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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Boiling the Water on the Tideline 235
January 30, 2022
Recently I had the chance to spend some time on a Tideline 235 with twin Suzuki DF200s on a wind-chopped Albemarle Sound, and although we’ve reviewed the 235 in FishTalk before (see the original…
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Winter Highland Trout
January 28, 2022
While the inshore waters of the Chesapeake Bay are in their wintery slumber, the trout fishing in the highlands is on fire. This lull between deer season and the spring saltwater bite is the ideal…
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Chesapeake Bay Fishing Quiz
January 26, 2022
They say that 10-percent of the fishermen catch 90-percent of the fish. So, which category do you fall into? Just how impressive is your angling prowess? And, are you ready to put it to the test?…
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Fishing and Sea Trial on the Sportsman Open 242
January 24, 2022
I was stricken with boat-jealousy when my slip neighbor Dr. Mike upgraded to a new Sportsman Open 242 with a Yamaha F300 outboard last spring. But I buried the feeling with the knowledge that sooner…
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Notes From the Cockpit: Fishing Reports
January 22, 2022
Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening to you, fishtalkers — whenever and wherever you might be kicking back, I hope you’re either plotting a winter fishing trip in the coming days or brimming…
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Fishing on the Everglades 243CC
January 20, 2022
My friend Spencer had a new Everglades 243CC, there was talk of slot-size red drum off Point Lookout, and I needed a good excuse to step away from the desk. Fishboat test, anyone? Hmmm, let's see:…
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