Mid-Atlantic Bottomfishing

[SWS Regional Reports]

We went bottom fishing yesterday, in the Norfolk Canyon area. Some yellowfin and dolphin were caught near us. We saw a free-jumping mako, whales and a bunch of other life. There was lot of grass and some lumber floating around. A blue marlin came and checked us out. The guys threw jigs at it.

Ric Burnley caught our two largest sea bass on his bug jig thing. We caught 3 smaller snowy grouper, too many wreckfish, a number of hake, blueline tilefish, bluefish and other critters. Lee Williams broke off our one golden tile after cranking it most of the way up. Ric broke off a big grouper. I broke off something big that I would say was a grouper but we were not in one of our normal grouper spots. Maybe a big shark.


Dr. Ken Neill, III
IGFA Representative
President, Peninsula Salt Water Sport Fisherman's Association, Inc.