Saltwater anglers along the coast of Virginia have been knee-deep in puppy drum. Old timers say it is the best fishing for the species they can remember, and that includes the observation of guide ...

It can be real torture sometimes, trying to figure out just what to fish for — especially when there is so much good action on so many different fronts. But since some fish are starting to migrate out ...

On July 22, 2025, Ken Lamb of St. Mary’s Tacklebox shared an exciting fishing report, noting a surge of redfish, bluefish, and cobia in the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding waters. Anglers in St. Mary’s ...

Anglers fishing in the surf on Assateague Island have had a good week catching and releasing big red drum. Several of the ...

The nation’s red-drum fishery is likely federal managers’ biggest success story. Placing the fish, also known as a channel bass, into a restriction category called a slot limit — where fish fit into a ...

HATTERAS — About 40 years ago, I first met Steve Hissey, who owns The Pelican’s Roost, a tackle shop in this tiny Outer Banks fishing village. Married about a year, I vacationed with my wife and new ...

The northeast winds from hurricane Humberto were swirling off the coast of the outer banks of North Carolina, furiously kicking up the surf -- and red drum fish can't get enough of those unsettled ...