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June
19, 2009
- Overall, fishing has been fairly slow this week.
The specks have been of good size but in low numbers. The
puppy drum have done their best to elude me, but flounder have
taken their place. Hopefully, fishing will return to
normal once this rainy weather is gone. As I like to say,
"you don't know unless you go!"
      
June
12, 2009
- I had a writer and videographer from the Rivah
magazine with me earlier in the week. Stay tuned for the
featured story in the upcoming issue and online video.
Specks and reds are becoming more abundant and striper fishing
continues to be good. We've lost just about every big fish
hooked due to barnacle incrusted pilings. It takes talent
and lots of luck to pull these beasts from their lair!
      
June
1, 2009
- Evie turned 15 months old today. She's had me
on the run and I've been neglecting my reports. I'll try
to keep up with them better as we head into summer.
I
wrapped up my Norfolk/ VA Beach fishing over the Memorial Day
holiday. Overall, the fishing down there was a
disappointment compared to springs past. We did have a few
good nights with big stripers at the CBBT in May.
I am
now back on the Middle Peninsula until mid-November. The
striped bass fishing here has been good except for a couple slow
trips due to a cold front that pushed through. Speckled
trout and redfish are starting to show and their numbers will
increase as the water continues to warm. I only have a few
open dates remaining in June so contact me ASAP if you are
interested in some fantastic shallow water fishing!
      
April
8, 2009 - Spring has arrived! After an unusually
slow winter of fishing, I'm excited about the prospects of the
coming spring season.
From
now through May 26th, I will be departing from Taylor's Landing
in Little Creek to fish the Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads
bridge tunnels. The fishing in early spring is primarily a
late evening and night fishery. As the sun approaches the
horizon, casting poppers around the rock islands will provide
awesome visual displays as striped bass explode from beneath to
attack surface lures. We move under the bridge
lights after dark and cast to fish feeding in the light line.
Stripers and bluefish congregate in huge numbers around the
lights as well as shad, gray trout and flounder in the spring.
It's not uncommon to see the surface boiling as stripers and
blues bust up baitfish on the surface. The key to success
for this type of fishing is to be on the water when there is
strong current flow. This means that departure time
changes everyday, so it is best to contact me early to get the
best dates and times. When we hit it right, the action is
literally non-stop!
After
May 26th, I will have my boat back on the Middle Peninsula for
the remainder of spring. We will be focusing on the
shallows for stripers, speckled trout, blues and puppy drum.
Fishing the shallows is my favorite form of fishing on the
Chesapeake Bay. The area is scenic, the water calm and the
fishing rewarding. Late spring and summer is a great time
to bring along children for a fun day on the water. We
target shallow water structure like oyster reefs, grass flats
and rock piles which attract predatory fish. It is
critical to hit the water early in the morning for the best
fishing. Once the sun is high in the sky, the fish
generally get lock jaw. Last year produced fantastic June
and July fishing for speckled trout and I'm hoping for more of
the same this year! |
