Mar 16 2022
Despite recent cold weather anglers are finding windows of fishable weather. Tautogs are available on the ocean wrecks and should be available at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Dr Ken Neill fished the Triangle Wrecks for around 3 hours and enjoyed non-stop action. The fish averaged in the 18-20 inch range with only a few …
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Feb 27 2022
March can be a busy month for anglers. Good fishing is right around the corner. Charter crews are working on their boats, tackle shops are servicing reels and replacing old line. Marinas are prepping for the season, Long Bay Pointe Marina patrons can look forward to new fish cleaning tables. March will have some angling …
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Jan 21 2022
When anglers can get out, ocean wrecks are holding some really nice tautogs. Blue crabs are hard to find right now so most are being caught using fresh clam. Rick Wineman and Wally Veal (above) checked in with VBSF. They had a weather window to get out and do some tautog fishing on 1-13-22. They …
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Dec 22 2021
An 8-pound 9-ounce Atlantic tripletail caught on July 14, 2021 by Hayden Head of Yorktown; VA has been certified as the initial Virginia State Record for the species by the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament. The record-setting tripletail measured 23 inches (TL) and had an18.5-inch girth. Hayden, his dad and four other anglers were primarily searching …
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Dec 21 2021
Happy Holidays to all from VBSF! We have officially entered our winter fishing season. There are still a few days available in our sea bass and bay striper season. Both close midnight December 31st. After that it’s all catch and release. The Bay water temp at the CBBT is 50 degrees now and most of …
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Dec 01 2021
Anglers are turning their attention to rockfish. Large fish are moving out of bay tributaries and into the Bay. This week boats found some of the larger winter fish. Look for them on the Eastern Shore side of the Bay. Anglers will be drifting or slow trolling eels near Plantation Light and along Cape Charles. …
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Nov 17 2021
The fall speckled trout bite continues. They are being caught throughout the lower Bay, in all three inlets and in the surf along the oceanfront. Anglers working similar locations are finding a few puppy drum. Most of the large red drum have moved south to OBX waters. Striped bass are being caught throughout the lower …
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Nov 02 2021
Specked trout and puppy drum action is picking inside the inlets. Topwater baits or popping corks baited with fresh shrimp, fresh cut bait or soft crabs will do the trick. Captain Beck and his Knot Wish’n Charter crews have been catching them inside Rudee Inlet. Long Bay Pointe Bait and Tackle registered several Virginia State …
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Oct 15 2021
Virginia’s rockfish season opened October 4th and will remain open until December 31st. Anglers are catching them around bridge pilings, piers and under lights at night.. Regulations allow one fish per angler per day with a 20 inch minimum and a 36 inch maximum length. Ocean charters are still successfully targeting spanish mackerel and king …
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Oct 01 2021
As October rolls in the big red drum start rolling out. Look for large schools on the surface exiting the Bay. Anglers surf fishing along Sandbridge have been successful, mostly at night. Frank Marble beached two at 48 inches and several over 40. A number of release citations have been recorded by Long Bay Pointe …
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Sep 15 2021
Puppy drum, speckled trout, rockfish and spot are in the local inlets. Recently Shawn Sawyer and his buddy Jason won the Lynnhaven Puppy Drum Round Up tournament. They caught over 60 redfish and lost some big ones. Their longest fish was 30 inches. Anglers are encountering large red drum in the Bay schooling on the …
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Sep 01 2021
Summer is winding down; the kids are back in school and the college football season is here. Anglers are looking forward to cooler temps and lots of migrating fish. We’ll be posting our fishing report twice a month, from now until March, most likely on the 1st and 15th. Spanish mackerel fishing picked up in …
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Aug 23 2021
The Spanish mackerel bite picked up between 2nd and 3rd islands of the CBBT last week . Some bluefish were mixed in. This is king mackerel season along the oceanfront, look for some smokers to show up at the scales. The Flounder bite is still good on ocean wrecks and has been increasing at the …
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Aug 17 2021
As the end of summer approaches opportunities continue for local anglers! In fact some of the best fishing of the year happens now! Spadefish and sheepshead are on Chesapeake Bay structure. Kayakers have been catching lots of large sheepshead around the piling of the CBBT. This time of year there are nice flounder in the …
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Aug 09 2021
Offshore billfish action is heating up just in time for the local tournament season. Boats have been catching multiple white marlins and occasional blue marlins. Mahi mahi are being found around inshore seamounts like the hot dog and a few wahoo are being caught along with an occasional tuna. Swordfish are available to those targeting …
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