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Jul 07 2008

Virginia Fishing Reports - Chesapeake Bay, Inshore and Offshore Reports Updated July 3 2008

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Virginia Fishing Report: Covering the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Inshore and Virginia Offshore Fishing by Tidal Fish Correspondent Julie Ball
Big Flounder, Virginia Fishing Reports, Virginia Flounder Fishing Reports, Virginia Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reports, Virginia Beach Fishing Reports, Virginia Offshore Fishing Reports, CBBT Fishing Reports, Virginia Eastern Shore Fishing Reports, Virginia Flounder Fishing Reports, Rudee Inlet Fishing Reports, Lynnhaven Inlet Fishing Reports, Lynhaven Inlet Fishing Reports,Chincoteague Fishing Reports, Wachapreague Fishing Reports, Oyster Fishing Reports, James River Fishing Reports, Northern Neck Fishing Reports, Rappahonnock River Fishing Reports, Mobkack Bay Fishing Reports, York River Fishing Reports, Back River Fishing Reports, Hampton Roads Fishing Reports, Kiptopeke Fishing Reports, Cape Charles Fishing Reports, Tangier Fishing Reports, Smith Island Fishing Reports, Julie Ball FishingThe Independence Day weekend is not the only event causing fireworks. The saltwater action along the Mid Atlantic coast is also going off. The flounder action is explosive this week, with heavy flounder tipping the scales daily at local tackle shops. Anglers are pounding the Bay Bridge Tunnel and other lower bay structures, mostly with live bait and jigs. Live spot is working well near structure, while 2-ounce jig heads adorned with shad-style plastics are a good choice for jigging around the piling bases. Strip baits are also producing some decent fish. Gerald George of Suffolk scored with a 7-pound, 1-ounce doormat near the CBBT on bluefish strips.

The Spanish mackerel scene is another hot topic. Folks trolling the lower Bay, the CBBT, and the ocean shorelines are finding limits of Spanish mackerel and a smattering of Taylor bluefish. Small silver and gold spoons weighted with in-line sinkers will do the trick in anywhere from 18 to 30 feet of water. King mackerel are next. Anglers continue to report sightings of kings skying and crashing on bait inshore, while small kings are biting trolled baits on the inshore lumps.

Tautog are also back in the picture, with anglers beginning to show some interest. Rob Collins of Norfolk was rewarded for his togging efforts with a nice 11-pound, 4-ounce fish he hooked on a lower bay structure using fiddler crabs. Sheepshead are still not on fire, but more frequent catches along the Bay Bridge Tunnel are beginning to show promise. A good showing of triggers in the same area are also keeping things interesting.

Spadefish action is still sketchy most everywhere, with small to medium-sized fish the norm right now. Some bigger spades are lurking around the High Rise span and the 4th island of the CBBT, if you can slow them down. This season’s trophy spade catches are behind last year’s entries, with no signs of catching up.

Although red drum are becoming more elusive, a few big reds are still taking baits intended for cobia. Black drum continue to bite around the artificial islands of the CBBT, where anglers are hooking an occasional fish while casting grubs and shads.

Cobia seem to be taking a break right now, with catches slowing even more this week. Frustrated anglers are reporting fish free swimming on the surface, but refusing any offerings. Chummers are also reporting slow action this week.

Puppy drum are active lately, with the best reports coming from the lower bay inlets and the HRBT. The Fishing Center reports that spot showed up within Rudee Inlet, with the average size around ¾ of a pound. Croaker are most everywhere right now, with some fish pushing 1.5 pounds near the Bay Bridge Tunnel and the Cell. The flurry of anglers rushing into Oyster is an indication that the hardheads made their debut in their back waters, where tarpon sightings should also come soon.

Big Flounder, Virginia Fishing Reports, Virginia Flounder Fishing Reports, Virginia Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reports, Virginia Beach Fishing Reports, Virginia Offshore Fishing Reports, CBBT Fishing Reports, Virginia Eastern Shore Fishing Reports, Virginia Flounder Fishing Reports, Rudee Inlet Fishing Reports, Lynnhaven Inlet Fishing Reports, Lynhaven Inlet Fishing Reports,Chincoteague Fishing Reports, Wachapreague Fishing Reports, Oyster Fishing Reports, James River Fishing Reports, Northern Neck Fishing Reports, Rappahonnock River Fishing Reports, Mobkack Bay Fishing Reports, York River Fishing Reports, Back River Fishing Reports, Hampton Roads Fishing Reports, Kiptopeke Fishing Reports, Cape Charles Fishing Reports, Tangier Fishing Reports, Smith Island Fishing Reports, Julie Ball FishingAmberjack are a good bet at the southern towers and some offshore wrecks such as the Triangles, and the Ricks and Hanks wrecks. Live bait is working well, while jigs are also a good alternative bait.  Deep droppers are finding plenty of nice tilefish, wreckfish, and blackbelly rosefish, which can offer a break during a slow offshore trolling day.

The offshore season is offering some good options. Billfish are making a good showing near the Triple 0’s and the Cigar, where a few sailfish releases and grand slams made for a great week. Although yellowfin tuna are scarce, bluefin tuna ranging from 50 to over 100 pounds are biting on the inshore lumps, with the Hot dog and 26-Mile Hill providing the best action. Some big gaffer dolphin to over 50-pounds are also available. The new state leading mahi landed this week by Burt Whitt of Norfolk while fishing on the Norfolk Blue in 100 fathoms has a story with a twist. The fish slipped into the water while at the dock, until retrieved by a helpful diver to then land safely on the scales.

Virginia’s Eastern Shore Fishing Report
Covering Inshore and Offshore Fishing out of Wachapreague, Chincoteague and Assateague
by Kevin of Lyn B Sportfishing - TidalFish.com Correspondent
Kevin is probably busy fishing this week.

Virginia’s Middle Bay Fishing Report
by Jerry Thrash From Patriot Charters and Queens Creek Outfitters

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Jun 15 2008

Virginia Fishing Reports: Chesapeake Bay, Inshore and Offshore Reports Updated June 14, 2008

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Virginia Fishing Report: Covering the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Inshore and Virginia Offshore Fishing by Tidal Fish Correspondent Julie Ball
Virginia Fishing News
New!! Pending State Record GOLDEN TILE off the Ocean Pearl
Golden Tilefish Record, Capt Steve Wray golden tilefish, Virginia Golden TilefishOn June 10th this past week I  received the call from CAPT Steve Wray at about 6pm when he was passing Cape Henry. He thought his angler had a new state record golden tile. I was already on my way to Long Bay Pointe to certify an IGFA Record Spadefish.
The group was deep dropping in the Norfolk Canyon, aboard the Ocean Pearl when Aaron Sledd of Virginia Beach hooked into something that took him 30 minutes to hoist to the top. The golden tile weighed in at a whopping 56lbs 8oz, topping the existing record caught last year, and just a few pounds shy of the All-Tackle World Record also caught last year.
VSWFT committee member, Capt Craig Paige showed up to verify the weight, and everything seemed in order.  Congratulations to the angler, captain, and crew aboard the “OCEAN PEARL.”

Virginia Fishing Reports
With all of the summer species now place, anglers are turning most efforts towards the abundant cobia, which are now available all over the lower bay and inshore waters. These brown-colored hunters are making their presence known as they take chummer’s offerings, and cruise along the top waters as if it were Virginia Fishing Reports, Virginia Flounder Fishing Reports, Virginia Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reports, Virginia Beach Fishing Reports, Virginia Offshore Fishing Reports, CBBT Fishing Reports, Virginia Eastern Shore Fishing Reports, Virginia Flounder Fishing Reports, Rudee Inlet Fishing Reports, Lynnhaven Inlet Fishing Reports, Lynhaven Inlet Fishing Reports,Chincoteague Fishing Reports, Wachapreague Fishing Reports, Oyster Fishing Reports, James River Fishing Reports, Northern Neck Fishing Reports, Rappahonnock River Fishing Reports, Mobkack Bay Fishing Reports, York River Fishing Reports, Back River Fishing Reports, Hampton Roads Fishing Reports, Kiptopeke Fishing Reports, Cape Charles Fishing Reports, Tangier Fishing Reports, Smith Island Fishing Reports, Julie Ball FishingAugust. Boats using the chumming technique are having excellent success from the Rock Pile to the Buckroe area, and Latimer Shoals. Christian Seay and Charles Thain, both from the Eastern Shore, landed an 86-pounder, and a 90-pound bruiser respectively while chumming near buoy 13 this week.

The drum bite is

still good, as big reds continue to bite on the shoals and in the surf near Fisherman’s Island, as well as the Nine-foot Shoals and CBBT area. The black drum action is shifting more to the islands of the CBBT, which is common for this time of year.

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Jun 06 2008

Virginia Fishing Reports: Chesapeake Bay, Inshore and Offshore Reports Updated June 6, 2008

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Virginia Fishing Report: Covering the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Inshore and Virginia Offshore Fishing by Tidal Fish Correspondent Julie Ball
Virginia Fishing Reports, Virginia Flounder Fishing Reports, Virginia Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reports, Virginia Beach Fishing Reports, Virginia Offshore Fishing Reports, CBBT Fishing Reports, Virginia Eastern Shore Fishing Reports, Virginia Flounder Fishing Reports, Rudee Inlet Fishing Reports, Lynnhaven Inlet Fishing Reports, Lynhaven Inlet Fishing Reports,Chincoteague Fishing Reports, Wachapreague Fishing Reports, Oyster Fishing Reports, James River Fishing Reports, Northern Neck Fishing Reports, Rappahonnock River Fishing Reports, Mobkack Bay Fishing Reports, York River Fishing Reports, Back River Fishing Reports, Hampton Roads Fishing Reports, Kiptopeke Fishing Reports, Cape Charles Fishing Reports, Tangier Fishing Reports, Smith Island Fishing Reports, Julie Ball FishingThe weather is warm and the fish are here, so it’s time to bait up and hit the water. Anglers mostly continue to chase very cooperative red and black drum while awaiting the spadefish bite. The spades are here and schooled around most usual locations, but have yet to launch into their typical early feeding explosion. These fish are still holding tight to structure, with most fish averaging below five pounds. A few incidental catches of big spades have angler’s hopes up, such as the impressive 9-pound, 13-ounce spade caught by Leo Olivarez of Virginia Beach while casting a swimming lure intended for bluefish at the 3rd island this week. (Pictured is Tidal Fisher “dkrash1″ with a nice spadefish caught at the tower fishing aboard Capt. Jim Brincefield’s Jil Carrie. Check the full report here .) The drum on the other hand, are still imparting great catches along the Eastern Shore shoals, with the area south of Fisherman’s Island, near buoy 10 still the most popular spot for both reds and blacks. Some boats are releasing more than a dozen fish in one outing lately.

Cobia catches are becoming more prevalent as these covert fish make their way to the spawning grounds. Linda Wright of Seaford had a good day when she hooked the first large fish of the season while fishing near York Spit Light. Her brute tipped the scales at 64-pounds. Many of the biggest fish will come from off the Grandview, Back River, and Buckroe areas early in the season. Live eels, croaker, and cut bait works well this time of year.

Flounder pounders are sifting through many shorts to get their bounties, but a few bigger fish are rounding out some catches. Folks are still working the inlets for the best chance of landing keepers.

Smaller gray trout are available around the Concrete Ships, the HRBT and Sewell’s Point, as well as a few decent flounder up to 21-inches. But the best news about the gray trout is the debut of larger fish at the CBBT. Chris at Chris’ Bait and Tackle reports that grays ranging to around eight pounds are hitting grubs presented around the northern span of the CBBT. Joseph E. Hudgins, Jr. of Chesapeake scored with the new state leading gray trout when he hooked a nice 9.5-pound specimen while working the 4th island area.

CAPT Steve Wray of Long Bay Pointe Bait and Tackle reports that striped bass up to 32-pounds are still hitting live bait over the tubes and along the pilings of the CBBT, especially at the curve approaching the 3rd island.

Pier anglers along the ocean front are picking through small flounder, small croaker, and Taylor bluefish. Larger croaker are still available within the tributary rivers. Kendall Osborne, outdoor writer, reports that he found some good hardhead pullage while fishing with his kids at the Lafayette River this week. They had three fish that went over 2-pounds using Bag-O-Worms Fishbites on the flood tide.

Anglers trolling off Cape Henry have hooked into a few Spanish mackerel, along with Taylor bluefish. Expect this trend to improve as the waters warm.

Deep dropping ventures are still rewarding most boats with coolers full of blueline tilefish and black seabass, although CAPT Jake Hiles, skipper of the Matador, observes most catches of bluelines are of the smaller variety right now. If you venture to the deep, you may also have a chance at a golden tile, grouper, or even a mako shark. Several makos were hooked and boated lately.

Offshore, the fishing continues to deliver. The good season introduction is fulminating positive prospects about the offshore trend for the year. Decent catches of nice yellowfin tuna and gaffer dolphin were accented by a whirlwind of billfish activity near the Triple Zeros this week, where several blue and white marlin were released. Michael Hall of Virginia Beach also landed a nice 38-pound dolphin while trolling at the Cigar this week. Until next week, good luck fishing!
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Dr. Julie Ball
IGFA Representative, Virginia Beach

Virginia’s Eastern Shore Fishing Report
Covering Inshore and Offshore Fishing out of Wachapreague, Chincoteague and Assateague
by Kevin of Lyn B Sportfishing - TidalFish.com Correspondent
No report his week, fishing must be very good or very windy

Kevin of Lyn B Sportfishing, a 34ft custom sport fisherman Captained by Bill Bowen. They offer inshore, wreck and offshore fishing adventures. Fishing from the Wachapreague, Wachapreague . Call 757-787-1074 to book a trip.

However we did get these reports from the Virginia Saltwater Review:
Chincoteague
The fishing has changed little over the past weeks at Captain Bob’s. Kingfish have turned on, and the best bait has been Fishbites synthetic bait (the bloodworm variety). Most kingfish have been found in the inlet near marker 15. A few nice drum are still coming in from the surf, as well as kingfish, skates, and a rare flounder. Shark can be found on the north side of the Queen’s Sound and the Assateague Channel. When the wind allows, some anglers have been catching flounder, but the throwback ratio is high. Nice bluefish were found near the mouth of the inlet and a few at Queen’s Sound, and snapper bluefish were hooked near the inlet—Donna reports that’s a good indication of good tuna fishing to come. No one was able to get out offshore all week because of high winds and seas.

Wachapreague
At the Wachapreague Marina, good fishing can be found in the inlet. Last week, a 7-pound flounder was weighed in, and staff has heard reports of several keeper flounder. A 23-inch grey trout was also landed. Offshore, the wind has kept most boats inshore; however, there are reports of nice catches of black sea bass on the wrecks when boats can go out.

Staff at Captain Zed’s report that anglers are still doing well with flounder. Last week, the reported throwback ratio was 10 undersized fish to 1 keeper (19 inches or greater). In the surf at Paramour Island, nice red drum are being hooked. A few offshore boats have done well with black sea bass at the wrecks this week.

Virginia Middle Bay
Staff at Jett’s Hardware reports that fishing is picking up. Anglers are catching bluefish, although the big ones haven’t shown up yet. Croaker catches are good sizes—croaker can be found from Fleets Bay to Maryland. Striped bass are looking good on the channel edges and reefs. In Virginia, there has been a lot of trolling for striped bass, while in Maryland, most anglers are chumming. There have been only a few reports of spot and trout in the area, staff reports that those fish are on their way soon!

Keeper flounder have been found near the jetties, according to staff at Smith Point Marina. Croaker and spot are active in the shallow water as well. To the north, striped bass are caught by those chumming, and some have been found at the Reedville reef.

There are plenty of fish, but few fishermen at Locklies Marina! Gas prices are keeping many boats from launching. Those that venture out are finding plenty of croaker, with a few keeper flounder at White Stone Bridge. A few small spot and keeper-sized grey trout have also been hooked.

At Garrett’s Marina, croaker are biting very well. Large ones are starting to show this week. Other than the croaker, the standard fish for the area—catfish—are biting as expected.

Captain Jim Thompson of Deltaville reports coolers filled with croaker up to 18 inches last Sunday. The range light on the Eastern Shore was the place to be as the Rappahannock and Piankatank Rivers are producing only small croaker and spot. The Cell is producing only a few flounder, but there are some snapper blues and a few sea mullet to be found. Very few boats are fishing as the fuel prices are keeping them at home.

Virginia’s Northern Neck Fishing Report
by Jerry Thrash From Patriot Charters and Queens Creek Outfitters
Jerry writes, “Croaker are biting well in the open bay and in the creeks, but the flounder bite has been slow over the past week. Spadefish are rumored to have been caught at the Cell and at Wolftrap, but none have been weighed in at the store or at Gwynn Island Boatel yet. Speckled trout fishing continues to be hot! We registered six more citation specks this week, five from the North River and one from the Piankatank River.”

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May 30 2008

Virginia Fishing Reports: Chesapeake Bay, Inshore and Offshore Reports Updated May 30, 2008

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Virginia Fishing Report: Covering the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Inshore and Virginia Offshore Fishing by Correspondent Julie Ball
Virginia Fishing Reports, Virginia Flounder Fishing Reports, Virginia Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reports, Virginia Beach Fishing Reports, Virginia Offshore Fishing Reports, CBBT Fishing Reports, Virginia Eastern Shore Fishing Reports, Virginia Flounder Fishing Reports, Rudee Inlet Fishing Reports, Lynnhaven Inlet Fishing Reports, Lynhaven Inlet Fishing Reports,Chincoteague Fishing Reports, Wachapreague Fishing Reports, Oyster Fishing Reports, James River Fishing Reports, Northern Neck Fishing Reports, Rappahonnock River Fishing Reports, Mobkack Bay Fishing Reports, York River Fishing Reports, Back River Fishing Reports, Hampton Roads Fishing Reports, Kiptopeke Fishing Reports, Cape Charles Fishing Reports, Tangier Fishing Reports, Smith Island Fishing Reports, Julie Ball FishingThe prelude to the summer fishing pattern is right on target with the arrival of one of the most anticipated warm water residents, the cobia. Scattered hookups and confirmed sightings around the lower bay are just the beginning as these covert hunters quietly glide into local waters. Sheepshead are also making a low-key debut, as occasional reports trickle in of incidental hook-ups by drum anglers, which is common for this time of year.

Although not off the charts as it was mid-month, the drum action has returned to a more normal pattern, which is still very good. Regardless of the state of the bite, anglers are out in droves hoping for a chance to tangle with a big drum. Black drum are still showing along the shoals near buoys 10, 13, and 16 where chowder clams and sea clams are the top baits. (Pictured: nofishingenough’s daughter with a nice flounder caught while daughter and dad were out fishing this past week around buoy 42 in the Northern Neck of Virginia. Read the full report with pictures here )  Although we are on the downward trend for these brutes from the shoals, they are still available in these areas for those willing to put in the time. Huge red drum are still scavenging the shoals off Fisherman’s Island and Nautilus Shoal, but more fish are now showing on the nine foot shoal near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Blue crab has worked well all season.

Spadefish are appearing on inshore wrecks, as well inside the bay at York Spit Light, Wolftrap Light and the Cell, but we still need to inch up a few more degrees for the action to really take off. Some spades are also available at the Chesapeake Light Tower, but the fish are holding tight to the tower legs. A few boats worked hard to catch some respectable fish, but most are small, with the best yet to come with the spadefish.

Flounder action is still frustrating anglers, with muddy conditions keeping the water less than optimal for these aggressive sight feeders. Most angers who are catching decent fish are finding their keepers in protected waters such as the back waters of Wachapreague and Oyster, and within both Rudee and Lynnaven inlets. One angler found a 6-pound, 4-ounce flattie laying in waiting while casting from the shore within Long Creek recently. The best flounder bite is occurring on the flood tide this week.

Striped bass are making up for the flounder shortage, with catches of rockfish to 36-inches coming from the HRBT and the small boat channel and islands of the CBBT. Live baiting over the tubes is providing the best striper hauls, with both croaker and eels working well. Snapper bluefish are everywhere in local waters, which often makes catching anything else a challenge.
(Pictured: Drew with a nice dolphin while out fishing over last Memorial Day weekend in the bluewater off the Virginia Coast. yes folks, Drew is 10 and a fishing catching machine. See “the Drew Report below)

Croaker are active within the tributary rivers, with the York River the best location. Squid and shrimp get the nod this week. Bait-sized hard heads are also still available off Little Creek Inlet and along the CBBT and the HRBT. A few speckled trout and bluefish are biting within Rudee Inlet, where folks fishing from the jetties are scoring with smoke and green colored grubs. A few grey trout up to 3-pounds are lurking around the HRBT and the CBBT where catches are sporadic, but the grey action is still good around the Concrete ships and the docks at the Kiptopeke State Park ramp.

The deep dropping scene is on fire if you want to fit the fuel bill to make the long run out to 50 fathoms or more. Those boats making a go are rewarded with excellent catches of blueline and golden tilefish, grouper, blackbelly rosefish, and jumbo seabass. Sean Doran and Darren Foster expertly guided their crew to the deep aboard the Crystal Clear, and loaded up with super-sized grouper, blueline tilefish,  and golden tiles weighing up to nearly 50-pounds! A nice18-pound, 12-ounce blueline tilefish landed by Dr. Julie Ball while fishing squid near the Norfolk Canyon took the state lead this week.

The offshore trolling scene is just getting rolling, with gaffer-sized dolphin and nice yellowfin tuna stealing the glory. Boats are also finding a smattering of mako sharks and wahoo in the mix. This trend will only improve, as long as the warm water stays around.

The Drew Report
Sorry this is late, but my Dad wouldn’t let me write a report until my book report was finished.

On Memorial Day we went out on the Blind Date with Capt Stan, Capt Rick, Doc, my Dad and me.  We were going to try for Sea Bass and Tile fish.  We stopped at the Triangles first but didn’t get anything.  Capt Stan decided to run to the deep.  On the way to the Norfolk Canyon, Capt Stan decided to try one more place for Sea Bass.  On my first drop I caught a four pounder and the action never stopped.  We didn’t get any citations, but all the fish were really nice, 3-4 lb fish.  After awhile, CAPT Stan wanted to try to drop real deep for Golden Tile fish.  We ran out to the canyon and stopped in 850 feet of water.  We used 24oz of weight to get to the bottom.  That didn’t look like a lot of fun to me so I watched all the adults drop their rigs.  At the same time a bunch of mahi mahi showed up at the boat.  They looked like a lot more fun to me.   Capt Rick showed me how to rig a piece of squid and drift it back to the fish.  They were little, but a lot of fun on light tackle.  While I was playing with the mahi’s Capt Stan hooked up, it took a long time, but he got his first Golden Tile it weighed 20 lbs.  They are a very pretty fish with a floppy fin on the top of their head.  As soon as Capt Stan got his in my Dad hooked up.  My Dad’s Golden Tile was smaller than Capt Stan’s, but still looked cool.  Capt Rick caught a Black Fin Tuna while we were fishing for tiles.  The wind started to pick up so we headed back to the Sea bass spot and caught a few more before we headed home.

I caught most of my sea bass on a Bass Pro Shops Offshore Angler Free Style jig in the mackerel color.  I was using a Cabo 50 reel on a JB custom rod and power pro.  My Dad caught most of his on the same jig but he was using his Calcutta 400 on his Nickolite rod.  The rest of the guys were using bait rigs and jigs.  I like using the jigs because the rig is lighter and the fish fight good.

Capt Stan went out last night with CAPT Brad and they got a bunch of citation Red Drum.  I still haven’t gotten a red yet this year.
Your friend Drew

Until next week, good luck fishing!
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Julie
Dr. Julie Ball
IGFA Representative, Virginia Beach

Virginia’s Eastern Shore Fishing Report
Covering Inshore and Offshore Fishing out of Wachapreague, Chincoteague and Assateague
by Kevin of Lyn B Sportfishing - TidalFish.com Correspondent
No report his week, fishing must be very good or very windy
Kevin of Lyn B Sportfishing, a 34ft custom sport fisherman Captained by Bill Bowen. They offer inshore, wreck and offshore fishing adventures. Fishing from the Wachapreague, Wachapreague . Call 757-787-1074 to book a trip.

However we did get these reports from the Virginia Saltwater Review:
Chincoteague
Fish were biting at Captain Bob’s this week. Those brave enough to face the wind at the Four Mouths area, near buoy 50, and the Wallops Island Bridge were bringing in nice flounder up to 24 inches. On May 24th, Robert Biggs landed a 7-pound, 10-ounce flounder (27.5 inches), and on the 25th, Juanita Bradshaw brought in a 7-pound, 2-ounce flounder (26.5 inches). In the surf, a few flounder and striped bass have been landed—the rough, cool water attracting striped bass. When the wind dies down, there are nice black sea bass to be had along the wrecks, and some tautog have been sighted in the area as well. Kingfish are beginning to show at marker 15 near the inlet, and skate and shark have been seen at the north side of Queen’s Sound. The majority of the fish have been caught using a minnow and squid sandwich, but according to Donna, everyone needs a plan B—she suggests silversides. Staff at Captain Bob’s believes that once the winds calm, the fishing will really pick up.

Wachapreague
Flounder were hooked near Wachapreague Marina this week. Several flounder in the 4 to 5-pound range have been landed, as well as one flounder weighing over 7 pounds. A few anglers are bringing in nice trout with their flounder catches.

At Captain Zed’s, anglers are catching flounder, but they are generally hooking 20 undersized flounder for every keeper (19 inches or greater). Staff has seen a 4-pound grey trout this week.

Virginia’s Northern Neck Fishing Report
by Jerry Thrash From Patriot Charters and Queens Creek Outfitters

Jerry writes, Spadefish have been seen on the Cell and at Wolftrap all week but have been refusing baits. This is normal, and usually they start biting about a week after first being sited. We should see big Spades this week!

Speckled Trout fishing continues to be hot! We registered seven more citation specks this week, all from the North and East Rivers.

Croaker are available at Butlers Hole in the Rappahannock, in the mouth of the Piankatank and in surrounding creeks. Croaker are also showing in fair numbers across the Bay in the Buoy 40A area where many of the charter boats are fishing when winds permit.

One 9-pound citation flounder was weighed this week near Buoy 42 but there were very few boats on the water Saturday and Sunday.

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Dec 09 2007

Fall Virginia Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean Fishing Report :December 5-9th 2007

Published by Brandon under Virginia Chesapeake Bay Fishing Reports

Wednesday Dec 5th Fishing Journal Entry
Fish Don’t Bite After a Blow at the CBBT? Nah
We hit the water around 7:30am and headed out to fish the CBBT. First cast Bill hooked up, pretty much was that way all day. Well over 100 fish, most in the slot range. We had to move around to stay on the fish, but it was pretty constant catching all day. Saw tons of TFers fishing and at dinner tonight.

Tomorrow looks like its going to blow, not sure we will get out or not, but if not tomorrow Friday for sure.


Thursday Dec 6th Fishing Journal Entry
CBBT Striped Bass Like Wind
Quick report tonight, I need to hit the sack to get on the water early, Wild Bill is an early riser. The wind was howling this morning, but we saw it dropping out to about 15 around 2:00pm so after a good lunch at Sting Rays we loaded up and headed out to the CBBT. We had a nice following sea on the way down which was fun. We pulled up, saw some fish on the fish finder and in literally 10 minutes we had our limit of fish, four nice 26-27 inch fish. We keep on catching until about 4:45pm until they turned off as it was getting dark and wind kicked up just a little bit. We probably caught 30+ fish from 24-33inches. We looked down the pilings for fish for another 30 minutes, but called it a day around 5:15pm and headed back to the barn. Luckily the wind died down a bit and it was not too bad a ride back.

Back at it tomorrow. Just two pics tonight of what it looked like and back by popular demand my self shot. Sorry no pics of fish, it was a little rough to stop and take the pop shots. Will get some tomorrow, they are calling for calmer seas.

Friday Dec 7th & Friday Dec 8th Fishing Journal Entry
Atlantic Ocean Bound
Wild Bill and I headed out of Kiptopeke at o’dark thirty on Friday morning on Day 3 of our CBBT Adventure to try our luck at jigging in search of some bigger fish. The sun was just coming up as we arrived at jigging piling #1. As soon as we drifted through the meter lit up and it was game-on. We had non-stop action for about an hour and a half and then the armada showed up and the bite slowed a bit. Most all of the fish were in the slot, but we had some bigger ones above the slot. Not the monsters we were looking for, but a ton of fish and a lot of fun. We would have continued jigging, but the problem was that just about every piling was taken with a boat, so there was no room to move. Faced with that Wild dilemma and the beginning desire to sling the long rodswe had a pow-wow and decided we were going to go for broke and go look for some fish somewhere along the coast. If we did not find them so be it, we could always come back to the bridge and get into some good action somewhere. I luckily got a call that there were signs of breaking fish south along the coast, so we fired up the engine and made a course out the bay and south. It was slow going in the beginning, a lot of running, stopping and looking in the binoculars and that drill over and over again. Finally, we found what we were looking for, it was not perfect, but we found them swirling and doing their thing. We found action the rest of the day until the sun started to set with 32-40 inch rock (Bill landed it, pic below) and a few bluefish mixed in. As the sun started to get lower we decided to pack it in for the long ride home. Luckily it had laid down making the run home a little faster then it was going down. We hit a good Sting Rays dinner and headed back the Kiptopeke Inn to re-charge for Saturday. I think the lights went out around 8:30pm along with Bill and I out like a light.

Saturday, Day #4, we again decided to head straight out to the ocean side with visions of long rod action fish swirling in our heads. The question was which way to go because of the change in direction of the wind. I called a friend south and then one north. We knew south was decent, but one friend said he was north on Friday and had good strong fly-friendly action, so Bill and I had a pow-wow and decided we would head north up to 20 miles, if we did not see them we would head back south, if nothing was south to the point we were the day before, we would head to the CBBT and finish up up the trip popping some fish on the jig.

There was some more chop on the water then on Friday and it started out looking bleak with not a single bird in sight. Finally Bill’s 10x glasses showed some signs so we kept going. We found them finally, first the birds showed and then the meter lit up and it was game-on again for the rest of the day. Saturday proved probably 1-7 bluefish to striped bass which was just fine with us. It was long rod action for the next few hours. We did have to move with the fish and strangely enough, at least to Bill and I, the fish were working north the entire day. Towards afternoon it slowed a bit and we looked down at the gps only to find we were really far north, farther then Bill and I realized. Given we needed to clean the boat and pack our stuff we decided to call it a day.


Summary
All and all our last 4 days have been excellent action. We were glad we were able to get to use the fly rods on some breaking fish away from the CBBT. It cost us some money in fuel, but sometimes if you want to get into action you have to take a chance and go for broke, you just have to be willing to find nothing, nothing out there is a sure thing that is for sure.

Bill, “The Professor” and I always have a great time together on our fishing adventures, fish or no fish, this trip we were blessed with not only good company, but great fish action. Not sure it gets much better then that. Thanks Bill for the good time!

We are back home this morning, but we will be back down this week for sure. I will be down Wednesday-Sunday/Monday for the Tidal Fish Rockfish Tournament and will be fishing each morning before I have to be back for the weigh-ins. I think Bill will be heading down mid week as well.
Good fishing!

Brandon

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