By Dr. Ken Neill III The NE blow this weekend may fire things back up once it settles down. Decent numbers of spot were already being caught so we may see that fishery take off. Everything is biting, but except for the spot, it’s just not as good as during the previous few weeks. Flounder fishing slowed around the wrecks and at the CBBT. The great catches of Spanish mackerel along the … [Read more...]
Dolphin, Dolphin and More Dolphin
It was that kind of day on Wednesday of this week for Capt. Dave Wilson aboard the Godspeed Charters in Hatteras. Reports Capt. Wilson: Once we negotiated the shallow channel and breaking bar, things were great offshore! Today we had great dolphin fishing. Our guys caught all they needed in just a few stops. We had hoped for a sailfish or a wahoo as well but never found one. On August 1, it was … [Read more...]
Chincoteague Flounder
Capt. Bob’s in Chincoteague reports red-hot fishing at Blackfish Banks Reef. Flounder fishermen are putting limits of fish, big fish, on ice in two hours or less. Also in the mix are nice sea bass, triggerfish and even Mahi Mahi. Francis Kosinski of Pennsylvania landed an 8-7, 285-inch citation flounder. To book a trip at blackfish Banks Reef, or for more information, call … [Read more...]
Eastern Shore Tourist Fishing
The Ham family – Brent, Angelin, Ben, Brendan and Berkley - spent last week at Cherrystone Campground on the Eastern Shore, doing a little “tourist fishing.” The Greensboro family had lots of fun and caught a bunch of fish. Fishing near Cape Charles in a small boat, the Carolina crew caught flounder, spot, croakers, grey trout, speckled trout, puppy drum, hogfish, whiting, puffer fish, pin fish … [Read more...]
Eastern Shore Tourist Fishing
The Ham family – Brent, Angelin, Ben, Brendan and Berkley - spent last week at Cherrystone Campground on the Eastern Shore, doing a little “tourist fishing.” The Greensboro family had lots of fun and caught a bunch of fish. Fishing near Cape Charles in a small boat, the Carolina crew caught flounder, spot, croakers, grey trout, speckled trout, puppy drum, hogfish, whiting, puffer fish, pin fish … [Read more...]
Fishing Heats Up at Nags Head
The flounder bite is on at Nags Head where Ben Morris caught an 8.35 citation flatfish while dunking minnows at Oregon Inlet. Pier anglers and surf fishermen also reeled in some nice flounder. Here is TW's report on Nags Head area fishing since Monday of this week. Surf anglers beached sea mullet and blues along with some spot and ever present sharks. A few Spanish mackerel showed up at Duck. … [Read more...]
Hatteras Wahoo
Hatteras Offshore Capt. Dave Wilson on Godspeed Charters had this report: On July 8, we didn't have a ton of bites but they were all quality! I wound up fishing south of the fleet and around some beautiful conditions, just not a lot of action. Still everybody on the boat caught a quality fish including three gaffer dolphin, two wahoos and a sailfish. July 7 was another beautiful day … [Read more...]
Cobia, Cobia, Cobia!
Middle Peninsula After several unsuccessful skirmishes with big cobia, plus a few undersized catch and releases, Capt. Dick Whitehill aboard the Miss Karen landed a nice 42-inch cobia at Windmill Bar. The Captain was using live eels. Capt. Whitehill notes that there are still loads of croakers to be caught – coolers full, actually. To book a trip, go to www.misskarencharterfishing.com or … [Read more...]
Capt. Dick Whitehill
www.misskarencharterfishing.com 434-978-1941 Virginia Beach Report Dr. Julie Ball Summer officially started this week, with the rising summer heat to confirm the event. Although folks may complain about the heat, they are not complaining about the fishing, as the action continues to improve on most all of the fishing fronts. Cobia are still the top target for … [Read more...]
Drum Beat at Topsail
James Brewer, III went with his son, James, on a Topsail Sound excursion with Capt. Jim Crisco and had good results with red drum. They put four in the boat up to 29-inches; two were keepers. They also broke off a big black drum. Topsail Sound, a fairly shallow-water estuary, offers hot action for drum, flounder and specks. Just offshore, there is good fishing for blues, Spanish and sea bass. … [Read more...]
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