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Back to the Bunker
Back to the bunker? No, we’re not talking about the doomsday-prepping cavern you carved out in your crawlspace—we mean the fish! Most FishTalk readers go fishing in the one and only estuary in the nation, the Chesapeake Bay, where large-scale commercial netting of bunker (aka menhaden, aka pogies, aka alewives, aka fatback) is still allowed.…
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Offshore Fishing and Weather: Sirius Decisions
June 13, 2025
Once you’ve been bitten by the offshore fishing bug you’ll lie awake in bed at night, thinking about how you can make the next trip happen. You’ll sit in your office chair staring slack-jawed at the…
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Fishing at Holland Island: Waiting for a Storm
June 11, 2025
Holland Island (Site 1, Chart 1) was once a thriving watermen’s community at the northern end of the Tangier Sound. Stephen White’s two-story house was still standing on the edge of the badly eroding…
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Yamaha Helm Master EX Wireless Controller: Go Remote
June 9, 2025
Tired of being tied to the helm? The Yamaha Helm Master EX wireless controller lets you run the boat with a remote. What’s the one problem with controlling your boat via joystick? You have to…
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Paying the Bills: Marlin and Money
August 17, 2024
Fact: If you want to run your own boat out into the ocean and fish for marlin, you’ll have some bills to pay. Big Bills. Fact: The first time you watch a billfish tail-dance from the port side of…
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Hot New Fishing Gear, Summer 2024
August 15, 2024
If there's anything we anglers LOVE it's cool new fishing gear. Here's the latest and the greatest. Svago Sunglasses: Italian for Fun The author sports a pair of Tifosi Svago sunglasses during a…
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Paddler’s Edge: Scouting Tributary Creeks and Ponds
August 13, 2024
To the human eye, many areas look like good habitat for the fish. But fish are pickier. Typically, they inhabit only a small fraction of the available shorelines. There are things about those small…
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Stop Buying Crab Bait: Catch it Instead
August 10, 2024
Can you name a more quintessential Chesapeake Bay tradition than going crabbing with pull traps or hand lines and then having a family crab feast? I doubt it. But with the rise in prices for a bushel…
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How to Build a Spreader Bar for Tuna Fishing
August 8, 2024
Before you can ever gaff a tuna you have to fool one into biting, and for many anglers the initial step will be building a spreader bar. When it comes to offshore trolling there are only two basic…
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Yamaha F350C Four Stroke Outboard Review
August 8, 2024
In 2024 Yamaha replaced the V8 F350C with a new model, which we detail in Yamaha Outboards: Up the Ante with the F350. This engine is based on Yamaha's V6 platform, with a number of technical…
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