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Walk into any tackle shop and you can find lures ranging from old school to off the wall. Some look just like baitfish, others look like dead chunks of plastic, and still others look like nothing found on planet Earth. The weird thing is, most of them will catch fish to some degree at one time or another—even the ones that appear to be designed…
September 11, 2026
They… are… BACK! Not in the numbers nor sizes we enjoyed a couple of decades ago, but in 2026 croaker have been back in the Bay in better form than we’ve seen since the birth of Instagram. Keeper-…
September 8, 2026
Okuma Makaira Gold SEa  The Okuma Makaira Gold SEa is ready for offshore action. Fishing reels evolve over time, and one that’s recently evolved to a smoother revolve is  the Okuma Makaira with…
September 6, 2026
How in the heck did that stick get tangled up in the spreader bar? Wait… WAIT—that’s no stick, it’s a billfish swiping with its bill. Quick! Grab the pitch bait! Unless you don’t have a pitch bait at…
September 4, 2026
We’d all love to run out and buy a big, glorious, brand-spanking-new center console, but the fact of the matter is that it simply isn’t an economic reality for many anglers out there. Or, maybe you…
September 2, 2026
Is it blazing hot outside, or does it feel like fall? If you live in Chesapeake Country, there’s a very good chance that it’ll feel like both at some point this month—sometimes, from one day to the…
September 1, 2026
A Chesapeake Perspective series, moderated by FishTalk Angler-in-Chief, Lenny Rudow, brings together scientists, fisheries managers, industry representatives, anglers, and conservation partners…
September 1, 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…
August 31, 2026
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August 28, 2026
It’s tough to thoroughly scout fishing structure in advance when the most recent chart that covers a prospective fishing destination is based on survey data from the 1950s, and in some cases, before…