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Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic Charter Fishing Guide
It's not easy to find the best Chesapeake Bay fishing charter, especially because the Bay is full of knowledgeable guides and charter captains ready to show you the ropes. Narrowing it down to just one can be tough. To help, we've put together a directory of top professional light tackle guides, charter fishing boats, and head boats that can get…
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Spring Fishing Tips for Beginners
April 5, 2026
We’ve been bottled up indoors, the rods and reels have been gathering dust, and the tacklebox is serving as an end table ever since the late fall light tackle bite wound down—but all that’s about to…
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Makaira Boats Gen3 26: Shock and Awesome
April 3, 2026
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…
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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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Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic Tackle Shops
January 1, 2021
When it comes to getting fishing gear you have oodles of options at local bait and tackle shops throughout the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic region. Of course, buying bait and gear is just one…
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Four Critical Fishing Knots
December 30, 2020
Keep practicing, and meanwhile, these four basic fishing knots are quick and easy to tie, and will come in handy for all sorts of fishing ranging from trolling tubes for cobia, to jigging for…
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Pursuit C238 Review: Highbrow Highliner
December 28, 2020
Can a serious fishing boat also be a work of art? That’s a silly question, because most are — at least, they are to we hardcore anglers. But there are a few models out there which are so pleasing to…
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Falling in Love with Fishing, at Love Point
December 26, 2020
Spring may be the season for amore, but if you enjoy Chesapeake Bay fishing, spring, summer and fall are all seasons for love — fishing at Love Point, that is. Take a poll of anglers who ply the…
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Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion
December 23, 2020
As a resident of the Hampton Roads area for most of my life, I should have nothing but happy thoughts about the doubling of the size of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT). Heck, when I was in…
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Fishing Lines and Spooling Reels
December 21, 2020
Anglers could argue all day over what is the best fishing line. I’m a light tackle fisherman, and I only fish with spinning reels. The reels I use are 1000, 2500, or 3000 sizes. When I started…
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