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Don’t get weighed down worrying about anchors, there are plenty of options on the market to hold you in place. I don’t usually carry an anchor onboard because it adds weight and takes up space, but that doesn’t mean I won’t use one when needed. For example, when blue catfish fishing on the upper Patuxent River with cut bait, I don’t want to move…
November 9, 2025
Finally, something we can all agree on: the Chesapeake Bay Agreement. With its roots dating all the way back to 1983, the governors of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, along with the mayor of…
November 7, 2025
You say you want to cast for trophy rockfish one day, pull the kids around on tow-toys the next, and then run down to the beach for some tuna fishing the day after that? Well, who wouldn’t want a…
November 6, 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 23, 2025
Ah, November—striped bass are feeding hard to fatten up for winter, bite-windows are extended well past dawn and dusk, and bird shows are a distinct possibility. Much as we hate to think of the…
October 21, 2025
This month we get into light tackle fishing tips with Captain Pete Dahlberg, better known as Walleye Pete, of Four Seasons Guide Service. Huge stripers like this are one heck of a thrill on light…
October 18, 2025
Oh, my aching knees… I put in two days in a row on a Native Slayer, including three or so miles pedaling against oceanic-strength currents and gusty winds at the mouth of the Chesapeake. Fortunately…
October 16, 2025
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…
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…