Eye-popping leaves, pumpkins and gourds, yards full of Halloween ghosts and goblins. And something that’s too often overlooked: puppy drum. In the angling world, there are a few fish that clearly ...

Early signs of fall fishing are showing up along the Virginia coastline. Speckled trout and puppy drum are in the area along with a fair bite of croaker. Some flounder are still being caught near the ...

Rick Robins of Suffolk has been honored by the White House. Robins served two terms as an associate commissioner of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. He also served three terms on the ...

Saltwater anglers along the coast of Virginia have been knee-deep in puppy drum. Old timers say it is the best fishing for the species they can remember, and that includes the observation of guide ...

I’ve always viewed red drum—a.k.a. redfish—as the largemouth bass of saltwater. If you compare the two closely, the similarities are staggering. One of the key reasons largemouths are hailed as ...

This is as much a tale about catching a big fish as it about the value of sound fishery policy. Let’s tackle the actual fishing trip first, on which angler Jeff Harsh of Hershey, Pennsylvania features ...

I grew up calling this, my favorite fish of all in the sea, a spot-tail. Yet depending on geographic location, anglers call this popular saltwater fish by many names – channel bass, drum, puppy drum ...

My buddy Keith wanted to catch something big and tasty off the bottom. Unfortunately the current was screaming, which made deep dropping a struggle. We did catch a couple of rose fish and a couple of ...

The sea bass season opens Saturday and will remain open through the end of the year. Anglers are allowed 15 sea bass, with a minimum size of 12.5 inches, per person. The Thoroughfare, the channel ...

If you’re a regular visitor to this column then you’ve no doubt read about and seen photos of the impressive bull red drums that many anglers have caught this summer. Some have truly been fish of a ...