Jennifer Hogg , a teenager from N.C. had a 17-inch smallmouth. A group of Tidewater anglers, including Steve Bradshaw, Steve Erp, Donnie Hossley and Max Arenas fished several days, averaging 60 per day, including some smallmouths over 4 pounds. Chris Hicks at Hicks' Landing said anglers are catching plenty of small bass. The creeks are loaded with spawning carp, offering a rare opportunity for bowfishermen. The bream are on the beds and the herring are now gone.
Striped bass appear to have followed the herring down the river.
Fishing for blue catfish is now almost strictly a nighttime sport with nothing heavier than the 20-pound class reported. Fletcher's reports that catfish, bass and stripers are eagerly taking baits above Key Bridge, said Charlie Taylor. In the city, largemouth bass are taking jig 'n pig, plastic worms and grubs, rattling crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Lower tides are producing best, near some type of structure. Try submerged wood, points, and dropoffs.