Eastern Shore Post

June 9, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Davis reels in first-place marlin

Davis reels in first-place marlin

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Aug. 29, 2025 Local fishing action has rebounded following the passing of Hurricane Erin. Red drum action has been steady in the late afternoons on the Chesapeake Bay, where slowly increasing numbers of speckled trout are showing up...
Terrell gives Arcadia ‘a chance to win’

Terrell gives Arcadia ‘a chance to win’

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Aug. 29, 2025 It’s been a long time since Arcadia High School had a winning football season. The Firebirds went 5-4 in 2019, but since then, they’ve won just 9 of 40 games. Worse, they’ve gone winless in the Eastern Shore District...
New Ponies skipper ‘a players’ coach’

New Ponies skipper ‘a players’ coach’

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Aug. 22, 2025 Geno Geminiani isn’t too worried about making the jump from coaching 12-year-olds to coaching 18-year-olds. No, the new football coach at Chincoteague High School is more concerned about a different number altogether —...
Cooler waters spur angling action

Cooler waters spur angling action

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Aug. 22, 2025 The recent dip in water temperatures had produced an uptick in local angling action just in advance of the approach of Hurricane Erin into our far offshore waters. High waves and windy conditions were expected for a few...
‘Wind from the east, fish bite the least’

‘Wind from the east, fish bite the least’

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Aug. 15, 2025 There’s an old Eastern Shore saying that goes, “Wind from the east, fish bite the least,” and the last week and a half certainly lends credence to those wise words. The recent weather systems that had been hanging out...
Hastings lands 37-pound mahi mahi

Hastings lands 37-pound mahi mahi

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Aug. 8, 2025 The mouth of the Chesapeake Bay continues to provide the most consistent fishing action around our little peninsula. Spadefish, sheepshead, red drum, spot, croaker, flounder, bluefish, Spanish mackerel, and whiting are...