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Fishing Forecast for April, 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 conditions and weather patterns. FishTalk's current weekly Fishing Reports drop every Friday by noon, just in time for your weekend fishing adventures.…
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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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New Fishing Gear, Spring 2026
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…
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How to Catch Bull Redfish in the Bay from Shore
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,…
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Notes from the Cockpit: Are Fish Growing Smarter?
April 14, 2023
Greetings FishTalkers, welcome to an utterly awesome time of year. Tidal action is getting ready to bust wide open, the freshwater fish are snapping, and now on some days we can once again enjoy the…
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Spring Kayak Fishing for White Perch
April 14, 2023
White perch are a semi-anadromous fish, meaning they migrate into tidal fresh and slightly brackish waters each spring to spawn. White perch spawn from April through June and are found along the…
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Critical Rigging for Beginners, Part II: Rigging Lures
April 10, 2023
If you missed last month's initial installment in this series, be sure to read Rigging for Beginners, Part I: Critical Rigs. Catching fish will keep those kids happy, and rigging up right is a must…
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5 Tricks for Catching Smallmouth Bass
April 8, 2023
Excellent fishing for smallmouth bass in an excellent reason to live somewhere, yet historians tell us that cities often grow up near a river’s fall line, where the piedmont meets coastal plains.…
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Satellite Data for Offshore Fishing: Orbital Gander
April 6, 2023
Few things are more painful than running 50-plus miles one way, trolling offshore all day, then coming home with an empty fishbox. Ripping open 20-pound bags of unused ice and dumping the cubes over…
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New Fishing Gear for Spring 2023
April 4, 2023
Shimano Conquest MD: National Conquest People, there’s a new Shimano Calcutta out there and it’s called the Conquest MD. Yes, that’s right, the fishing in Maryland is so off-the-hook awesome and the…
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