Fishing Reports
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Bright and sunny day and the fishing went well off the surf. Everyone on the surf this morning caught fish there were kingfish, spot, a couple of trout, and some smaller blues that were caught on finger mullet and mullet rigs. I got a chance to break away from the shop for an hour and had 4 kingfish missed a few while teaching my fiance's brother how to surffish it was a good time. John Rogers had a 35 pound and one 95 pound bluefin fishing on Daybreak fishing around the Lumpy Bottom. They had a 150 pound bull shark caught on bluefish. Jerry Zickefoose from Prince Frederick, MD. Went 8 miles off and had 2 sharks about 4 foot long using chunks of bunker and bunker chum. Everyone said it was a great day to be on the water, the seas were flat. John Heppler from Harrisburg, Pa had a good day with 4 keepers fishing at Queen Sound on top and bottom rigs.
from our surf reporter:
Was a good morning. Surf and wind were moderate. I got 8 kingfish in a couple hours, all on fishbites. Also caught quite a few small croaker and a spot. A group of 5 PA men w/7 rods out next to me got some king and what looked like 2 blues. Others along the beach seemed to be catching fish as well.-Rick
from our surf reporter:
Was a good morning. Surf and wind were moderate. I got 8 kingfish in a couple hours, all on fishbites. Also caught quite a few small croaker and a spot. A group of 5 PA men w/7 rods out next to me got some king and what looked like 2 blues. Others along the beach seemed to be catching fish as well.-Rick
We had another great day here on Chincoteague, the weather wasw great and people are starting to show up. Inshore at Memorial Park the croaker have shown up for the second day in a row Leo O. had eight this morning. Off the surf Rick V. had a few kingfish and reported that other anglers were catching spots, croakers, and even an occasional trout it seemed that everyone was catching today. The bait of choice has been the shrimp, bloodworms%28fishbites%29, finger mullet, and squid The inshore wreck fishing was also pretty good today with some nice size sea bass 3 to 4 pounds that were brought in one boat had 60. Mike Barnes had 30 trigger fish 6 keeper bass and some smaller tautog. Yesterday Admiral Fred Gilman %28Reel Time%29 and Mate Capt. John Henry %28Two Aces%29 had a good day with 7 blue fin tuna all between 35-47 inches long at the 20 fathom line, they also had a nice dolphin.
Henry and Paula with her nice croaker off the beach 2lb2ounces.
Henry and Paula with her nice croaker off the beach 2lb2ounces.
Frank Joyce of Atlantic caught a 28.5 inch citation flounder weighing 9 pounds 8 ounces using minnows and squid off of Assateague Island. Mike Barnes, Philip Parks, and 2 friends had 30 triggerfish, 5 keeper seabass, and 6 taugtog fishing the inshore wrecks. Don Sheckells and Bruce Smith had 9 keeper flounder ranging from 17-23 inches., and 6 keeper seabass 12-14inches fishing Winter Shoals.On the surf today I caught 3 kingfish on fishbites and shrimp. Everyone out there this morning caught a few fish nothing to spectacular but fun. Off of Memorial Park there were more croaker caught one guy had 7 this morning, this afternoon Cheryl Howard caught her first flounder a 18.5 incher off of Memorial Park on a minnow and a mylar east coast flounder rig.
Another great day here on Chincoteague Island. The flounder fishing picked up a bit today. David Draley from Kingston, MD had 3 21 inch floounder and a few throwbacks fishing the Aassateague Channel by East Side Boat Renttals. %5Burl%3Dhttp://www.chincoteague.com/wonderfull%5DWONDERFULONE%5B/url%5D had 3 keepers this afternoon all being 19 and a half inches. Pictured below are Bill and Mark from Chapel Hill, NC. John Woody brought in the biggest flounder of the day all together he caught 10 kept 2 the biggest weighing 6 and a half pounds pictured below fishing Chincoteague Channel by Daisey's Dockside. Off the surf there were some more kingfish caught. Take some smaller longshank hooks out there for them.
Shane Whealton of Chincotague caught this citation spadefish Friday using a Penn 104 on a 6' Ugly stick he bought Capt. Steves with 50lb power pro. He said he had to stop them in their tracks to get them away from the buoy chains. Nice catch%21
Shane Whealton of Chincotague caught this citation spadefish Friday using a Penn 104 on a 6' Ugly stick he bought Capt. Steves with 50lb power pro. He said he had to stop them in their tracks to get them away from the buoy chains. Nice catch%21
Today started off looking like it was going to rain all day and in the afternoon it turned sunny. This morning off the surf in the rain Mr. Tony caught 4 kingfish. There were also a few croaker caught in the afternoon it slowed up a bit and picked up again this evening with more kingfish being caught. In the bay there were not to many boats out so I do not have a report. There were some croaker picked up at Memorial Park today that is a good sign as they days go by the numbers are going to be picking up. We have some nice spreader bars the rainbow squid bar is %2459.99 this has been the hot color so far this season.
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