It was an excellent week for mackerel fishing in the bay and along the Virginia Beach Coast. Charter boats were raking in the Spanish and the kings are also beginning to show. There were numerous ribbonfish caught alongside of the mackerel.
Red Drum and cobia are in many areas; some anglers are having fun sight-casting for them. Black drum are hanging around the CBBT islands as well. Spadefish, trigger fish and sheepshead are on inshore structures, like the CBBT and The Cell off the Eastern Shore. Some huge flounder are biting around the CBBT, in local inlets, and at Hampton Bar and Back Reef. Virginia Beach Piers anglers are catching spot, whiting, blues, and a few Spanish and cobia. Puppy drum are plentiful in Broad Bay. Speckled trout and pups are biting in shallow water in the rivers. Tarpon are available in their summer feeding spots.
Offshore, there has been a good tuna bite. Dolphin, billfish, and some nice Wahoo are also available to offshore trollers. Some anglers have landed impressive swordfish. Deep droppers are catching tilefish.
The offshore wrecks and towers are holding wreck donkeys, better known as amberjacks. Toss them a live spot and buckle up.
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There have been reports of big trout, sheepshead, puppy drum, and some nice flounder biting on various baits and lures. Sheepshead are near bridges and other structures in the sound.
The surf fishing has also been good with spot, sea mullet, bluefish, pompano, and even some nice Spanish mackerel caught from the beaches.
The piers have been producing bluefish, Spanish, spot, croaker, sea mullet, and some huge king mackerel.
The offshore fishing has slowed a bit, but there have been some billfish releases and a few tuna and dolphin catches. The nearshore boats have been doing better, pulling in triggerfish, amberjack, Spanish mackerel, ribbonfish, and a few nice cobia.