We offer Inshore and Offshore trips throughout most of the year. Inshore trips can target a variety of species. Options will be discussed with the anglers. These trips are offered from Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach year round.

We are now booking offshore trips from April - December. We start and finish the offshore season out of Oregon Inlet/Hatteras, NC, just 1.5 hours south of Virginia Beach. Tuna action is usually in full swing by late March, so we fish from NC April - May. The offshore action starts up out of Virginia Beach in June and is red hot by July. We move the boat to VA June 1st and we continue to fish offshore from Rudee Inlet through September. Bluefins over 100 lbs. often give a good showing in June and July while trophy Yellowfins are available all summer beginning in mid June. Typically, the Virginia Beach offshore scene slows as October rolls in. We usually move the boat to Oregon Inlet, NC October 1st and continue fishing for Yellowfin tuna through December where limits are very common. If it's Marlin you want, Blues and Whites are around all summer beginning in June. White Marlin action is usually hot in August and September. White Marlin are a light tackle thrill and can offer lots of action. Dolphin and Wahoo can pop up anytime and are usually icing on the cake.

We are also now booking Striper (Rock) trips from October - February. The early season Stripers are on the smaller side (5-15 lbs). Beginning in mid November, the big ocean fish roll in and we are usually targeting trophy Stripers that range from 20-50#s. In April, Flounder, Trout and SeaBass start it all over again. Great Spring trips are available for Stripers, Blues, Trout and Drum.

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July 11: Two more trips today. In the morning we had the Reardon crew onboard. It started a little slow, but with a few adjustments, we were spankin' the spades again and we ended up with a limit. The afternoon bite was once again impressive as the Hoercher crew pounded out a limit in no time and we released dozens more. Wow what a fishery!

July 10: A two boat trip in the morning with the Seppala crew found the spadefish very picky. We only manage about 8 fish between the two boats. We had the Gwozdz crew in the afternoon and we were concerned about how the fishing would be. Well, they were back to there same old selves as we proceeded to slay the spadefish like never before. The first mate commented that "in all his years of fishing, he'd never seen the spades bite like that". Guess they were hungry from not eating all mornin'.

July 8: The Bryan crew was onboard today for a little tuna action. Undiscourged by the previous days catch, we went right to work catching a 50# tuna on the first bait in the water. I admit I was concerned about this as it was a bad sign the day before, but today would end up differently. We proceeded to boat 2 nice gaffer dolphins and 3 more very nice yellowfin tunas. Considering we only had a crew of three, the day went very well. Thanks for a great trip Camille!

July 7: Offshore with the Concar crew today. We started off great with an early tuna bite and we landed a 50# class yellowfin. Sometimes catching a fish first thing is not a good sign and that was the case today. No more bites for us all day. Sorry guys, but it happens like that sometimes. I'd like to note that our primary goal was met though. We had Keith onboard and, due to an auto accident, he lost use of his legs and is bound to a wheel chair. Well, he wanted to prove that that won't hold him back from doing what he wants to do and in this case, that was to catch a tuna! Mission accomplised! So let that be a lesson to any of you who feel like you can't do something due to a physical limitation... I'm bettin' that boy will walk again soon. He is making incredible progress.

July 6: The Wire crew joined us today for a good ole spadefish slayin' in the afternoon! Steve Wire got the lucky bite today and he landed a 11.5 # citation spadefish. We took an evening trip as well and the Berry crew busted out a spadefish limit in record time! Good times!

July 4: Two trips today. Trip #1 was with the Corriveau crew. We had Jay and Kim along as well. It was a little bumpy out, but the spades didn't care... we gottem good. We finished the day off catching some bluefish along the beach. In the afternoon, the weather got worse, but the Corbett crew didn't mind and we made quick work of the spadefish limit. Jeremy wanted to catch a shark, so, we went and caught him a shark... watch what you ask for!

July 3: To the spadefish hole once more with the Krueckeberg crew. What a great trip as we burned them again. Harry has a great camera and was nice enough to send me a disc with some awesome pics... Pictures

July 2: After the spades again with the Gaissert crew. Smoked'em down again. Thanks for a great trip guys! Pictures

July 1: Offshore again with the Walker crew. We were not fortunate enough today to get any tuna bites, but we did pick away at the gaffer dolphin. We ended up with 13 nice gaffers to 20#s and we deep dropped and landed a dozen nice tilefish and a few black seabass. We also hooked up a white marlin briefly, but he got off after a few impressive jumps.

June 30: Today we set out for the tunas with the "Tom and Boyce" crew! We started inside the canyon where we had two shots a white marlin. The first one we missed and the second was hooked, but got off soon afterwards. Not long after that, we got whammed by the small yellowfins. We managed to hang on to two that time. A little later we caught a single 60#er and a few minutes later, another single 60#er. Late in the day as we were nearing the end of our trip, we got hit by the big boys once again with only two coming tight. We got them both and finished the day with 6 yellowfin tunas, 4 of which were in the 60# class. Nice trip with great guys!

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June 29: Today we had two trips. The first trip was with Ryan Blanchard crew and we smoked the spades once again. In the afternoon we had the David Shriver crew onboard and, yep, you guessed it... we burned up the spades again. This was an eight hour trip, so we went sharking... We ended up catching a dozen sharks including on hammerhead. AM Pictures PM Pictures

June 28: Today we had a makeup charter. Spadefishing was a little slower, but we did catch some fish. Good day on the water!

June 23: Today, we had the Millspaugh crew on board for a full day. The spades cooperated in the morning for a lot of fun and then we trolled around looking for bluefish and spanish mackerel. We caught lots of bluefish, but no spanish. Pictures

June 22: Three trips on this beautiful day. First, the Crater crew polished off a limit of Spades in the morning. Next, the Wright crew came aboard for the same. I have to say... those guys were crazy... in a good way! In the evening, we returned to the honey hole to let the Tully crew have a go at the Spades. Another limit was had. A lot of people will be eating good this weekend. AM Pictures  PM Pictures

June 21: The Sisk crew was on board today. Plenty of fish to go around once again. Here is an e-mail passed to me by Stacie, one of the crew... "Here are some of the pictures from our trip on June 21, 2007. As you can see it was a very successful day, and considering no one threw up it was a good day, they are still talking about it. When we caught our limit on the spade fish, John and Steve took us to catch spanish mackerels and some kind of blue fish. Then we went to where dolphins had been spotted the day before and there they were so the kids were able to watch the dolphins, we ran into the navy seals doing drills. The guys thought that was really cool. So thanks for taking us out. It was an experience none will soon forget. And just for the record, even though the waves (while we were anchored) nearly did me in, it was really fun flying across that ocean. That part I would not have missed out on for anything." Pictures

June 20: Today we fished with the Bohart group. Once again, a limit of Spades. I see a trend developing here... Pictures

June 17: Two more trips today. The Feezor crew in the morning and the Harbor crew in the afternoon. Again, fast paced action the whole day. One picture of a released citation measuring 22.5 inches. Pictures

June 16: Still smokin' the Spadefish! Today, the Grossi crew nabbed a limit in the morning and the Wilkins crew got them good in the afternoon. We also started getting some Spanish Mackerel. Pictures are of the afternoon trip. Pictures

June 11: We have been smokin' the Spadefish!!! Check out the picture link at the end of this report. If you want to battle some of these hard fighting creatures, now is definitely the time to go. Not only are these fish hard fighters, but they are excellent table fare. A half day trip is usually all that is necessary to get a limit. We are also registering citation sized fish (9+ pounds) daily. These are pictures of the Jordan crew. A very nice day out with a limit of Spades! Pictures

May 30: Out after the Spadefish with the Mike Samson crew. No problem scoring a limit of Spades. Great day on the water with a fun crew. Pictures

March 23: Today we had the Camille Bryan (Camille, Chris and Janie) group aboard. Being the off season, there usually isn't much to fish for inshore other than Tog, so we head out with plans to fish a few wrecks. Well, as we come by Cape Henry, we are greeted with several "beehives" of gannets diving all around. We drop a Rockfish spread and it isn't long before rods start bending over with 25-30 lb class Rockfish. We had several fish that were 35+ lbs. We even had to get Janie out of the cabin to help out. We caught our limit in quick order and we released a dozen or so more. Pete and I knew that when we had to reel in a couple, that our crew was about spent :o) Those big 'ole Rocks will do it to ya. It was a great time and I hope we can live up to this when they come back next time! Pictures

June 18: Offshore for the first time this year and I'm a little nervous as fishing has been slow for the few boats that have been fishing a couple times. We have the Yack crew on board and they want to catch fish. We get a bite soon after setting up, but he pulls off. Soon after that we get another bite and we land a nice Yellowfin. We run a little ways south to some prettier water and we find the tuna. We get covered up (all lines get bit) a few times, but lots of fish pull off. We ended the day with 9 quality Yellowfins 30-35#s. Most boats had about 5, so they are here. Pictures

January 9: We originally were supposed to go offshore for some jumbo Black SeaBass, but the weather didn't allow it. Greg Stoner called and wanted to go out, but he was by himself. I wanted to fish, so I invited Ed along with Pete to go after some Rockfish. We fished half the day and fishing was kind of slow. We caught about 10 fish up to 39 inches and kept six. Pictures

January 2: Today's crew, Russell Knapp, his wife Sandra, Mark and Tony wanted to go after some Rockfish (Stripers). We started out around the inlet, but it didn't look good. The crew said, "take us to where the fish are, Captain", so off we went to the southern. I knew what I was looking for, and I ran until I found it. We came upon a group of whales (probably a dozen) and tons of Turns (birds). We put lines in and it was nonstop all day. I thought Sandra was going to die when her first Rock came over the gunwale. It was her biggest fish ever. We trolled for a couple of hours and kept multiple fish on the whole time. We caught a mixture of Chopper Bluefish and big Rockfish. The guys decided they wanted to cast, so I pulled up to the birds and they began catching fish on every cast as we drifted. The birds and whales disappeared, but the fish finder was showing tons of fish under the boat and they were still catching on every cast. This went on for a couple more hours. I'm sure we boated over 100 fish. Pete, the mate, couldn't resist catching a few on the casting gear. Ironically, he caught our largest fish after a few casts, a 46 inch release citation. Great crew and awesome day! Pictures

January 1: Jumbo SeaBass are on everyone's mind after the New Year's celebrations are over. We headed out early for them with a very experienced crew... Carolyn Brown, Rob Holtz, Craig Paige, Cheryl Paige and Ray Sherman. It was a long ride offshore to where these fish spend the winter. We came away with a very impressive catch of about 80 + fish. We had about 5 release citations (22 inches or larger) and two weight citations (5 pounds or more). Our largest fish was 6 lbs 1 oz. We also boated an 8 lb Flounder, a nice Tilefish and some other unidentified critters. Of course, Dogfish (a type of shark) and medium Bluefish were abundent. Pictures

 

September 7: Today we were out with the Bill Engler crew. The water waves were pretty nasty, but we found the tunas snappin' for a change. However, we had trouble putting them in the boat. We ended up hooking eight, but 5 pulled off and one broke off, yielding two in the box. A few of the fish we pulled off were big. Anyway, there will be tuna steaks on the grill.

September 6: Out with the Hal Bryan crew for a full day inshore. We started off trolling up lots of small Bluefish and eventually found a 1/2 dozen Spanish Mackerel and a lonely Rockfish. We tried the Flounder for a while but only managed one keeper. Great group and a fun day.

September 1: Today we were out with the Trask crew. We trolled up lots of Blues and a handful of Spanish. We tried for Flounder and managed a few throwbacks and a 23 inch keeper caught by 6 year old Matt. He also caught a small shark. Since he had released a shark, bluefish and a flounder, we knew he only had to release 3 more species to obtain the Junior Angler Award. Back at Rudee, we polished it off with a Spot, Blowtoad and a Pinfish. Congrats Matt.

August 31: Today we had a mixed group (make-up trip) onboard for an Amberjack trip. We headed straight for the "B" tower where we found the Jacks hungry as usual. We had five people (including myself this time) that wanted citations. It took six fish to get the five. Of course, mine was the biggest at 52 inches! Ha! Ha! False Albacore were abundant as well and there was a hungry Barracuda that would bite them in half before we could get them to the boat. Pretty cool show actually. With some time left, we ran to the tuna grounds to try for some meat. We lost a Dolphin and missed another. We saw Yellowfins jumpin' and after a few circles, we had one on. When we got it to the boat, Ed's curse shined through... citation Fat Albert! Well, it was worth a try.

August 30: Off to the tuna grounds with the Harold Lyles group. It took a while, but we were able to locate what we thought was a few tunas. We missed several in a row and then finally hooked up. When we got it to the boat, up pops a White Marlin. It never jumped, so we figured it was a tuna. After a few pics, we release her and watch her swim away. We did finally run across a few tunas and put two in the box. Marlin release and tuna for the grill. Good work guys.

August 23: Today we were back after those Jacks with the Tony Tarantella crew! The Alpha tower was dead, so we pushed on to the Bravo. It was incredibly loaded! We used all the live bait in a hurry! Then we got them on most every cast with diamond jigs. Next, we whipped out a top water chugger and watched them explode on it as it was retrieved. Lastly, we trolled a ballyhoo spread by the tower and triple hookups were the norm. On one pass we landed a 34.5 inch False Albacore that was released for a citation. Since we were already in the deeper water, we trolled east hoping for a tuna. A little while later we had a knockdown on the long rigger and the fight was on. The fish was about a 25# dolphin, but he spit the hook at the boat. We really hated to lose that one. We continued east and soon had a triple knockdown. Two came tight and one of those pulled off. After a long battle we landed a 48# Yellowfin. We had one other bite that didn't come tight. Great day with a good variety. Thanks guys!

August 17: Once again after the Jacks with the Brad Eades group and once again we found them hungry. Brandon broke the ice with the first fish. He brought in a half dozen more throughout the day. Brad and Richard also caught fish. The big story was little Katelyn battlin' 2 of those jacks in herself. We tried for Spanish later in the day with no luck. Great trip guys. Hope to see you again soon.

August 16: Back after the Jacks today with Jim and Joe onboard. They were hungry again as the action was nonstop. The fish averaged 45 inches up until the last two hooked. Jim and Joe battled it out with two bigger fish for a good while. We boated and released Jim's 52 inch citation and then continued to work on Joe's. When that fish popped up, I knew it was the largest I'd ever seen. Pete slid the 69 incher over the gunwale. WOW what a fish. After some discussion, we decided to keep the fish and weigh it in. We knew it was close to the state record currently at 118#s. At the dock, the slob weighed in at 106#s, just 12#s short. Guess we have to go for a 72 incher next time. Nice trip guys!

August 9: Today we are on a half day Spadefishing adventure with the Hammersley crew. We got them good early on with three release citation. Action did slow later on, so we tried trollin' up some Spanish Mackeral with only a Bluefish to show.

August 7: Tower bound with Chris and Shelly Glass (the newlyweds). We were supposed to tuna fish, but the tunas have pretty much been nonexistent this season. They wanted some action and the Jacks obliged. Shelly was tough reeling in 6 fish including two 54 inch citations. Not going to let the new wife outdo him, Chris nabbed seven, with one at 55 inches. Bet they sleep good tonight! Thanks guys.

August 2: Trying offshore again with the Rob Whitley crew. We worked all day for one tuna bite and luckily that one came to the boat. It was a nice Yellowfin. Still not many tuna around. Been a very strange year. We stopped on the way in for a couple Spadefish.

July 21: Today we headed back offshore with the Terry Lighty and Dave Bender group. As we would find out, the tuna have still not picked up. We missed one tuna bite and caught a handful of big chopper Blues. Slow day, but we will get them next time guys. Thank goodness for the good company.

July 20: Off to the Alpha for some Amberjack action with the Larry Holmes crew. The Jacks were hungry and we caught plenty including two citations. We then went to a wreck and picked up close to a dozen nice SeaBass. After that, we whaled on the Spadefish for a limit with one citation. Lots of action with an awesome crew.

July 19: Offshore with the Pete Quartuccio crew. Things have been really slow offshore this year, but we were going to give it a shot. With just two lines in a big Bluefin piles on a bait and starts peeling off line. However, it wasn't long until he pulled off. A few minutes later we were hooked up again. This 62# Bluefin made it to the box. We had two other tuna bites for the day, but no hookups. We did manage a few chopper Blues to 35 inches.

July 8: Out this evening with the Bret Hart crew. We were originally supposed to go offshore over the weekend, but the weather didn't cooperate. We decided to try for some Red Drum instead. The first place we set up was loaded with Sharks. We had fun catching small Sharks (up to 15 #s) for a couple hours before moving to another spot. After moving, we were able to l