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June 24, 2026

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Anglers Club To Hold Menhaden -Management Update

Anglers Club To Hold Menhaden -Management Update

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.

Fishing Report for 9.27.19

It is the first official week of autumn, but fishing remains as good or better than it has been most of the summer. Productive speckled trout action has occurred along the entire length of the Eastern Shore over the last week, on both the bayside and the seaside....
Fishing From the Shore, Sept. 20

Fishing From the Shore, Sept. 20

For the first time this month, a whole week of fishing has passed which was not impacted by the effects of a major weather system!  With slowly falling air temperatures and humidity, this time of year can be a great time to be out on the water, especially while...
Fishing From the Shore 09.13.2019

Fishing From the Shore 09.13.2019

The Eastern Shore of Virginia fared well with the passing of Hurricane Dorian and except for the period when Dorian’s outer bands of wind and rain approached our coastline, the storm appears to have also left a minimal effect on the area’s fishing. Before the weekend...

VMRC Adopts Additional Striped Bass Protection Measures

By Bill Hall   On Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission passed additional regulatory measures affecting Virginia’s commercial and recreational striped bass/rockfish fisheries. These “emergency actions” were in response to the Atlantic States...