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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 running, shad will appear in our creeks and rivers, and the Bay will come alive with the arrival of southern species. We’ll all be hoping for warm…
March 28, 2026
Kayak Fishing Book Alert! There's gobs of kayak fishing intel in FishTalk's new kayak fishing guide. You say you wish you had all of the kayak fishing intel ever produced by Team FishTalk within…
March 26, 2026
Legendary surfcaster “Crazy” Alberto Knie preaches the idea of fishing “non-human” hours when chasing trophies. While everyone else is asleep in their beds dreaming of screaming drags and bent rods,…
March 24, 2026
Just what is the perfect sized boat for fishing rockfish the Chesapeake tributaries,  multispecies angling at the CBBT, and everything in-between? Something that can take you everywhere from creeks…
January 22, 2024
You may remember that as we recreational anglers were recently giving comment on 2024 striped bass reg changes, the Maryland DNR announced an “Emergency Regulation” ending trophy season and…
January 22, 2024
We’re shooting out of the Severn River aboard a Caymas 34 CT powercat at 55 mph when one of the Naval Academy yard boats goes by and… waves? What waves? Then we pass a big cruiser and… waves? What…
January 20, 2024
As a new kayak fishing season approaches both paddlers and pedalers will be keeping a sharp eye out for the cool new gadgets and goodies that can help us catch more, bigger fish. Ready to start…
January 18, 2024
As anglers we collectively catch a heck of a lot of fish, and whether we are freshwater fishing, we're fishing the Chesapeake Bay, or we've headed off the coast, some of us will catch fish that are…
January 14, 2024
We know it's the middle of winter, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy some action, whether it's Chesapeake Bay Fishing or casting in sweetwater. Or, at the very least, catching up on some tackle…
January 11, 2024
Maybe there’s a warm day being forecast and you want to take advantage of the decent weather. Maybe you heard there’s an unexpected bite going off and you don’t want to miss out. Or, maybe you’re…