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Fishing Forecast for June of 2025
Remember, folks, this is a forecast as opposed to a current report, which is built from looking back at the past eight years of FishTalk's reports, so 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…
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New Fishing Gear, Summer 2025
May 30, 2025
Whether you're fishing a lake for crappie or casting on the Bay for cobia, as summer approaches there's no doubt you'll be hoping to find some cool new fishing gear. And this sumer, there's a bunch…
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Grady-White Canyon 306: New and Improved
May 28, 2025
All the way back in 2006 Grady-White reinvented one of its eminently popular center console boats, the Bimini 306, and it became the Canyon 306. Large enough to take on just about anything the…
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Cell Phone Holders for Kayaks: Hold On, Don't Hang Up!
May 26, 2025
Oops, darn, and crap are some of the nicer comments I have heard from friends over the years when they dropped a cellphone off their fishing kayak. Back in the day when a few raindrops would wreak…
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Sea Pro 172 Bay: Tributary Triumph
December 26, 2023
Spoiler alert: the Sea Pro 172 Bay isn’t an all-new model. Nor is it big and fancy, nor is it a status symbol of a boat. It is, however, a solidly built fishing machine that will get you out on the…
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Ike Jime
December 23, 2023
You may have already heard about the Japanese practice of ike jime. It’s definitely a little mysterious. But the verdict is in — ike jime is the best way to harvest a fish you intend to eat. With a…
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Angler Alert: Last Chance to Comment on 2024 Striped Bass Reg Changes
December 18, 2023
With the latest stock assessment showing falling numbers of striped bass and five years running of poor young-of-year index results, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is changing the…
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Winter Pickerel Fishing Tips
December 17, 2023
The chain pickerel is one of the few species of Mid-Atlantic gamefish that generally bites better through the winter months than through the summer. Still, even during the colder months of the year,…
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Flying to the Fishing: Airline Travel with Fishing Gear
December 15, 2023
Hauling your prized arsenal to a far-off fishing destination can be a confusing and stressful process, but with proper planning and precautions, you can spend the duration of the turbulence on the…
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Fishing Pressure Fronts
December 13, 2023
It’s 45 degrees, you see striped bass down deep on the meter, and as you stand there shivering you’re wondering why the heck you can’t get a bite when the day before rockfish were thrashing on the…
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