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Cotton Thomas Calvert 16 Skiff
After walking through row after row of big, bodacious, multi-engine center console fishing boats at the Annapolis Powerboat Show, it was one of the smallest boats tucked back in a corner that got me the most excited: the Cotton Thomas Calvert 16 by Mispillion Marine. Its roots trace back several decades to Lusby, MD, where boatbuilder Cotton…
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Electric Boats for Fishing?
December 3, 2025
If you’ve done any fishing on electric boats you already know that doing so is a tremendous pleasure, as is shutting off the outboard and fishing with an electric trolling motor doing all the…
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LIVE with Lenny
November 30, 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 Forecast for December, 2025
November 30, 2025
Most fishing reports that appear in print are generalized, and days or even weeks may have passed before the report gets into your hands. Not so, with our timely, up-to-date Fishing Reports delivered…
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Fly Fishing for Beginners
November 2, 2025
Why learn how to go fly fishing, and is fly fishing in saltwater the best way to catch fish in the first place? Because fishing becomes an art, and yes, at times (though certainly not always) it will…
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Fishing Forecast for November, 2025
October 31, 2025
We all know printed fishing reports are generalized, and weeks have passed before the report gets into your hands. For timely, up-to-date reports, visit our Reports pages. Current reports will be…
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Late Fall Crabbing
October 29, 2025
Wait a sec – November crabbing? You bet, people, most seasons you can catch ‘em right up to Thanksgiving! Steamed crabs are still a possibility, people!! Most people think of crabbing as a summer…
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Getting Real about Blue Catfish
October 27, 2025
Like ‘em or not, blue catfish are here to stay in the Chesapeake. Long adapted to our country’s big Midwestern rivers, they have adjusted easily to Virginia’s large tidal rivers over the past 50…
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New and Improved Boats, Outboards, and Electronics: Nautical and Noteworthy
October 25, 2025
As we come to a close on the model year of 2025 and new 2026 fishing boats, outboards, and electronics hit the water, there have been a number of improvements and/or developments to existing lineups…
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Fall Trolling for Striped Bass: Idle Time
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…
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