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 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...
by James Ritch | Oct 21, 2019 | Sports
By Matthew Yoder Historically, Atlantic striped bass and menhaden are species existing in a predatory/prey relationship in the Chesapeake Bay. At next week’s meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission in New Hampshire, their futures will be hotly...
by James Ritch | Oct 2, 2019 | Fishing Report
On Tuesday, September 24, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) officially approved its own proposed emergency restrictions on the taking of striped bass in the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay. By a vote of 7-1, the commission set a one fish per...
by James Ritch | Sep 25, 2019 | Sports
The Eastern Shore of Virginia Anglers club will hold a meeting on Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Sage Diner in Onley. There will be a presentation by Steve Atkinson, providing an update on Menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay. New or perspective members are welcome.
