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Notes from the Cockpit: The CESR Report
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 Washington, DC, and the EPA administrator, all signed on to clean up the Bay. Since then the Agreement has evolved and undergone several updates; the…
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Sportsman Heritage 321: Family Matters
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…
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LIVE with Lenny
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…
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Fishing in Powell Creek
November 4, 2025
When thinking about the Chesapeake and its tributaries as fishing destinations, striped bass fishing first flashes across our internal scroll. But that’s only part of the Chesapeake region’s fishing…
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Notes From the Cockpit: An Empty Bay
October 8, 2025
It’s Saturday, July 19. The weather forecast is for low winds, calm seas, and cooler temps than we’ve been having all summer thanks to cloud cover, but no chance of rain. I’m taking a few friends…
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Wade Fishing for Smallmouth Bass
October 6, 2025
If you’ve never been waist deep in a river battling with an angry smallmouth bass as he barrels his way downstream, don’t fret. In just a few minutes, you’ll have everything you need to start wade-…
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Phenom 43 Review: Pelagic Magic
October 4, 2025
What happens when you take a boatbuilding team with multiple lifetimes of experience, give them a blank slate, and tell them to design the most magnificent no-holds-barred fishboat on the face of the…
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Annapolis Powerboat Show Special
October 3, 2025
You say you plan on wrangling rockfish and chasing cobia from a red-hot new fishing boat next season, but you’re not sure what to get? Never fear, dear boat shopper: the Annapolis Powerboat Show is…
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How to Fish With Popping Corks for Beginners
October 2, 2025
Fishing with popping corks hasn't always been a mainstay for Chesapeake anglers, but in recent years the changing Bayscape has led to a greater intermingling of northern and southern species than…
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Fishing Forecast for October, 2025
September 30, 2025
We refer to years and years of the FishTalk weekly fishing reports when we make this monthly fishing forecast, but it does not include the very latest in angling intel. For current reports please…
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