Flounder, speckled trout and bluefish are starting to bite inside local inlets. There have been keeper size specks caught in Rudee Inlet this week. The best flounder catches will come from Wachapreague, Oyster and Chincoteague on the Eastern Shore. Flounder should be showing along the CBBT. Numbers will continue to improve as the water warms. Tautog fishing remains good to excellent. Look for … [Read more...]

  Tautog catches at the CBBT, on near-shore wrecks and artificial reefs has been outstanding. These tasty fish can’t resist a hook baited with fresh crab. Large schools of drum were encountered off Cape Point near Buxton, NC this week. Captain Rom Whitaker says the town of Buxton itself is a ghost town these days. Dare County is only allowing residents in right now. He hasn’t run a … [Read more...]

  Large red drum have arrived in Virginia waters on the shoals between Fisherman’s and Smith islands. The most popular angling technique is to anchor on top of the shoal and position your boat so the baits drift back to the deeper waters. Chumming helps draw the fish in. Dr Ken Neill picked up one on Saturday. Speckled trout action is picking up in local inlets and along the beach. The … [Read more...]

  Speckled trout have been biting in Virginia rivers for a couple of weeks. Connie Barbour at Long Bay Pointe Bait & Tackle says they’re available inside Lynnhaven and Rudee Inlets now. The mild winter should bring terrific trout fishing for the foreseeable future – plus an early arrival for most saltwater species. Tautog are already at the CBBT and on nearly all near-shore … [Read more...]

  Things are starting to happen on the freshwater scene. Shad, herring and stripers are in the Potomac River. White perch should follow soon.  Herring, perch, American and hickory shad along with stripers are now in the Occoquan River. The shad are in Fredericksburg in the Rappahannock and bass fishing has been good there, as well. Shad, white perch and catfish are now active on the … [Read more...]

The dogwoods are getting ready to bloom, and to a fisherman that means one thing. The shad are on the way. Shad are an anadromous fish that spend most of their lives in saltwater, but make a springtime run up freshwater rivers like the Appomattox, Rappahannock, James and others. This is when anglers pack their gear and head out for a little shad fishing, often wading side by side with a bevy of … [Read more...]

Yellowfin Tuna fishing has been excellent out of Oregon Inlet and the Outer Banks. Tenacity and Waste Knot both hit the docks with great catches and limits of Yellowfin Tuna on Wednesday as did a lot of private boats. The skippers at Pirates Cove are fueled up and ready to go, so if you want to get in on the action, give them a call at 252-473-3906, or visit online … [Read more...]

  Last Saturday and Sunday, the Rudee Angler out of Virginia Beach took advantage of favorable weather and Virginia’s special February black sea bass season. Anglers aboard the head boat caught black sea bass, bluefish and even released a few blueline tilefish. The Rudee Angler runs offshore trips virtually year around. Phone them at 757-425-3400 for information on a future … [Read more...]