The Fishing Line

Salty tales and fish scales – the bay buffet 

If forty years of steering folks across the Chesapeake Bay and its twisting tributaries has taught me anything, it’s that Mother Nature has a sense of humor. Just when you think your air conditioning bill is going to bankrupt you, the calendar flips, a crisp morning breeze rolls across Virginia’s Northern Neck, and the entire underwater world goes absolutely bananas. Welcome to October on the Rivah.  For a charter boat captain, this is the holy grail of months. The blistering...
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September fishing
- Northern Neck style

September arrives on Virginia’s Northern Neck with cooler mornings, shorter days and a noticeable change on the water. As the heat and humidity of...

Be Chill and go fishing!

August on the middle Chesapeake Bay is a combination of sweat and strategy. At times, the heat is thick enough to cut with a knife,...

Let’s Go Fishing! Hookin’ and Cookin’

July on the Chesapeake Bay can be hot, but for an angler, the bay breeze and great fishing is pure heaven. The bay and...

Throttle Down and Relax…June is Awesome!

It’s time to have fun on the water. Everyone is excited about the upcoming fishing and boating season. The month of June offers both...

May…An Angler’s Awakening

Having spent almost 40 years writing about and taking folks fishing in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, I’m still excited to kick off...

Winter on the Water: Outdoor Recreation in the Northern Neck

By late November, when the last of the autumn leaves have blown across the fields and the air carries a cool winter nip, the...

Are fish feeling the heat? Cooler nights will fire them up!

Over the past five years, the mid-Atlantic region has generally experienced warmer weather. With that in mind, migration patterns of our targeted species have subsequently changed. I...

Northern Neck Seafood Buffet – a September Celebration!

We are currently experiencing good fishing both inshore and in the Bay. Because September is known for its great catches, anglers are gathering to celebrate...

Fisheries are feeling the heat – Abundant catches are subject to many variables

Changes in local and regional fisheries have been quite noticeable in recent years. This year there seems to be a greater awareness among the...

Where’s the Beef? What it means for the fisheries…

Historically, the month of July is one of the best times to catch fish. It usually offers diversity of species as well as an...

Catching and Cooking… a taste of the Bay

The month of June offers a variety of options for anglers. Whether it’s “Catch and Release” or “Filet and Serve”, there are plenty of...

Come Out of the Shadows… Let’s Go Fishing!

Colder temperatures, mixed with above average snowfall, made this winter seem longer than normal. When that dang groundhog saw his shadow we should’ve expected...
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The Tavern Cafe: A simple retreat for a satisfying bite to eat

Stepping into Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern is stepping between then and now. The building, with some portions dating from the late 1700s, houses the Northern...
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