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Paddler's Edge: Don't Make These 5 Mistakes While Kayak Fishing!
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 banned from choosing the next few and you’ll get stuck watching romcoms. But a wrong move while out casting on that prized fishery may cost you your…
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Striped Bass and Temperature Mortality
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…
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An Angler’s Tribute
June 17, 2026
Charlie Ebersberger, longtime owner of Anglers Sport Center and beloved outdoorsman, passed away at the age of 69 on December 15, 2025. He was diagnosed with cancer and fought valiantly until his…
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Catching Cobia—and then Some
June 14, 2026
It’s June, people, and for countless Chesapeake and coastal DelMarVa anglers that means counting down the days until the opening of cobia season. Cobia are among the biggest, most powerful fish we…
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Sportsman Open 402 Center Console: The Quad Squad
May 10, 2026
Four outboards, four-across seating at the helm, four fishboxes in the deck, and lounger space for four people to stretch out in complete luxury in the bow—if you say double the fun is great but…
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Mayworm Madness
May 8, 2026
You see rockfish rolling on the surface, cast time and time again, and you can’t get a bite… What the heck is going on?!? Then, you notice a steady stream of little red worms wiggling as the current…
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Fishing Drop-Shot Rigs for Beginners
May 6, 2026
You're trying to catch some largemouth bass... or crappie... or whatever - and the lack of bites is driving you crazy. Maybe the fish are simply ambivalent about your bait. Or they’re holding tight…
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Spiked Wrecks off DelMarVa
May 4, 2026
Assessing which spot will be productive as tomorrow’s fishing destination is a guessing game and fishing reports from yesterday are yesterday’s report. Fish come, hang around for a while (or not),…
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Angling for Annapolis
May 2, 2026
Captain C.L. Marshall of Tangier Sound Charters has spent more time bobbing around on the Bay than just about anyone and has a well-earned reputation for putting anglers on the fish. It turns out he’…
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Fishing Forecast for May, 2026
April 30, 2026
After looking back at several years of May reports here’s what should be in store for Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic anglers this month; remember that if you want to see our current, up-to-date,…
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