Rockfish and Speckled Trout

Yesterday, Charles Southall drifted eels near Plantation Light. He caught a chunky, 44-inch rockfish. Hunter Southall was in the Elizabeth River. They caught about 20 speckled trout to 28 inches long. Today, Charles took me back over to Plantation. We had two bites and one stayed tight. I caught a 47-inch, 43-pound rockfish. We quit fishing at noon to come in for New Year’s Eve celebrations (and to get ready to fish for Bluefin tuna in the morning).