Capt. Jerry Thrash
Queens Creek Outfitters
Patriot Charters
804-725-3889
www.queenscreek.com
Fishing Report 8.9.10
Flounder cooperated for anglers fishing in the Mathews Boys and Girls Club two day flounder tournament. 20 boats fished Saturday and 12 on Sunday. The tournament was won by Carol K. Tomlinson of Mathews, who landed on Saturday a fine 7 lbs, 5 oz, 26.5″ fish and won both the ladies and biggest fish categories. Congratulations Carol! Husband Ricky also placed in the tournament with a smaller fish caught on Sunday. Their fish were caught at Cape Charles. We registered two other citation flounder this weekend, one from Cape Charles and one from Buoy 42. These are the first citation floiunder we have seen since May 22d so things are picking up!
The croaker bite is focused in the Buoy 42 area and over to Buoy 40A. Spot averaging 1/2 lbs. are being caught off Gwynn Island, Butlers Hole and the Spike.
Spanish Maceral were caught in big numbers this weekend trolling Clark spoons or small Drone spoons at 6-8 Kts vicinity of Windmill Point bar south to R-2 and to Buoy 41A.
Cobia are still biting at York Spit and at Newpoint Light.
River fishermen continue to catch a mixed bag of spot, croaker, sea mullet and small flounder.
Small and medium spadefish have recently been caught at the Cell.
CITATIONS:
Flounder, 7 lbs., 5 oz, 26.5″ caught 8/7 at Cape Charles on squid and minnow by Carol K. Tomlinson of Mathews.
Flounder, 7 lbs., 8 oz, 26.25″ caught Buoy 42 on squid by Thagard (Bucky) Dean of Sandston. Shown are Bucky on left and brother David on right with his fish which just missed citation size.
Flounder, 7 lbs., 14 oz, 26.75″ caught 8/8 at Cape Charles on cut bait by Gregory B. Thayer of Gloucester.
Sean Murphy of Mathews (left) and Caleb Temple of Gloucester brought these two nice 45″ and 43″ cobia in on 8/8 for a picture. The fish were caught on eel and Menhaden at York Spit.
Tight Lines,
Jerry