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How to Bake Rockfish with Dan's Rockin' Rockfish Recipe
Editor’s note: Dan took me and our mutual friend Vadim out fishing for slot rockfish one day late last fall, and the next evening, texted me the picture of his meal. I thought, “Wow! I’ve gotta try that!” I thought plenty of you might want to give it a shot, too. Prepped for baking, this rockfish is already beginning to look tasty.  There’s…
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The 10 Best Fishing Reels You Can Buy
May 18, 2026
When it comes to reels everyone has their own favorites, and choosing fishing reels for beginners really isn't a huge point of controversy. But more advanced anglers take their reels very, very…
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Three Top Center Console Bay Boats Under $50,000
May 18, 2026
Light tackle anglers who are searching for the perfect fishing boat, rejoice – you can still get a cool new bay boat 100-percent rigged and ready for under $60,000. No, these won’t be the biggest nor…
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The World’s Five Best Cheap Fishing Boats
May 18, 2026
Cheap fishing boats aren't as uncommon as one might think and the average middle-class American angler can probably afford one of the cool new bay boats under $50,000 we checked out a while back, or…
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Notes from the Cockpit: The Brainiacs are Coming! (Yay!)
February 23, 2022
Not long ago I sat in on a Zoom call with a disparate collection of folks who all have connections to St. Mary’s College of Maryland. We’d gathered to talk with Dr. Randolph Larson, a professor there…
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Kayak Fishing Mothership Operations
February 21, 2022
As spring approaches and people are thinking about new potential kayak fishing adventures, many of them seem to be considering mother-shipping a kayak to far off fishing grounds in search of an epic…
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Tidal Pond White Perch
February 19, 2022
As the first signs of spring arrive most of us have yellow perch on the mind, since the “ring perch” run first in the tributaries and March is often a prime time to target them. Look instead to tidal…
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Rocks to Fish for Rockfish
February 15, 2022
Couch-potato scouting for fishing structure seemed like a worthwhile diversion during the pandemic shelter-in-place and scanning my computer screen for wrecks and obstructions started well; then the…
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Catching Yellow Perch on Lures
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…
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Paddler's Edge: Reacting to a Kayak Trolling Bite
February 13, 2022
It’s quite exciting to be paddling along, kayak fishing with several rods out while you troll, and suddenly have one of those rods begin shaking wildly just a few feet from your face. Grabbing the…
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