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Paddler's Edge: Don't Make These 5 Mistakes While Kayak Fishing!
Mistakes? We all make them now and then. But picking the wrong movie on a Saturday night or making a mistake while out kayak fishing are two very different things. Picking the wrong movie may get you banned from choosing the next few and you’ll get stuck watching romcoms. But a wrong move while out casting on that prized fishery may cost you your…
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Striped Bass and Temperature Mortality
June 17, 2026
In 2024 I was invited to jump on a boat to catch striped bass — out of season! After learning it was to participate in a George Mason University Fisheries Ecology Lab study on the catch-and-release…
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An Angler’s Tribute
June 17, 2026
Charlie Ebersberger, longtime owner of Anglers Sport Center and beloved outdoorsman, passed away at the age of 69 on December 15, 2025. He was diagnosed with cancer and fought valiantly until his…
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Catching Cobia—and then Some
June 14, 2026
It’s June, people, and for countless Chesapeake and coastal DelMarVa anglers that means counting down the days until the opening of cobia season. Cobia are among the biggest, most powerful fish we…
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Cell Phone Holders for Kayaks: Hold On, Don't Hang Up!
May 26, 2025
Oops, darn, and crap are some of the nicer comments I have heard from friends over the years when they dropped a cellphone off their fishing kayak. Back in the day when a few raindrops would wreak…
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Ask an Expert: Redfish in the Shallows with Capt. Jonathan Bland
May 21, 2025
You say you enjoy fishing the shallows for puppy drum? Well, of course you do! This month we talk with Captain Jonathan Bland of Bay Bound Guide Service about catching reds in shoal water. Capt.…
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10 Tips to Catch More Catfish
May 21, 2025
It’s true that in many of our waterways, their huge populations make catfish one of the easiest species to target. But it’s just as true that there’s no such thing as a sure thing when it comes to…
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Get Ready for Rockfish
May 20, 2025
We waited, and waited, and waited, and now the 2025 rockfish season is ON! From the Chesapeake Bay’s headwaters clear down to its junction with the Atlantic Ocean anglers like us are in a celebratory…
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Cheap Boats are Underrated
May 18, 2025
I’ll never forget the guy who laughed at me as I launched my treasured though cheap boat, a 16-footer, at a ramp on the Tangier Sound back when I was in my early 20s. It was about as cheap a boat as…
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Footwear for Kayak Fishing
May 15, 2025
Welcome to kayak fishing - are your feet feeling a bit cold? Or wet? Too warm? Maybe the ramp’s slippery underfoot? As seasons change we face weather conditions that dictate what footwear works best…
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