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1. Eight Fishing Tips from Eight Top-Notch Charter Captains

   … the region as a mate. He does all kinds of fishing, from trolling or chumming rockfish to chasing fish like black … Captain John explained that spoonbrella rigs work great for trolling on an edge and making a tight turn when trying to …

2. Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, December 2024

   … of the game in the winter months. We heard from one boat trolling that landed three fish that were all over 35 inches … on the slower side this week. Many boats tried their luck trolling and reports showed that few fish were caught. It …

3. Get Ready for Rockfish

   … to 25’ of water are a solid bet at this time of year, and trolling umbrellas with six-inch shad, tandems of the same … anglers to get in on the action. Rather than traditional trolling lures try pulling jerkbaits and diving plugs, and …

4. On the Water Fishing Test on the Caymas 26 HB

   … of our test rig, in that it didn’t have a bow-mount trolling motor (which is considered optional equipment). And … shallow water light tackle casting. The aforementioned trolling motor was certainly is on the list, but a number of …

5. Fishing in Brazil: Amazon Adventure

   … Our guide brings the boat alongside the fish using the trolling motor. Grabbing the lip-grippers he rushes to the … nothing but a stump of hair. Then the jig I’m trolling comes to an abrupt stop. The tip of my rod bends …

6. Center Console Versus Pilothouse: Put Yer Dukes Up!

   … close-quarters maneuvering. In open water, optioning a trolling motor to slow and adjust drifts is a welcome addition on either model. I have also found the trolling motor helpful for navigating my Chesapeake around …

7. Fishing the Middle Potomac Shoals, Wrecks, and Rocks

   … three sloughs oriented upriver-downriver, providing natural trolling lanes. There rugged bottom at the south end of the mound offers jigging opportunities. Also try trolling across the sloughs angling down-current. On …

8. Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, August 2020

   … Spanish mackerel are providing a fun fishery for trollers. Trolling the channel edges with Clark and Drone Number One … now. If you’re hoping for mackerel, remember to keep for trolling speed north of what you do for rockfish, they like …

9. Way South Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, January 2021

   … Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report, January 7 Update: Trolling seems to the most reliable way to hone in on the … umbrellas, Stretch 25s, or live eels. Those who stick with trolling are having the most success pulling their offerings …

10. Hot New Fishing Gear, Summer 2021

    … that is. You’d be nuts to leave the dock on a striper trolling trip without umbrella rigs aboard, and the locally … June Bug rigs are the bread and butter of countless trolling charter boats all across the Chesapeake. If you …