FishTalk Magazine
@fishtalkmagazine.bsky.social
Rudow’s FishTalk is a monthly #fishing magazine and website serving #anglers across the #ChesapeakeBay and Mid-Atlantic region.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced that they’re moving forward with initiating a new “baseline” striped bass season for 2026. fishtalkmag.com/blog/chesape...
December 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has announced that they’re moving forward with initiating a new “baseline” striped bass season for 2026. fishtalkmag.com/blog/chesape...
The big talk in the Way South region is the arrival of big migratory striped bass. Oceans East Bait and Tackle reports that big numbers of fish have shown up in the southern Chesapeake Bay.
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
December 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The big talk in the Way South region is the arrival of big migratory striped bass. Oceans East Bait and Tackle reports that big numbers of fish have shown up in the southern Chesapeake Bay.
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
Turn to page 17 in the January issue of FishTalk to learn tips from Capt. Tom Weaver for catching wintertime pickerel.
Pick up your FREE copy of FishTalk Magazine at over 850 locations around the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic region or read it online at fishtalkmag.com/read-fishtalk-online
Pick up your FREE copy of FishTalk Magazine at over 850 locations around the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic region or read it online at fishtalkmag.com/read-fishtalk-online
December 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Turn to page 17 in the January issue of FishTalk to learn tips from Capt. Tom Weaver for catching wintertime pickerel.
Pick up your FREE copy of FishTalk Magazine at over 850 locations around the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic region or read it online at fishtalkmag.com/read-fishtalk-online
Pick up your FREE copy of FishTalk Magazine at over 850 locations around the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic region or read it online at fishtalkmag.com/read-fishtalk-online
The Cotton Thomas Calvert 16 isn't a new design, but it is a new model.
www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/cotton-...
#fishing #boating
www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/cotton-...
#fishing #boating
December 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Cotton Thomas Calvert 16 isn't a new design, but it is a new model.
www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/cotton-...
#fishing #boating
www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/cotton-...
#fishing #boating
Confirmed reports of some seriously big rockfish are starting to come in. Jim landed a 46" striped bass from his kayak caught near Hampton Roads last weekend, proof that enduring the cold can have big rewards.
Catch this week’s reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
Catch this week’s reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
December 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Confirmed reports of some seriously big rockfish are starting to come in. Jim landed a 46" striped bass from his kayak caught near Hampton Roads last weekend, proof that enduring the cold can have big rewards.
Catch this week’s reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
Catch this week’s reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
Check out some hot new fishworthy gear for this winter. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/fishing...
December 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Check out some hot new fishworthy gear for this winter. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/fishing...
While striped bass stocks may be depressed and our summer fishery certainly isn’t what it once was, we here in Chesapeake country are still major-league lucky. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/pb-stri...
December 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
While striped bass stocks may be depressed and our summer fishery certainly isn’t what it once was, we here in Chesapeake country are still major-league lucky. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/pb-stri...
If you’ve been spending your #fishing time on an average 20-something boat common to the Chesapeake you may need to step into an entirely new class of vessel—one like the all-new Robalo Boats R300. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/robalo-...
December 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If you’ve been spending your #fishing time on an average 20-something boat common to the Chesapeake you may need to step into an entirely new class of vessel—one like the all-new Robalo Boats R300. www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/robalo-...
The Big Worm fishing out of Virginia Beach reported several boat limits on sea bass this week including some flounder, bluefish, and triggers.
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
December 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Big Worm fishing out of Virginia Beach reported several boat limits on sea bass this week including some flounder, bluefish, and triggers.
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
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...
December 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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...
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...
December 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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...
This month we pose some questions about catching Chesapeake Bay winter striped bass to Captain Steve Griffin, of Griffin's Guide Service LLC
www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/ask-exp...
www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/ask-exp...
December 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This month we pose some questions about catching Chesapeake Bay winter striped bass to Captain Steve Griffin, of Griffin's Guide Service LLC
www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/ask-exp...
www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/ask-exp...
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...
December 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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...
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
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.
www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/notes-c...
www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/notes-c...
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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.
www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/notes-c...
www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/notes-c...
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...
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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...
David Rudow found the puppy drum feeding in the shallows near Virginia Beach on a recent trip.
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports.
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports.
November 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
David Rudow found the puppy drum feeding in the shallows near Virginia Beach on a recent trip.
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports.
Catch this week’s FREE Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic #fishing reports at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports.
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...
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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...
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...
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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...
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.
Grab your FREE copy at over 850 locations or read it online at fishtalkmag.com/read-fishtalk-online
Grab your FREE copy at over 850 locations or read it online at fishtalkmag.com/read-fishtalk-online
November 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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.
Grab your FREE copy at over 850 locations or read it online at fishtalkmag.com/read-fishtalk-online
Grab your FREE copy at over 850 locations or read it online at fishtalkmag.com/read-fishtalk-online
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...
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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...
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
November 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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
Wait a sec – November #crabbing? You bet, people, most seasons you can catch ‘em right up to Thanksgiving! www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/late-fa...
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Wait a sec – November #crabbing? You bet, people, most seasons you can catch ‘em right up to Thanksgiving! www.fishtalkmag.com/blog/late-fa...
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.
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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.
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...
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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...