The 12th annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament which took place August 19-22 at Southside Marina again proved itself to be the party of the season. Seventy-five boats with 498 anglers vied for $418,500. Final registration, the Captain’s Meeting and the Kick-Off Party witnessed a mass influx of bodies as sponsors and participants swarmed the tournament […]
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Virginia angler Howard Webb landed a 645-pound, 98 1/2-inch bluefin tuna yesterday, a fish that bests Bo Haycox’s 2007 573-pound state record by 72 pounds, but Webb’s fish won’t count in the record books. Webb took his fish from waters off the Virginia/North Carolina border. Recreational season for large medium/giant “trophy” bluefin larger than 73 […]
The fall striper season for the Chesapeake Bay and tidal tributaries opens tomorrow (October 4). Given that anglers are also seeing good catches of flounder, speckled trout, puppy drum, and spot, this is the time to fish the Bay. Keep in mind that fall season limits for Chesapeake Bay anglers for stripers is two fish per […]
Saltwater Nation anglers from Virginia are reporting some great cobia fishing. Large schools of big fish are being reported moving from southern waters off of North Carolina’s Outer Banks up to Virginia Beach waters. Fish over 50 pounds are being taken in the area of Bluefish Rock. Anglers have been locating big cobia in open […]
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