FISHING-REPORT-06-01-12

Offshore boats had good catches of yellowfin tuna, gaffer size dolphin and several bigeye tunas. There were lots of fish on the screens indicating excellent fishing ahead. Bill Pucher from Cape Charles, Va. got a citation for his 143 pound bigeye tuna. Gregory Williams from Midlothian, Va. also got a citation for his 149 pound bigeye tuna. Inshore bottom fishing produced triggerfish, black sea bass, spanish mackerel and tilefish. Several good catches of tailor bluefish were made. Open boats caught several cobias. Very good spanish mackerel catches were made at one location and 12 pound bluefish were caught casting into them. Miss Oregon Inlet caught a variety of fish, bottom fishing in the sound