# 56402: Subject: hampton roads b/t, Virginia

Submitted by marty (ip 152.34.36.148)

• Fished on 6/10/2007

• Report received: 6/12/2007

Water Temperature: 73
Water Clarity: fairly clear
Seas: 2 feet
Weather: 10-15 ne wind, mostly cloudy, air temp in low to mid 70s
Fishing_for: flounder
Boat: 18' hydro sport
captain: ed

Report:
fished from 6:45 am until 2pm. tide was running against the wind until noon or so making for big waves and a slow drift. casting gulp baits around the bridge pilings, 3 of us caught 253 flounder by 11am. yes, that's almost exactly one per minute. the pace of catching flounder slackened markedly as the tide slackened, then turned ,making for a too fast drift as wind and current ran in the same direction. because we were using artificials, we gut hooked very few fish, which is a good thing considering only 3 fish met the new 18.5" limit. although it was a lot of fun, i probably won't return until the size limit is lowered because of the few that we did gut hook. i guess the 18.5" limit will have then achieved its purpose by lowering fishing pressure.

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