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Michael Wells asked if we could try for a sheepshead. I said, “sure, we can catch oyster toads ‘. Catch toads we did. We did have a handful of real bites that we managed to break off. The one I … Continue reading →

I got to fish on the Special Kate today with Charles Southall and Hunter Macon. We were joined by Warren and his daughter, Brooke. We had 5 marlin bites, all on the same rod: the short shotgun. We missed one, … Continue reading →

That was fun. I had never fished for smallmouth bass before. I have caught some while muskie fishing and while fishing for striped bass at Smith Mountain Lake. Today, I joined Sam Scott at Blue Ridge Musky to target them. … Continue reading →

Had 3 “sheepshead” bites this morning. Broke one off, pulled the hook on one, and the third turned into a black drum. Really smokey out there.

I made a short trip to Poquoson Reef this morning. I had a good oyster bite going that was interrupted by a black drum. I tagged and released it but it wasn’t ready. It popped up, floating. I unanchored to … Continue reading →

I went out to see if I could find a speckled trout. I was soon reminded of the rush of those topwater explosions. I was also reminded how frustrating these dang fish can be. I had 6 or so bites … Continue reading →

Went after flounder today with Charles Southall and Johnny Boyd. We caught 8 before the afternoon breeze sent us home. We had two larger creatures hooked up that we could not handle on the flounder gear. Johnny thinks he had … Continue reading →

Fireflies and a rather impressive sky at the Alison Krauss concert last night. Got up this morning to see in the sunrise on the Poquoson Reef. I got into a surprise bite of grey trout. I caught several in the … Continue reading →

I went out with Stan Simmerman this morning and hit a couple reefs. We caught maybe a dozen tautog, a great catch of toadfish, and a black drum. Stan lost the largest gray trout I’ve seen in some time. He … Continue reading →

Did some wreck fishing in the bay today. Oyster toad population is good. Caught some tautog and triggerfish, including one which had a tag.