Jun 01 2020
Oceanfront fishing is improving each day as the water continues to warm and weather patterns become more consistent. The water temperature along the Virginia Beach oceanfront has topped 70 degrees now, along with the warm water comes our spanish mackerel and spadefish seasons. Captain Todd Beck, Knot Wisn’n Charters reported the first spanish mackerel of …
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May 24 2020
The end of May …. Our spring saltwater fishery is slowly transitioning to the summer season. The fishing will continue to improve almost everywhere. Red and black drum are plentiful on bay shoals near the eastern shore. The Nautilus shoal area is the hot spot right now. Cobia have entered our waters and made their …
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May 18 2020
Big red and black drum are available in their usual locations. For the next several weeks the lower Chesapeake Bay will be home to some of the best big drum fishing found anywhere in the world. Look for red drum to be on the shoals and breakwaters surrounding the southern tip of the Eastern Shore. …
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May 11 2020
Just as our spring species are arriving in coastal waters the Virginia charter boat closure has been lifted!! Captains are booking trips again, check with your favorite captain for the latest COVID19 chartering regulations. We received our first black drum report and picture from Craig Irwin this week. Black drum love fresh clam. Craig …
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May 07 2020
While waiting for the Virginia charter season to reopen, Captain Charlie has put together another great how-to video. This time the crew covers tautog fishing and cleaning. Rudee Inlet Headboats sponsor our VBSF website. They run trips offshore, nearshore and inshore virtually year around. With proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay, the …
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May 04 2020
NEWS FLASH: Effective May 15th Charter Fishing Vessels are once again allowed to resume operation. Tautog action was red hot along the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel this week!! There are only a few more days left in the season, it closes May 15th. Fresh blue crabs, quartered, will be your best bait. Red …
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Apr 27 2020
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! The taugtog state record was set in 2012, a 24 lbs 3 oz fish caught by Ken Neill. Red drum are …
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Apr 20 2020
Kyle and Ethan have put together another great how-to video. This time they show you a good flounder setup. Rudee Inlet Headboats sponsor our VBSF website. They run trips offshore, nearshore and inshore virtually year around. With proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay, the bite out of Rudee Inlet is always …
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Apr 20 2020
Large schools of drum were encountered off Cape Point near Buxton NC this week. Captain Rom Whitaker says the town of Buxton itself is a ghost town these days. Dare County is only allowing residents in right now. He hasn’t run a charter since March 8th, needless to say that’s financially devastating for these guys. …
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Apr 12 2020
Speckled trout action is picking up in local inlets and along the beach. The best action is in the inlets, trout prefer shallow, grassy areas. Live shrimp works well. Guide Todd Beck on the Knot Wish’n picked up a few keepers in Rudee Inlet this week. Black Drum are showing up along the shallow channel …
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Apr 04 2020
Kyle and Ethan put together a great how-to, rigging video for croaker, black sea bass, and tilefish. Rudee Inlet Headboats sponsor our website, they run trips offshore, nearshore and inshore virtually year around. With proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay, the bite out of Rudee Inlet is always promising and action packed! …
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Apr 04 2020
Between windy weather and COVID-19 restrictions, there hasn’t been a lot of fishing to report on this week. There’s been some confusion over exactly what the current regulations are regarding who can and cannot fish. To the best of my knowledge there will be no chartering in Virginia until early June. June will be peak …
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Mar 26 2020
Virginia anglers have lots to look forward to in the coming weeks and the action might start early this year. We didn’t have much of a winter, which should be good news for species like speckled trout. And it could signal an early arrival for other species. Tautog are already at the CBBT and on …
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Mar 13 2020
As water temperatures in the bay rise this month look for the tautog bite to pick up. Also called tog or blackfish, they are arguably one of the best tasting fish in our area. Their feeding activity is based on water temperature. When the water is above 44 degrees they should be available. When the …
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Mar 01 2020
Virginia anglers wrapped up another short February black sea bass season. When weather permitted access to the reefs and wrecks, bottom fishing for sea bass and tautog was good. Unfortunately our sea bass season is over …… but the tautog season continues. There’s been reports of speckled trout. Louis Glaser and Douglas Wilburn posted …
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