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LIVE with Lenny
Join us on the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. for new episodes of LIVE with Lenny. Tune in for an interactive live stream with Angler in Chief Lenny Rudow where he discusses various seasonal fishing tips and tricks for targeting a variety of fish species. Live viewers can comment on YouTube or Facebook to ask questions in real time, and …
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Summer Bass Fishing, and Burning, All Day Long
August 7, 2025
Welcome to August—the walk from the truck to the water’s edge will have you sweating, it’s a chore to breathe, and if you don’t apply sunscreen liberally you’ll soon look like a piece of overcooked…
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Robalo R160: The Reel Deal
August 5, 2025
IT’S BACK! The Robalo R160 was, for many years, this builder’s smallest offering and one of the few 16’ center console fishing boats on the market which was fully finished and had many of the…
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Unknown Fishing Hotspots off Rappahannock Spit
August 3, 2025
The popular angling venues Windmill Point Reef and the nearby natural reefs off the mouth of the Rappahannock River were featured in “Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reefs: Voyages of Rediscovery” (Young,…
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Fishing Forecast for August of 2025
August 1, 2025
This forecast is built from looking back at the past eight years of FishTalk's reports, and does not include the latest angling intel. For current reports please visit our Reports section which is…
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The Bailing Battle: When Mahi-Mahi Fishing Gets Tough
July 29, 2025
Mahi-mahi may not enjoy the same status as tunas and marlin, but few things get the offshore adrenaline pumping harder than watching a school of green and blue missiles racing for your bait at warp…
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Notes from the Cockpit: Out of the Box Fishing
July 27, 2025
FishTalk’s intrepid Production Director, Kayak Sharpie, and all-around Tech Wiz Zach Ditmars has a chronic angling issue: he changes lures about every five casts. Perhaps a reflection of the ADD…
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Five Best Freshwater Fishing Lures for Beginners
July 25, 2025
What are the five best freshwater fishing lures that every angler should own, whether they usually fish lakes for largemouth bass, cast in creeks and rivers for snakeheads, or anything in-between?…
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Solace 28 HCS Review: Mission Control
July 22, 2025
FishTalk readers may remember that a few years ago we were utterly blown away by the Solace 30 HCS, this builder's initial entry into the hybrid bay boat market. But this model wasn’t just among the…
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Catching Bull Redfish: The Running of the Bulls
July 20, 2025
When it comes to hunting for the red drum of a lifetime, you're looking for a fish that's monstrous. Ginormous. Hugemungous. And nowhere is your shot better than late summer on Chesapeake Bay.…
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