Flounder & Cobia Tips, Charter Insights, and Conservation Strategies
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The Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report is your best resource for the Virginia Beach Fishing Report, Ocean View Fishing Report, Norfolk Fishing Report, Lynnhaven Inlet Fishing Report, and everywhere in between.
For the anglers looking for an Eastern Shore Fishing Report, Hampton Fishing Report, Buckroe Beach Fishing Report, or York River Fishing Report, look no further. Every week we bring you a report for those anglers interested in a Cape Charles Fishing Report and a Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Fishing Report and for every location in the Lower Chesapeake Bay. For our guys looking for the Virginia Fishing Report, we’ve got you covered.
First this week, we catch up with Captain Robbie Bryan with Reel Release Sportfishing. Robbie shares an excellent flounder report, noting some of the best action he’s seen in years with consistent fish in the 20–22 inch range and trophies pushing 30 inches. He also talks opening day cobia, tough sight-fishing conditions, and how salinity changes pushed fish deeper. Robbie dives into conservation tips, why patience is key when setting the hook on flounder, and how anglers can help sustain the cobia fishery by being selective in harvest.
Next, we hear from Captain Colt North with Litigator Sportfishing. Colt kicks things off with a fun recap from North Carolina, where he and his crew enjoyed red-hot yellowfin tuna action, boating fish up to 70 pounds on ballyhoo/sea witch rigs. Back in the Bay, he reports strong flounder fishing with limits coming off bucktail/Gulp rigs around wrecks and pilings, along with the arrival of spadefish and sheepshead. He also gives an update on cobia, which are present but not quite fired up yet due to fluctuating temps. Colt highlights his summer Litigator Kids Camps, offering ages 8–16 the chance to learn hands-on techniques across cobia, drum, reef, and inshore fishing.
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