May 23, 2019 fishing.

David and I left the house at 10:15 am and headed to the oceanfront to site cast. Wind was SW at 10 and water upper 60's. Fished within a mile of the green can off Cape Henry. Only saw 2 cobia and David got one of them. I spotted a school of red drum and we cast to it and were hooked up quickly.
Turned out ot be a 48 inch paper. David's cobia was around 30 inches. Back home before 5 PM.

The freshwater scene.

David has been fishing the ponds around Kempsville golf course and been catching some nice bass in the evening here are a few pictures.

May fishing so far!

I have been fishing with David in the river and we have been catching a lot of spot for bait for the big bluefish when they do arrive. The smaller bluefish to five pounders are here and indications are by some of the Bite offs that there are a few larger fish around. The drum are here in the Lynnhaven basin now with the water temperatures at 65°F.

Black drum 4/21/19

David and I put in it at wise point and fished for three hours out in the breakers in the skiff,  water temperature was 58 to 61°. We had three knockdowns and caught one 40 inch fish.

Tog 4/16/19

Water 63f wind south east 15 miles an hour beginning of the incoming tide till it started ripping too rough to stay managed two 

togs 18 & 19 inches.

Drum fishing 4/12/19

Wind south @ 15 to 20 mph, water 57f, George and Casey took his skiff to the Eastern shore and managed four fish two paper red drum and a 30 pound black drum.

Togging 4/9/19 and 4/10/19

David and I went and fished back north of the fourth island on the pylons both Tuesday and Wednesday, Tuesday was wonderful no wind fishing was fantastic caught 37 togs one citation for David a 25 1/2 inch pig. Water temperature was 55°. Wednesday water temperature was 58° wind was East at 10. We caught 27 today with two papers both males David’s was 24 and mine was 23 1/2.