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This episode features insights from Captain Zach Castro and Captain Travis Kemp on tuna fishing and recent 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. This week we're talking to Captain Zach Castro with Knot Tuggin Sportfishing | Virginia Beach VA . He takes us DEEP into the mindset of being a tactical yellowfin tuna fishermen & how he and his crew managed to finish 3rd place overall calcutta’s and 5th place overall in the 2026 VBTT. He takes us through the terminal tackle, trolling speeds, boat RPM’s of Center Console’s vs. Stern Drive boats, and more. This segment is packed with great insights on how you can improve your catch potential when targeting Tuna in blue water. If you want to…

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