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Rudow’s FishTalk is a monthly #fishing magazine and website serving #anglers across the #ChesapeakeBay and Mid-Atlantic region.
The Big Worm fishing out of Virginia Beach reported several boat limits on sea bass this week including some flounder, bluefish, and triggers.
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Tune in TONIGHT 12/4 @ 6pm for another LIVE with Lenny Rudow. We’ll touch on 10 critical tips for fishing in the cold that will help you get that rod bent. www.facebook.com/share/1J6hxH...
04.12.2025 16:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
If you read the FishTalk #fishing reports on a regular basis there’s a good chance you’ve seen the term “jerkbait” pop up plenty of times, and if you want to catch more, bigger fish, jerkbaits definitely belong in your arsenal. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/fishing...
03.12.2025 17:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This month we pose some questions about catching Chesapeake Bay winter striped bass to Captain Steve Griffin, of Griffin's Guide Service LLC
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Holy cow the flow of cool new gear for anglers and boaters never ends - thank goodness - and this month we'll be covering awesome stuff from Fishbites, Teledyne FLIR, and Piscifun. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/new-gea...
01.12.2025 17:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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28.11.2025 14:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Finally, something we can all agree on: the Chesapeake Bay Agreement. The science-types spent four years putting Comprehensive Evaluation of System Response together and some major findings came to light.
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You want to cast for trophy rockfish one day, tow the kids around on toys, and then run down to the beach for some tuna #fishing the day after that? The Sportsman Heritage 321 #boat big enough and versatile enough to do all those things and then some. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/sportsm...
24.11.2025 14:06 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
David Rudow found the puppy drum feeding in the shallows near Virginia Beach on a recent trip.
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Why learn how to go #flyfishing, and is fly fishing in saltwater the best way to catch fish in the first place? www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/fly-fis...
21.11.2025 14:52 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
One of the better bass fishing tributaries around is the James River’s Powell Creek. The creek is accessible by powerboat from the James River and is a great kayak and canoe fishing destination as well. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/fishing...
20.11.2025 18:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congrats to Jonathan Riffe, the winner of the FishTalk December Cover Contest! Weston and Shepard caught their first largemouth bass alongside their Grandpa John at a pond in Calvert County.
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After years of striped bass regulations ratcheting tighter and tighter, the Maryland DNR is considering a “baseline season adjustment” for rockfish for 2026. Click here to TAKE ACTION NOW and fill out the form. fishtalkmag.com/blog/new-roc...
17.11.2025 18:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join Lenny Rudow at the Annapolis Anglers Club get-together Wednesday, November 13th at 7pm. Meetings are held at the American Legion at 1905 Crownsville Road. All are welcome! Food and beverages available.#annapolis #maryland #fishing #chesapeakebay
17.11.2025 18:23 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Wait a sec – November #crabbing? You bet, people, most seasons you can catch ‘em right up to Thanksgiving! www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/late-fa...
13.11.2025 18:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Join us at the West End Grill in Annapolis 11/13 @ 5:30pm for Angler’s Night Out presented by Waterfront Marine as we welcome FishTalk’s own Zach Ditmars, who will tell us all we need to know to get on the podium during this year’s CCA Winter Pickerel Championship.
13.11.2025 16:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Like ‘em or not, blue #catfish are here to stay in the Chesapeake. Long adapted to our country’s big Midwestern rivers, they have adjusted easily to Virginia’s large tidal rivers over the past 50 years, and to the Potomac for nearly as long. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/getting...
12.11.2025 18:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
As we come to a close on the model year of 2025 and new 2026 fishing boats, outboards, and electronics hit the water, there have been a number of improvements and/or developments to existing lineups that anglers will want to be aware of. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/new-and...
11.11.2025 15:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ah, November—striped bass are feeding hard to fatten up for winter, bite-windows are extended well past dawn and dusk, and bird shows are a distinct possibility. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/fall-tr...
10.11.2025 17:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Catch this week’s Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
07.11.2025 22:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Falling temps have fish in a feeding frenzy all around Bay Country, and on this November’s LIVE with Lenny Rudow TONIGHT at 6pm we’ll take a look at several red-hot #fishing bites going off right now. www.fishtalkmag.com/live-with-le...
06.11.2025 15:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This month we get into light tackle fishing tips with Captain Pete Dahlberg, better known as Walleye Pete, of Four Seasons Guide Service. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/ask-exp...
05.11.2025 16:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Current Chesapeake and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports will be published every Friday by noon — just in time for your weekend adventures. In the meantime, here’s our monthly prognostication. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/fishing...
04.11.2025 16:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Angler in Chief Lenny Rudow pedals furiously, trying to keep pace with some slightly younger kayak #fishing enthusiasts. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/kayak-f...
30.10.2025 13:45 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Whether we plan to cast for autumn speckled trout in the lower Chesapeake or savage striped bass in the upper Bay. Naturally, that means we need #fishing gear--lots and lots of gear. Here are a few of the cool new goodies we found. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/hot-new...
29.10.2025 13:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
FishTalk angler in chief Lenny Rudow hit the Potomac River to fish for blue catfish. Fishbites Catfish Bait also proved to be and effective and is a much more convenient, less messy alternative to keep in your tackle box. youtu.be/9IjDhcJvrL8?...
28.10.2025 18:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The waters around Pooles Island look like any other one might consider for Chesapeake Bay fishing, but the action around this little chunk of dry land is anything but normal. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/fall-fi...
28.10.2025 16:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Let's see those fish pics! Submit your favorite fishing photo in the FishTalk Cover Contest before October 31, 2025. 🎣📸
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FishTalk Magazine angler in chief Lenny Rudow gives you three fall #fishing tips for catching striped bass on the Chesapeake Bay. youtu.be/qniXvKHRpVg?...
23.10.2025 18:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This beautiful beast was caught and released last year near Franklin Manor. Let’s hope she comes back this year!
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