They've picked up a bunch of Spot again today! They've been mostly biting between 3/4ths of the way down the pier to the end. When they are slower, it's been mostly down close to the end. They slowed down just a bit around the low tide, but should pick back up. They've been using mostly bloodworms. When they are running, they are running good. So far, they've been slowing around a tide change and picking up again later.
They've also gotten some Speckled Trout today and had a few "keepers." We haven't heard of any "keeper" Puppy Drum.
It is windy, so make sure you dress appropriately. The wind should stay NE through Saturday. It should go SE to S on Sunday, and then NW and back to NE on Monday. We will refrain from speculating further since weather reports around here can change by the minute.
SHARE THE END OF THE PIER WITH EVERYONE!
ONLY 2 RODS MAY BE USED AT ONCE!
DO NOT SPREAD OUT!
PLEASE CALL 757-481-7071 OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING FOR AN UPDATED REPORT.
Be careful... We have seen a lot of under-sized Red Drum and under-sized Speckled Trout recently. Red Drum must be a Min 18 IN. to a Max 26 IN.; you can keep 3. Specks must be bigger than 14 IN. (only 1 may be bigger than 24 IN.); you can keep 5. VMRC Regs are here:
They are getting a few Crabs, here and there, but they are definitely not biting anywhere near as well as before the tropical storm.
Please follow some common "Fishermans' Etiquette" while you are out there:
•DO NOT BE A JERK
•BE COURTEOUS
•NO LOUD CURSING
•ONLY 2 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT per person is to be used at one time - NO EXCEPTIONS!
•FOLLOW ALL VMRC FISHING REGULATIONS
•DO NOT BULLY others out of their spot
•DO NOT CLAIM-JUMP someone else's spot if they leave temporarily
•DO NOT SPREAD OUT further than necessary
•DO NOT TOUCH other people's things
•STAY WITH YOUR GEAR - Do not set up in one spot and then sit in another
•CAST ONLY IN FRONT OF YOU
•PLEASE give fishermen enough room to cast
•DO NOT CUT someone else's line without asking
YOU CAN BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE PIER WITHOUT A REFUND
IF YOU ACT LIKE A JERK.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR COOPERATION.
Just a reminder to everyone that WE DO NOT GIVE OUT INDIVIDUAL FISHING REPORTS VIA MESSENGER on Facebook. Please continue to check our Newsfeed and if our report is not up to date enough for you, please feel free to call for the latest fishing report 757-481-7071. (New reports may not be posted on Sundays and Mondays because tech support is not available.)
All our info can be found here:
Water temp is here:
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel 77.5 degrees
First Landing/Cape Henry 76.7 degrees
(the website is currently down)
Weather can be checked here:
Tides:
Lynnhaven Inlet http://tinyurl.com/TidesLynnhavenInlet
Cape Henry http://tinyurl.com/TidesCapeHenry
(For the most accurate tides, use Cape Henry and/or Lynnhaven Inlet for the address - the pier is about half-way between the two points)
Incoming tide is typically better than outgoing tide. Incoming tide is approx. 1 hour after Low up to 1 hour before High.
If you have any trouble with the links, please right-click and choose to open in another tab or window; that sometimes solves the problem.
