by James Ritch | Oct 22, 2019 | Fishing Report
The deluge of last Sunday seems to have had minimal impact on this week’s fishing action. Speckled trout and small stiped bass (rockfish) remain abundant along the marshy banks of the upper Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay as well as inside the creek mouths of...
by James Ritch | Oct 15, 2019 | Fishing Report
By Bill Hall The 2019 edition of the Bay Challenge Fishing Tournament was held on Saturday, October 12, 2019, and attracted a field of 140 anglers. Based at the Onancock Town Wharf, the family-oriented tournament is held by the Eastern Shore Anglers Club and proceeds...
by James Ritch | Oct 2, 2019 | Fishing Report
On Tuesday, September 24, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) officially approved its own proposed emergency restrictions on the taking of striped bass in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. By a vote of 7-1, the commission set a one fish per...
by James Ritch | Sep 24, 2019 | Fishing Report
It is the first official week of autumn, but fishing remains as good or better than it has been most of the summer. Productive speckled trout action has occurred along the entire length of the Eastern Shore over the last week, on both the bayside and the seaside....
by James Ritch | Sep 4, 2019 | Fishing Report
Fishing from the Shore by Bill Hall It feels kind of surreal, typing this report while keeping an eye on the weather channel, hoping that a massive hurricane heads out to sea before it gets off our shores. A fishing report seems mighty minuscule in comparison to those...
