THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, September 12, 1995 TAG: 9509120384
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C5 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY BOB HUTCHINSON OUTDOORS EDITOR
LENGTH: Short : 39 lines
For the second time in a month, a major hurricane came close enough to the Virginia/North Carolina coast ruin a lot of fishing plans.
Rough seas kicked up by the passage of Hurricane Luis, like Hurricane Felix before it, made it impossible for most boats to reach the ocean fishing grounds Saturday and Sunday.
As a result, two marlin tournaments were delayed until next week. One was to have been staged by Little Creek Marina in Norfolk, the other out of Wachapreague by the Eastern Shore Marlin Club.
Additionally, the passage of a cold front Sunday ruined fishing plans for a lot of inshore and even some freshwater fishermen.
Many of those who did venture out in recent days found some pretty slim pickings.
A major exception was provided by anglers with Steve Richardson, skipper of the charter boat No Problem, sailing from Fishermans Wharf Marina at Rudee Inlet. On Thursday, Bobby Hayden of Norfolk brought in a 600-pound marlin, while on Friday, John Paul of Virginia Beach, also on the No Problem, released a blue estimated at 750 pounds.
Nick Durney of Virginia Beach earned a citation double when he released a big cobia and a big red drum off Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore. The same outing produced a cobia release for Vic Gaspeny of Islamorada, Fla. They were aboard the North Shore.
The top freshwater catch was a 1-pound, 13-ounce bream boated at Lake Prince in Suffolk by George Bates of Virginia Beach.
A rundown of recent catches: [For a list of recent catches, see microfilm for this date.] by CNB