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Fishing Forecast for October, 2026

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Notes from the Cockpit: Middle Bay Water Quality Testing

September 28, 2026

Water, water, everywhere… and a bunch of it that fish can’t live in. Or crabs, or oysters, or anything else, because it’s anoxic. As in, there’s no oxygen. Just imagine if you were walking down the…

Fishing North by Northwest of Love Point

September 26, 2026

Recent surveys by the National Ocean Service (NOS) collected hydrographic data needed for chart updates to provide improved sonar data coverage for the Upper Bay, from the Bay Bridge to north by…

Paddler’s Edge: Cool New Fishing Kayaks for the Fleet

September 24, 2026

After returning from this year’s International Convention of Allied Sportfishing Trades (ICAST) show in July, one item kept returning to my thoughts: fishing kayaks. This year’s show was full of them…

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…

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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…

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