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September 17, 2026 Striped Bass and More: The Status of Popular Chesapeake Fisheries Dr. Caroline Ianniello — Striped Bass Initiative (SBI) Caroline will bring the striped bass science and research perspective, including SBI’s telemetry work, behavior of large female striped bass, reproductive biology, changing environmental conditions, and…

Crayfish Fishing for Beginners

September 17, 2026

Although hook and line aren’t involved, many anglers willing to try a wade fishing of sorts do attempt to catch crayfish at one time or another. They’re a topnotch bait for many different species and…

Pop Quiz! How Well do you Know Your Lures?

September 14, 2026

Walk into any tackle shop and you can find lures ranging from old school to off the wall. Some look just like baitfish, others look like dead chunks of plastic, and still others look like nothing…

Notes from the Cockpit: Croaker Fishing is BACK!

September 11, 2026

They… are… BACK! Not in the numbers nor sizes we enjoyed a couple of decades ago, but in 2026 croaker have been back in the Bay in better form than we’ve seen since the birth of Instagram. Keeper-…

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…

Notes from the Cockpit: A Different Kind of Fishing

August 13, 2026

Angling success sometimes comes down to valiantly beating your head against a brick wall. You might not catch a fish in the first three hours of trying, or even the first three days, but if you give…

Kayak Jigging

August 10, 2026

Whether you’re fishing a shoreline or up a channel drop off, casting jigs can be a big payoff while kayak fishing. I typically have at least one of my rods rigged with a jig no matter the target…

Cool New Fishing gear for 2026

August 8, 2026

Iko Prints Ikoprints lets you turn that catch into a different sort of wall-hanger. We all wish to preserve a memory of a special outing or that catch, or the desire to make art of the sport we…

Fishing Restored Oyster Reefs: Changing the Bayscape

August 6, 2026

The only constant in Chesapeake Bay fishing is that it’s a sea of change. Whether it’s daily, seasonal, or long-term, the Bay’s environmental, biological, and physical conditions are continually…

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