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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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Boat Review: Cobia 217CC
February 25, 2017
The Cobia 217CC has enough beef to run through the inlet when conditions allow, yet rigged with our test boat’s 150 HP Yamaha F-150 (max HP is a 200), posts astonishing fuel efficiency numbers. The …
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Thomas Point Rocks (Literally)
February 25, 2017
You can see the rip-rapped shoreline at Thomas Point and the rocks around the lighthouse are also impossible to miss—but that means you only know about two out of five awesome spots to fish here, and…
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Fishing From Solomons Island
February 25, 2017
Solomons Island is a great destination to chase after Chesapeake species ranging from croaker to cobia. It's a relatively short drive from the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area, there’s a fleet…
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Night Fishing for Striped Bass
February 24, 2017
During the dog-days of summer fishing can grow tough, and chumming for striped bass, jigging for rockfish (note: stripers are called "rockfish" in much of the Mid-Atlantic region), and even live-…
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How to Set the Hook on a Fish
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…
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How to Rig Metal Jigging Spoons
February 24, 2017
Metal jigging spoons are a great way to probe the depths whether you're fishing the wrecks and reefs out of Indian River for black sea bass, or targeting golden tilefish at the edge of the…
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