Fishing News for Mid-Atlantic Anglers

Extravaganza? Yes, EXTRAVAGANZA! Those of us who have been attending the Bay Bridge Boat Show for years are finding out that for 2025, there’s an entirely new show in town: the Bay Bridge Boat Show…

Progress is sometimes a step forward and backward at the same time, and in the name of progress the Office of Coast Survey terminated the Automated Wreck and Obstruction Information System…

Remember, folks, this is a forecast as opposed to a current report, which is built from looking back at the past eight years of FishTalk's reports, so for current reports please visit our Reports…

Remember, folks, this is a forecast as opposed to a current report, which is built from looking back at the past eight years of FishTalk's reports, so for current reports please visit our Reports…

We anglers are a pondering lot (pun intended) regardless of whether we enjoy trolling for tuna on the open ocean or kayak fishing for crappie on a placid pond. We go to bed thinking about that hook-…

We all know printed fishing reports are generalized and weeks have passed before the report gets into your hands, so for timely, up-to-date reports, visit our Reports section. Current reports will be…

Good news, people! It seems that the Maryland Department of the Environment and Norwegian salmon aquaculture company AquaCon have come up with a foolproof way to save the flagging Chesapeake Bay…

If you’re a dedicated angler there’s a good chance you like whipping up dinner with one of your favorite recipes for fresh-caught fish. And if you like eating fish, you may well also enjoy…

Whether you do your fishing from a small Robalo R180 center console or a big, beefy Grady-White Canyon 386, it’s likely that as winter draws near you’re thinking about winterizing your boat. The best…

If you enjoy winter fishing in the Mid-Atlantic region you might just be thinking: to heck with a Christmas goose, what better meal could there be to celebrate the holiday season with than fresh fish…

This was no ordinary fishing trip. Aboard the Morning Star I had two engineers and over $350,000 worth of Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) equipment from VideoRay, a Pottstown, PA, company that does…

Happy holidays FishTalkers, I hope everyone’s chock-full of holiday cheer and has all their cold weather gear ready for some hot winter fishing action. As we enjoy it, let’s remember that in some…

UPDATE: The ASMFC Striped Bass Board voted to make no changes in restrictions and regulations for 2025, taking a wait-and-see approach. That doesn't mean individual states can't make more restrictive…

Fishing for striped bass, whether you're casting soft plastic lures in the spring or trolling in late fall, is one of the most popular angling activities in our region. Rockfish, as striped bass are…

We all know printed fishing reports are generalized and weeks have passed before the report gets into your hands, so for timely, up-to-date reports, visit our Reports section. Current reports will be…

We’re hoping for a December striped bass bite, the tautog are eating, and pickerel are just cranking up, but in the coming months there will likely be some period of time—be it a week or a month—when…

There’s no feeling like that fish-in-the-box feeling, especially when striped bass are on the menu. You know what I’m talking about. After waking up at the crack of dawn, falling in the water at the…

We all know printed fishing reports are generalized and weeks have passed before the report gets into your hands, so for timely, up-to-date reports, visit our Reports section. Current reports will be…