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...]

Bluefin tuna made a good showing last week out of  Pirates Cove and Wanchese. Private boats caught several nice fish, the biggest tuna weighing in at 831pounds. And more good news on the saltwater front. An in-the-slot puppy drum was caught at ramp 55. There were some small black drum landed at the Jetties. In Nags Head, some stripers are still showing up in the sound. In Virginia waters, … [Read more...]

  A black sea bass is absolutely one of the best tasting fish that swims, and right now, hardy anglers venturing out in ocean waters are returning with limits. Dr. Ken Neill, III aboard the Healthy Grin filed this report: The Healthy Grin and crew did some wreck fishing February 9th. It was a beautiful calm day with an easy run in and out. We caught a 6-person limit of sea bass. … [Read more...]

The relatively mild winter has kept lots of stripers hanging around in the sounds behind Nags Head. Though the bite is slow, hardy anglers are catching fish in Mann’s Harbor and other parts of the sound.  Some very nice speckled trout are also showing. Surf fishing has been hit of miss – mostly miss with a few puppy drum beached in Hatteras. Offshore, the bluefin bite has been very good when … [Read more...]