We all remember those first sensations of fall – cooler air, a decision to wear a sweatshirt, the question of whether or not to winterize the boat or get it ready for chilly fishing trips. But these days, with all that’s going on in our country and the rest of the world, other thoughts join the mix. The future. What…
The forecast for Tuesday is a high of 65 degrees, cloudy skies, southeast winds around 10 mph and, truth be known, a whole lot of heated debate. The epicenter for the morning will be the Virginia Marine Resources Commission in Hampton, along the shores of Fort Monroe. The source will be a public hearing on a VMRC proposal to keep…
The day starting off well. The crew on the Reelin’ ‘n’ Dealin’ had gone one-for-three on white marlin and had released a small blue marlin. Sixty-pound class tuna were wearing the crew out. So the move was made to switch to heavier tackle to get the tuna in quicker to avoid sharks and wear-and-tear on the arms and shoulders of…
Sometimes one is good enough. The crew on the Virginia Beach-based Cuttin’ Up caught a 612.5-pound blue marlin on the first day of the 19th annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament and held on to win the event after Saturday’s final day of competition. It was the only fish the team caught during its two allotted days of angling. The fish,…
The 39th annual Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament concluded Friday with another shuffling of the leaderboard. Country Girl, with Capt. Charles Foreman at the helm, vaulted from seventh placed to the winner’s spot with 800 points that were tallied from a pair of blue marlin and three sailfish. The effort put $370,000 in the team’s bank account. Country Girl edged out…
Day one of the 39th annual Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament is on the boards as the 86 teams in the fleet head out to sea for today’s second round of angling. After the first day, Trophy Hunter with Capt. Kenneth Brown is atop the leaderboard with a pair of blue marlin for 500 points. Bill Collector with Capt. Stephen Draughton…
The 38th annual Pirate’s Cove Billfish Tournament wrapped up Friday, setting payout records for the event. Billfish action moves north to Virginia Beach for the 19th annual Wine, Women and Fishing Ladies-Only Charity Billfish Tournament Sunday out of Rudee Inlet. The 18th annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament starts on the 18th, also out of Rudee. The Pirate’s Cove tournament featured…
A pair of Virginia Beach teams fishing in the 48th annual White Marlin Open out of Ocean City, Md., are trolling the water of the mid-Atlantic and they nothing shy of nervous. Both are sitting on pots of gold during this, the final day, of the biggest and richest billfish tournament in the world. Mike Atkinson caught an 82.5-pound white…
Every year, for about four decades, staff at First Colonial High School in Virginia Beach would get a simple, yet thoughtful, gift from one of their peers. Quite a few students got one, too. A red pencil, unsharpened, embossed with the words “Fred Britton.” Nobody who ever spent more than a second or two with the man needed anything to…
He had a love of hot sauces and spices, a passion for fishing and a dedication to community. He had two sons, three step children, two step grandchildren and a wife – Helen. He also, apparently, had a love of wildlife. Bill Jenkins was running a charter fishing trip Thursday when he noticed a sea turtle tangled in some sort…