THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, September 16, 1996 TAG: 9609160149
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C7 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY BOB HUTCHINSON, OUTDOORS EDITOR
LENGTH: 113 lines
White marlin are proving that anglers who store their fishing gear after Labor Day are making a big mistake. The scrappy billfish are providing great late-season action off the coasts of Virginia and North Carolina.
Action has been outstanding for the past several days. Anglers on charter and private boats sailing Sunday from Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach and Oregon Inlet near Nags Head registered as many as 11 white marlin releases.
Yellowfin tuna catches also have been good, especially out of Oregon Inlet, where several catches of 10 to 15 fish have recently been recorded.
Inshore, big spot staged another good showing in Rudee Inlet, while big croaker continued to bite at Lynnhaven Inlet, where several weighing 3 pounds were boated.
Freshwater action remained relatively slow, although some waters produced good hauls of crappie, white perch and shellcracker.
Here are some recent catches by anglers from Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina:
VIRGINIA BEACH INSHORE: Spot: Don Myers, Virginia Beach, 1 pound, 1 ounce, David Bracie, Virginia Beach, 1-0, and Thomas Myers, Virginia Beach, 1-0, all caught from the boat Fish Catcher; Terry Bergey, Virginia Beach, 1-0, Starship; and Christopher Henry, Virginia Beach, 1-0, C-Breeze. Flounder: James Hopkins, Hampton, 6-7, no name on boat. Cobia: Bob Dorman, Virginia Beach, 61-0, Tailhook; Sean Janezeck, Virginia Beach, 52-0, Fish Head; and James E. Sammons, Virginia Beach, 52-0, Lite Tackle.
VIRGINIA BEACH OFFSHORE: Blue marlin release: Mark Wilging, Virginia Beach, Sea Cave. White marlin releases: Mark Wilging, Virginia Beach, and Bland Kirksey, Virginia Beach, Sea Cave; Thomas Denns, Norfolk, and Michael Bradford, Norfolk, K-Zam; Trevor Holliday, Virginia Beach, Trevor J. Hollday, Virginia Beach, and Steve Wray, Vrginia Beach, Mary M.; Jessie Bayne, Poquoson, Becky Bowie, Hampton, Nancy Bayne, Poquoson, David Parker, Virginia Beach, Drew Meredith, Virginia Beach, Bill Beach, Chesapeake, Andrew Meredith, Virginia Beach, and Michael Meredith, Virginia Beach, No Excuses; Don Meaux, Williamsburg, Hindsight; Mark Glaubke, Norfolk, Wayne Tiffany, Virginia Beach, Brian Bashara, Virginia Beach, Bastiaan Nobel, Virginia Beach, James Wallace, Chesapeake, John Bowes, Virginia Beach, David Barnhart, Virginia Beach, Chuck Daniels, Virginia Beach, and Jeffrey Valentine, Chesapeake, Blue Magic; J.R. Stokes, Norfolk, Kenneth Bell, Virginia Beach, John Hitch, Norfolk, Bobby Callis, Virginia Beach, Charles Nash, Virginia Beach, Leslie Creech, Virginia Beach, Steve Layden, Virginia Beach, Taylor Johnson, Virginia Beach, and David Dugar, Virginia Beach, High Hopes; Paul Connors (2), Virginia Beach, Ken Chilton (4), Suffolk, Mark Wawner, Virginia Beach, Wayne Couch, Virginia Beach, Brad O'Berry, Suffolk, Don Leneski, Virginia Beach, and Patricia O'Hare (3), Virginia Beach, Hooker; Waldo Roberts, Chesapeake, Ronne Neighbors (3), Virginia Beach, Joe Costner, Virginia Beach, and James Ingham (2), Virginia Beach, Pursuer; John Savage, Virginia Beach, Richard Walton, Norfolk, Ray Curry (3), Virginia Beach, Pat Foster, Virginia Beach, and Billy Cooke, Virginia Beach, Water Witch; Milt Sykes (2), Virginia Beach, Cathie Sykes (2), Virginia Beach, Thomas Sinclair, Suffolk, Harry W. Kimball III (2), Virginia Beach, Mark Youngblood (3), Newport News, David W. Weiner, Virginia Beach, Rick Byers, Norfolk, and Archie McLelland, Chesapeake, 0 Four; Robert Siviter, Virginia Beach, Scott Adkins, Virginia Beach, Phillip Davis, Virginia Beach, and Jeffrey Brooks, Virginia Beach, Point Runner; Freddy Jastrow, Virginia Beach, Laurent Jastrow, Virginia Beach, and Sandra Scheitler, Virginia Beach, Summerwind; Karina Sandver, Norfolk, Our Dream; Holmes Clarke, Virginia Beach, and Bert Harrell, Virginia Beach, Pied Piper; Cindy Ange, Virginia Beach, Grassman; Edward Higinbotham (3), Suffolk, Jim Gordon (2), Suffolk, and Jack Leach (3), Suffolk, Peanut Patch; Dale Steffensmeier (2), Newport News, Harold Shaw (2), Hampton, Stephen Brooks (3), Poqoson, and Tom Shotton, Virginia Beach, Tom Cat; Amy Williams, Chesapeake, Miss Behavin'; Jo Jennings, Virginia Beach, and Lawrence E. Hrisko, Virginia Beach, Wahoo; Kevin Long, Virginia Beach, and Christopher Spruill, Portsmouth, Navi Gator; and William J. Price, Virginia Beach, and Thomas E. Fraim, Virginia Beach, Ocean Rebel.
Wahoo: Clovis Mason, Toano, Va., 47-8, Hindsight; and Waldo Roberts, Chesapeake, 35-8, Brain Dead. Bigeye tuna: Edward Higinbotham, Suffolk, 92-0, and Jim Gordon, Suffolk, 88-0, Peanut Patch. Dolphin: Matt Schwartz, Virginia Beach, 21-8, Point Runner. Sea bass: Tom Mikrut, Virginia Beach, 5-12, no name.
LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY: Cobia release: Shelley Pallette, Virginia Beach, Blue Water. Croaker: Larry Burridge, Norfolk, 3-3, no name; A. Andrew Ege Jr., Virginia Beach, 3-0, no name; Sam Slagle, Virginia Beach, 3-0, no name; and Barry J. Price, Virginia Beach, 3-0, caught from shoreline. Flounder: Terry Miltier, Norfolk, 6-5, Wild-A-Beast. Spot: Chris Woods, Norfolk, 1-1, shoreline.
EASTERN SHORE BAYSIDE: Speckled trout: Joan K. Nottingham, Townsend, Va., 5-12, no name. Red drum: David Lewis, 50-11, Cape Charles, no name; and Gary Seay, Wilsonia Neck, Va., 40-0, Big Blue.
EASTERN SHORE SEASIDE: Shark release: Denny Dobbins, Chesapeake, Predator 13. Flounder: Sam Owens, Onancock, no name. Kingfish: Bill Hall, Bloxom, Va., 1-8, surf
OUTER BANKS INSHORE: Speckled trout: Randy Overton, Elizabeth City, 5-12, Oregon Inlet Bridge. Flounder: Dave Bouling, Manteo, 8-8, Country Girl.
OUTER BANKS OFFSHORE: Blue marlin releases: John Kimbrow, Norfolk, Gad-A-Bout; and David Decker, Chesapeake, Temptation. White marlin releases: Thomas Forehand, Chesapeake, and William Hodges, Virginia Beach, Tar Heel; Tom Sehlen, Nags Head, and John Macko, Kill Devil Hills, Dances With Dolphins; Charles Crane, Newport News, and Aaron Crane, Newport News, Sportsman; Allen Muglia (2), Virginia Beach, and Michael Muglia (3), Virginia Beach, Pelican; Penny Durney, Virginia Beach, Nick Durney, Virginia Beach, Joan Hinson, Avon, N.C., Doug Hinson, Avon, and Nolan Clark, Frisco, N.C., Temptress; Andrew Saunders, Chesapeake, John Habit, Rocky Mount, N.C., Joseph Quary, Norfolk, and Thomas Hoddinott, Portsmouth, Right Hook; and Robert Whipkey, Virginia Beach, and Edward Anderson, Chesapeake, Sea Note. Sailfish release: William Musick, Norfolk, Gad-A-Bout; Charles Parker, Windsor, N.C., Hatteras Fever; and James S. Groves, Smithfield, Sundown. Spearfish release: Doug Hinson, Avon, Temptress.
FRESH WATER: Largemouth bass: Roy Carson Hodge, Windsor, 8-5, caught at Western Branch Reservoir; Nicholas Wendell, Suffolk, 8-1, Lake Burnt Mills; Tom Perry, Suffolk, 7-8, Lake Prince; and Joe Tolly, Portsmouth, 23 inches, Western Branch. Walleye: Paul Pickett, Chesapeake, 5-4, Lake Smith. Crappie: Carl Coppersmith, Chesapeake, 15 inches, Prince. Channel catfish: Paul Moshier, Norfolk, 13-0, Lake Whitehurst. Shellcracker: Harold Bowden, Windsor, 1-3, Prince. Striped bass: Jay Palmer, Portsmouth, 15-8, Western Branch.
TOURNAMENT: Orville Burton of Atlantic, Va., had the top catch in Saturday's Chesapeake Bay Challenge at Onancock. It was a red drum that weighed 18.46 pounds, caught from the boat Miss Janie. by CNB