Wether you are fishing for flounder in Rudee Inlet or going for big game out in the Atlantic Ocean or Chesapeake Bay, there is always a bite in Virginia Beach. Put your angling abilities to the test and check out what Virginia Beach has to offer below in our seasonal guide to saltwater game.
Amberjack
Location
Atlantic ocean waters over and around wrecks & underwater obstructions; Chesapeake Light Tower
Season
June - October
Black Sea Bass
Location
Atlantic ocean waters and within the lower Chesapeake Bay
Season
April - December
Bluefish
Location
Offshore and coastal waters; Chesapeake Bay; Eastern shore barrier island surf
Season
Middle April - July; October - December
Blueline Tilefish
Location
Offshore ocean waters
Season
January - December
Cobia
Location
Lower Chesapeake Bay, along coastal beaches; Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel; Chesapeake Light Tower
Season
May - September
Croaker
Location
Chesapeake Bay, tributary rivers of the Bay, coastal ocean waters, inlets
Season
March - November
Dolphin
Location
Found in offshore ocean waters
Season
May - Oct but
Peak Season: July - Sept.
Drum, Black
Location
Chesapeake Bay; 2nd & 3rd islands of Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Season
May - September
Drum, Red
Location
Found in the Chesapeake Bay
Season
March.- Nov
Peak Season
May - June, Aug. - Oct
Flounder
Location
Found in the Chesapeake Bay and Rudee Inlet
Season
March - Nov
Peak Season
April - Oct.
Kingfish
Location
Surf zone of coastal waters from Sandbridge to Assateague Island; ocean piers; lower portion of the Chesapeake Bay, including bay piers
Season
May - October
Mackerel, Atlantic
Location
Coastal and offshore ocean waters, from 5-35 miles offshore
Season
Mid-February - Mid-April
Mackerel, King
Location
Coastal and offshore ocean waters, particularly around wrecks and other "structures"; mouth of the Chesapeake Bay and off ocean inlets
Season
June - October
Mackerel, Spanish
Location
Coastal Ocean Waters, particularly off inlets, along tidelines, and over coastal wrecks; lower Chesapeake Bay
Season
June - October
Marlin, Blue
Location
Offshore ocean waters
Season
June - October
Marlin, White
Location
Offshore ocean waters
Season
June - October
Sailfish
Location
Offshore ocean waters
Season
June - October
Sharks
Location
Offshore and coastal ocean waters, particularly around and over obstructions; Easter spree seaside coastal waters and inlets
Season
June - October
Sheepshead
Location
Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel; wrecks in nearshore coastal waters and lower Chesapeake Bay
Season
May - October
Spadefish
Location
Coastal ocean waters and the lower Chesapeake Bay; Fish consistently found the Cell, Plantation Light, York Spit Light, Tiger wreck, 4A-buoy, Chesapeake Light Tower, and Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Season
May - September
Spot
Location
Chesapeake Bay and Bay tributary rivers, coastal ocean waters, inlets - all inshore coastal waters
Season
June - October
Striped Bass (Rockfish)
Location
Found in all coastal inshore and Chesapeake Bay waters
Season
Jan. - Dec.
Peak Season
May - June & Sept. - Jan.
Swordfish
Location
Offshore ocean waters
Season
April - October
Tautog
Location
Wrecks and reefs in ocean waters off the coast and in lower Chesapeake Bay; along Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel
Season
January - December
Trout, Speckled
Location
Spring: Rudee Inlet with Lures Fall: Lynnhaven Inlet, Rudee Inlet
Season
April - Mid December
Tuna, Bigeye
Location
Offshore ocean waters
Season
June - October
Peak Season
Late June - July
Tuna, Bluefin
Location
Offshore ocean waters, especially the Southeast Lumps, the fingers, 26 Mile Hill, 20 Fathom Finger, off Chicoteague
Season
June - September
Tuna, Yellowfin
Location
Found in offshore ocean waters
Season
May - Nov.
Peak Season
June - Oct.
Tunny, Little
Location
Offshore and coastal ocean waters; Occasionally in lower Chesapeake Bay
Season
May - November
Wahoo
Location
Offshore ocean waters
Season
June - October
