Virginia Beach is the known for having the longest pleasure beach in the world, but also for world class fishing. Each year the Chesapeake Bay brings huge schools of Atlantic Croaker to the inlet during the summer and a favorite target among many fishermen. The world record Atlantic Croaker, 8 pounds and 11 ounces, was caught in the bay in 2007, and there have many other horse sized croaker caught in the area. With great fishing in the Chesapeake Bay and easy access to the warm waters of the Gulf Stream, Virginia Beach offers a variety of different species of fish year round.
Inshore fishing is also excellent during the winter for Striped Bass, or Rockfish as the locals call them. Fishing around the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT) is a favorite spot to soak and eel or troll a mojo for these hard fighting stripers. As it gets colder, the fish move out to the ocean and many are caught along the beaches.
More frequent in recent years, large schools of Bluefin Tuna have been found off of Cape Henry in late January or early February. With many anglers fishing for rockfish with smaller gear, several have complained about being spooled by these larger fish. Other inshore and nearshore species that can be found in these waters include Bluefish, Flounder, King Mackerel, Red Drum, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout, and Tautog.
Offshore fishing Virginia Beach can produce a variety of different sharks, including the tasty Mako Shark. There are also many Blue and White Marlin that move through during the summer months, along with the Mahi-mahi (Dolphifish). Out deep in the canyons, good catches of Bigeye and Yellowfin Tuna can be found. Deep dropping for Tilefish and Grouper are also a popular pastime.
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Cabbage Patch Reef 2/24/2016 4:10:49 PM - Artificial Reef that holds good Black Drum and Flounder. The Black Drum are thick here in the Spring some times. In 2017 parts of the old Lesner bridge
East Ocean View Reef 4/15/2013 11:23:47 PM - East Ocean View Reef Depth 27 ft., Profile 3 - 7 1/2 ft. This reef, originally referred to as the ODU Reef, was reconfigured to a square shape and is located 2500
Cherrystone Reef 4/15/2013 11:23:47 PM - Located about 2 miles NNW of Cherystone Creek, the Cherrystone Reef consist of the following: Concrete igloos, stacks of concrete pipe, concrete deck sections from the Che
Back River Reef 2/24/2016 4:10:49 PM -
Poquoson Flats 3/4/2017 6:31:38 PM - Poquoson Flats
Gutterballs and Strikes 3/4/2017 8:24:26 PM - Good ledge that holds fish.
Poquoson Reef 2/24/2016 4:10:48 PM -
Point Comfort Reef 3/4/2017 8:29:34 PM - Point Comfort Reef
Timbos Spot 3/4/2017 8:21:02 PM - Timbos Spot
GULF HUSTLER 6/4/2012 8:36:28 PM - Attributes RECRD 11448 VESSLTERMS GULF HUSTLER FEATURE_TYPE Wreck - Submerged, dangerous to surface navigation LATDEC 36.857956 LONDEC -75.594969 GP_QUALITY Low DEPTH SOUNDING
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There is a 56.89% catch rate for Atlantic Croaker, based on 46596 Atlantic Croaker counted.
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There is a 11.27% catch rate for Black Sea Bass, based on 9235 Black Sea Bass counted.
There is a 8.73% catch rate for Flounder, based on 7153 Flounder counted.
There is a 7.73% catch rate for Weakfish, based on 6331 Weakfish counted.
There is a 2.22% catch rate for Whiting, based on 1821 Whiting counted.
There is a 1.8% catch rate for Pollock, based on 1471 Pollock counted.
There is a 1.66% catch rate for Bluefish, based on 1362 Bluefish counted.
There is a 1.42% catch rate for Spotted Seatrout, based on 1163 Spotted Seatrout counted.
There is a 1.29% catch rate for Tautog, based on 1054 Tautog counted.
There is a 1.09% catch rate for Striped Bass, based on 894 Striped Bass counted.
*** PLEASE NOTE *** Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as 1939..
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Black Drum fishing is red hot now 5/13/2022 3:04:11 PM - We have been having some great Black Drum fishing on the Virginia Charter fishing boat Smokin gun The post Black Drum fishing is red hot now appeared first on Captain Hogg's
Jerry Cole Memorial Fishing Derby 5/7/2022 2:58:05 PM - Ready for a new way to compete with your fellow fisherfolks? Introducing the Jerry Cole Memorial Fishing Derby named after one of our long-standing fisherman. Weigh in your bl
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April 2022 5/3/2022 4:38:08 PM - April brought us back to our happy spot: fishing! Our 3/4 day trips saw a lot of action for tautog. Red drum & black drum also mixed in on many trips. The black sea bass
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Black Sea Bass Regulation Update 4/7/2022 1:02:44 PM - In a previous post we mentioned that there would be a reduction of the recreational harvest in black sea bass which would impact our trips. A regulatory change will likely g
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