How To Fishing Methods and Tips

How to go fishing including trolling, jigging, chumming, how to fish with bait, and many forms of fishing techniques often used for fishing the Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean, and for freshwater fishing. If you are a new angler be sure to check out our Fishing for Beginners section.

April 20, 2017
The warm water discharge at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP) gushes a whitewater torrent into the middle Chesapeake Bay, yet the discharge at Brandon Shores meanders gently into the mouth…
April 13, 2017
Spring trophy striped bass season has today become a game of March catch and release fishing, so as it rolls around does that mean it’s time to break out the heavy rods and umbrella rigs? What if you…
April 11, 2017
There’s a rich vein of gold — golden tilefish, that is — laying off the Atlantic coast. If you’re looking for a new challenge, these fish might fit the bill. The good news: since these fish live on…
February 24, 2017
If you’ve ever been fishing, you already know how to set the hook. The real question is, do you know how to set the hook in the most effective way? Subtle differences in the way you go about setting…
February 24, 2017
If you want to know how to catch bass, and big bass in particular, there are a million different blogs and websites ready to give you advice. Read through the all, and then try this method. Tie a…
February 24, 2017
Once spot arrive in the Chesapeake in good numbers—perhaps we should say “if” since last season they didn’t make much of a showing—live lining them becomes a prime method for catching rockfish. Many…
February 24, 2017
Any recreational angler who’s tried tuna trolling and managed to bring a fish up to their boat knows that it’s not as easy as it looks to gaff a tuna. Worse yet, botched gaff shots quite regularly…