I had heard about the ability of underwater lights to attract fish at night, but I was skeptical. Nonetheless, I ordered one from Berkley last year before the Oyster Festival. We dropped the neon green light at the base of the dock and it drew lots of bait, but not any gamefish. They simply weren’t around. This year, I tried again, this time with much success. The first night drew … [Read more...]
Harry The Heron
Tim and I were fishing on a pier in Urbanna Creek. Nothing was biting, but we continued casting, hoping a striper or trout would pass by. Suddenly, a Great Blue Heron flew towards us and landed on the pier about 10 feet away. I figured he hadn’t seen me, and would soon fly off, but I was wrong. He did see me and walked close enough that I could have patted him on the … [Read more...]
Buy a Calendar – Win a Great Gun
The annual Christmas Raffle and DU Calendar Sale is underway. Simply buy a great DU calendar for $50 (all proceeds go towards wetland conservation) and be eligible for a gun give-away sponsored by Greentop each day in December. Only 1000 calendars will be sold, so your odds are infinitely better than the state lottery. Daily winners will be drawn every day from Dec. 1 through Dec. … [Read more...]
Diggs Seafood
Coming back from Urbanna and the Oyster Festival last Monday, we passed by Diggs Seafood in West Point and didn’t stop. Nancy and I had to get back to work and were pressed for time and it broke my heart. I have an unwritten rule: If I ever pass through West Point, I simply must stop and pick up some Deviled Crabs to see if they were as delectable as I remember and they always … [Read more...]
Oyster Cups
A tradition our group celebrates each Oyster Festival while staying in an Urbanna cottage is the partaking of what we call Oyster Cups. Each year, we order 10 or 12 quarts of fresh oysters from a local Urbanna waterman and we eat them fried, raw, and baked as Oyster Cups. They are amazingly good and amazingly easy. Here’s how. In a small aluminum cupcake tin, put 1 or 2 oysters … [Read more...]
State Record Albacore
A 70-pound, 11-ounce Albacore Tuna, sometimes referred to as a “True” Albacore or Longfin Tuna, caught on September 22, 2019 by Wendy Brockenbrough of Virginia Beach, VA, has been certified as a Virginia State Record by the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament. Brockenbrough caught the record tuna while deep dropping for swordfish at the Washington Canyon aboard the private boat Sea … [Read more...]
Oyster Festival 2019
Nancy and I have been attending the Oyster Festival in Urbanna each year for the past 20 years, missing only a couple. It’s one of the best parties on the East Coast. It started back in 1958 when some local businessmen were trying to drum up a little business and staged a parade. Everybody loves a parade and people came, a few at first, then hundreds, then thousands. Nobody knows … [Read more...]
A Comb In Your Pocket
This week, I had a chance to correspond with an old friend from Lewisburg, Bill Shaver. Bill and I go back a long way. Bill was the athlete, an excellent pitcher who could bring the heat while I had to give it all I had to make a throw from third to first. Bill hit homers, I hit singles. Bill and I played basketball together and took various trips to Myrtle Beach, but one thing that stands out … [Read more...]
Fall Lighting Pleasures
Football, pumpkin muffins and pies, mums, apples, leaves of orange and gold, sweaters, turkey and great smells coming from the kitchen; this is Autumn. Finally out of the 90 plus degree weather and into a time of the year, we are reminded to be thankful with Thanksgiving approaching. All of us at Nancy B’s are thankful for you, our treasured customers. We know you have choices and we … [Read more...]
Bats Out Of…..
Poor old bats. Just because they suck blood and look like a Mini-Me Bela Lugosi, people don’t like them. In fact, many are highly fearful of bats, while in fact, bats are among the neatest creatures on the planet. This being Halloween season and all, the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries reminds us that this is Bat Week and CvilleBuzz is all over it. Here are some interesting … [Read more...]
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