Virginia Beach fall fishing has been simply “fintastic.” Following the spot run, puppy drum and speckled trout have been reliable crowd pleasers. “Puppy drum,” or 18 to 24 inch legal size red drum, and speckled trout have been hitting inside Rudee, Lynnhaven, and Little Creek inlets and in the surf. Successful trout anglers are using white or red jig heads with chartreuse swim tails or artificials with glitter, and several speckled trout citations of 5 pounds or more are being registered each day from Rudee Inlet.
After a record-breaking fall with white marlin, the charter boats eagerly await the arrival of giant bluefin tuna. Boats heading out in the next few weeks could still encounter some yellowfin tuna as well. Trigger fish have been cooperating at the wrecks. Closer to shore, bluefish have arrived at some offshore wrecks and could make an appearance along the beaches from Rudee Inlet to the North Carolina state line. Schools of false albacore are now here and ready to thoroughly test your light tackle skills. Remember that Virginia’s ocean fishery for sea bass is closed by federal order.
