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Whether you're fishing in one of the reservoirs near Baltimore or at the Baltimore Canyon, leader is a critical part of your setup. If you use too light of a line you might lose a fish and if you go too heavy you may get less bites. There are a lot of factors that go into selecting a leader, such as how good the target fish’s eyesight is, the…
September 14, 2025
There was a time many years ago when surface plugging for striped bass was unheard of. Bob Pond, whom I knew well, introduced the Atom plug back in the 1960s. It soon became a favorite way of fishing…
September 11, 2025
Here’s the great thing about much of the Key West lineup: take one of their boats for a sea trial, and you’ll likely be surprised at just how well it handles a Bay chop and how well it stays on an…
September 9, 2025
Anyone who reads the Way North Fishing Reports has seen plenty about fishing in the Susquehanna River. With 18 million gallons of water flowing through its mouth every minute, the Susquehanna River…
August 7, 2025
Welcome to August—the walk from the truck to the water’s edge will have you sweating, it’s a chore to breathe, and if you don’t apply sunscreen liberally you’ll soon look like a piece of overcooked…
August 5, 2025
IT’S BACK! The Robalo R160 was, for many years, this builder’s smallest offering and one of the few 16’ center console fishing boats on the market which was fully finished and had many of the…
August 3, 2025
The popular angling venues Windmill Point Reef and the nearby natural reefs off the mouth of the Rappahannock River were featured in “Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reefs: Voyages of Rediscovery” (Young,…
August 1, 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…
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…
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…