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Chesapeake Bay Wrecks and Obstructions
“We boarded the steamer all happy and gay, and got off in Seward the nineteenth of May,” according to Shorty Gustafson in his folksong Cheechako about newcomers to Alaska. Back when Shorty traveled by steamboat, many vessels didn’t make it to their destinations. Thousands were lost around the nation’s coasts including a Bering Sea crab boat that…
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Tideline 28 Bluewater: Cool new Powercat Coming Soon!
June 25, 2026
The Tideline 28 Bluewater is expected to launch soon. Very soon. Tideline has announced a new model, the 28 Bluewater, expected to be launched this summer. The 28’ long, 10’ wide powercat…
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A Sea Bass Population Boom
June 23, 2026
Recreational anglers have long blamed commercial fishermen for many fisheries ills. Commercial fishers look at vastly inflated MRIP catch numbers and point the finger squarely at recreational anglers…
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Ask an Expert Angler: Captain Tim Blanchard of Fish the Potomac
June 21, 2026
This month we check in with Captain Tim Blanchard of Fish the Potomac. The Fish the Potomac fleet casts into the waters in and around the nation’s capital year-round, targeting multiple species but…
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Fishing For Beginners: Choosing Lure Color
January 8, 2022
Anyone who's ever tried Chesapeake Bay Fishing has almost certainly stumbled into a tackle store to grab some lures at one time or another, and struggled to pick which colors to go with. With a…
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Fishing Forecast for January, 2022
January 6, 2022
For timely, up-to-date fishing intel, visit our Fishing Reports pages. Current reports will be published every Friday by noon — just in time for your weekend fishing adventures. For the long view…
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Native Watercraft Slayer Propel Max 10: Slay the Fish
January 4, 2022
Alert for all you kayak fishing sharpies out there: The Native Watercraft Slayer Propel Max 10 is now fishing on waterways near you, and it lists some nice improvements over the standard Propel 10.…
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Mid-Bay Scuttlebutt: Wrecks on the Chesapeake Bay
January 2, 2022
A common theme from commercial fishermen during the research phase of a 1990s national study of fishing vessel safety was, “We don’t go far offshore, so we don’t need new safety requirements.” Wrong…
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Fishing Videos
January 1, 2022
Rudow's FishTalk is the go-to source for the most accurate, timely, how-to and where-to information about Chesapeake Bay fishing and angling throughout Mid-Atlantic region. If you're looking for…
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Robalo Cayman 266: Hey Man, How ‘Bout the Cayman?
December 31, 2021
It’s easy to be a fan of Robalo boats, especially because they deliver a great bang for the buck, and this has always been particularly true of their Cayman line. When we spent a day aboard the…
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