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Midsummer Speckled Sea Trout
Countless Chesapeake Bay anglers who enjoy light tackle fishing in the shallows look forward to spring, when the speckled trout bite cranks up. Except in Virginia waters this year, of course, which have been closed for harvesting specks due to the significant winter stun we experienced last winter. Many anglers believe the closure was a good move…
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Paddler's Edge: Avoiding Blind Casts
July 3, 2026
Quite a few kayak anglers have electronics on their boat today, some even with real-time imaging sonar. But what about those of us who can’t or don’t want to invest in those rather expensive devices…
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LIVE with Lenny
July 2, 2026
Join us on the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. for new episodes of LIVE with Lenny. Tune in for an interactive live stream with Angler in Chief Lenny Rudow where he discusses various seasonal…
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Premium Access Bonus Videos for Subscribers Only
July 1, 2026
Hey there FishTalkers! We want to thank you for being a subscriber, and our way of saying "thanks" for real is by trying even harder to deliver you even more detailed fish-catching intel.…
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Careers
March 8, 2017
  Please check back later for career opportunities at Rudow's FishTalk Magazine. You may submit your resumé at any time to [email protected] for future consideration. Thank…
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Our Mission
March 8, 2017
Our mission is, quite simply, to help you catch more fish. If we can accomplish that, you'll keep picking up FishTalk Magazine and coming to FishTalkMag.com. And that, in turn, should make our…
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Boat Review: Ranger Bay Ranger 2360
March 7, 2017
You’ve filled the cooler on your 2360 Bay Ranger with stripers, but there’s a redfish bite 10 miles to the south and the run will be a serious pain in the butt, thanks to a 20-knot breeze. In bays…
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Fishing Gear Review: Penn Torque
March 2, 2017
Whether you like trolling, jigging, or chunking, when it comes to offshore fishing you need a reel that's built tough. Really tough. And the number-one reason we like the Penn Torque is because our…
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Regulator 23: Deep V Delight
February 26, 2017
The concept of a deep-V hull seems so simple on the surface, you’d think anyone could build a fishing boat that rides as well as the Regulator 23. But you’d be wrong. In fact, between weight…
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Glacier Bay 2665 Powercat
February 26, 2017
True story: Heavy winds were supposed to die down around midnight, but when we reached the Ocean City inlet at dawn the Atlantic was still so churned up we decide to cancel our trip and turn around—…
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