THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, July 25, 1994 TAG: 9407250158
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C6 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY BOB HUTCHINSON OUTDOORS EDITOR
LENGTH: Long : 106 lines
Remember those summer doldrums we promised in Thursday's fishing forecast? They ruled the weekend for most fishermen along the coasts of Virginia and North Carolina.
While a few impressive catches were made, overall action was slow, especially for the offshore set, which reported only a few billfish and a scattering of small yellowfin, plus a few dolphin. Bluefin tuna played hit-and-mostly-miss.
And if the summer doldrums were not enough, the squally, rainy weather of the past week forced many fishermen to give up any angling plans they may have had.
Of course, exceptions are always around.
The most notable came from Wachapreague, on the Eastern Shore. John Byrom of Takoma Park, Md., caught and released a sailfish about 10 miles off Wachapreague Inlet. He was with skipper Sam Parker on the charter boat Scorpio, sailing from Wachapreague Marina.
``I was as surprised as anyone when I saw what the fish was,'' Parker said. ``I've been fishing off this beach for a good many years and I've never heard of a sailfish being that close. Next thing, you'll be hearing that someone caught one surf fishing.''
Robert Staples, on the Southern Breeze, sailing from Fisherman's Wharf Marina in Virginia Beach, provided another exception Sunday. Fishing at the Cigar, he released a small blue marlin and a white marlin, and boated a 36 1/2-pound dolphin.
Here's a rundown of some other recent catches:
Virginia Beach inshore: Cobia: Greg Cooner, Virginia Beach, 48 pounds, caught from the boat Lucky Seas.
Virginia Beach offshore: Blue marlin releases: Patrick Pittway, Chesapeake, Iemanja; Randy Brauner, Va. Beach, Southern Breeze; Richard Adkins, Poolesville, Md., Alibi.
White marlin releases: Robert Staples, Richmond, Southern Breeze; Casey Wood, Virginia Beach, Pursuer; Chris Carden, Chester, Va., Canyon Runner; Bill Walker, Little Rock, Ark., and David Reynolds, Austin, Texas, both Summer Wind II; Stephen Perkins, Burke, Va., Miss Behaven; and Wayne Wiedenhoeft, Suffolk, High Hopes.
Dolphin: Mel Harley Jr., Richmond, 36-8, Southern Breeze; Larry Matruski, Virginia Beach, 36-0, High Hopes; Cheryl Houtwed, Virginia Beach, 32-6, Canyon Runner; Brewer Pedin, Richmond, 29-10, Outer Limits; Bruce Easley, Seaford, 27-0, Red Magic; James A. Briley, Virginia Beach, 25-3, Mary M.; David Terry, Hardy, Va., 24-12, Branch Office; and Monty Falls, Homestead, Fla., 20-15, Shark.
King mackerel: David Ackiss, Virginia Beach, 25-0, Sometimes. Amberjack: David Stiles, Virginia Beach, 50-1, High Hopes.
Lower Chesapeake Bay: Cobia release: Kenny Taylor, Virginia Beach, F-Troop. Cobia: Jeffrey Hunter, Hayes, Va., 75-12, Sittin' Pretty. Spanish mackerel: Albert M. Dickson, Virginia Beach, 5-10, Green Eyes. Black drum releases: Jeff W. Ashton, Virginia Beach, Seeba; and Andrew Schuyler, Virginia Beach, no name on boat. Red drum: Jeff W. Ashton, Virginia Beach, 48-0, Seeba; and Siamk Beheshtzadeh, Virginia Beach, no name.
Eastern Shore: Bluefin tuna: John W. Bundick, Exmore, Va., 101-0, no name; Gregory Martin, Baltimore, 92-6, Shamrock; John Price, Richmond, 92-0, Mad Dog; Terry Wells, Upper Marlboro, Md., 90-0, Stretch. Tarpon release: A.N. Blanton, Suffolk, no name. Cobia: Suzanne Palmer, Hampton, Beverley Elizabeth. Red drum: Joseph Warren, Glen Burnie, Md., 40-0, Pretty Lady. Shark: Randall Hogur, Owensburg, Pa., 262-0, Gro-Name.
Outer Banks inshore: Pompano: Darlene A. Barnett, Salisbury, N.C., 2-9, caught from the surf.
Outer Banks offshore: Blue marlin releases: Sean Childress, Buxton, N.C., boat unidentified; and Donald Davis, Richmond, Tar Heel.
White marlin release: Becky G. Fairchild, Virginia Beach, Brothers Pride; Zell Walker, Suffolk, and Donald Izbicki, Chesapeake, both Right Hook; Casey Carland, Waxhaw, N.C., Temptation; John Bullock, Wilmington, N.C., Sportsman; Steve Nichols, Williamsburg, Richard Brandani, Woodbridge, Va., and David Dove, Woodbridge, Va., all First Crack; Herbert Gierlinger, Smithfield, Va., Marlin Fever; Terry Griffin, Portsmouth, Good Times; and Emery Brown, Woodbridge, Hatteras Blue.
Sailfish release: Steve Horner, Disputanta, Va., and David Blue, Disputanta, both Capt. B.; Norman Robey, Haymarket, Va., Tuna Duck; Jason Madison, Norge, Va., Sandbar; Foster Morse, Lorton, Va., Easy Livin' II; Greg Pauitt, Ashburn, Va., Candlewick Lady; Kenneth Harris, Richmond, Temptation; Michael Dorsey, Hampton, Right Hook; Richard Jensen, Duck, N.C., Fintastic; Howard Finn, Hampton, Gannet; and Dwayne, Price, Ashland, Va., Fast Lane.
Wahoo: Curtis Ratcliff, Sterling, Va., 88-0, Cayman Kai; Steven Hord, Hopewell, 50-0, First Crack; and Dan Lewandowski, Herndon, Va., 47-0, Judy Ann. Dolphin: Gardner Perry, Chesapeake, 67-5, Phideaux; Leroy Byars, Haymarket, 48-0, Tuna Duck; Edward Kea, Ivor, Va., 42-0, and Jefferson Davis, Courtland, 39-0, both Gannet; James Petroskey, Matthews, N.C., 41-8, Temptation; and Ed Schultz, Leesburg, Va., 35-0, Judy Ann. Barracuda: Leslie Woolard, Raleigh, 22-0, Roamer.
Fresh water: Largemouth bass: Bill Aikens, Newport News, 6-6, caught at Lake Prince; and Maynard Adcock, Norfolk, 6-4, Lake Smith. Striped bass: Mike Evans, Norfolk, 18-8, Western Branch Reservoir. Shellcracker: Bryan Black, Chesapeake, 1-5, Western Branch; Michael Whittaker, Chesapeake, 1-5, Western Branch; Sterling King, Chesapeake, 1-3, Western Branch; Mike Seimetz, Chesapeake, 1-3, Lake Prince; Carl Coppersmith, Chesapeake, 1-3, Lake Prince; Tom Ballweg, Norfolk, 1-2, Lake Prince; E.L. Moore, Hampton, 1-2, Western Branch; Mike Jones, Portsmouth, 1-1, Western Branch; Mike Motri, Virginia Beach, 1-0, Lake Prince; and Guy Putman Jr., Norfolk, 1-0, Lake Prince.
Tournaments: Pete Kelley and Tommy Withrow of Virginia Beach won a largemouth bass tournament Sunday out of Bob's Fishing Hole on the Northwest River. Their catch weighed 12-2. Second went to Jeff Smith and Sid Ryan of Chesapeake at 11-2. Kelley and Steve Lang of Chesapeake tied for lunker honors at 2-0. by CNB