Three Awesome Chesapeake Bay Angling Adventures!
After we take a look at how the rockfish bite has been thus far and get the low-down on the current action, we’ll take a tour of three super-cool areas you can check out right now for an awesome angling adventure—one in the Upper Bay, one in the Middle Bay, and one in the Lower Bay. Get the scoop on these red-hot fishing zones that most anglers have never even visited.
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Albemarle 30 Express
We headed to Legasea Marine in Yorktown, VA to go for a sea trial on the Albermarle 30 Express, the fastest Albemarle Sportfishing Boats ever built!! Check out the full video at https://youtu.be/WDhpim4EVk8?si=ZD0t65yebY2SA6oe
Yamaha Outboards
We headed down the Legasea Marine in Yorktown, VA to check out their lineup of hot new fishboats from Albemarle Sportfishing Boats Parker Boats and Contender Boats Inc. all outfitted with Yamaha Outboards
Be sure to give us a follow and subcribe to our channel YouTube.com/fishtalkmagazine for some cool new upcoming video boat reviews coming soon!
Snakes Alive! Spring Snakehead Fishing in Chesapeake Country
Over time it’s become clear that spring is one of the hottest times to target snakeheads in the tributaries, and recently reports of awesome action have been rolling in. Tune in to find out the where’s and the how’s of catching spring snakes at 6:00 p.m., Thursday May 2. ADDED BONUS FEATURE: On the show we’ll be announcing this month’s winners in the CCA Great Chesapeake Invasives Count!
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Red Hot Bite Alert! April 2024
The Suzuki Marine USA Hot Bite Alert highlights the best bite going off in the Chesapeake Bay and Mid-Atlantic region each month. Right now it's chopper bluefish cruising up the coast and crushing both bait and lures from Delaware down through Virginia. Learn more at fishtalkmag.com/fishing-reports
FishTalk's Weekly Fishing Reports are presented by Anchor Boats, Brown Dog Marine, Coastal Conservation Association Maryland, Fishbites, Parish Creek Landing, Riverside Marine, Suzuki Marine USA, and Tri-State Marine
SiriusXM Fish Mapping
Using SiriusXM Marine Fish Mapping will make you rethink leaving your phone’s ringer on. Keep your fishing hints to yourself or share with your friends. Up to you! 😉
April Angling Adventures!
Join us at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 4, for our latest installment of LIVE with Lenny. We’ll take a look at the hot prospects for anglers living in Chesapeake Country this month, and we have a big special announcement you won’t want to miss. Presented by Yamaha
Spring Fishing Opportunities
Spring is busting loose and there’s a lot of awesome fishing going on, anglers! Join us for Live with Lenny as we take a look at the latest going on from the perch run (and the new interpretations of regulations regarding it) to mega-stripers, and how you can get in on the action. We’ll also have a special mystery guest with us to get an inside look at the current effort to shut down catch and release fishing in the Bay during the month of March. Tune in folks, this is one you won’t want to miss!
Presented by Suzuki Marine USA
What’s in Store for 2024
We’ve had a number of regulations set for rockfish season in 2024, but there are still some falling into the TBD column. On this month’s Live with Lenny we’ll give you the rundown on what we know for sure, what we don’t, and what’s open for public comment right now. Then we’ll dive into current winter fishing opportunities — what’s hot and what’s not – in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Winter Trophy Rockfish - Chance of a Lifetime
People, we have been enjoying some of the best trophy rockfish action in the Chesapeake Bay that anyone’s seen in a decade or more. We can’t say if it will hold up for days, weeks, or the entire winter, but we do know one thing for sure: PBs have been dropping like flies during the past three weeks, and this opportunity won’t last forever. If you haven’t gotten in on the action yet tune in to this week’s Live with Lenny to find out how to make it happen!
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Mark your calendars for the public hearing on Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Bass Draft Addendum II Wednesday, 12/6 6-8pm at Calvary United Methodist Church in Annapolis, MD.
BUT FIRST, tune in to LIVE with Lenny TONIGHT @ 6pm at https://fb.me/e/1uh5c5uix to learn about What’s in Store for Rockfish Season, 2024. Hear from special guests David Sikorski of Coastal Conservation Association Maryland and Mike Waine of The American Sportfishing Association.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
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What’s in Store for Rockfish Season, 2024?
Cuts are coming. The exact regulations are TBD and next Wednesday, 12/6/23, at 6:00 p.m. at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Annapolis, is the Maryland hearing of the ASMFC for public input on what should happen next. The Virginia meeting is the next evening, at 6:00 on 12/7/23, at the VMRC in Fort Monroe, VA. Join us at 6:00 Thursday 11/30/23, for a special Live with Lenny when we will discuss the options being presented for the 2024 season and how you can give input on the option of your preference. Guests David Sikorski (ASMFC proxy commissioner and Executive Director of CCA Maryland) and Mike Wayne (Atlantic Fisheries Policy Director at the American Sportfishing Association) will help us sort through the minutiae of fisheries policy details and the choices being presented. If you fish for rockfish in the Chesapeake Bay, your voice matters — this is a can’t-miss episode, anglers!
Striped Bass 2024: Cuts in the Catch
There are now a number of options on the table for 2024 striped bass regulations, and soon they’ll be open for public comment. Let’s take a look at what’s happening with the fall rockfish fishery right now, what might happen next in 2024, and how we can make the voice of recreational anglers heard as decision-making time arrives.
Finding and Working Shallow Structure in the Chesapeake
Whether the target is stripers up the Bay or redfish down the Bay, October is prime time for light tackle casting in two to 10 feet of water. We’ll dig into the top ways to ID promising spots, and how to tempt those fish into striking once you’ve found them.
Presented by Suzuki Marine USA
A Chesapeake Perspective: Habitat Preservation and Restoration
The final 2023 episode of A Chesapeake Perspective airs Thursday, September 21, at 7pm, and this is one you won’t want to miss. Our topic of discussion: Habitat Preservation and Restoration. There is perhaps no more important issue facing those who love the Chesapeake, and during this livestreamed roundtable we’ll discuss the issues facing the Bay, potential solutions, and the ways that we can all play a role to help make a healthier bay and healthier fisheries a reality.
Hosted by FishTalk’s Angler in Chief Lenny Rudow, our panel of experts includes:
Brooke Landry, a submerged aquatic vegetation ecologist with MD DNR and chair of the Chesapeake Bay Program’s SAV workshop
Jennifer Sagan, an oyster restoration specialist
Tom Parham, Director, Tidewater Ecosystem Assessment at MD DNR
Tune in and participate in the discussion at FishTalk’s page or YouTube channel, and let’s raise our voices as we strive to learn more about how we can partake in habitat preservation and restoration right here on our beloved Chesapeake Bay.
The Fall Rockfish Bite — and What’s in Store for 2024
As the striper action cranks up for fall, many of us are wondering what next season will hold. Will the regulations shift dramatically? Will there be a spring trophy season? After we take a look at the latest intel on the current bites and how to catch these fish as the seasons change, we’ll dive into what changes we’re likely to see for 2024.
Bluefish, Snakeheads, and Redfish, Oh My!
Join us this week at 6:00 p.m. on FishTalk’s Facebook or YouTube channels for a special edition Live with Lenny. Bluefish have been marauding the Mid-Atlantic in areas ranging from Eastern Bay to the CBBT, so we’re going to dive into how to find ‘em and how to catch ‘em. Then we’ll be joined by Reports Editor Dillon Waters for a look at what’s hot and what’s not this week, followed by a double-cameo appearance with two special mystery guests who will be ready to talk fishing (snakeheads), and more fishing (redfish). Don’t miss out people, this will be a fun one!
Presented by Suzuki Marine USA
Chunking for Tuna: Advanced Tactics
After we do a recap on recent bites in the Bay and along the coast, let’s talk tuna. Once July hits, chunking for tuna on the inshore lumps often becomes the prime way to get blood on your decks and meat in the freezer. And if the tunas set up shop on the inshore lumps, running all the way to the canyons isn’t necessary anymore. Talk about a win-win — here are some ways to make it even winnier.
A Chesapeake Perspective: Expanding Angler Access
As anglers, our access to a hot bite depends on many factors: physical accessibility, legal accessibility, and fish populations, just to name a few. And unfortunately, in many ways our access has shrunk rather than expand in recent years. We’ve seen “no fishing” signs pop up and entire months wiped off the fishing calendar. Join Angler in Chief Lenny Rudow this Thursday at 7:00 p.m. via the FishTalk YouTube channel or page, as we discuss angler access and how to improve it with our expert panel including representatives from both local and national organizations. If you’ve wondered why you can’t fish in a particular place or at a particular time — and what you can do to change that — be sure to tune in!
