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I love Monday mornings. David Brabrand was nice enough to take me fishing this morning. He was also nice enough to let me catch the biggest fish. We got there in the dark. Stan Simmerman was already there in his … Continue reading →

I went out after speckled trout this morning. It was still blowing too hard but it was dark, so I couldn’t see the waves. By the time I could see them to be scared, it was too late. The trout … Continue reading →

I woke up and it was dark and rainy. I let the dog out and went back to bed. I woke up again and it was light and rainy. I fed the dog. Apparently, old retired me doesn’t want to … Continue reading →

George Poveromo came to Virginia Beach to film an episode of his television show “World of Saltwater Fishing”, www.georgepoveromo.com . I joined him on the Top Notch, with Captain Russ Kostinas and mate Bobby Kostinas: www.topnotchcharterfishing.com . I really liked the old … Continue reading →

Yesterday, we went out with Dr. Hamish Small to help him with his red drum research. We caught 9 red drum and a cobia. They were all tagged and released. We also caught a flounder, which was not released. Three … Continue reading →

We took Dr. Hamish Small back out to tag red drum this morning. We caught 10 red drum, including one that was already tagged, a black drum, a nice flounder, a number of bluefish, and Stan Simmerman caught a full-grown … Continue reading →

We took Dr. Hamish Small out to tag red drum this morning. The largest of the drum are being fitted with psat tags. These tags will release after 45 days and transmit their recorded data. Please keep an eye out … Continue reading →

We went out with Dr. Hamish Small this morning on a research trip. Over the next month or so, Dr. Small will be deploying 20 pop-up satellite tags on large red drum. These tags will release from the fish after … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I trolled plugs along the oceanfront and caught multiple sharks. Today, I tried again and caught multiple red drum. I like the drum better.

After being beat up by big red drum and a sporty ride in yesterday, I’d planned to take today off. Got a message from: Stan Simmerman, thinking about trout fishing, interested? Yep. The morning started with a topwater explosion and … Continue reading →