#BLUEFISH BITE PRO#

The fish was officially weighed at Grafton Fishing Supply in Yorktown and viewed and positively identified by VSWFT Committee member Dr.

#BLUEFISH BITE PRO#

The catch was made on gear suitable for cobia, a Shimano Tetramar XX spinning rod mated with a Shimano Twin Power SW 5000 spinning reel spooled with 40-pound Power Pro braided line. After a spirited 10 minute back forth tussle the fish was brought boatside. A second cast put the jig on a path closer to the fish and as jig passed the tripletail the response was a solid hookup. pitched a 2-ounce cobia jig near the fish. The pair were able to approach close enough to identify the вЂњflashвЂќ as a tripletail and Richard Jr. Instinctively he piloted the familyвЂ™s private vessel, Fish-On, over to take a look. and his dad, Richard Stuart Sr., were primarily sight fishing for cobia in the vicinity of York Spit Light, when Richard Jr. The record-setting tripletail measured 28 inches (TL) and sported a 23-inch girth. Stuart Jr, of King George VA, has been certified as a new Virginia State Record for the species by the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament. Big AJвЂ™s (amberjacks) should be arriving as well.ДЄ 16-pound 12-ounce Atlantic tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis), caught on Jby Richard H. Pier and surf anglers are finding spanish, bluefish, flounder, croaker, sea mullet and small spot.Д¬oastal wrecks are holding bluefish and triggerfish. Look for them along the CBBT, around inshore wrecks and artificial reefs throughout the lower bay and along the coast. DonвЂ™t forget your VMRC cobia permit and recordings.ДЇlounder catches are picking up. Until then you can earn a Virginia Release Citation for any released over 50 inches. WeвЂ™ll be able harvest some for the table after the season opens June 15 th. But you never know when theyвЂ™ll pop up on the surface, so always have a rod ready to sight cast. Most anglers are fishing live bait in chum slicks.

Anglers are having success sight casting and bottom fishing.Д¬obia action remains good. Also hanging around the pylons are hungry sheepshead.Д«ig red drum are throughout the lower Bay. Spadefish are around buoys, the pylons of the CBBT and the Chesapeake Light Tower. Bluefish and ribbon fish are mixed in with the spanish. Anglers trolling the ocean front are catching spanish mackerel.

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