Andy Reams of Winchester had this report on a recent tautog venture on the Chesapeake Bay. My son Brad, his friend Matt and I caught 10 tautogs this past Saturday and Sunday over a man-made wreck near the CBBT. Three of these fish were just under the legal size of 17", thus we had to send them back to get bigger for next year. The largest two weighed just at 6 pounds each. When these fish … [Read more...]
Tuna at the Canyon
Dr. Ken Neill, III A fairly epic December tuna bite has developed in the Norfolk Canyon area over the past week. Boats making it out are coming in with limits of yellowfin tuna and even some dolphin. Some bigeye tuna are also being caught. We don’t know how long this early Christmas present will last so you might want to get out there now if you can. Offshore bottom fishing … [Read more...]
Big Flounder Time
Virginia Peninsula Report Dr. Ken Neill, IIII Wrecks in the Triangle Reef area are holding good numbers of flounder. Sea bass and bluefish are being caught off of the ocean wrecks with the deep-water wrecks holding the largest sea bass. There are still some triggerfish available. Big bluefin tuna are being caught out of Morehead City. There should be some bluefin off of our … [Read more...]
Big Stripers On the Way
Dr. Julie Ball As anglers keep an eye on the weather for fishable openings, the saltwater temperatures continue to cool, encouraging the fall bite to transform into a more winter-like trend. No one is anticipating the onset of the winter fishery more than local striped bass enthusiasts. While Bay anglers are now content with rockfish ranging from school-sized up to nearly 40-inches, the real … [Read more...]
More Nags Head Stripers
The stripers in the sound are still biting, says Capt. Reese Stecher of Beach Bum Guide Service, but the powers that be won’t report it. The thinking goes that if more anglers knew about the inshore bite, fewer would take the bluewater trips offshore. Regardless, CvilleBuzz is happy to report the good news and to urge anglers interested in catching a quick limit of stripers to head for the sounds … [Read more...]
I Got The Blues
Virginia Saltwater Dr. Julie Ball Yet another front will roll through this weekend, but that’s just how the weather behaves starting in October along the Mid Atlantic coast. A few decent days during the week gave some anglers a chance to get out on the water, while surf anglers continue to line local shorelines. Not much has changed from last week on the fishing front, except that we now … [Read more...]
Fall Fishery Escalates
Justin Wilson and crew out of Virginia Beach with a catch of wahoos, 2 yellowfins, gaffer dolphin and a white marlin. Virginia Saltwater Dr. Julie Ball As the fall saltwater fishery escalates, anglers are still relying on breaks in the weather to access the action. Speckled trout usually begin their rise into the limelight about this time, but this year the trend is still behind … [Read more...]
Carolina Redfish
Capt. Alan Cain Fishing here along the NC coast has been good up until this last week’s bad weather, but with a few more days of tide flow the water should clear up quickly. We have been having some very good days targeting schools of redfish on the low tides and tailing redfish on the flood tides. Flounder fishing has also been very good with lots of quality 3-5lb. flounder being … [Read more...]
Fall on the Outer Banks
It’s a great time to be on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, especially if you’re in a fishing boat. The Oregon Inlet Fishing Center says that it’s great fall fishing right now. Norma notes that the fish are cooperating after the storm. OFFSHORE: Anglers, including those from a make-up charter group, brought in good numbers of mahi mahi, near limits of yellow-fin tuna, and good numbers of … [Read more...]
Big Drum Off the Piers
Dr. Julie Ball reports: Surf and pier anglers braving the elements are scoring with dozens of big red drum from local bay and ocean piers. Cut mullet, bunker, and spot heads are the baits of choice. Look for the drum bite to develop around the islands of the CBBT once boats can reach them with consistency. Puppy drum are still coming from these same areas, as well as from shallows and inlets on … [Read more...]