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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 …

Fishing Forecast for September, 2026

August 31, 2026

Sign up for our email list and you'll get a weekly overview of the bites on the Bay, along the Mid-Atlantic coast, and in freshwater venues. Subscribe for Premium Access to FishTalk's fishing reports…

Fishing Watts Island in the Tangier Sound

August 28, 2026

It’s tough to thoroughly scout fishing structure in advance when the most recent chart that covers a prospective fishing destination is based on survey data from the 1950s, and in some cases, before…

Plan B for Kayak Fishing Breezes and Breakage

August 26, 2026

You and your fishing buddies have made plans to kayak fish tomorrow, you’ve talked it out and plan to be on the water by seven. You picked out the baits, rods, and laid out your clothes for an early…

Grady-White 321 CE: Epic in Nature

August 24, 2026

Who is the king of the hybrid bay boat hill? The answer was debatable until Grady-White rolled out the 321 CE. Now, you’ll have a tough time arguing that anyone else deserves the title. Behold, the…

How to Find and Catch Snakeheads from Shore

August 22, 2026

High angling pressure on the invasive northern snakehead (or Chesapeake Channa, as recently renamed by the State of Maryland) has caused these fish to grow wary, and frankly, they’ve become more…

Ask an Expert: Captain Tim Sughrue of School of Rockfish

August 20, 2026

This month we huddle with Captain Tim Sughrue of School of Rockfish, a former Maryland DNR research biologist turned fishing guide. Captain Tim Sughrue, of School of Rockfish. Q: We hear you have…

Premium Access Bonus Videos for Subscribers Only

August 19, 2026

Hey there FishTalkers! We want to thank you for being a subscriber - by delivering even more detailed fish-catching intel. To this end, we thought it would be a good to produce a video…

How to Replace Treble Hooks with Single Hooks on Fishing lures

August 17, 2026

Red Alert—As of August first striped bass season on the entire Chesapeake Bay from Perry Point to Wise Point will be completely closed. Chances are you already knew that, and it’s also quite probable…

Crabbing for Beginners

August 15, 2026

If you’ve never tried crabbing it might seem a bit mysterious. What’s the best bait? How do you pick a productive spot? Wait a sec—you catch these crafty critters without any hooks??? Brennan and…

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