October 15, 2024
The absolute adrenaline rush and unforgettable battle that follow an explosive topwater strike are moments that every novice angler should have the privilege of experiencing. Let’s dive into the…
August 15, 2024
If there's anything we anglers LOVE it's cool new fishing gear. Here's the latest and the greatest.
Svago Sunglasses: Italian for Fun
The author sports a pair of Tifosi Svago sunglasses during a…
August 8, 2024
Before you can ever gaff a tuna you have to fool one into biting, and for many anglers the initial step will be building a spreader bar. When it comes to offshore trolling there are only two basic…
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.…
May 5, 2024
If you've ever read a word or watched a video about Chesapeake Bay fishing, you've almost certainly heard about spinnerbaits. In fact, there are probably a few of them sitting in your tacklebox right…
March 22, 2024
There’s an annual spring migration taking place this month in many of the Chesapeake’s tributaries which will trigger a different migration of sorts — one involving fishermen jumping into their cars…
February 2, 2024
Ready to check out a bunch of cool new fishing gear for the new season? Here are some goodies that have caught our eye. An no, the links you'll see don't go to Amazon or any other online retailer…
January 8, 2024
If your jigging lures of choice are soft plastic paddletails or jerk baits, what size should you use during each season while fishing for striped bass? Listening to the AIC, FishTalk contributor Eric…
November 28, 2023
The holidays are coming up fast, and your someone special loves Chesapeake Bay fishing, running into the open Atlantic, or angling anywhere, anytime? Then you'd better start shopping, and fast. Here…
February 9, 2023
Countless anglers plying the waters of DelMarVa have used shad darts thousands of times and caught countless fish on them — without ever necessarily shad fishing. While fishing for shad can be a ton…
September 27, 2022
Whether Chesapeake Bay fishing is your game, you enjoy popping through the inlet and fishing in the open Atlantic, or a reservoir full of largemouth bass is more to your liking, one thing is for sure…
July 27, 2022
We’ve all been there before: there are little bluefish or stripers busting on bait, and suddenly out of the corner of your eye you see a pelagic-looking creature shoot out of the water, arc…
February 13, 2022
Tactics for catching yellow perch in February can be as complex or as simple as you make ‘em. In the piece-of-cake category, we have fishing bull minnow on a bottom rig. But some anglers prefer to…
November 7, 2021
I learned to fly fish while targeting smallmouth bass in the upper Potomac River. I caught most of them on a store-bought size-four Gaines Bass King popper made with a cork body, flashy enamel paint…
April 27, 2021
Every Chesapeake Bay fishing fan and coastal angling aficionado has his or her favorite lures, and that’s one of the best things about fishing — no one’s choices are right or wrong, they’re simply…
September 21, 2020
Trends come and go in fishing, and every year new fishing gear comes out that offers something different for the fish to like as older lure styles go out of fashion. Much like the cyclical nature of…
April 20, 2020
Whether Chesapeake Bay fishing is your favorite way to wet a line, offshore trolling is your main gig, or you think nothing beats chasing smallmouth bass in small streams, you surely have a tacklebox…
February 7, 2019
When we went to Angler’s Sport Center to shoot some video recently, we spent some time focused on finding the five best fishing lures made by local companies – and then realized that we’d fished with…