THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, April 24, 1995 TAG: 9504240149
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C7 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: WEEKEND FISHING REPORT
SOURCE: BY BOB HUTCHINSON, OUTDOORS EDITOR
LENGTH: Medium: 96 lines
David Charles Greene Jr. of Virginia Beach has boated one of the heaviest tautog ever pulled from around the rocks of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. It weighed 16 pounds, 7 ounces. Greene was on the boat Out on a Limb.
Although no one keeps official records, most tautog caught around the bridge-tunnel's pilings and artificial islands weigh less than 12 pounds. A 14-pounder is considered exceptional and a 16-pounder a true rarity.
Elsewhere, a major run of red drum developed at Cape Point at Buxton-on-Hatteras, N.C., Friday night. Some observers estimated that more than 100 fish were caught. Most were measured and released.
The biggest reported drum was 52 inches long and was beached by Jeff Donnovan of Mechanicsville, Va. It was estimated at almost 60 pounds.
Several anglers caught and released two big drum and Mike Spicer, the drum specialist from Virginia Beach, released three. Chris Tribelprice of Virginia Beach claimed her first, a 35-pounder beached near Hatteras Inlet.
Ray Barnhill and Russell Hogan of Moyock, N.C., won a largemouth bass team tournament Sunday out of Bob's Fishing Hole on the Northwest River. Their combined catch weighed 18 pounds, 2 ounces.
Cheryl Williams of Norfolk won a Bass-N-Babes largemouth tournament Sunday on Hall's Creek, near Elizabeth City, N.C., with a catch going 13-4.
Here's a rundown of some other recent catches:
VIRGINIA BEACH OFFSHORE: Tautog: Jimmy Kolb, Virginia Beach, 13 pounds, 9 ounces, caught from the boat Therapy.
Sea bass: Jerry May, Norfolk, 5-0, Princess Patti.
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE-TUNNEL: Tautog: Geral Livingston, Newport News, 10-0, no name on boat; Charles Kahlert, Norfolk, 9-9, Betty A.; and Marsh Rightmier, Virginia Beach, 9-0, Canyon Connection II.
EASTERN SHORE: No citation-winning catches reported.
OUTER BANKS INSHORE: Red drum release: Robert Cutsinger, Virginia Beach, Patrick Dehart, Virginia Beach, Frank Riganto, Virginia Beach, and Dave Matthews, Chesapeake, all caught from the Fin Fever; John Griffin, Suffolk, surf; Tom Burke, Nags Head, surf; Frederick Frissell, Kill Devil Hills, surf; Milton Jones, Powhatan, Va., surf; Donald Hanna (2), Greensboro, N.C., surf; Kenny Underhill, Virginia Beach, surf; Stephen Atkinson, Chesterfield, Va., surf; Tracey Jeanette, Buxton, N.C., surf; Dale Poe (2), Virginia Beach, surf; Richard Wynne (2), Matthews, N.C., surf; Jeff Hester, Charlotte, N.C., surf; and Christopher ``Travis'' Scarborough, Gastonia, NC., surf.
Sea mullet: Cleveland Sykes, Franklin, 1-10, surf; and Dennis Seymour, Kill Devil Hills, 1-8, surf.
OUTER BANKS OFFSHORE: Blue marlin release: Harold Jones, Virginia Beach, Surfside; Paul Ebert, Manassas, Va., Outer Limits; Marshall Kasinger, Sandston, Va., Marlin Mania; and Preston Savage, Bedford, Va., and Wray Bass Jr., Mechanicsville, Va., Release.
Sailfish release: Holt Butt, Portsmouth, Top Billin'; Daniel Provenzano, Chesapeake, Eagle; and Michael Long, Ninde, Va., and Richard Elliott, Virginia Beach, Carolinian.
Bluefin tuna release: Randy Taylor, Williamsburg, and Ralph Sheffield, Lawrenceville, Va., Miss Hatteras.
White marlin release: Elizabeth Hudnall, Richmond, Pelican II.
Wahoo: Doug Frazer, Hampton, 71-0, Wing-N-It; James Brantley, Elm City, N.C., 45-8, no name on boat; Lisa Frantzen, Richmond, 45-0, and Blair Frantzen, Richmond, 40-0, Connector; and John Noffsinger, Annandale, Va., 41-0, no name.
Shark release: William Miller, Suffolk, Harper's Folly.
Yellowfin tuna: Billy McBride, Norfolk, 83-0, Gannet; Bobby Champion, Henderson, N.C., 77-0, Harper's Folly; Colbert Micklem, Williamsburg, 76-0, Phideaux; and Diana Taray, Mechanicsville, 72-0, First Crack.
Dolphin: John Stehlik, Virginia Beach, 42-0, Hustler; and John Cail, Mount Airy, N.C., 39-0, Marlin Fever.
Sea bass: Gary Carpenter, Mount Airy, 4-14, Country Girl.
FRESH WATER: Largemouth bass: Mark Joyce, Norfolk, 8-7, caught at Lake Cohoon; Gordon Leland, Virginia Beach, 8-7, Lake Smith; Bobby Kinsey, Suffolk, 7-9, Lake Cohoon; and Bill Fantin, Virginia Beach, 7-4, Lake Smith.
Striped bass: Floyd Carlsen, Suffolk, 20-8, Western Branch Reservoir.
Yellow perch: Floyd Carlsen, Suffolk, 1-0, Western Branch; and Tom Allie, Norfolk, 1-0, Western Branch.
White perch: Phil Konrad, Suffolk, 1-5, Western Branch.
Shellcracker: Mike Seimetz, Chesapeake, 1-5, Lake Prince; Gayle Edwards, Suffolk, 1-5, Western Branch; and T.A. Bradshaw, Portsmouth, 1-4, Western Branch.
Bream: Mitch Keith, Newport News, 1-3, Lake Prince; and Michael Blackburn, Colonial Heights, 1-2, Lake Prince.
TOURNAMENTS: Cheryl Williams of Norfolk won a Bass-N-Babes largemouth bass tournament on Little River out of Elizabeth City with a combined catch weighing 13-4. Second went to Linda Frye of Norfolk at 5-14, third to Connie Easter of Virginia Beach at 2-8. Williams had the lunker at 4-3.
Ray Barnhill and Russell Hogan of Moyock won a largemouth bass tournament out of Bob's Fishing Hole on the Northwest River in Chesapeake with a catch weighing 18-2. Second went to Mark Kenzel and Mike Kenzel of Virginia Beach at 16-4, third to John Goodman and John Goodman Jr. of Virginia Beach at 9-7. Mike Kenzel had the lunker at 4-14. by CNB