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Notes from the Cockpit: Fishing with Grandkids?!?!
Ummm… is it really 2025? Are my kids all out there adulting on their own? Do my knees and elbows ache more than they used to, is that bald spot really visible when my back’s to the camera, and is that “new” project called FishTalk really in its eighth year of publication? Yes to all of the above—wow, time flies. And while my own children have…
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Paddler's Edge: Fishing Kayak Seats
December 14, 2025
Let’s talk about cushions for your kayak—bet you’re on the edge of your seat, right? It’s a subject you don’t hear people talking about too much, but if you spend hour upon hour sitting in a kayak…
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Rockin’ it at the Stone Rock
December 12, 2025
Year after year, decade after decade, anglers in the Middle Bay zone constantly hear about the Stone Rock. It’s one of those “old reliable” hotspots that produces fish on a regular basis throughout…
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The Artful Angler, Part I: Custom Fishing Rod Parameters & Parabolics
December 9, 2025
Maybe you prefer custom over mass-produced, maybe you want to give an angler a gift with real meaning, or maybe you just like fishing with the best, and in any of those cases you might want to build…
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PB Striped Bass
November 25, 2025
While striped bass stocks may be depressed and our summer fishery certainly isn’t what it once was, we here in Chesapeake country are still major-league lucky. Even though the big, beautiful trophy…
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Robalo R300: Space Jam
November 23, 2025
You say you want a center console fishboat big enough to sport triple-wide seating at the helm, room for multiple anglers on the bowdeck, livewell space for dozens of baits, and tuna-sized fishboxes…
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Fishing at the Calvert Cliffs Warm Water Discharge
November 21, 2025
Knowing how to fish a warm-water discharge stream greatly increases the probability of a successful fishing trip, which ceretainly applies to fishing at the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP…
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Fishing Jerkbaits for Beginners
November 19, 2025
If you read the FishTalk fishing reports on a regular basis there’s a good chance you’ve seen the term “jerkbait” pop up plenty of times, and if you want to catch more, bigger fish, jerkbaits…
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New Rockfish Regs for Maryland in 2026?
November 17, 2025
After years of striped bass regulations ratcheting tighter and tighter, the Maryland DNR is considering a “baseline season adjustment” for rockfish for 2026. The proposed changes boil down to this: …
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Ask an Expert: Captain Steve Griffin
November 17, 2025
This month we pose some questions about catching Chesapeake Bay winter striped bass to Captain Steve Griffin, of Griffin’s Guide Service. Captain Steve with a nice winter striper. Oooh, we can't…
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