Home Page

Makaira Boats Gen3 26: Shock and Awesome
Where can you find a splash of North Carolina in the southwestern Pacific? Simply head for the Makaira Boats plant in Northland, New Zealand, where the hulls feature Carolina flare. Wait a sec—it might be just a tad bit easier to roll over to the Eastern Shore and visit Cambridge, MD, because you can now find Makaira boats there, too, at Brown Dog…
Read more...
LIVE with Lenny
April 2, 2026
Join us on the first Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. for new episodes of LIVE with Lenny. Tune in for an interactive live stream with Angler in Chief Lenny Rudow where he discusses various seasonal…
Read more...
Fishing Forecast for April, 2026
April 1, 2026
Here's our forecast for fishing in the upcoming month of April based on what we've seen on a month-by-month basis looking back at our eight years of weekly fishing reports, as well as the current…
Read more...
Notes from the Cockpit: Change is Coming
March 30, 2026
Greetings, FishTalkers—spring is finally in the air! This winter was a long, tough slog, with fishing somewhere between impossible and miserable much of the time. But in the coming days perch will be…
Read more...
Chesapeake Bay Fishing Clubs Directory
March 30, 2022
There are a lot of people who absolutely love Chesapeake Bay fishing, and as a result, there are fishing clubs up and down the shores of the Bay. Wherever you may live in Maryland or Virginia, be it…
Read more...
How to Catch Slot Redfish, for Beginners
March 29, 2022
You will hear this fish called by many names: red drum, redfish, puppy drum for small ones, and bull redfish for very large ones. When I was young, the old timers in our area referred to them as…
Read more...
Fishing Forecast for April, 2022
March 27, 2022
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…
Read more...
Cedarhurst Fishing Reef: Jagged Jumble of Rubble Trouble
March 25, 2022
“That reef’s not fishable” said the late Charter Captain Eddie O’Brien, who was dedicated to trolling for rockfish. “Why did they build it that way?” His complaint: the rubble was indiscriminately…
Read more...
Bay Bridge Boat Show Boat Shopping Primer
March 23, 2022
The Bay Bridge Boat Show is our region’s premier spring show for checking out hot new fishing machines. Acres and acres of gleaming new fiberglass will be on display and this is your one best…
Read more...
Top 10 Tips for Pier Fishing
March 21, 2022
Pier fishing takes many forms, ranging from casting from a dock in a farm pond, to strolling down the Route 50 bridge into Ocean City, to standing above crashing oceanic breakers on the Virginia…
Read more...