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All Tackle Records for Grouper, snowy Weight: 31.95 kg (70 lb 7 oz) Location: Norfolk Canyon, Virginia , USA Catch Date: 5/22/2011 Angler: Roger C. Burnley Roger Burnley’s snowy grouper, that he caught this past spring, has been approved as … Continue reading →

The billfish bite is good right now with signs that it could turn epic yet again this year. We got out Saturday and Sunday. Saturday we went 0 for 8 or so. Broke one off right above the hook. Not … Continue reading →

I ran back over to the Eastern Shore this morning. Mostly exploring new (to me) areas. What fishing I did resulted in sharks. No tarpon sightings. On my way back across the bay, I stopped and cast to 3 buoys. … Continue reading →

Dr. John Graves has a new batch of grad students. One is working with bluefin tuna. There is probably going to be a study with black marlin that will cause some poor grad student to spend a season at Tropic … Continue reading →

I have two boats. Both were recently towed to Dare Marina. I really like the Tow Boat US insurance. With the little boat, I was up in the marshes of the Eastern Shore trying to catch a tarpon. I’ve been … Continue reading →

The August edition of Virginia Wildlife has an excellent article on Chesapeake Bay cobia titled, “Kings of the Bay”. It is written (and photographed) by Ken Perrotte. The article features Capt. Jorj Head and Wes Blow. Perrotte went chumming with … Continue reading →

Charles and I fished for tarpon with Blake both Saturday and Sunday. Saw plenty of fish, more on Sunday. No tarpon bites. A half dozen or so that we know of were caught Thursday-Sunday. Phillip went 2 for 2 on … Continue reading →

The Youth and Ladies Tournament was held this past week. The Peninsula Salt Water Sport Fisherman’s Association holds this event each summer when the children are out of school. The tournament runs through two weekends to give us the best … Continue reading →

Well, the Healthy Grin is down. The same engine that was just re-built. Carter Machinery and Dare Marina are jumping on it so hopefully the down-time will be short. The planned marlin trip with VIMS scientists had to be postponed. … Continue reading →

The Chesapeake Bay has heated up. I just got out the weekly Fish News Tuesday night: www.pswsfa.com/news.htm , and then got more reports yesterday. There was some good fishing yesterday. Capt. Jorj Head, (757) 262-9004, has been cobia fishing just … Continue reading →