A piece of sausage with a bad eye? Of course not. Sausages don’t have eyes. A saugeye is a fish, a member of the perch family and a Virginia state record saugeye was recently caught by Michael Miller from Nathalie, Virginia. Miller’s 6-pounder caught on a crankbait in the Staunton River on September 23. The fish measured 26 ¼ inches with a girth of 14 inches and was officially weighed at … [Read more...]

  In Virginia saltwater, speckled trout are inside all the local inlets, creeks, and tidal rivers near the bay. Fishing on the Eastern Shore bay-side and on the Peninsula has been especially good. Captain Todd Beck, Knot Wish’n Charters says the water temperature in Rudee Inlet is a little above normal. So far the trout are small with very few gators available. Quality should improve as … [Read more...]

  If you are fortunate enough to have planned a fall escape to the Outer Banks, your timing could hardly be better. The fishing has been sensational. The big red drum that have abandoned northern waters are feeding along the OBX coast and surf fishermen and pier fishermen are both taking advantage. Pier fishing has been good the past couple of days with a handful of big drum pulled … [Read more...]

  The hatchery trucks are on the move. Though streams are a bit low, trout will soon find their way from the hatchery raceways to the gurgling currents of mountain brooks. Let the fall trout fishing begin. Virginia contains over 3,500 miles of trout streams, in addition to numerous ponds, small lakes and reservoirs. The total includes over 2,900 miles of wild trout streams and about 600 … [Read more...]

  The flounder bite has been good. Ask Ty Martz. He drifted along the CBBT and picked up a 10-5 flatfish.  That’s a lot of flounder filets. The CBBT is also good place for red drum. Drum of all sizes are showing up in the surf along the Oceanfront to Sandbidge. Large spot are now on the move, netters are catching plenty inside the first island.  Speckled trout are attacking baits inside … [Read more...]

  They say the best time to catch fish in saltwater is the day before and the day after a big storm. The low pressure triggers the early bite, and the aftermath of the storm churns up the ocean bottom and the bait. As Hurricane Ian passes though, it will put a big damper on fishing prospects, but by late weekend, the bite should be back on. In the Bay, it’s spot, Spanish, ribbonfish and … [Read more...]

  It happens every September. The huge numbers of spot that have moved from the ocean to the Bay waters begin to bite…and bite… and bite. Two at a time. Half-pounders. A cooler-full on a single tide change. And it’s happening right now. The two hot spots have been the Hampton/Norfolk area and the hard bottom grounds of the lower Rappahannock. The feisty panfish will soon be on the move … [Read more...]