Capt. Jerry Thrash
Queens Creek Outfitters
Patriot Charters
804-725-3889
www.queenscreek.com
Fishing Report 8.30.10
Flounder fishing picked up significantly this week. Although we saw no citations this week, several customers reported catching fair numbers of keeper fish.
Croaker are still available in the Rappahannock and in the creeks. Puppy drum are making a showing as well.
Spot are being caught off Gwynn Island, Butlers Hole and the Spike. Red tides seem to have diminished.
Spanish Maceral and bluefish were found from Windmill Point south to Wolftrap Light.
Citation:
Speckled Trout, 26″ caught 8.29 at New Point on a bottom big baited with cut spot by Kristie Link of Onemo while fishing in 3-4′ of water from a canoe. Her husband, Aaron, also caught a 18.5 inch puppy drum in the same area.
Catch of the week (maybe of the year): James (Butch) Allen, of Hudgins and the Richmond area, caught this extremely unusual fish while bottom fishing from his dock with his grand children on Lane’s Creek off Milford Haven on Friday evening. . Shown is a 20″, 5 lbs Tripletail, a fish normally found in the ocean along the Georgia and Florida coastlines. As typical for this fish which often swims on his side, the fish went airborn when hooked. The fish is excellent table fare despite its unusual appearance.
Tight Lines,
Jerry