Eastern Shore Chris Bait & Tackle reports: Sea Mullet/Roundhead: Good catches are being reported off Kiptopeke, the Cabbage Patch/Bouy 18 area, Latimer Shoals and outside the Concrete Ships. Sea Trout: Pan trout to 14-inches have been caught outside the Kiptopeke Concrete Ships and out of Oyster in the Sand Shoal Inlet. Croakers: Medium size croakers have been showing in the bay … [Read more...]
Flounder On The Rebound
By Dr. Julie Ball Summertime is well underway, and the saltwater fishing scene is following suit as catches escalate. The flounder action continues to rebound from the recent stormy weather. The bite is mostly steady this week, although some days are better than others in. Plenty of keepers are available in the usual flounder spots for those willing to work for them. Anglers drifting baits … [Read more...]
Weather Permitting
Dr. Ken Neill, III Offshore fishing has been good when the weather has allowed boats to get out there. Good numbers of yellowfin tuna are being caught along with a few bigeye tuna. Dolphin catches are also good and some wahoo are around. Increasing numbers of blue and white marine are being encountered. Bottom fishing is producing some very nice blueline tilefish, some grouper and … [Read more...]
Tuna, Billfish, Wahoo Arrive
By Dr. Ken Neill, III The tuna bite slowed this week. The yellowfin are still out there, but not at the “boats coming in early with limits” level that we had the previous week. The mako sharks have thinned out also. They have been replaced by more dolphin and billfish and the wahoo have also arrived. It is a good mix-bagged fishery offshore of Virginia right now. Offshore, bottom fishing is … [Read more...]
Cobia season Extended
By Dr. Ken Neill, III Virginia will have a cobia season this summer, but regulations will be much more restrictive than we are used to. Starting June 1, the minimum size will increase from 37 inches to 40 inches. Anglers will still be allowed 1 fish per person but only up to 2 fish per boat. Only one fish may be greater than 50 inches. Also, gaffs may not be used to land cobia in 2016. The … [Read more...]
Virginia Saltwater
By Dr. Julie Ball As Memorial Day rapidly approaches, the spring saltwater fishery continues to escalate with catches improving most everywhere. Weather is still a challenge, so anglers are taking advantage of any break to investigate this trend. The biggest news is the early arrival of the highly anticipated and controversial cobia. Not expected until closer to June, the cobia showed in … [Read more...]
Cobia On The Way
In late spring, the cobia begin moving up the Atlantic Coast after wintering off Florida and Georgia. Capt. Reese Stecher with Beach Bum Guide Service in Nags Head said the cobia are now in Carolina waters. Most boats are catching cobia in Hatteras, Stecher said, but they showed up this week at Oregon Inlet where only a handful of boats have been fishing. That should change soon, as the big red … [Read more...]
Big Striper in the Surf
From Nags Head, TW’s reports: Surf Fishing: We had fair fishing this side of the Inlet catching Bluefish. The most exciting news we have had in a while would be a 40-lb. striper caught from the Nags Head surf. John Payer from Forked River, NJ weighed in yesterday at our Nags Head store. The winds are NE at 9 and the water temp is 63 degrees. Water is clear. Good Bluefish water. Bluefish … [Read more...]
Drum Biting, Flounder Picking Up
By Dr. Ken Neill III, Both red and black drum are being caught on the seaside of the Eastern Shore. Flounder action is picking up in the seaside inlets and more will begin to target them in the lower bay as what has been a very good tautog bite closed May 1. Some flounder have been caught up in the York and Back Rivers. Speckled trout are being caught in the normal speckled trout … [Read more...]
Flounder On The Way
Dr. Ken Neill, III Anglers are thrilled that the flounder are here and biting, but gusty weather is making conditions less than favorable, and it’s keeping the water fairly dirty. Although flatfish anglers are finding some decent fish in protected areas, folks are working hard for their catches. Some flatties ranging from 17- to 21-inches have come from both the Eastern Shore seaside … [Read more...]
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