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June 24, 2026

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Fishing Report for 10.18.19

Fishing Report for 10.18.19

By Bill Hall The 2019 edition of the Bay Challenge Fishing Tournament was held on Saturday, October 12, 2019, and attracted a field of 140 anglers. Based at the Onancock Town Wharf, the family-oriented tournament is held by the Eastern Shore Anglers Club and proceeds...
Fishing Report

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...

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....