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LIVE with Lenny
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 fishing tips and tricks for targeting a variety of fish species. Live viewers can comment on YouTube or Facebook to ask questions in real time, and …
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Fishing Forecast for April, 2026
April 1, 2026
Here's our forecast for fishing in the upcoming month of April based on what we've seen on a month-by-month basis looking back at our eight years of weekly fishing reports, as well as the current…
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Notes from the Cockpit: Change is Coming
March 30, 2026
Greetings, FishTalkers—spring is finally in the air! This winter was a long, tough slog, with fishing somewhere between impossible and miserable much of the time. But in the coming days perch will be…
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New Fishing Gear, Spring 2026
March 28, 2026
Kayak Fishing Book Alert! There's gobs of kayak fishing intel in FishTalk's new kayak fishing guide. You say you wish you had all of the kayak fishing intel ever produced by Team FishTalk within…
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Shad Fishing for Beginners
February 17, 2026
Shad are an early arrival in Chesapeake tributaries, first arriving in the rivers when water temperatures rise over the 50-degree mark usually at some time in mid to late March. In some areas (…
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Trolling from a Paddle Kayak
February 14, 2026
When I owned pedal-drive kayaks I often trolled four lines at a time and could employ a number of kayak trolling tactics. The pedal drive kept my hands free and allowed me to keep moving forward…
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Reservoir Shoreline Fishing
February 11, 2026
Whether you're hoping to tie into crappie fishing from the shoreline or you plan on tying into some bass, many of us spend enough time walking reservoir shorelines to get from here to Florida and…
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Five Custom Fishing Boat Top Picks
February 8, 2026
You say you want a fishing boat that’s anything but average? A real head-turner that can handle Chesapeake Bay fishing on its worst days, fish with the best of ‘em, and is built to your own personal…
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Fishing Tackle Organization Strategies
February 6, 2026
It’s the crack of dawn and the autumn sun is rising over Tilghman Island. Fishing was tough during the transition from summer to fall, but this late September morning, I’m hopeful. All the sudden a…
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Custom Fishing Rod Building: The Artful Angler Part III
February 4, 2026
If you missed the earlier installments of our series on building a custom fishing rod, be sure to check out The Artful Angler Part One: Custom Fishing Rod Parameters & Parabolics, and Part II:…
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