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Today, I did some tautog fishing with Stan Simmerman. We mostly caught sea bass. We caught 8 tautog, none were big. A school of 30-inch red drum made for some fun bycatch.

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Volunteer Dr. Ken Neill breaks another record for the Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program April 10, 2023 Virginia anglers know that wreck fishing for tautog can be pretty rewarding in the spring. One angler who is … Continue reading →

I went speckled trout fishing with Stan Simmerman again this morning. Stan has been fishing most every day. Today was my turn. The bite was not hot but we caught some fish. We ended up catching 6 speckled trout and … Continue reading →

I received a text from Stan Simmerman last night. He said he was going for a half-day trip in the morning and to be at his house in the dark. It turns out that Stan’s half-day looks a lot like … Continue reading →

It was too windy to go fishing so we went fishing. The luck of the Irish was with us but it is always lucky to get to trout fish with Stan Simmerman. First cast, I got hit and hit again. … Continue reading →

I went after specks this morning. I caught 5. If I was not sticking tags in them, I would have thought that I was recatching the same fish. All males, 19 inches except for the runt of the litter that … Continue reading →

Did the sea bass thing today with Hunter Southall, Stan Simmerman, and Johnny Boyd. There was a rather impressive sunrise on the way out. We kept our 60-fish limit of big sea bass and released a plenty. We also caught … Continue reading →

I went speckled trout fishing with Stan Simmerman today. Trout fishing with Stan is great. He knows where the fish are, he does all of the work, and he lets you catch almost all of the fish. I guess that … Continue reading →

I ran out to the Triangle Wrecks with Johnny Boyd this morning. We caught tautog. We kept some, tagged and released some, and caught four that already had tags in them. The largest weighed 10 pounds on the Boga Grip. … Continue reading →