THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, July 29, 1996 TAG: 9607290135
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C7 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY BOB HUTCHINSON, OUTDOORS EDITOR
LENGTH: 88 lines
While bluefin tuna continued to provide exciting times for Virginia's offshore fishing set in recent days, flounder and cobia shared the inshore spotlight.
Flounder, in particular, have been making a strong showing in the lower Chesapeake Bay, including inside Lynnhaven Inlet at Virginia Beach.
Perhaps the week's outstanding catch was a 167 1/2-pound yellowfin tuna boated southeast of Rudee Inlet by C.J. Fayton of Virginia Beach, fishing on the C-Scape. It's one of Virginia's all-time heavyweight yellowfins.
As for cobia, the weekend's reported lunker was a 70 1/2-pounder boated near the north end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel by Michael A. Galano of Norfolk.
Elsewhere, largemouth bass made a good showing Sunday. At Lake Burnt Mills in Suffolk, an unidentified angler weighed in a 10 1/2-pounder.
Here's a rundown of some other recent catches by anglers from Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina:
VIRGINIA BEACH INSHORE: King mackerel: Scott Besier, Virginia Beach, 25 1/2 pounds, caught from the boat Pop-N-I. Cobia: James Whetsel, Chesapeake, 61-0, no name on boat. Spadefish: Tony Krazka Jr., Yorktown, 9-0, Our Only Child; and Bill Close, Portsmouth, 7-0, no name.
VIRGINIA BEACH OFFSHORE: White marlin releases: Kitty Falk, Virginia Beach, 0 Four; David Twitero, Newport News, Sea Bird; Scott Holzworth, Chesapeake, Wahoo; and Jim Robinson, Virginia Beach, Canyon Runner. Bluefin tuna: Freddy Jastrow, Virginia Beach, 97-0, Summer Wind II; and Peter Mueller, Virginia Beach, 95-8, High Hopes. Tautog: Kenneth Whetsel, Chesapeake, 11-0, no name; and James Roper, Gloucester, 10-4, Big Time.
CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE-TUNNEL: Cobia releases: William V. Britt, Gloucester, Chelsea Bay. Cobia: Michael Garriott, Virginia Beach, 68-8, and Robert Reich, Virginia Beach, 47-0, both from the Day Late; Bob Siviter, Virginia Beach, 64-0, Bond Boy; Buck Grissom, Virginia Beach, 56-0, Jasamine Ann; J.L. Nakanishi, Chesapeake, 54-0, Katy Brown; Pericles Christodoulias, Virginia Beach, 51-0, Outriggers; William Hall III, Virginia Beach, Z Boat; and David Dobbers, Chesapeake, 47-0, no name. Flounder: R.J. Herberlin, Virginia Beach, 7-3, no name; James G. Amos, Virginia Beach, 7-0, Danny Boy; Robert Register, Chesapeake, 6-10, no name; Leonard Midgette, Virginia Beach, 6-2, Nauti Nita; Brian Hauser, Virginia Beach, 6-0, Out Foxed; and Freddy G. Franklin, Chesapeake, 6-0, no name. Black drum release: Robert Collins, Virginia Beach, and William A. Perron, Virginia Beach, both from the Eveready. Spadefish: Herb Gordon, Virginia Beach, 7-8, and Tom Austin, Williamsburg, 7-0, both from the Seminar; Mike Perron, Virginia Beach, 7-0, and Robert Collins, Virginia Beach, 7-0, both no name. Tautog: Carl Lohafer, Virginia Beach, 10-12, and George M. Swear, Virginia Beach, 9-12, both Gee and Me.
EASTERN SHORE: Croaker: Clarence ``Seaboy'' Lewis, Accomac, 3-5, no name. Spadefish: Marvin Donnell, Oyster, Va., 8-3, Travel Card. Sand tiger shark release: Patrick Harner, Rescue, Va., New Moss. Bluefin tuna: Steve Cooper, Parksley, 94-0, Catcher.
OUTER BANKS INSHORE: Pompano: Thomas Ballard, Buxton, N.C., 2-8, caught from the surf; and Carla Lutz, Buxton, 2-4, surf. Whiting: Curtis Gray, Buxton, 1-12, surf.
OUTER BANKS OFFSHORE: Blue marlin release: William Perry, Williamsburg, Sandbar. White marlin releases: Bill Webb, Suffolk, Assurance; Michelle Garner, Buxton, N.C., Bull Frog; Dodd Floyd, Edenton, N.C., Marlin Mania; Brandon Wiggins, Manteo, Sea Hag; Lane Malbon, Virginia Beach, Suspense; Roland Smith, Chesapeake, Sea Toy; and John Kully, Virginia Beach, Best Catch. Sailfish releases: Robert Gray, Virginia Beach, Sea Toy; and Tony Rabalais, Virginia Beach, Pelican. Bluefin tuna release: Nancy Carr, Kill Devil Hills, Fast Lane. Wahoo: Rick Allen, Newport News, 41-0, Cyndi B. Dolphin: Ryan Osborne, Chesapeake, 44-0, Pelican; and Scott Moore, Norge, Va., 37-0, Sandbar. King mackerel: Larry Lilley, Portsmouth, 38-0, Pelican.
FRESH WATER: Largemouth bass: George Madison, Suffolk, 7-14, caught at Western Branch Reservoir; David Rowe, Gloucester 24 1/2 inches, Lake Prince; Paul Davis Jr., Portsmouth, 24 inches, Prince; Kim Weddle, Chesapeake, 23 1/2 inches, Prince; and Justin Sampson, Virginia Beach, 23 inches, Western Branch. Bream: Gayle Edwards, Suffolk, 11 inches, Western Branch. Yellow perch: Donnie Edwards, Suffolk, 13 inches, Western Branch; Gene McWhorter, Virginia Beach, 12 1/2 inches, Prince; and Pat Johnson, Hampton, 1-0, Prince. Shellcracker: Steve Brooks, Wakefield, 2-4, Western Branch; Guy Hampton, Chesapeake, 1-4, Western Branch; Ronald Brannan, Chesapeake, 1-3, Prince; Justin Sours, Newport News, 1-2, Prince; Freddy Willis Jr., Virginia Beach, 1-2, Western Branch; Gayle Edwards, Suffolk, 1-1, Western Branch; Tom Hardesty, Chesapeake, 1-1, Prince; Barney Burchfield, Suffolk, 1-1, Prince; Debbie Burchfield, Suffolk, 1-0, Prince; Lonnie Bonham, Norfolk, 1-0, Prince; Mary Evans, Franklin, 1-0, Prince; Bob Eckland, Suffolk, 1-0, Prince; Pamela Loggains, Virginia Beach, 1-0, Western Branch; Brent Cole, Virginia Beach, 11 1/2 inches, Prince; David Rowe, Gloucester, 11 inches, Prince; and Danny Davis, Portsmouth, 11 inches, Western Branch.
TOURNAMENTS: The team of Larry and Mike Tammaro won a largemouth bass tournament Sunday out of Bob's Fishing Hole on the Northwest River with a combined catch weighing 8.29 pounds. Second went to Jim and Bobby Clark at 7.3; the lunker award to Montie Lewis at 3.93. by CNB