Mark Scott of Charlottesville reports: I fished the Chickahominy River at Walker's Dam on April 18. Bob Kramer, also from Charlottesville, went with me. He had never been shad fishing, so that is now off of his bucket list. We fished with our guide, host and good friend, Jon Lamb, who did an incredible job of putting us on and keeping us on the fish. We had a consistent run of Hickory Shad, … [Read more...]
Lake Orange Open For Business
Though Lake Orange is open year round, 24-7, the bait shop and marina, Angler’s Landing is now open for the season, renting boats and dispensing bait and tips. Darryl Kennedy, who runs Anglers Landing, says his fish are biting. “The water is clear and the temperature is staying around the mid 50s,” Darryl noted. “The largemouth bass and crappie are in a pre-spawn pattern. Anglers using live … [Read more...]
Bluefish Are In the Bay
By Dr. Ken Neill, III Bluefish are in the bay and inside of Rudee Inlet in particular. Anglers fishing inside of Rudee are managing nice catches of blues, some speckled trout, some flounder and croaker. The wind has really slowed down fishing activity. When anglers can get out, tautog action is excellent on structures inside the bay and on the ocean wrecks on out to the Triangle … [Read more...]
Welcome Chickadees
It looks like my bluebird friends will nest elsewhere this spring, but I was delighted to see that a pair of chickadees has moved into the bluebird house on the fence. I was smoking a cigar and reading my Sports Illustrated out in the back yard yesterday afternoon and caught a glimpse of just the blur of something entering the bluebird house. I watched intently for a full 10 minutes before she … [Read more...]
Spatchcock Chicken (Sandwiches)
This past week, I ate the best chicken sandwich I have ever put in my mouth. It was moist, succulent, full of flavor and tender beyond description. It came from a breast of a chicken which I had previously cooked “spatchcock style.” Originally, the word spatchcock meant a young, male chicken, but somehow the term came to signify a method of preparing a chicken, by removing the entire backbone, … [Read more...]
Robert Kloby, All State Fisherman
Robert Kloby, from the Orange County High School Anglers, was recently selected to the All-State Team for Virginia. Robert resides with his parents, Robert and Kristi Kloby, at 5483 Burr Hill Road in Rhoadesville. Robert has numerous awards for big fish and most weight to his credit. He has also participated in many community events. Robert received second place in the state tournament JV … [Read more...]
DU Gun Raffle
Ducks Unlimited had so much fun giving away guns last December that they could not wait for December this year. Therefore, the VADU Christmas raffle will be the July 2016 Gun Calendar Raffle. One gun will be raffled each day of July 2016 with the DU Beretta A400 Shotgun of the Year being awarded on July 4th. Calendars will be $40 each and will be sold from April 1, 2016 to June 1, … [Read more...]
An Apple a Day
Or guest columnist, Sherman Shifflett, shares with us his memories of apples and orchards An Apple a Day By Sherman Shifflett From the time I can first remember, I lived around orchards. Dad worked most of his adult life in the orchards near Covesville in Albemarle County. He knew a lot about grafting, planting, pruning, thinning, spraying and … [Read more...]
Brown Bags and School Lunches
My daughter was telling me recently about the “Dos and Don’ts” of school lunches - especially lunches sent from home. Apparently, the modern Lunch Nazis now rifle through each Spiderman lunchbox or brown paper bag to approve or disapprove of what children can eat. Donuts are definite “no-no’s and so are Oreo cookies. When I was a kid, you only got an Oreo cookie if you’d behaved yourself the day … [Read more...]
Sight Fishing in Carolina
Sight Fishing in Carolina Capt. Allen Cain Reports The weather is finally starting to warm and get more consistent here in coastal NC. This in turn has made fishing more productive as warming water temperatures are making fish more aggressive. It’s still spring, so we get the occasional rainy/windy days, but for the most part it has been nice the last few weeks. Redfish are … [Read more...]
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