Cobia, Striper, Seabass, Tilefish & Mahi Mayhem!

About this episode

The episode features interviews with two captains discussing the current fishing conditions and catches in the Lower Chesapeake Bay.

The Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report is your best resource for the Virginia Beach Fishing Report, Ocean View Fishing Report, Norfolk Fishing Report, Lynnhaven Inlet Fishing Report, and everywhere in between. For the anglers looking for an Eastern Shore Fishing Report, Hampton fishing report, Buckroe Beach Fishing Report, or York River fishing report, look no further. Every week we bring you a report for those anglers interested in a Cape Charles fishing report and a Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel fishing report and for every location in the Lower Chesapeake Bay. For our guys looking for the Virginia fishing report, we’ve got you covered. For the 100th episode, we go to 2 captains that know the water! Nearshore and offshore! First off, nearshore, we catch up with Captain Austin Hayne of FinaoSportfishing to talk about the start of the season, with some giant sheepshead, reds and swarms of cobia on the move. They have had several epic days so far with double digit catches. To get out on the water with, visit Finao Sportfishing online or call today 757-652-8260 Next, we catch up with Captain Bill Pappas from Playin Hookey Charters to hear about all the recent action offshore in the…

People in this episode

Guests: Captain Austin Hayne, Captain Bill Pappas

Topics covered

• fishing report
• Cobia
• Striper
• Seabass
• Tilefish
• Mahi Mahi
• charter fishing

Keywords

• fishing
• Cobia
• Virginia Beach
• charter
• Mahi Mahi
• sheepshead
• tilefish
• seabass

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Finao Sportfishing, Playin Hookey Charters

Products: MQ Motion Patch

Places: Virginia Beach, Ocean View, Norfolk, Lynnhaven Inlet, Cape Charles, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Eastern Shore, Hampton, Buckroe Beach, York River

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