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Only a few more days left to enjoy the closing of Pony Penning Festivities, so make sure to go down to the carnival and support the local fire department. The fishing continues to be red hot all over with Croaker filling the bay. There are still a decent number of keeper flounder being caught in the bay as well, but the Big Ones are being caught at the wrecks. Buck had a beautiful citation checked in this evening fish with Tye and Jacob. Also at the wrecks the trigger and spadefish continue to be plentiful. If you are going after these fish make sure to come in so we can set you up with all the tackle you need to catch these tricky fish. The Tuna Bite along the 30 line seems to be producing a good number of Yellowfin, with reports of Big Eye and Marlin at the Canyon as well. Tight Lines*
Buck Rabuck with a beautiful 7lb 1oz citation flounder
Jacob and Buck.....Guess the flounder fishing skipped a generation with Tye
Sam, dad Chris and Ben from Illinois(dad's from England) with some nice flounder up the 3-3/4 lb and a couple of kings on Thursday morning.
Patrick and Braden from PA with the flounder we had on Monday morning. Still a great flounder bite for this time of year with kings and spot in the inlet and plenty of croaker in the main channel. Capt mike
Zachaeus from PA (18.5") and Michael from MD (17.5") had a keeper a piece fishing with Captain Charlie on the Island Queen on Thursday after the pony Swim! We had 8 throwbacks also. We fished for Kingfish and had about 20 and about 5 Spot. At 11:00 am we decided to go for Flounder and did well for only an hour of working on them!
The Holiday has come and gone and we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day for the Pony Swim. The croaker continue to be loaded in the bay. Fishbites( Bloodworm) are great to use for these fish. There continues to be a good shark bite in the evening off the surf and in the bay as well. The offshore bite continues to be the best we've had in years. And the wrecks are producing plentiful fish per usual. Hope everyone has a great rest of the holiday week, and don't forget to swing by the carnival to support the local Chincoteague Fire Department.
The crew of the "Hold On" had a great day on the water with these beautiful flat fish
"The Pilgrim" was very thankful for this offshore bite. Nice work Fellas
Big Pompano caught in the bay....What a nice surprise
Capt. Wayne and crew aboard "The Wonderful One" had a great day on the water with these 5 keepers
The time is here. Most people love it, some of the regulars scatter to avoid the crowds, but Pony Penning Week is upon us, so don't forget your Horse trailers if you want to bring back a nice fresh Chincoteague Pony. Back to business at hand.....The weather is hot, but the fishing is hotter. There has been good reports coming from the back bays all the way out to the canyons. Croaker are in full swing in the bay with the occasional kingfish, spot, flounder, bluefish, and SHARK. On the wrecks the flounder bite has been excellent with some very large fish checked in. Also on the wrecks are triggers, spade, and tog. Out further at the wreck the sea bass fishing has been holding up very well. Finally, off shore there has been reports of yellowfin from as close to the Lumps to as far as the Washington Canyon. Some nice White Marlin have been checked in along with a few Mahi-mahi Capt. Glen aoard the Shammy had a sailfish Saturday. Enjoy your (Chincoteague) Holiday Week. Tight Lines*
Capt. Glenn and Crew aboard "The Shammy" had a great day with this beautiful Sailfish
Zoey Smith getting the croaker action started
Suzie Esh, from PA gets in on the bite with this croaker and spot double up.
Elaina Umphlett doubling up on croaker fishing with Capt. Bobby Umphlett
Kevin being the ultimate crabbing guide with these LARGE blue crabs
James Chenault with a White Marlin Release.....Congrats
Clayton's 19.5" flounder
John Williams, Mike Lowers, and Larry Fields from Suffolk, VA with 2 keeper flounder and three throwbacks in a early morning Sunday fishing trip fishing Assateague Channel using minnows and squid.
Doug Hindes and John Sippel caught about 30 seabass aboard JJ’s Toy.
Well the Summer Heat is cranking full blast on the island. And we here at Capt. Steve's will never complain about the heat, so make sure anyone on the water stays Hydrated, and use plenty of sun screen out there. You will need it. The fishing continues to be producing a lot of action with a lot of croaker in the bays. We are still getting plenty of flounder inside the bays here as well, but some of the bigger ones are being caught out at the wrecks along with tog and spadefish, triggerfish, and sea bass. The offshore bite continues to be steady with plenty of White Marlin releases, and Tuna hook ups. For anyone coming down for the Pony Swim this year.....Its going to be a late one. So remember to stay in the shade and take plenty of water if you are attending. Hope to see everyone through out the little holiday we Islanders call "Pony Penning Week". Tight Lines*
Brothers Colten & Aaron from PA with a couple of nice fish on Wednesday morning. Water temp will probably reach 80 degrees by the end of the week. It's hot out there, bring plenty to drink.
/caitlynblessingandmegandregar-750.jpg "Citlyn Blessing and Megan Dregar doing well on the croakers in the annual girls vs boys tournament.")
Citlyn Blessing and Megan Dregar doing well on the croakers in the annual girls vs boys tournament.
/stevedragersamstelwagondillondrager-750.jpg "Steve Drager, Sam Stelwagon, and Dillon Drager with some craokers on a fun day with uncle Jim in the Chincoteageu Bay.")
Steve Drager, Sam Stelwagon, and Dillon Drager with some craokers on a fun day with uncle Jim in the Chincoteague Bay.
/IMG_0656-750.jpg "Mark Lusby from Pocomoke checked in this 7lb 8 oz CITATION flounder @ Capt Steve's")
Mark Lusby from Pocomoke checked in this 7lb 8 oz CITATION flounder @ Capt Steve's
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The crew of the "Bluefin" checking in some nice fish
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Capt. Mark aboard the "Bluefin" with a great White Marlin Release. Congrats
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Another "Bluefin" crew pic
/capmike0718-750.jpg "Capt. Mike with the Chincoteague View took out dad's Scot & Ron and kids Aaron, Nathan, Hannah & Colton with 5 nice flounder from 18 to 23\"(4-1/4 lb) they had Monday morning. Hannah had the 23\" and another 21\"er. It's been a really good flounder bite for this time of the year. There's plenty of croaker, too but most are pretty small. And there's some kings in the inlet and a few spot around, too.")
Capt. Mike with the Chincoteague View took out dad's Scot & Ron and kids Aaron, Nathan, Hannah & Colton with 5 nice flounder from 18 to 23"(4-1/4 lb) they had Monday morning. Hannah had the 23" and another 21"er. It's been a really good flounder bite for this time of the year. There's plenty of croaker, too but most are pretty small. And there's some kings in the inlet and a few spot around, too.
The Wilson's from WV caught 50-60 flounder and kept nine fishing around the Chincoteague Inlet. tt
/IMG_0655-750.jpg "Another good time hangin out at Capt. Steve's can not beat the fresh fish and great friend's and family.")
Another good time hangin out at Capt. Steve's can not beat the fresh fish and great friend's and family.
/keithgrey-750.jpg "Keith Gray and Amanda Compher with three flounder ranging 18-23 inches caught on 7/17 in Assateague Channel.")
Keith Gray and Amanda Compher with three flounder ranging 18-23 inches caught on 7/17 in Assateague Channel.
/IMG_0335-750.jpg "A shark caught and releaed off the Assateageu Surf.")
A shark caught and releaed off the Assateague Surf.
Wayne Staley, Logan(15),Kyle(18) and Tom Staley on the Wonderfull One a couple days ago. sorry it took a little while to post.
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