May 07 2018
By TH Spangler | Connie Barbour Tautog, red drum, black drum, striped bass, flounder, trout and croaker are all available in Virginia waters now. The best flounder fishing is taking place in our seaside inlets. The tautogs are being caught on structure, near shore and in the lower Chesapeake Bay. Red drum are here …
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May 01 2018
By TH Spangler | Connie Barbour With water temperatures in the mid fifties our tautog fishing is red hot. Anglers are finding taugs around most inshore structures. Favorite spots include the tower reef area, the Cape Henry wreck, the rock islands of the CBBT and around the concrete ships. Flounder fishing is picking up every …
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Apr 23 2018
By Staff | TH Spangler | Connie Barbour It’s time to roll, the fish are biting! Tautog fishing is excellent around the rock islands of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, at the Kiptopeke concrete ships and on near shore wrecks. Dr Ken Neill and crew fished a couple of inshore wrecks over the weekend. They ended …
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Apr 15 2018
By Staff | TH Spangler | Connie Barbour Flounder reports are starting to roll in from Virginia’s eastern shore Look for them to start showing up in the bay very soon. A few red drum have also been caught on the eastern shore. Some puppy drum and speckled trout have been reported inside Rudee and …
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Apr 08 2018
By Staff | TH Spangler | Connie Barbour Strong harsh winds have made it nearly impossible for Virginia anglers to do much fishing lately. Everyone is still waiting for calmer, warmer days and a speckled trout, red drum bite. Water temperatures remain a bit on the chilly side. Tautog action should still be good on the …
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Mar 31 2018
By DR Ken Neill III | Peninsula Salt Water Sport Fisherman’s Association So, what has been happening out on the water so far? In addition to the great bluefin fishing out of Oregon Inlet, both yellowfin tuna and some bigeye tuna have been caught. Blackfin tuna are being caught out of Hatteras. As early as …
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Mar 23 2018
By VBSF Staff | TH Spangler | Connie Barbour Virginia Beach anglers need four or five warm days in a row to kick off the speckled trout, puppy drum seasons inside Lynnhaven and Rudee Inlets. A few warm days will lure bait into the shallows and the predators will follow. Cold inshore water is holding …
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Mar 12 2018
By VBSF Staff | TH Spangler | Connie Barbour Despite three nor’easters in a row, anglers have found small windows of fishable weather. Tautogs are available on the ocean wrecks and at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Last week Jamal Esfahani and crew had an incredible day. They weighed their largest fish (9 lb 13 …
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Feb 27 2018
By VBSF Staff | TH Spangler | Connie Barbour Virginia’s bottom fishing for sea bass and tautogs is still good when weather permits. Unfortunately our short sea bass season closes tomorrow. North Carolina tuna fishing is excellent when boats can get out. Blue fin tunas have generated most of the excitement. Boats fishing out of …
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Feb 19 2018
By VBSF Staff | TH Spangler | Connie Barbour Our mild February temperatures allowed anglers to hit the water again and they were rewarded with some excellent sea bass and tautog catches. Yesterday, Connie at Long Bay Pointe Bait and Tackle weighed in these nice tautogs (above), ranging from 9 to 12 pounds. Captains running …
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Feb 06 2018
By VBSF Staff | TH Spangler | Connie Barbour The Virginia black sea bass season opened Feb 1 and runs through Feb 28. Remember, a no-cost recreational species permit along with your regular license is required to catch sea bass. The head boats will be running trips; and we should have some good reports coming. …
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Jan 24 2018
By VBSF Staff | TH Spangler | Connie Barbour Now that the super cold weather has broken anglers are finding there way back out on the water. The fridged icy water took a toll on some Chesapeake Bay stripers and our local speckled trout population. Hopefully not to many were stunned to death. The bay …
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Jan 23 2018
Hilton Garden Inn Raleigh/Crabtree Valley 3912 Arrow Drive Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone 919-703-2525 The public is invited to attend the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s February 2018 meeting to be held February 13-15, 2018 in Raleigh, NC. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn Raleigh/Crabtree Valley, 3912 Arrow Drive, Raleigh, NC 27612, Telephone …
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Dec 31 2017
Frigged winter weather has set in on the lower Chesapeake Bay, but that didn’t stop some very hearty anglers from closing out the bay striper season with a bang. A number of fish topping 40-pounds were weighted the finale week. Now it’s time to turn our attention to ocean waters. The Virginia coastal season for …
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