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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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Paddler’s Edge: Choosing Life Jackets for Kayak Fishing
July 5, 2024
Whether you’re doing a float down your local river, casting a line into your favorite reservoir, or plying the open Bay, whenever you go kayak fishing safety should be your number one priority.…
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Summer Fishing at the CBBT
July 4, 2024
I love the feeling I get when I fire up my outboard and head for the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, the CBBT, on a warm summer morning for a day of fishing. In that moment, the day is full of…
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Triggerfish Tricks
July 4, 2024
Gray triggerfish are an interesting—and frustrating—target for anglers especially when hitting the inshore wrecks along the DelMarVa coast. Though they’re common throughout the Mid-Atlantic region…
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Hot New Fishing Gear for the Summer of 2024
July 3, 2024
Are you ready for summertime Chesapeake Bay fishing? Of course you are! And these hot new goodies are sure to come in handy, so check out our top picks for new fishing gear for the summer of 2024.…
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Fishing Forecast for July of 2024
June 30, 2024
We all know printed fishing reports are generalized and weeks have passed before the report gets into your hands, so for timely, up-to-date reports, visit our Reports section. Current reports will be…
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The Cobia are Coming!
June 28, 2024
For the past few years we've seen a terrific cobia bite in the lower and lower-middle Chesapeake Bay, as well as inshore along the DelMarVa coast. If you pay attention to our Way South Chesapeake…
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