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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. Well, mercy… I think management, however well intentioned, is way off with sea bass. Certainly not on purpose. Indeed, bad recreational catch…
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…
June 19, 2026
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…
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…
February 6, 2024
The same deep drop bottom fish species we go after during the warmer months of the year, like golden tilefish, don’t disappear. And some deep dwellers like wreckfish actually bite better than they do…
February 4, 2024
Draining the Chesapeake Bay would reveal now-submerged structural features surrounding islands, drowned islands, and remnants of eroded shorelines including fallen timber, rocks, and ruins. These…
February 2, 2024
Ready to check out a bunch of cool new fishing gear for the new season? Here are some goodies that have caught our eye. An no, the links you'll see don't go to Amazon or any other online retailer…
January 31, 2024
Our usual disclosure: 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…
January 28, 2024
Honda Marine has always been known for their quality outboards, but they’ve never made it beyond the 250 horses and six cylinders — until now. After several years of development they’ve introduced…
January 26, 2024
According to BoatUS statistics, dead batteries account for almost 10 percent of all the calls for assistance their towboats receive. In fact, only mechanical failure and running aground are more…