Monthly Archives: April 2012

Tagger Ken Neill sets a new record for the Virginia Game Fish Tagging Program April 10, 2012 by Susanna Musick Angler Ken Neill, III, is a record breaker. It was 8 years ago today that Ken Neill tagged an 11.5 … Continue reading →

I received information about a tautog I tagged seven years ago, tag number 138508. At that time, the fish was 16.75 inches long. The fish was caught on the Consol. It was recaptured this year by me. The fish was … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon, we went over to Fisherman’s Island in Charles Southall’s boat. We had 5 buddy boats fishing. The only one that caught any drum was the Burnleys who caught 4 big red drum. Today, we went after tautog again. … Continue reading →

Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament 2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor Newport News, VA 23607 (757) 491-5160 For Immediate Release April 3, 2012 25 Year Old State Record Tautog Broken A 24-pound, 3-ounce tautog, caught on March 25th by Ken Neill, III … Continue reading →

The National Marine Fisheries Service is taking two actions regarding the recreational Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) Angling category fishery: (1) closure of the southern area trophy BFT fishery (73″ or greater) for the remainder of 2012, and (2) adjustment of … Continue reading →

The forecast for yesterday was great. I met Wes and Hunter at Messick for my first trip in Wes’ new boat. Stiff breeze at the ramp. We went anyway. Big chop in the bay, we kept going anyway. Fisherman’s Island … Continue reading →

http://hamptonroads.com/2012/03/change-luck-puts-angler-record-book http://www.saltwatersportsman.com/news/potential-state-record-tautog-landed-virginia

If you missed the Virginia Striped Bass episode of George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing, you will have another chance to see it. Note the date change (originally scheduled to air in May) Encore Performances: Saturday, June 2 – 11:00 … Continue reading →