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Fishing Forecast for August of 2025
This forecast is built from looking back at the past eight years of FishTalk's reports, and does not include the latest angling intel. For current reports please visit our Reports section which is updated weekly. Current reports will be published every Friday by noon and you can sign up for our email list to get an alert as they publish (it's free…
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The Bailing Battle: When Mahi-Mahi Fishing Gets Tough
July 29, 2025
Mahi-mahi may not enjoy the same status as tunas and marlin, but few things get the offshore adrenaline pumping harder than watching a school of green and blue missiles racing for your bait at warp…
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Notes from the Cockpit: Out of the Box Fishing
July 27, 2025
FishTalk’s intrepid Production Director, Kayak Sharpie, and all-around Tech Wiz Zach Ditmars has a chronic angling issue: he changes lures about every five casts. Perhaps a reflection of the ADD…
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Five Best Freshwater Fishing Lures for Beginners
July 25, 2025
What are the five best freshwater fishing lures that every angler should own, whether they usually fish lakes for largemouth bass, cast in creeks and rivers for snakeheads, or anything in-between?…
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Albemarle 31 DC: Crush the Competition
December 2, 2019
You think that if you’ve seen one dual console fishing boat, you’ve seen ‘em all? Then we dare you to take a look at the new Albemarle 31 DC. If you can check this boat out and continue to maintain…
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How to Catch Ribbonfish
November 30, 2019
Giant ribbonfish invaded the Virginia Beach oceanfront this summer, filling up dock shots, providing a good fight for their weight, and proving even better table fare. Until recently, China, Japan,…
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Cold Shoulder: Catching Rockfish in Cold Water
November 28, 2019
Jigging for summer stripers is one thing, but jigging them up in the cold is a different gig. As water temps in the mainstem Chesapeake Bay drop down in to the 40s those stripers start hugging the…
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Kayak Catfishing
November 26, 2019
With such a wide variety of fish to target in our area, it’s easy to overlook one of the most reliable sources for a fun fight that we have access to in the Delmarva region: catfish. Whether you’re…
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Viking 38BF: Billing Statement
November 23, 2019
The fact that Viking Yachts has started a line of outboard-powered boats called Valhalla has grabbed most of the headlines about this builder lately (and you can catch our video of the quad-engine 41…
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Winter Pickerel Fishing Tactics that Work
November 21, 2019
Okay, I admit it: up until this past winter had I stopped targeting chain pickerel in specific, for many, many years. They aren’t an ideal food-fish, while other winter species like yellow perch and…
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