Thank you for this weeks report ! Virginia Beach Sportfishing Rundown By Dr. Julie Ball IGFA Representative, Virginia Beach drjball igfa.org hamptonroads/blogs/hook-line-and-sinker 12 December 2014 Many anglers are getting into the Christmas spirit as they hit the water this Holiday season, with some decent options available to satisfy most angling wishes. With the weather always a challenge, folks are making the best of each fishable day. Right now, the Bay water temperatures are in a good range for optimal striped bass action. Although each day is different, for the most part the striper fishing is good, with some really big fish are around. This week, many fish tipped the scales in the 40 to 60-pound range! Several techniques are effective, but most boats are heading to the Cape Charles area in hopes of hooking a big rockfish while drifting with live eels. This year, most boats are suspending eels under big bobbers or using planer boards as they work the edges of channels and shoals, especially near buoys 38 and 40, but the Plantation Light and Kiptopeke areas can also be productive. Often trolling in these same areas can pick up the slack when the eels just don’t do the trick. School-sized rockfish are also available to anglers casting along the pilings and artificial islands of the all the lower Bay bridges, but this action was hit and miss last week. Shallow water anglers are still faring well with good speckled trout action in many protected areas. The Elizabeth River continues to carry the best number and size of trout, although Rudee Inlet is also giving up some respectable catches lately. Big specks are hitting both grubs and Mirrolures, with many fish pushing to over 5-pounds reported lately. Anglers working the Cove in the Elizabeth River are still scoring regularly with nice trout ranging from 22 to 27-inches on live bait. Some puppy drum are still hitting within Rudee Inlet, but this action slowed up some this week. Although weather is limiting wreck fishing trips lately, when anglers are able to get out, folks are still finding nice tautog ranging to around 2 to 6-pounds on several lower Bay and coastal structures. Anglers targeting offshore wrecks are also finding a few keeper tog, but the seabass competing for your bait on the same wrecks are making this task a challenge. Most seabass are averaging around 3-pounds, with a few jumbos in the mix on mostly deeper wrecks, but seabass become off limits at the end of the month. Trigger fish and chopper bluefish are also a possibility on these same structures, along with some wreck flounder. Bluefin tuna are still an unknown right now, but a few sightings have trollers hopeful for a confirmed hook-up soon. Between blows, deep droppers are still finding good numbers of nice blueline tilefish and blackbellied rosefish in depths of 300 feet of water or more near the Norfolk Canyon. For more information, go to drjball. OUR SPONSORS: Costa Shimano Outdoor Life Braid Under Armour Yo-Zuri The Virginia Beach Fishing Center Mountain Breeze Taxidermy 757.726.2225 Aqua Skinz Bluewater Family Dental Centre Ocean Pearl Charter Fishing Ocean’s East 2 Chum Churn Secret Spoons Thelodgeman Reel Wench Wear Colony Crab & Seafood Co.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 15:33:38 +0000
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