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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 Bay. Naturally, that means we need fishing gear--lots and lots of gear. Here are a few of the cool new goodies we found this fall which anglers of all…
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…
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…
October 10, 2025
The month of Rocktober used to bring wide-open bites with frenzied striped bass churning water under diving birds all up and down the Bay. And this year we might see that happen, but during the last…
October 8, 2025
It’s Saturday, July 19. The weather forecast is for low winds, calm seas, and cooler temps than we’ve been having all summer thanks to cloud cover, but no chance of rain. I’m taking a few friends…
October 6, 2025
If you’ve never been waist deep in a river battling with an angry smallmouth bass as he barrels his way downstream, don’t fret. In just a few minutes, you’ll have everything you need to start wade-…
October 4, 2025
What happens when you take a boatbuilding team with multiple lifetimes of experience, give them a blank slate, and tell them to design the most magnificent no-holds-barred fishboat on the face of the…
October 3, 2025
You say you plan on wrangling rockfish and chasing cobia from a red-hot new fishing boat next season, but you’re not sure what to get? Never fear, dear boat shopper: the Annapolis Powerboat Show is…
October 2, 2025
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…
October 2, 2025
Fishing with popping corks hasn't always been a mainstay for Chesapeake anglers, but in recent years the changing Bayscape has led to a greater intermingling of northern and southern species than…