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Whether you’re on the Bay or at the beach, as the waters begin to cool off for fall you know that the flounder are going to start feeding. As long as the waters don’t get churned and discolored by a hurricane or a similarly dramatic storm the flounder try their best to fatten up right about now, as they prepare to migrate out to deeper waters off…
October 1, 2026
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September 28, 2026
Water, water, everywhere… and a bunch of it that fish can’t live in. Or crabs, or oysters, or anything else, because it’s anoxic. As in, there’s no oxygen. Just imagine if you were walking down the…
September 26, 2026
Recent surveys by the National Ocean Service (NOS) collected hydrographic data needed for chart updates to provide improved sonar data coverage for the Upper Bay, from the Bay Bridge to north by…
August 19, 2026
Hey there FishTalkers! We want to thank you for being a subscriber - by delivering even more detailed fish-catching intel. To this end, we thought it would be a good to produce a video…
August 17, 2026
Red Alert—As of August first striped bass season on the entire Chesapeake Bay from Perry Point to Wise Point will be completely closed. Chances are you already knew that, and it’s also quite probable…
August 15, 2026
If you’ve never tried crabbing it might seem a bit mysterious. What’s the best bait? How do you pick a productive spot? Wait a sec—you catch these crafty critters without any hooks??? Brennan and…
August 13, 2026
Angling success sometimes comes down to valiantly beating your head against a brick wall. You might not catch a fish in the first three hours of trying, or even the first three days, but if you give…
August 10, 2026
Whether you’re fishing a shoreline or up a channel drop off, casting jigs can be a big payoff while kayak fishing. I typically have at least one of my rods rigged with a jig no matter the target…
August 8, 2026
Iko Prints Ikoprints lets you turn that catch into a different sort of wall-hanger. We all wish to preserve a memory of a special outing or that catch, or the desire to make art of the sport we…