May 11, 2023
ASMFC Public Hearings Scheduled - 2nd UPDATE to new striped bass maximum size cap - The ASMFC will hold webinar-style public hearings informing the public and identifying next steps for management,…
May 2, 2023
Fishing reports published in print are generalized and weeks may have passed before the report gets into your hands, so for timely up-to-date reports, visit our Fishing Reports online. Current…
April 28, 2023
You’ve saved up some hard-earned cash and now you want to find the best Chesapeake Bay fishing charters around, to make sure your day on the Bay is an all-around awesome event? Of course you do! Many…
April 26, 2023
The first of May marks the much-anticipated opening of Maryland’s trophy striped bass season on the Chesapeake Bay. In Virginia there is no longer any such season. And up and down the coast, state…
April 14, 2023
Greetings FishTalkers, welcome to an utterly awesome time of year. Tidal action is getting ready to bust wide open, the freshwater fish are snapping, and now on some days we can once again enjoy the…
March 31, 2023
Spring is in the air, the waters are warming, and the glorious dawn of a new season of Chesapeake Bay fishing is upon us. WOOHOO! If you’ve been thinking that a new fishing boat is how you want to…
March 29, 2023
Fishing reports published in print are generalized and weeks may have passed before the report gets into your hands, so for timely up-to-date reports, visit our Fishing Reports online. Current…
March 15, 2023
Welcome to almost-spring FishTalkers, we’ve just about made it through another season of winter fishing and soon we’ll be able to cast and crank without those fingerless gloves and knit hats — WOOHOO…
February 28, 2023
If the wind is down and the temperatures are up, to heck with those winter fishing shows – take advantage of the opportunity, and go fishing for some big blue catfish, or head out into the ocean and…
February 27, 2023
Fishing reports published in print are generalized and weeks may have passed before the report gets into your hands, so for timely up-to-date reports, visit our Fishing Reports online. Current…
February 1, 2023
Fishing reports published in print are generalized and weeks may have passed before the report gets into your hands, so for timely up-to-date reports, visit our Fishing Reports online. Current…
January 26, 2023
Yes, we diehard anglers layer up and brave the elements to go winter fishing every chance we get even in February. Of course, we hardcore casters love prowling for pickerel, tugging on tautog, and…
January 8, 2023
Ahoy there anglers, some of you may have heard by now that I recently upgraded my fishing boat from a 22’ Glacier Bay to a Caymas 26 HB. One of the reasons I did so was because the Caymas is twice as…
December 31, 2022
Fishing reports published in print are generalized and weeks may have passed before the report gets into your hands, so for timely up-to-date reports, visit our Fishing Reports online. Current…
December 27, 2022
For many anglers, the best way to cap off a day of Chesapeake Bay fishing is with a fresh fish dinner. The idea for a fish cleaning station sprang from pure necessity. Growing up, Dad said that if I…
December 1, 2022
Fishing reports published in print are generalized and weeks may have passed before the report gets into your hands, so for timely up-to-date reports, visit our Fishing Reports online. Current…
November 27, 2022
Dear Governors Moore and Youngkin: All of the tens of thousands of FishTalk readers and I have one thing in common - we love fishing and we love the Chesapeake Bay. And we all share a common problem…
November 16, 2022
Most crabbers put away their gear long before Thanksgiving, but truth be told there’s often good crabbing to enjoy right through the month. In the middle and lower portions of the Chesapeake, the…