Flounder are still on in many areas, most notably on the seaside Eastern Shore. Small croakers are just beginning to arrive and larger fish will appear as the waters warm.
At the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, black sea bass and tautog have been steady this week. However, please remember that the tautog fishery is closed May 1 through June 24. Also note that the Virginia striped bass trophy season began May 1 and extends through May 15 in the coastal area and June 15 in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Anglers may keep one fish of 32 inches or greater during the trophy season, provided they turn in a catch report (available through the Virginia Saltwater Journal – https://www.vasaltwaterjournal.com/).
Young anglers Conor Thornes, 7, left, and Walker Fluhart, 10, right, enjoyed a good day of fishing on April 25 out of Quinby. The boys are pictured with their fathers, Bill Thornes and David Fluhart and the two flounder the boys caught. The largest was 23.5 inches and the smaller measured 20 inches.
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