by James Ritch | Nov 13, 2019 | Fishing Report
The arrival of a weather system last Thursday brought high winds and lower temperatures for the first half of the weekend, but decent fishing had returned by Sunday, lasting through Monday. I don’t see such a quick rebound following the predicted arrival of a severe...
by James Ritch | Nov 13, 2019 | Sports
By Michael Garbacz Game 1: 3 Knots Taphouse Whalers 8, Blues 2 On a makeup slate of Sunday games, the Whalers sure came out and made up for at least a week’s worth of offense on the Blues. In fact, we had ourselves a pair of Old Guy Hat Tricks, between captain Scott...
by James Ritch | Nov 6, 2019 | Fishing Report
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Striped Bass Management Board voted 11-4 at its October 30 meeting to implement a striped bass management option that requires an 18% reduction in both the recreational and commercial striped bass catch. Each...
by James Ritch | Oct 29, 2019 | Fishing Report
Speckled trout remain available from Saxis down to Fisherman’s Island, but the size and quantity of fish appears to increase as you travel south. Rockfish remain abundant in the bayside shallows, though the overwhelming majority are below Virginia’s 20-inch minimum...
by James Ritch | Oct 22, 2019 | Fishing Report
The deluge of last Sunday seems to have had minimal impact on this week’s fishing action. Speckled trout and small stiped bass (rockfish) remain abundant along the marshy banks of the upper Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay as well as inside the creek mouths of...
