THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, September 9, 1996 TAG: 9609090120
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C8 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY BOB HUTCHINSON, OUTDOORS EDITOR
LENGTH: 87 lines
For the second week in a row, a brush by a hurricane caused a lot of fishing trips to be canceled. But a few anglers made some impressive hauls before and after Fran's passage.
Henry Doe of Norfolk took the croaker lead in the annual Virginia Salt Water Fishing Tournament with a 4-pounder, decked at Pier 12 at Norfolk Naval Base.
A sextet of anglers on the private boat Starship earned citation awards from the contest with 1-pound spot, boated Sunday at Rudee Inlet.
They included Jimmy Kolb, the skipper, and guests Brent Hauser, Garrett Hauser, Brian Hauser, Mark Conrad and Jim Wright.
Some terrific white marlin action continued near the Cigar seamount, southeast of Rudee Inlet.
Anglers with skipper David Wright on the charter boat High Hopes released 15 whites there Tuesday.
On the freshwater scene, Cliff Baker of Norfolk scored an impressive double during the week. Fishing at Lake Whitehurst, he boated largemouth bass weighing 8 1/4 pounds and 6 pounds, 14 ounces.
However, the week's largest reported bass weighed 8-5 and was caught by Bill Schieman of Virginia Beach, also at Lake Whitehurst.
Here's a rundown of other recent catches by anglers from Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina:
VIRGINIA BEACH INSHORE: Spot: Charles W. McKay, Virginia Beach, 1 pound, 1 ounces, caught from Rudee Inlet shoreline; Bill Hawver, Virginia Beach, 1-0, and Billy Hawver, Virginia Beach, 1-0, Luck Aday.
VIRGINIA BEACH OFFSHORE: White marlin release: Allen Owen, Virginia Beach, and Ray Curry, Virginia Beach, Water Witch; Fred Jastrow, Virginia Beach, and Raurn Jastrow, Virginia Beach, Summerwind; Charlie Leglet (2), Chesapeake, Joseph Lengyel (2), Chesapeake, Chuck Shumate (2), Chesapeake, and Paul Hanchick (3), Chesapeake, Sea Bird; H.E. Simpson, Williamsburg, Carl Ringer, Virginia Beach, Ronnie Neighbors, Virginia Beach, and Jim Ingham (2), Virginia Beach, Grassman; and Bob Priggins, Virginia Beach, Kirkland Ruffin (3), Norfolk, Walter Kelley (2), Norfolk, Robert Sterling (3), Virginia Beach, John Uhrin (2), Virginia Beach, Douglas Burlage (2), Virginia Beach, David Comerford (3), Virginia Beach, Robert Gohr (2), Virginia Beach, Greg Ambrose (3), Virginia Beach, Norm Perry (2), Virginia Beach, Vern Burlage, Virginia Beach, Les Willis, Suffolk, and G.B. Pearce, Chesapeake, all High Hopes.
Spearfish release: Mike Standing Jr., Virginia Beach, Sea Bird. Shark release: Paul Hanchick, Chesapeake, Sea Bird. Wahoo: Butch Harris, Gloucester Point, 40-0, Halloween; and DJohn Jackson, Virginia Beach, 34-0, Southern Breeze.
LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY: Croaker: Kathleen Garriss, Norfolk, 3-0, no name on boat. Flounder: Jane Cheely, Williamsburg, 6-3, no name. Cobia release: Dana Gibboney (2), Virginia Beach, Thalia Pointer. Cobia: David Arris, Virginia Beach, 59-0, Thalia Pointer.
EASTERN SHORE: Red drum release: Nick Durney (3), Virginia Beach, North Shore. Red drum: Beth Hall, Eastville, 47-0, Winbet; Arlene Rusk, Cherrystone, 45-0, Miss A.J.; and Harold J. Stoner, Cherrystone, 41-0, Wave Dancer. Cobia release: Nick Durney, Virginia Beach, North Shore.
OUTER BANKS INSHORE: Sheepshead: Will Ross, Wanchese, N.C., 10-3, no name.
OUTER BANKS OFFSHORE: White marlin release: Bill Fink, Virginia Beach, Fred Levitin, Virginia Beach, Clive Perkins, Virginia Beach, and Darrell Meeks, Virginia Beach, all Outer Limits; Rebecca Masters, Nags Head, and Gary Walker, Williamsburg, Allison; Arthur Rutter Jr., Virginia Beach, Right Hook; John Asby, Williamsburg, Pelican; and Matthew Nester, Kill Devil Hills, and Daniel Morton, Kill Devil Hills, Fishin' Frenzy.
FRESH WATER: Largemouth bass: George Madison, Suffolk, 23 1/2 inches, caught at Western Branch Reservoir; Ellen Smith, Virginia Beach, 7-8, private pond; Eileen Pepin, Chesapeake, 23 inches, Western Branch; James Edwards, Smithfield, 23 inches, Western Branch; Carl Coppersmith, Chesapeake, 23 inches, Lake Prince; and James Cole, Williamsburg, 22 inches, Prince. Yellow perch: David King, Chesapeake, 13 inches, Western Branch; and Gary Gregory Suffolk, 12 1/2 inches, Prince. Shellcracker: Doug Fisher, Virginia Beach, 11 3/4 inches and 11 1/4 inches, Prince; Christina Carreiro, Norfolk, 11 inches, Prince; Debbie Burchfield, Suffolk, 1-0, Prince; and Mike Seimetz, Chesapeake, 1-0, Prince.
TOURNAMENTS: The Virginia Beach Anglers Club won the Anglers Club Challenge fishing tournament Saturday with 16 points, based on three points for each first-place fish, two for each second place and one for each third place. Second went the City Park Bait and Tackle team with 13 points, third to the Great Bridge Fishing Association with 11.
The contest was staged by the Coastal Conservation Association of Virginia and was headquartered at the Marina at Marina Shores at Lynnhaven in Virginia Beach.
The team of Russell Gammon and Jim Banks of Virginia Beach won a largemouth tournament Sunday out of Bob's Fishing Hole on the Northwest River. Their combined catch weighed 21.03 pounds. Second went to Tony Shawler and Pete Kelley of Virginia Beach at 20.85. Gammon had the lunker at 4.10. by CNB