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Spring Trophy Striper Season: Pros and Cons
As we prepare for striped bass to open in the Chesapeake Bay, we look back at our first year with no spring trophy season. Virginia shut it down several years back and Maryland eliminated it in 2024. The below editorial was written five years earlier and at that time, the decline in the fishery was already quite apparent to many of us. Let's get a…
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Fishing For Monster Spring Speckled Trout
May 10, 2024
A huge flurry of fishing reports of speckled sea trout has come in, and these fish are being caught in areas from the Elizabeth clear up to the Choptank. And while few anglers focus on speckled sea…
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Spring Red Drum in the Lower Bay
May 9, 2024
When someone says the word “spring” to a saltwater angler who enjoys fishing in the southern Chesapeake, the run of bull redfish immediately comes to mind. Before indulging in the bite there are some…
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Fine Tuning Fishfinders and Marine Electronics: Zap and Trickle
May 9, 2024
Those of you who read FishTalk on a regular basis may have noticed that I swapped out my old reliable 22 Glacier Bay for a new Caymas 26 HB last year, and along with it, shifted to a completely new…
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Live Lining with Atlantic Silversides
April 27, 2024
It was Memorial Day weekend on the mouth of the Choptank River, and the fishing was unusually quiet. The water was so clear you could make out every little shell and pebble on the sandy bottom. I…
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Paddler's Edge: Communications on a Kayak
April 25, 2024
Merriam-Webster defines Communication as: “a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior.” These kayak anglers may spread…
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Hot New Fishing Gear for 2024
April 23, 2024
As the fishing season of 2024 busts loose we Mid-Atlantic area anglers and Chesapeake Bay fishing fans are on the lookout for cool new goodies that will help us catch more fish. Here are three top…
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Invasive Catfish Cover Contest
April 22, 2024
It’s that time of year again—time to send in your submissions for the FishTalk Invasive Catfish Cover Contest presented by Fish and Hunt Maryland Here’s How it Works: Submit your favorite fishing…
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Ask an Expert: Fishing with Griffin's Guide Service
April 20, 2024
This month we pose some questions about fishing in May and about catching Chesapeake Bay bull reds to Captain Steve Griffin, of Griffin’s Guide Service. Captain Steve hoists his best catch ever!…
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Blue Catfish in the Bullseye
April 17, 2024
There’s no such thing as a sure thing in fishing, but in recent years targeting blue catfish has become about as close as it gets in many Maryland waterways. Channel cats have been around for decades…
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