Category Archives: Fishing News

Blue crabs, those tasty symbols of the salty Chesapeake Bay, are showing up in the freshwater of the James River in downtown Richmond. Crabs invade James River – Sports – inRich.com

  Seafood News – New Sanctuaries Reviving North Carolina Scallops

The future of fishing keeps getting brighter in Virginia. Anglers age 15 or younger can participate in a state-sponsored program that awards them for catching and releasing at least six different species in a year. State program helps lure in young anglers | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

A scientific reappraisal of the East Coast summer flounder stock shows the flatfish population is much closer to a full recovery than previously thought, a finding that could allow the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to move today toward allowing a modest increase in fishermen’s catches for 2009. "This is the first time in years thatContinueContinue reading “East Coast Summer Flounder Stock Rebounds”

  Just Arrived!! All Pre-order copies have been shipped!! Currently this DVD can be purchased at  Greg’s Bait Shack2560 Airline Blvd.Portsmouth, VA 23701 (757) 465-9020 • (757) 651-1294 Bishop Fishing Supply 1215 Gerge Wshngtn Mm HwyYorktown, VA 23693 Phone: (757) 591-9300 If you have any questions please call me at 757 650-3176 or email chesapeakeangler@cox.netContinueContinue reading “Capt Max King’s EELING & REELING for MONSTER STRIPED BASS DVD.”

  Portion of Cape Hatteras shore is reopened | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

The tiny town of Reedville climbed the charts to the No. 2 fishing port in the United States in terms of pounds landed last year. It is up from third place the year before. Va. town is small in size but big on fish – Sports – inRich.com

  Trick Standing is rummaging through the drawers on his Rudee Inlet charter boat, looking for pliers. He eventually finds a pair, but not before sifting through countless bottles, jars and tubes of sunscreen sprays and lotions. The sunscreen stuff is everywhere on the Git-R-Done. First came fun in the sun. Now, a watch forContinueContinue reading “First came fun in the sun. Now, a watch for skin cancer.”

  Seafood News – Chesapeake Crab Processors Struggling

One out of every 10 crab pots examined in a state-wide crackdown on Virginia’s blue crab fishery lacked the necessary escape rings to make them legal, seafood regulators said yesterday. Crab-pot violations widespread – Sports – inRich.com

  Seafood News – Chesapeake Watermen Fear Blue Crab Not Coming Back

Don Davidson’s passion for fishing was born more than a decade ago when his parents bought a second home near the Rappahannock River on Virginia’s Northern Neck. Minding his own business: Northern Neck kayak fishing – Sports – inRich.com

  Four Dozen NY Subway Cars Added to Blackfish Bank Reef News Release: Blackfish Bank Reef Expanded

  Seafood News – Fuel Costs Keep N.C. Fishermen Tied to Dock

  UnderwaterTimes | NOAA: Seven Stocks Removed From Overfishing Lists, None Added; ‘Great News For The American People’

  Census of Marine Life-affiliated scientists consolidating world databases of ocean organisms have demoted to alias status almost one-third of all names culled from 34 regional and highly specialized inventories.The new World Register of Marine Species ( http://www.marinespecies.org ) contains about 122,500 validated…Underwater Times

  Seafood News – Md., Va. Senators Push for Disaster Status for Chesapeake Blue Crab Fishery

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  Seafood News – Chesapeake Blue Crab Harvest off to a Productive Start

  Ocean anglers to register? – Sports – inRich.com

  Seafood News – NOAA Outlines Annual Catch Limits to End Overfishing

  Seafood News – N.C. Industry Feels Strain From Reduced Harvests

  Seafood News – PETA Eyes Old Maine Prison for Lobster Empathy Center

  Hurt by diesel prices, charter captains all in the same boat | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

  Seafood News – Maryland Oyster Numbers Down Despite $58 Million Campaign

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  The Chesapeake Angler Magazine is now available to be viewed online cover to cover FREE!!! All advertisers website’s and email’s are hyperlink for the viewers. http://www.chesapeake-angler.com/downloads.htm Capt Max King Chesapeake Angler Magazine Team Fishing Boat Captain Product Reviews 757 650-3176

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The governors of Virginia and Maryland asked the federal government Friday to declare the Chesapeake Bay’s crab population a disaster, in hope of winning congressional aid for struggling watermen and seafood merchants. It is the first time a Virginia governor has requested such relief and comes less than a month after the state imposed strictContinueContinue reading “Seafood News – Federal Aid Sought for Watermen, Seafood Merchants”

Off the Hook: Racing’s his work, fishing’s his pastime | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

  CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. Tim Butler’s rod tip twitched slightly, then bowed toward the water. After a short battle, Butler dragged a nice flounder ont …Virginia Pilot Newspaper Article

  Not too many people fishing today. Talked to a few guys on the beach it was a bit slow today. We should see everything steadily improving along with the weather. The blues usually come in pretty regularly this time of year. Surf fishing for black drum, red drum, and rockfish we have Delmarva modifiedContinueContinue reading “Capt Steve’s Bait & Tackle Palomar Knot”

  Seafood News – Maryland, Virginia Crabbers Consider Legal Actions

Capt Ryan was nice enough to include BIG BOY Fishing on the Midnight Sun Fishing Page…Midnight Sun Fishing Links…..Thanks Capt Ryan. See you next week on our Charter. Cant wait!!!!

  Seafood News – Delaware Bay Oyster Fishery Improving

  Seafood News – Islanders Fear Their Way of Life Will Collapse Under Catch Limits

    An experiment using satellite research tags with striped bass is already yielding results. Dr. John Graves of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science … HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

The state’s commercial fishermen caught fewer fish last year — but their haul was worth more. Commercial fishermen caught 62.9 million pounds of fish and shellfish in 2007, down 8.5 percent from 2006, according to the state Division of Marine Fisheries. Seafood News – Fewer Fish, Higher Revenue for N.C. Fishermen

  Richmond Times Dispatch Article    NEWPORT NEWS — State regulators approved a one-year ban on winter crab dredging and a shortened fall crab-pot season in a drastic attempt to prevent the collapse of the economically important blue crab population. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission approved the measures in separate 7-2 votes today following debateContinueContinue reading “Crab-dredging ban approved”

The head of a new Denver-based cable and satellite channel says it could become profitable within the first year. KRDO.com Colorado Springs, Pueblo – Weather, News, Sports – MAN channel aiming for outdoors fanatics

  The state is considering offering jobs to watermen who will be hardest hit by new fishing restrictions expected to be passed Tuesday to preserve the economically important blue crab. Officials in the Department of Natural Resources and Virginia Marine Resources Commission have been quietly discussing the idea for the past several days as theContinueContinue reading “Seafood News – Va. May Offer Jobs to Crabbers”

  Seafood News – Virginia Watermen Consider Seeking State Compensation

April 17, 2008 – Lowes Food Stores on Tuesday joined the Canadian seafood boycott, which the Humane Society of the United States launched three years ago in protest of Atlantic Canada’s annual seal hunt. The Winston-Salem, N.C.-based supermarket chain operates more than 100 stores in the Carolinas and Virginia. Link: Seafood News – North CarolinaContinueContinue reading “Seafood News – North Carolina Supermarket Chain Joins Boycott”

Everyone always asks how Tom fillets a flounder and gets one big fillet. Tip # 1 is get a good fillet knife sharp and flexible is key if you want to end up with the most meat.(we have plenty of them at the shop) Pictured below are both way to fillet a flounder the firstContinueContinue reading “Tom’s Flounder Filleting School”

  Fishing forecast for week of April 17-23 | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

  BY LAWRENCE LATANE III Times-Dispatch Staff Writer COLONIAL BEACH — The governors of Virginia and Maryland today urged strict catch limits on female blue crabs to reverse a decades-long population decline that is threatening the economically important species. Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley called on the states to slashContinueContinue reading “Va., Md. governors push crab catch limits”

Tony Horsley of Richmond, Va., hung onto his 9.4-pound bonefish but temporarily lost his captain overboard during the fight to capture grand champion honors at the 2008 Islamorada All-Tackle Spring Bonefish Tournament. Link: FishingWorld.com – News Center

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    http://www.jimbaughoutdoors.com/streamingdrm.htm This episode of Jim Baugh Outdoors features Captain Max King fishing his favorite fishing grounds along the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Max and team Chesapeake Angler won this years 2008 Mid Atlantic Shootout and we caught on camera Max’s winning weigh in at Long BayPoint Marina. This is the first footage seenContinueContinue reading “Jim Baugh Outdoors features Captain Max King”

  ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland will cut its blue crab harvest up to 40 percent this year to address fears the crabs are reaching dangerously low levels in the Chesapeake Bay. A draft of proposed regulations lays out plans by Maryland fisheries regulators to protect full-grown females, which biologists say are needed to replenish theContinueContinue reading “Maryland sets new crab limits”

  Just thought you would like to see a great cause in action. One of my fishing buddies, David Nova, added The Idea League Charity Logo along with his sponsors, on the side of his  Fountain 34 American Striper Association Fishing Boat.  Attached is a newsletter from the Idea League with an article on DavidContinueContinue reading “FW: Marlin Maniac on Channeling In: April 2008 – New Issue of the IDEA League Newsletter”

  Link: UnderwaterTimes | Florida Topless Fishing Company Under Fire; ‘Bikini Girl’ Charters Drawing ‘A Lot Of Calls’

  LINK: Fish ‘eavesdropping’ for food odors connected to global climate regulation

Richmond Times Dispatch Online Report  BY LAWRENCE LATANE III Times-Dispatch Staff Writer Population growth is undermining modest gains in the Chesapeake Bay cleanup, according to regional reports released yesterday. Furthermore, pollution decreases in most of the bay’s major tributaries are still too small to prevent Virginia and its bay-state neighbors from missing a federal deadlineContinueContinue reading “Reports: Chesapeake Bay cleanup progress lags”

  Beach access an issue for ORVs in Outer Banks dispute – Sports – inRich.com

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