Aug 02 2021
The outstanding fishing continues along the Virginia coast … with a lot of species available. Large red drum schools are popping up around the CBBT islands and along the coast. Captain Todd Beck, Knot Wisn’n guide service said the spanish mackerel and bluefish action slowed a bit last week. But ribbonfish are all along the …
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Jul 25 2021
Our July fishing has been great and it will only get better in August! The question this time of year is which species to target. Typically, in August huge schools of red drum start surfacing daily in the lower Bay. As long as no one spooks them angers can sight cast them for hours some …
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Jul 19 2021
Connie at Long Bay Pointe Bait and Tackle reports that spanish mackerel are plentiful off Cape Henry. Anglers are slow trolling small spoons behind a planer or inline sinker. King mackerel are a possibility along the oceanfront for those pulling larger spoons, lures or deploying live bait. And Lynnhaven River anglers are catching flounder, spot, croaker and …
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Jul 12 2021
This is peek fishing season in Virginia! ….. There’s a nice class of spanish mackerel available along the oceanfront, near the CBBT and as far north as the York Spit area. Charter boats are trolling small Drone or Clark spoons behind small planers. Ocean Pearls Charters has been loading up on their morning and afternoon trips. …
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Jul 05 2021
The best spanish mackerel fishing of the season is occurring along the oceanfront and in the lower bay. Trolling Clark and Drone spoons will do the trick. Those pulling larger spoons are catching plenty of ribbonfish. Areas to our south are having an outstanding king mackerel season. They are catching lots of 40 pounders. Look …
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Jun 27 2021
The Virginia Beach Tuna tournament took place this weekend and the fishing was awesome! 102 boats entered the three-day event. They were allowed to fish one day out of three, captain’s choice. A lot a nice tuna were weighed in. The crew onboard the Piped Piper landed the largest tuna at 206.9 pounds. The crew …
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Jun 21 2021
Red drum and cobia are scattered along the oceanfront and in the lower Bay. Our cobia capture season opened June 15th. Look for them from the oceanfront to the Rappahannock River. Watch the surface around structure, over wrecks, around buoys, piers, pilings or rocks. Chumming while anchored will draw them near your boat. Bucktails and …
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Jun 12 2021
Water temp along the oceanfront and in the lower Bay jumped to 75 degrees this week. With it came a nice spanish mackerel bite. Spanish are along the oceanfront and spanish and spadefish are at the Chesapeake Light tower. Captain Todd and Jake Beck, Knot Wish’n Charters kept their guest happy with some nice Spanish …
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Jun 01 2021
Virginia’s summer fishing season is picking up. The water temp along the oceanfront is up to 69 degrees and Bay water is up to 71. Red and black drum catches continue to increase. Most are coming from along the Eastern Shore, both seaside and bayside. The cobia season opens June 15t but that’s not stopping …
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May 22 2021
The Chesapeake Bay’s world class big red drum season is heating up on the Eastern Shore shallows. The fish are increasing daily in both size and numbers. Captain Todd Beck of Knot Wish’n Charters says, “schools are also scattered along the oceanfront.” While anchored for reds on shoals, peeler crabs or blue crabs are the …
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May 08 2021
The water temp along the Virginia Beach ocean front is up to 62 degrees. In May, look for the best bite to come from black drum, bluefish, flounder, grey trout, red drum, sea bass, speckled trout, striped bass and tautog. The offshore, boats will be targeting tilefish, sea bass and maybe the first tuna. Black …
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May 01 2021
NOAA Fisheries is adjusting Atlantic bluefin tuna daily retention limits for recreational fishermen. The adjusted limits go into effect on May 2, 2021, and extend through December 31, 2021, unless modified by later action. NOAA LINK What is changing? The table below summarizes the changes to the bluefin tuna retention limits. Vessel/Permit Type Default Retention Limit …
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Apr 24 2021
Tautog fishing remains good to excellent. Look for them around underwater obstructions like wrecks, reefs, rocks and the pylons of the CBBT. The Virginia season closes May 15th, so you need to go ASAP! VBSF sponsor Captain Craig Paige, Paige II Charters did some successful togging last week catching fish to 7 pounds. The first …
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Apr 11 2021
The big news over the weekend was the sighting of schooled, large red drum off Rudee Inlet. Some have already entered the Bay. Anglers fishing the Eastern Shore breakers near Fisherman’s Island have caught the first of the year. There are many more fish on the way up from Carolina. Hatteras Inlet filled up with …
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Mar 28 2021
Connie at Long Bay Pointe Bait and Tackle says as Bay water temperatures rise, so do tautog catches. The temperature is up to 54.7 degrees at Thimbles Shoals. Ocean wrecks usually produce first, but now the bite has moved into the bay. Look for taugs anywhere there’s structure. Popular areas include the CBBT, Back River …
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