2000 Anglers throughout the region have traveled to the Reedville area this week to participate in the 17th Annual Bluefish Derby which starts Friday.
Excitement continues to build as fishing gets hotter throughout the area.
The tournament, held by the Smith Point Sea Rescue, was shortened this year to only two days. This reduction will cut back one day of prizes and will force the participants to fish harder for the two day period. Nevertheless, this should be another great competition. Although few Blues of any size are being landed, there are a good number of snapper blues schooling . Larger blues continue to be caught in the ocean from the Carolina line up to Virginia Beach yet in the bay, numbers are just starting to rise.