While Their License is Under Suspension . Many continue to limit out with the average spade going 4 to 5 pounds. Fishing the bridge spans or the islands are productive. If you are on the islands, you will need a bobber and need to get fairly close to the rocks. Fresh clam and crab are the top baits fished well off the bottom anywhere from 5 to 30 feet down depending on the depth.
Less weight is better.
The cobia bite, which fell off considerably after the rains, continues to improve as the water clears and warms. The best action should still be found at Bluefish Rock, 9-Foot Shoal, the Hump and Latimer Shoals. Plumtree and Poquoson Flats should also produce some of the brown cows of summer. Live bait and chum are the typical armament. For those of you not fishing for cobia, please stay out of the chum slicks by staying away from the groups of boats anchored particularly in these areas.