Fishing in Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach has three main areas for fishing! Inshore fishing, Nearshore fishing and Offshore fishing. Each provide their own unique experiences, seasons, tactics and species. 

Inshore Fishing in Virginia Beach is world renowned! Cobia and Red Drum being the spotlight for many anglers both local and visiting. These fish are some of the largest inshore species you will find and they fight hard! Cobia and Red drum during the summer are hunted by a Sight-fishing. A technique where we search for these fish on the surface and cast using bucktails and live bait. When weather doesn't allow or in the fall we typically spend more time bottom fishing. Other inshore species that are of note include spanish mackerel, bluefish, spadefish, tautog, speckled trout, red drum and stripers. Mid June is the Absolute best time for inshore fishing. A 6 hr inshore fishing trip in Virginia beach will is the best way to target cobia, red drum and spanish mackerel. 8hr inshore trip is the grand slam where we can hit some closer shipwrecks for spadefish and then make our way back for cobia and spanish mackerel.

Nearshore fishing in Virginia Beach has some great shipwrecks booming with history and fish. Black sea bass holds the spotlight here. Black sea bass are delicious to eat and hold in schools of substantial numbers. Shipwrecks will hold other species such as triggers, flounder, tautog, amber jacks, spadefish, mahi and a few others. 

Offshore fishing in Virginia Beach is a long haul but worth the adventure. Yellowfin tuna, wahoo, big eye tuna, white marlin, tile fish and even blue marlin all hold the spotlight here. While these are long days they provide the biggest reward and the catch of a lifetime. Mornings are spend deep dropping for tiles and hitting grass lines and debris for mahi. Then we move onto trolling for tuna, wahoo and billfish.