our attention in September of 2025. Eric Packard put the Handing Cruiser Shadow Slow Pitch Jigging Rod…