Wachapreague - Wachapreague Marina told of a good yellowfin tuna bite at the lumpy bottom the past week. Chunking with butterfish was the favored method for the tuna. Inshore, anglers drifting the channel in front of the Coast Guard Station managed some croaker and a few flounder. Captain Zed's said grey trout, taylor blues, flounder and sea mullet were biting at the Hummocks while the offshore fleet reported fair to good catches of yellowfin tuna. Ben Konkel, III released a 96-inch white marlin at the Washington Canyon.
Croaker remain abundant on both the bayside and seaside.
Spot are also being caught in the vicinity of the Ships. Trout were relatively scarce the past week but catches included fair numbers of taylor bluefish and flounder. Small stripers are becoming active in the feeder creeks, where the season remains closed until October 4. Cobia were holding around many of the inshore ocean buoys while spot and croaker are hitting inside Lynnhaven Inlet and a few puppy drum and trout at the Lesner Bridge. Dr. Jim Wright witnessed the battle between a 263-pound halibut and a fellow angler and then went on to land halibut to 90 pounds during his recent trip to Alaska.