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| Fishing Reports December 11, 2008 Seasons greetings! The dredging at the marina took place over the past couple of months and the marina is now 8' deep at MLW. They just finished the project and we are now officially ready for the winter rockfish season. The activity around the marina is picking up and the excitment is starting to show. There have been some fish caught at Cape Henry and there are still some big fish in the bay so we should have a great season ahead of us. Charter boats are still available for striper fishing...what a great gift for the fisherman in your life. Give us a call to book your trip 757-428-2111. Have a wonderful holiday season! October 14, 2008 The "Canyon Express" fished today and had an excellent day offshore. They caught 7 wahoo up to 41 pounds, a couple of yellowfin tuna, and a couple of dolphin. Great job! Capt. Greg said they had several other wahoo bites and is going to try it again on Wednesday. The weather is supposed to be beautiful the next couple of days, but unfortunately is going to change for the weekend. Tomorrow, we have a few other boats scheduled to go offshore as well. Good luck! Charter boats are still available for fall tuna and wahoo fishing as well as winter striper season. Call to book your trip today. 757-428-2111
September 30, 2008 The wind finally slowed down enough to get boats out for the overnight fishing tournament, The Big Money Open. There were a handful of swordfish caught last night, several dolphin, a few tunas and several white marlin releases. The "Episode" released 5 white marlin up in the Washington Canyon and added a swordfish, a tuna, and several dolphin to their fish box. The "Canyon Express" released a swordfish, a white marlin and also had several dolphin. We are still waiting on the last of the boats to come in including the "Day Tripper" who has 2 swordfish to weigh in. It looks like we will have a few boats fishing tomorrow as well so hopefully the weather and the fishing will hold up for them. Charter boats are available for the fall and winter seasons. Give us a call to book your trip. 757-428-2111 September 15, 2008 We had a handful of boats fish on Sunday and the marlin fishing is still going strong. The "Sniper" released 5 white marlin and the "Southern Belle" released 2 white marlin and each had some good dolphin fishing as well. Great job! After the rough weather gets out of here, plenty more white marlin should be headed our way. There was a report that the boats north of us had hundreds of white marlin up there... hopefully moving south for us. Get ready for all of that action. Charter boats are still available and next week could be some really great fishing. 757-428-2111 September 13, 2008 Several boats fished offshore today and caught white marlin (2 per boat average), several dolphin, a few yellowfin tuna...yep, they do still exist, and a very nice wahoo. Curtis White weighed a 54.9 pound wahoo that he caught aboard the "Victory Lap". Great job, Curtis. The "Canyon Express" had 2 beautiful ( 40# range) yellowfin tuna along with a bunch of dolphin and 2 white marlin releases. Hopefully those tuna are the start of some good fall fishing out of Virginia Beach. The "Wired Up" and the "High Hopes" also had 2 white marlin releases and some dolphin. Way to go, guys! We do have a few boats that are scheduled to fish tomorrow, so I'll keep you updated. Septmember 12, 2008 We had 3 boats fish offshore today and a total of 21 white marlin releases. Wow! The charter boat "High Hopes" and the charter boat "Git R Done" each had 6 releases and the charter boat "Canyon Express" had 9 releases. Great job, fellas! There was also some good dolphin fishing mixed in there as well. All of this phenomenal billfish action that we have had lately has been in the Norfolk Canyon or just above the Canyon. Several boats are out today so we're hoping to see a bunch of flags flying in Rudee Inlet this evening. Stay tuned..... Charter boats are available for you to get in on some of this incredible marlin fishing. Give us a call to book your trip. 757-428-2111
September 5, 2008
Marlin fishing has been unbelievable for the past week. Boats that have been offshore this week have had up to 20 white marlin releases and a box load of dolphin. The best of the fishing started above the Canyon on the 630 line but has since moved down to the 450 line. We'll see what this storm does and probably get some boats out there on the next pretty day. The talk on the dock is that the marlin fishing could be just as good after Hannah blows through here. We'll keep you posted. Charter boats are still available for some fall fishing. Give us a call to book your trip 757-428-2111.
August 30, 2008 Offshore fishing was "back on" today after several days of rough weather. Most boats headed north and the best of the fishing seemed to have been on the north wall of the Norfolk Canyon. Several white marlin and a couple of blue marlin were released along with a really good dolphin bite. Congratulations to the crew on the "Canyon Express" for releasing 3 white marlin.....way to go! The forecast for tomorrow looks much better than it did earlier in the week so hopefully we will get some boats back up there before the wind picks back up. I'm thinkin' a grand slam is waiting up there for you. Good luck, be safe and enjoy the Labor Day weekend! August 18, 2008 Good morning! The Wine, Women and Fishing Tournament that took place over the weekend was a tremendous success. Thirty two teams entered the event and a lot of money was raised for the EVMS breast cancer research program. Great job to Jennie Capps, Paige Ray and their "helpers" for a job well done! Now for the fishing...the marlin fishing was pretty good up around the 450 line (50 fathoms) as well as the dolphin fishing. The charter boat "Git R Done" spent the night out there on Saturday night and came home with a load of dolphins and three white marlin flags flying. Way to go, Captain Trick! Also, Congratulations to Captain Greg Span and the ladies on the "Canyon Express" for placing first in the tournament with a blue marlin and a sailfish release. The "Gannet" came in second with 3 white marlin releases and the "Blue Eyed Suns" came in third with a blue marlin release. Congratulations to both of these teams of ladies and Capt. Kurt Ward on the "Gannet" and Captain David Smith on the "Blue Eyed Suns". Everyone is gearing up for the Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament which kicks off on Wednesday (August 20th). As of this morning, 69 teams are registered and Rudee Inlet is going to come to life mid week. If you are interested in entering, you should act now because there is a 75 boat limit. www.vbbt.com (757) 652-8409 See you under the tent! August 10, 2008 Offshore fishing has been good the past several days, but not quite as active as earlier in the month. Boats that have ventured out have caught white marlin, blue marlin, and a few dolphin. Congratulations to Phil Myers for releasing a blue marlin on the "Miss Behaven". Saturday was a big day for 12 year old Jared Bastian on the "Double Down" as well. He released a blue marlin, and add that to his sailfish from last week and his white marlin release from '06, he can now say that he has caught a "grand slam" at age 12. I'm not too sure that many can say that at such a young age. Way to go, Jared!
Photo-- taken aboard the "Miss Behaven" August 2, 2008 Several boats fished offshore today and caught some nice dolphin and had some billfish action as well. The charter boat "High Hopes" released 3 white marlin, "Good Grief" released 2 whites, and "Git R Done", "Wired Up", "Wahoo", "Friendship" and "All Girls" all released 1 white marlin. Great job! "Double Down" released a sailfish caught by 12 year old Jarred Bastian....his first one, and, yep he took a swim in Rudee Inlet when they got back in. Way to go, Jarred! According to just about everyone that I spoke to this evening, it got a little rough this afternoon and combined with the number of boats out there, fishing was a little tougher today than the past few days but there are still plenty of fish up near the Canyon. Once again, good luck to everyone fishing in the White Marlin Open next week!
August 1, 2008 Offshore fishing was, once again, excellent the past few days. Boats that fished up north (500 line) had a lot of excitement with multiple white marlin releases. Thursday, "Canyon Express" released 4 white marlin. Today, "High Hopes" released 3 whites, "Sniper" released 10 whites, no that is not a typo, and "Miss Behaven" released 4 whites. Great job, guys! If you think these boats are good lookin', you should see them rolling in with all of those flags flying....beautiful! This weekend several boats will be heading up to Ocean City, MD to compete in the White Marlin Open. Good luck! If fishing stays the way it has been the past couple of days, it should be an interesting week. Charter boats are still available for inshore and offshore fishing. Give us a call to book your trip. 757-428-2111
July 30, 2008 Marlin fishing is still going strong and the best of it seems to be up above the 450 line from 30 to 50 fathoms. Boats are seeing plenty of white marlin and catching some nice gaffer dolphin as well. Several boats will be heading up to Ocean City over the weekend to compete in the White Marlin Open and we would like to wish all of them the best of luck. Below are pictures from the Virginia Beach Invitational Marlin Tournament that was held at Fisherman's Wharf Marina last weekend. Enjoy!
1st place overall- Sea Wolf
2nd place overall- Sniper
3rd place overall- Backlash
Top junior angler- 1 white marlin release- William Wengel
Top junior angler - 29.9 pound dolphin- Hunter Bayne
July 27, 2008 The Virginia Beach Invitational Marlin Tournament wrapped up this evening with an awards banquet catered by Coinjock Marina and Restaurant. Everyone enjoyed a wonderful prime rib dinner and all were able to head home after an eventful weekend before it started pouring down rain. Fortunately, the rain did hold off for us until the very end which made for a perfect evening. Thanks so much to all of our participants and sponsors...we certainly could not have done it without you! The tournament results are as follows: TOP JUNIOR ANGLER FOR THE MEATFISH DIVISION- HUNTER BAYNE (AGE 13) WEIGHING A 29.9 POUND DOLPHIN TOP JUNIOR ANGLER FOR THE BILLFISH DIVISION- WILIAM WANGEL (AGE 13) RELEASING 1 WHITE MARLIN FIVE JUNIOR ANGLERS RELEASED WHITE MARLIN THIS WEEKEND: IN ADDITION TO WILLIAM, THEY WERE, BRYCE ST. CLAIR, GRAYSON ST. CLAIR, HUNTER BAYNE, AND MICHAEL ATKINSON. GREAT JOB TO ALL OF THEM! 3RD PLACE MEATFISH - 48.3 POINTS "JUST ONE MORE" CAPT. FRANK POHANKA 2ND PLACE MEATFISH- 51 POINTS "BACKLASH" CAPT. STEVE RICHARDSON 1ST PLACE MEATFISH- 52 POINTS "POOR GIRL" CAPT. JACK O'DONNELL 3RD PLACE OVERALL- 300 POINTS WITH 3 WHITE MARLIN RELEASES "BACKLASH" CAPT. STEVE RICHARDSON 2ND PLACE OVERALL- 300 POINTS WITH 3 WHITE MARLIN RELEASES (ALL 3 FISH WERE CAUGHT BY JUNIOR ANGLERS) "SNIPER" CAPT. JIMMY BAYNE 1ST PLACE OVERALL- 600 POINTS WITH 6 WHITE MARLIN RELEASES "SEA WOLF" CAPT. CARL BEALE THERE WERE 31 BILLFISH RELEASED--29 WHITE MARLIN AND 2 BLUE MARLIN AND A TOTAL PURSE OF $63,430 IN PRIZE MONEY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS! SEE YOU NEXT YEAR AT THE 13TH ANNUAL JULY 23-26, 2009.....IT WILL BE HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE HEADING UP TO OCEAN CITY NEXT WEEK! July 26, 2008 Today 20 boats fished the V.B.I.M.T. and a total of 11 white marlin were released. Leading after day 2, is "Sea Wolf" with 6 white marlin releases. "Sniper" is in 2nd place with 3 white marlin releases, and "Victory Lap" is in 3rd with 2 white marlin releases. Six boats are eligible to fish tomorrow: "Backlash" with 1 white marlin, "Canyon Express" with 1 white marlin, Country Girl, Finseeker with 1 white marlin, "Git R Done", and "Hazer" with 1 white marlin. In the meatfish division, there were several nice dolphin that were weighed in today. After day 2, "Poor Girl" is still leading with a combined score of 52 points. "Just One More" is 2nd with a total of 48.3 points, and "Alexis" is in 3rd with 34.2 points. All six boats that will be fishing tomorrow are entered in the meatfish category as well. July 25, 2008 A total of 20 boats fished the V.B.I.M.T. today, and there were a total of 16 billfish released. As of day one, "Sniper" is leading with 3 white marlin releases....all caught by junior anglers (Bryce St Clair, Hunter Bayne, and Grayson St Clair). Second place as of day one is "Victory Lap" with 2 white marlin releases both caught by angler, Wayne Sawyer, and third place is "Double Down" with 1 white marlin release and 1 blue marlin release both caught by female angler, Ginny Cross. The remainder of the releases today were singles from the "Warrior", "Hazer", "High Hopes", "Poor Girl", "Victory Lap", "Backlash", "Special D", "Fightin' Chance" (caught by 13 year old William Wangel), "Sea Wolf", and "Gee Daddy". There were a few meatfish weiged in, and as of day 1, "Poor Girl" is in first place with 48.2 points by registering a 48.2 pound tuna. "Just One More" is in second place registering a 30.2 pound wahoo and 5 pound dolphin with a combined score of 35.2 points , and "Sniper" is in 3rd place with 29.9 points by registering a 29.9 pound dolphin (caught by junior angler, Hunter Bayne). Great job to all and good luck tomorrow! July 24, 2008 The 12th annual Virginia Beach Invitational Marlin Tournament kicked off tonight with 23 teams competing for $63,430 in prizes. The marlin fishing has been outstanding this week, so hopefully we will see multiple flags flying on the riggers tomorrow evening. Teams participating in the event are as follows: REEL HOT - JUST ONE MORE - GEE DADDY - HIGH HOPES - CANYON EXPRESS - FISH N LADY - SPECIAL D - FINSEEKER - TOP NOTCH - WARRIOR - BACKLASH - SNIPER - WAHOO - DOUBLE DOWN - GIT R DONE - HAZER - VICTORY LAP - COUNTRY GIRL - SEA WOLF - ALEXIS - FIGHTIN' CHANCE - POOR GIRL - FRIENDSHIP GOOD LUCK ANGLERS!!
July 22, 2008 The charter boat "HIgh Hopes" went offshore today and had an excellent catch of gaffer dolphin. The charter also released a white marlin. Way to go, Capt Dave and crew. The charter boat "Good Grief" also fished offshore and released 2 white marlin and had several gaffer dolphin. Great job guys! Everyone is gearing up for the 12th Annual Virginia Beach Invitational Marlin Tournament which kicks off on Thursday evening. The best marlin fishing of the week will probably be kept pretty quiet, but there are a few boats that have been planning on getting out there to investigate before the big day. Boats may fish 2 out of 3 days (captains choice) Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Good luck to all of the participants!! We'll try to keep you posted throughout the weekend on the top boats of the day (If boats fish on Friday, those results will be posted on Saturday).
Inshore, the spanish mackerel and taylor blues are still very plentiful. This is a great trip if you just want to get out on the water for a couple of hours. These fish are a lot of fun to catch. Book your inshore trip today while the fishing is this good. Charter boats are available for the remainder of the summer and the fall/winter season. Call to reserve your date! 757-428-2111 July 18, 2008 Offshore fishing was good today with boats catching some nice gaffer dolphin, wahoo, and releasing a couple of bliifish. Most of the activity was just above the 100 line. The charter boat "Git R Done" released a white marlin and had a cart full of nice dolphin. The "Wired Up" released a blue marlin and had a nice wahoo. Way to go, fellas! The "Tippecanoe" fished on Thursday and released 2 white marlin down on the 100 line as well. Good job! July 13, 2008 The Virginia Beach Tuna Tournament wrapped up this evening, and the"Waterman" came in first place with a total weight of 141.3 pounds....congratulations to Mike and his crew. Second place went to the "Special D" and third place went to the "Big Head". Congratulations to all! Charter boats are still available for inshore and offshore private charters. Call 757-428-2111 to book your day. July 11, 2008 The Virginia Beach Tuna Tournament is in full swing with 83 registered boats fishing this year. Only a handful fished on day 1 (yesterday), and I believe, about 52 fished today. There were several bluefin tuna weighed in, some dolphin, and a couple of wahoo. Bluefin were caught at the 26 mile hill, the hotdog, and the fingers. There is one more day for the tournament with approx. 25 boats eligible to fish. As of today, the "Big Head" with Capt. Joe Dobson (out of Fisherman's Wharf Marina) is leading the tournament. Good job and good luck, Joe! A couple of boats that were not fishing the tuna tournament went south looking for billfish and the best of the marlin fishing was from the 100 to the 150 line in about 30 fathoms. The "Wahoo" released a sailfish and saw several white marlin balling bait throughout the day. Way to go! July 7, 2008
July 7, 2008 Offshore fishing is still going strong and boats are catching bluefin tuna, dolphin, and white and blue marlin. Most of the tuna action has been around the hotdog, whereas the best of the marlin fishing has been on the 050 from 50 to 100 fathoms. The "Zeke" released a white mariln over the weekend, the "Canyon Express" released 2 whites, and the "Wahoo" released 3 whites. Way to go! The charter boat "High Hopes" just returned from an offshore trip with a nice bluefin tuna (83 pounds) and some dolphin. Good job, guys! Everyone is gearing up for the Virginia Beach Tuna Tournament which kicks off on Wednesday evening....good luck! Charter boats are available for inshore and offshore fishing. Call to book your trip today. 757-428-2111 July 4, 2008 Happy 4th of July!!! Offshore marlin fishing doesn't get much better than what we had yesterday. South of here from the 030 to the 050, there were several white marlin and a couple of blue marlin and sailfish mixed in. The "Sniper" caught and released 2 white marlin, a blue marlin, and a sailfish for the first grand slam out of Rudee Inlet this year. The white marlin were caught by anglers Adam Hebbard and Colin Slater, the blue was caught by Patrick Slater II, and the sail was caught by Patrick Slater III. Way to go, guys! The "All Girls" also had a great day of marlin fishing releasing 2 white marlin caught by anglers John Jackson a.k.a. Dr. J. and Sean Cambell....good going, guys! The bluefin tuna fishing is still going strong at the 26 mile hill and the hot dog. There have also been some king mackerel and dolphin mixed in with bluefin. The charter boat "High Hopes" has had several good days of bluefin tuna fishing this week, and several private boats have gotten in on some of the action as well. Inshore, there are plenty of bluefish and spanish mackerel along the oceanfront and spadefish out at the Chesapeake Light Tower. I have also received reports that there are some tautog, sheepshead, flounder, and croaker at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Charters are still available for offshore and inshore fishing. Call to book your trip. 757-428-2111 Have a great holiday! June 30, 2008 Most of the offshore action this past weekend was at the 26 mile hill where bluefin tuna up to 90 pounds, king mackerel and dolphin were caught. There were also some dolphin caught in the Norfolk Canyon. Congratulations to Wayne Enroughty for registering a 32 1/2 pound dolphin caught aboard the "Warrior" with Captain Joe Woodington. The "Strokin" did some deep dropping in the Canyon last week as well and registered a gray tilefish caught by angler Lewis Graves. Good job, Lewis! Inshore fishing has been good along the oceanfront where anglers are catching spanish mackerel and tailor blues. The Chesapeake Light Tower as well as the islands of bridge tunnel have been a good spot for the spadefish action. July 4th weekend is rapidly approaching and would be a great time to take the family out fishing. Call us to book your trip 757-428-2111. June 25, 2008 A few boats went offshore today and we actually had a lot of ground covered. The "High Hopes" went north and caught bluefin tuna (up to 88 pounds), dolphin, and king mackerel. The "Double Down" and the "Canyon Express" were south (below the 000) and had some real good billfish action. Capt. Billy reported that they released a 350+ pound blue marlin and had another blue on that was in the 500 pound range. I have heard of atleast a dozen fish estimated at 500+ pounds so this should be an interesting tournament season. The "Strokin" fished in the Canyon deep dropping for black bellied rose fish, tilefish, grouper and sea bass and also had a very successful day. Way to go! Charter boats are still available to get in on some of our great offshore or inshore fishing. Give us a call to book your trip (757) 428-2111. June 22, 2008 Happy summer! Several boats fished over the weekend and we have reports of several small bluefin tuna up north (just above the 500 line). There were also a few gaffer dolphin up that way. Down south, a few billfish were seen and some dolphin were caught as well. The HRUHCA fishing tournament wrapped up on Saturday evening and the "Git-R-Done" came in first place in the big fish category with a 97 pound mako shark and first for the combined weight category with a couple of nice dolphin to add to the weight of the mako. Congratulations to Capt. Trick, Ronnie, and the entire crew fishing on the "Git R Done"! The 2nd annual tournament was a success and it looked like everyone caught fish and had a great time. Great job to everyone involved! June 18, 2008 Good morning! I just got off of the phone with a fella that gave me an update on "our" boats that are fishing the Hatteras Marlin Club tournament. Rumor has it that two boats from Rudee Inlet (I'll release the names when the tournament gets closer to the end cause I don't want to jinx them) are in the lead down there.....first place going into day 3 has a blue marlin and a sailfish release, and second place has a blue marlin release. (Hint: both boats fish out of Fisherman's Wharf Marina) Good job to the crew on these two boats! Today is the unofficial tournament lay day so I won't get another report until Thursday evening and the majority of the boats still have 3 days of fishing. Good luck to all!
June 16, 2008 Once again, Sunday brought some great offshore fishing our way. We had a few boats fish yesterday and several gaffer dolphin were caught along with some billfish action. The "Billable Ours" heard of several billfish reports in the deep, but moved slightly inshore to catch some meatfish and ended up hooking a nice blue marlin. After fighting the fish for a little over an hour, angler John Franklin released his first billfish. Way to go, John! The "Git R Done" had his annual Father's Day charter and 10 year old, Austin Rutter, released an estimated 500 pound blue marlin....Capt. Trick said he did a fabulous job......congratulations , Austin! The "Warrior" came back yesterday from an overnight trip with 2 white marlin flags flying. Good going to Joe and his crew! If you are thinking of taking an offshore trip, now is the time to go. Give us a call for all of the details. 757-428-2111 June 15, 2008 Once again, Happy Father's Day to all of the dad's out there. Enjoy your day... you've earned it! Offshore fishing was, again, excellent on Saturday. We had a handful of boats go out and all came back with gaffer dolphin several being citations up to 36 pounds. The "Good Grief" had 3 citation dolphin, a white marlin release, and a blue marlin in the spread chasing one of their big dolphin. The "Oblivion" also had a white marlin release, gaffer dolphin, and several blue marlin in the baits. I'm surprised that Capt. Dave could talk when he got back to the dock this evening. What an exciting day.......great job! The "Wahoo" caught a handful of gaffers including one citation that weighed 28 pounds. Most of the offshore action was on the 200 line and has been pretty much all week. The "Keyed Up" went deep dropping and had a nice assortment of fish including several black bellied rose fish. Good job to all who ventured out there today! Give us a call to get in on some of the action.757-428-2111 June 14, 2008 Offshore and inshore fishing have been fantastic the past two days. Boats fishing offshore have caught numbers of gaffer dolphin and there have been several blue marlin sightings as well. I just hung up the phone with a very excited 8 year old that went offshore with his family yesterday and caught a citation dolphin that weighed 25.1 pounds. He was fishing on the "Petrel" just east of the Cigar area. Way to go, Colby and once again, congratulations! Colby's cousin, Nelson, also registered a very "healthy" citation dolphin that weighed 48 pounds. That is a slob! Great job, Nelson! The charter boat "Git R Done" has been offshore a few days this week and has come home with a beautiful catch of gaffer dolphin each day. Great job to all who got out there and got to enjoy some of Virginia Beach's wonderful fishing! Inshore, the spanish mackerel fishing has been great along the oceanfront. The charter boat "High Hopes" fished inshore the past couple of days and had a box full each day. Way to go! We have also seen several spadefish over the past few days caught out at the Chesapeake Light Tower. If you want to take your family out fishing, now is the time to go.....give us a call to book your trip. (757) 428-2111 Happy Father's Day to all of the dads out there! Enjoy your day!!
June 11, 2008 Boats that fished offshore today had excellent catches of gaffer dolphin. Joey Gargaro fishing on the "Git-R-Done" registered a 26.7 pound dolphin and they had several others just shy of the citation minimum of 25 pounds. Good job, Joey! We still have some dates available for a private inshore or offshore fishing trip so call to book yours today.......757-428-2111. June 10, 2008 Today we had one boat fish inshore, and they had an awesome catch of spanish mackerel. Looks like it is that time of year for the spanish mackerel to be numerous right off the beach. The charter had a great time and took home a bunch of fish. This is a really fun trip and is great for anyone including families with small children. Call to book your private charter today while the fishing is "hot".....757-428-2111.
June 9, 2008 Several boats went offshore over the weekend and all had some great catches. The "Reelin N Dealin" caught and released an estimated 500 pound blue marlin as well as some dolphin. Other boats had yellowfin tuna and dolphin and there were a few billfish spotted. We had one boat spend the night on Saturday night, and I think when they named the boat they were thinking about tunas......the "Just One More" came in around 11:00am on Sunday morning with a box full of yellowfin. What a catch! A first overnight trip for some of them, but I guarantee you it won't be their last. Seven year old, Taylor, is probably already planning the next trip for Capt. Frank. June 7, 2008 We have several boats fishing offshore today, and I just received a report from one of the boats that spent the night out there last night. They reported catching an estimated 80 pound swordfish and a nice catch of yellowfin tuna. Good going guys! The boats that fished today had catches of yellowfin tuna and the "Jesus Freak" released the first white marlin out of the marina this season. That beautiful new Judge Yacht looks great with a white marlin flag on the rigger. Way to go, David!
Inshore boats are catching spanish mackerel, bluefish, and croaker along the oceanfront and spadefish out at the Chesapeake Light Tower. Trips are still available for inshore and offshore fishing, so call to book your trip....don't forget about "dear ol' dad"! I'm sure he would love to go fishing for Father's Day which is June 15th. 757-428-2111
Boats fishing offshore are catching several gaffer dolphin, a few yellowfin tuna, and there have been some blue marlin sightings over the past few days. Most of the activity has been near the cigar area. We have several boats scheduled to go offshore over the weekend so stay tuned. Inshore activity is picking up as well, and it looks like the spadefish at the light tower are finally ready for a good meal. Charters are still available to do some inshore or offshore fishing so give us a call to book your trip. 757-428-2111
May 26, 2008 Happy Memorial Day! Offshore fishing was good over the holiday weekend. We had several boats fish over the past few days and they came home with yellowfin tuna, gaffer dolphin, tile fish, and grouper. Boats also released several bluefin tuna over the past few days. Congratulations to the crew on the "Southern Belle" for a beautiful citation dolphin caught by angler Edward Pickett and weighing 49.7 pounds. Wow...what a fish! Also, congratulations to angler Mary Deacon for her 26.4 pound dolphin caught aboard the "Reelin N Dealin".
May 24, 2008 Today was a successful day for all of the boats that ventured offshore. Our charter boats and private boats had good catches of yellowfin tuna, gaffer dolphin up to 24 pounds, and several bluefin tuna releases. What a great way to kick off the summer! The season is just getting started and we still have boats available so give us a call to book your trip. 757-428-2111
May 23, 2008 Happy Memorial Day weekend! Boats are starting to get offshore, and last week one boat caught a few tuna and a 38 pound dolphin....just the beginning :) Also, one of our charter boats went out today and brought back a beautiful catch of tile fish, grouper, and black bellied rose fish. These deep dropping trips have all been very successful and a lot of fun for the charters. Several boats are scheduled to go out over the weekend, so let's hope for tight lines and calm seas. Charters are still available and can be booked by calling 757-428-2111. See you on the docks! March 6, 2008 Striper fishing is as good as it gets right now. Plenty of citation sized fish have been registered this week and boats have been catching their limits daily. Most of the fishing is at Cape Henry and just north of Cape Henry about 2 miles out. Charters are still available, but you need to get out there before the season closes at the end of the month. Call for availability and to book your trip.....757-428-2111. Good luck!
January 24, 2008 It is definitely time to get out there and do some striper fishing. Yesterday, the new "pending" state record striped bass was caught.....73 POUNDS! There is probably another beast living out there with your name on it so let's go fishing. Call now to book your charter now. 757-428-2111
January 22, 2008 Striper fishing is great right now with several citation fish being weighed. Every boat has been catching their limit from Cape Henry down to the Carolina line with some of the best fishing being off of the Sandbridge Pier. The season stays open through March, and there is a good chance that the fishing will continue through then. Call to book your inshore charter and get in on some of the best striper fishing on the east coast. 757-428-2111 November 21, 2007 Two of our boats went out overnight fishing last night, and both came back early this morning with outstanding catches. The "Petrel" ended up with a swordfish release, two swordfish, 5 longfin tuna, and a 247 pound bluefin tuna. The "Strokin" had a 147 pound swordfish and had another swordfish "release" that was much larger. Way to go guys! The overnight swordfishing and tuna fishing is just getting started and trips are still available. Call to book your trip of a lifetime 757-428-2111 HAPPY THANKSGIVING! November 10, 2007
Three of our charter boats fished inshore today and all had their limits of striped bass when they returned to the dock. They had a great time catching and releasing fish as well. The boats fished around the 3rd and 4th islands of the C.B.B.T. The striper fishing is just getting started and it should only get better from here. You still have time to book your trip.......what a great Christmas gift idea. Give us a call and we will "hook" you up. 757-428-2111 TIGHT LINES!
October 31, 2007 One of our charter boats ventured offshore today, and had a great catch of fish. The "High Hopes" had a white marlin release, a couple of wahoo, a load of dolphin, and finished off the day deep dropping for tile fish. After the weather rolls through here the next couple of days, we should have some fabulous offshore fishing. October 22, 2007
The charter boat "Git R Done" did an overnight trip last night, and loaded up on gray tilefish. They had a box full of nice fish including 7 citations. They also had a handful of nice dolphin. The charter was all smiles when they pulled into the dock this afternoon. According to Capt. Trick, he left some fish out there, so hurry up and book your charter to get in on some of this exciting action. 757-428-2111
September 22, 2007 Boats were finally able to get offshore yesterday and today, and if it lives out there, they caught it. The overnight tournament boats brought in swordfish, tuna, dolphin, wahoo, and a few marlin releases. Congratulations to everyone that participated...the top boats were: 1st place- "Canyon Express" capt. Greg Span, 2nd place- "Friendship" capt. George Powell, and 3rd place- "Fast Cast" capt. Harvey Caldwell. Way to go, fellas! Boats that fished (trolling) on Saturday caught limits of dolphin and had a few white marlin releases.......and, for the "big" news of the day, the "Keyed Up" with Capt. Joe DelCampo went deep dropping at the Norfolk Canyon today and caught cart loads of black bellied rose fish and golden tile fish including the new "pending" state record golden tile fish weighing in at 53 pounds 8 ounces. The fish was caught by Charles Maresh from Norfolk, VA. Great job, Charlie! Charters are available for fall and winter deep dropping trips and all of our charter boats are rigged up for it and ready to take you out there to catch a record fish. We also have trips for fall tuna fishing and inshore striper fishing. Give us a call to book your charter 757-428-2111. September 19, 2007 It looks like we may finally get a break in the weather that we have been having for the past couple of weeks. The weekend weather is looking good, and that's just in time for the 2nd annual Big Money Open overnight fishing tournament. If the forecast stays promising, several boats (20+) may be overnight fishing on Friday night, and we should get some good coverage on Friday and Saturday......stay tuned. Tuna charters are available for late September and October. Also, striped bass season is just around the corner with half and full day trips available. Call to book your trip today 757-428-2111 September 6, 2007 Marlin fishing has been great all week with up to 10 white marlin being released on a single boat. Most of the fishing has been up north (just above the Norfolk Canyon) in 1000 fathoms. There have also been some nice blue marlin releases the past couple of days. The tuna and wahoo fishing should pick up at any time and continue through October. Charter boats are still available for our fall offshore fishing. Give us a call to book your trip: 757-428-2111.
August 30, 2007 Fishing has been great for the past week. The Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament wrapped up over the weekend with a record number of billfish being released. There were also several nice yellowfin tuna, a few dolphin and a few wahoo. Check out the winners and the prize money (www.vbbt.com). Today, the "Episode" had a nice catch with a blue marlin, a sailfish, and a couple of wahoo and tuna. Great job, guys! We still have offshore charter trips available for the fall.....some of the best tuna and wahoo fishing out of Virginia Beach is getting ready to happen. 757-428-2111 The inshore boats are catching spanish mackerel, king mackerel, and nice sized flounder. Half day trips are available for inshore fishing. This trip is perfect for the kids! Call to book your charters. August 13, 2007 There wasn't a whole lot of activity on the docks in Va Beach last week due to the White Marlin Open in Ocean City, MD, and then a few days of bad weather, but the fishing picked right up after the blow. Last week, several boats fishing the White Marlin Open ran down our way, and caught some very nice white marlin, including the 1.4 milllion dollar winner which was won by a Virginia Beach boat once again. Congratulations to John Frankos and the entire crew for a great tournament win (with their 83 pound white marlin). I also heard that up north in that same water there were several nice tunas spotted. Since last week, it looks like that water has moved to the south, and is still producing white marlin, blue marlin, large yellowfin tunas, a few dolphin and a few wahoo. Everyone is gearing up for the Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament which kicks off next week (www.vbbt.com), and there are still some charter boats available if you are interested in some Virginia Beach Tournament fishing. Call us @ 757-428-2111 for availability. July 30, 2007 11th Annual Virginia Beach Invitational Marlin Tournament results: 1st place overall: "Sniper" Capt. Jim Bayne 500 points 2nd place overall: "High Hopes" Capt. David Wright 500 points 3rd place overall: " Special D" Capt. Steve Sadowski 400 points Total # billfish released: 32 Meatfish: 1st place meatfish division: "Just One More" Capt. Frank Pohanka 2nd place meatfish division: "Alibi" Capt. Roger Gibson 3rd place meatfish division: "Reelin-N-Dealin" Capt. Bill Richardson
July 28, 2007 The 11th annual Virginia Beach Invitational Marlin Tournament kicked off on Thursday night with 29 boats competing this year. On day one, 16 billfish were released (7 blue marlin and 9 white marlin). The charter boat "High Hopes" took the lead with 2 blue marlin releases and 2 white marlin releases. The "Sniper" was in 2nd place after day one with 2 blue marlin releases, and the "Special D" was in 3rd with 1 blue marlin release and 1 white marlin release. There were a handful of fish weighed in with the heaviest tuna being 56.2 pounds caught by junior angler Grayson StClair. On day 2, 12 fish were released (5 blue marlin, 6 white marlin and 1 sailfish). The "Sniper" released 2 blue marlin and 1 white marlin putting him in 1st place after day 2 with a total of 500 points. Eight minutes after "Sniper's" 5th release, the "High Hopes" released their 5th fish of the tournament putting them in 2nd place with 500 points as well. Third place remained the same with the "Special D" adding a white marlin and a sailfish to his count with a total of 400 points. The scales were active on Saturday evening with the "Just One More" taking the lead with a 67 pound wahoo and a 49.3 pound for a total combined weight of 116.3 pounds. The "Alibi" is right behind him in 2nd place with a 58.1 pound tuna, a 2.9 pound dolphin, and a 53.5 pound wahoo with a combined weight of 114.5 pounds. 3rd place is the "Reelin N Dealin" with a 59.2 pound tuna and a 23.1 for a combined weight of 82.3 pounds. There was a lot of meatfish weighed in on Saturday including 6 citation wahoo......4 of them on the boat "Just One More". The final day of the tournament is Sunday so check back for overall results. July 19, 2007 We had one boat venture offshore yesterday, and they came back with a limit of dolphin and a white marlin release. Congratulations to Shane Pieper from Newport News, VA for releasing a white marlin on the charter boat "High Hopes". Other boats in the fleet have been fishing inshore with good catches of bluefish just south of Rudee Inlet and the spadefish are still biting out at the Chesapeake light tower. Tournament season is here, and there are still boats available. Call to book your trip 757-428-2111. July 15, 2007 Congratulations to Captain Greg Span and crew on the "Canyon Express" for winning the Virginia Beach Tuna Tournament! They had 2 nice bluefin tuna totaling 243 pounds on day 1 of the tournament. Great job! Boats fishing over the weekend caught yellowfin tuna, bluefin tuna, dolphin, a few billfish and a couple of wahoo. Congratulations to Michael Sanchez ("Waterdog") for releasing a white marlin, Stephen Pezzuti ("Friendship") for releasing a sailfish, and Ryan Powell ("Pursuer") for releasing a Blue Marlin. Way to go, guys! And, once again, congratulations to Suzy Smith for her new state record King Mackerel! The fish weighed in at 63.1 pounds. You go girl!! July 14, 2007
1:30pm- Wow.....what a year it's been so far. We just weighed in a new (pending) state record king mackerel. The fish weighed 63.1 pounds and was caught by Susan Smith on the boat "Lil Suzy". She was fishing with her husband, David, off of Sandbridge. Great job, Susan! There has been a lot of action at the marina the last few days. The Virginia Beach Invitational Marlin Tournament preregistration party was a success, and 22 boats preregistered that evening. The tournament kicks off on Thursday, July 26th, and it's not too late to get your entry forms in. Give us a call for more info. 757-428-2111
July 7, 2007
We heard July 7th this year would be a lucky day (7-7-07), and it definitely was for some of our boats. Captain Ron Saxby on the "Southern Belle" had a really good day ...maybe a little luck ('cause he had the girls with him) or maybe a little skill, but either way, he came in at 2:30 this afternoon with 9 yellowfin ranging from 50-65 pounds. Later on, the charter boats and private boats brought in yellowfin up to 72 pounds, big eye tuna up to 135 pounds and gaffer dolphin. There were also a few marlin flags flying on the docks tonight. The "Victory Lap" had a blue marlin release (angeler Sean Sawyer) that was "every bit of 800 pounds". The "Canyon Express" and the "Double Down" both had white marlin releases. The "Jack Attack" (angler Seok Chang) had a sailfish release. Congratulations! Congratulations to Anthony Robertson of Crewe, VA for registering a 72 pound yellowfin tuna caught on the "Good Grief". Congratulations to the crew on the "Oblivion" for 2 big eye tuna citations (130 and 135 pounds) and a yellowfin tuna citation (70 pounds)
July 6, 2007 A few boats went offshore today and each caught some nice yellowfin tuna up to 70 pounds. It was still a little rough offshore this morning, but calmed down this afternoon so it looks like a lot of boats will be going offshore tomorrow. I imagine that we will see a bunch of tunas, some dolphin, maybe a couple of wahoo and a few marlin flags flying tomorrow evening. We'll keep you posted. 757-428-2111 Congratulations to Jason Smith from Chester, Va for registering a 70 pound tuna caught aboard the "Linedancer". July 4, 2007 HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!! We hope that everyone has a safe and happy holiday week. Looks like the tuna fishing is heating up just south of "Wayne's World". The charter boat "High Hopes" and the private boat "All Girls" fished up there yesterday and had pretty catches of yellowfin tuna and some gaffer dolphin. We should have a lot of boats fishing over the next few days so we'll keep you posted on the best of it. Good luck to everyone that heads out there....fish hard and be safe. If you don't have a trip lined up, and want to get out on the water, call us to book one of our fine charter boats. 757-428-2111 (we just got word that the "Canyon Express" is coming in early today with a nice catch of yellowfin tuna and a white marlin release.....offshore fishing in the morning and a 4th of July cookout with the freshest fish out there in the afternoon. You can't beat that!) Congratulations to Jeffrey Curvan from Chesapeake, VA for registering a white marlin release caught aboard the "Canyon Express". July 2, 2007 Wow...........is it really July already? According to the level of activity around the marina it must be. The charter boat "Git-R-Done" headed offshore this morning and brought back some nice yellowfin tuna and dolphin. Way to go! It's really getting good, so don't wait until it's too late to book your charter. Give us a call and we can "hook" you up. 757-428-2111 The spadefish are still pretty thick inshore, and the charter boat "Good Grief" confirmed that for us this afternoon. They had a nice catch of spadefish that their charter had cleaned for some really good eatin'. Inshore trips are available for 1/2 and full day. Give us a call and we can arrange a trip for you. See you on the water! June 30, 2007 We had a handful of boats go offshore today, and everyone ended up with atleast a couple of nice yellowfin tuna. The action is happening anywhere from the 000's up to the Norfolk Canyon. The "Wahoo" registered a citation dolphin that weighed in at 26 pounds caught by Jack Gibson from Chesapeake. Good job, Jack! A few more boats are scheduled to fish tomorrow, so keep checking back. The holiday week is here....can't think of anything better to eat at a 4th of July cookout than fresh tuna and dolphin. Call to book your trip 757-428-2111. June 28, 2007 Today w |
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