Fished Thursday Afternoon and Satruday Afternoon at the East Ocean View Free Fishing Pier -
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/9520+20th+Bay+Street+Norfolk+VA+23518/
Thursday Afternoon:
Caught a nice sized croaker within 5 minutes of arriving, other people catching spot and croaker.
Bait used for croaker: Camo Gulp Sandworm
About 30-45 minutes later, caught a nice sized Spot using Shrimp Fishbites
Then caught nothing but a sunburn for the next 2-3 hours, everyone pretty much left because the fish stopped biting.
Saturday Afternoon:
Caught nothing but wind! Other people were catching small croaker and spot using bloodworms, but the crabs were stealing the bait every time we reeled back in to check the bait (Squid)....
Other baits tried:
Gulp Camo sandworm and Bloodworm strips
p.s. I have a feeling there are flounder there, I dropped in a minnow and something snatched at the bottom, but didn't get to set the hook... did not feel like a crab
PLENTY of Crab!!!
Another guy said he caught a nice sized blue fish using menhaden cut bait
The pier is really nice, it was built using quality material, however, plan on waiting a little while to find a good spot if you arrive during prime time hours... Pier is open sunrise-sunset and there is plenty of free parking close by....
Plan on going fishing tonight! will post a report at that time!
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http://www.mapquest.com/maps/9520+20th+Bay+Street+Norfolk+VA+23518/
Thursday Afternoon:
Caught a nice sized croaker within 5 minutes of arriving, other people catching spot and croaker.
Bait used for croaker: Camo Gulp Sandworm
About 30-45 minutes later, caught a nice sized Spot using Shrimp Fishbites
Then caught nothing but a sunburn for the next 2-3 hours, everyone pretty much left because the fish stopped biting.
Saturday Afternoon:
Caught nothing but wind! Other people were catching small croaker and spot using bloodworms, but the crabs were stealing the bait every time we reeled back in to check the bait (Squid)....
Other baits tried:
Gulp Camo sandworm and Bloodworm strips
p.s. I have a feeling there are flounder there, I dropped in a minnow and something snatched at the bottom, but didn't get to set the hook... did not feel like a crab
PLENTY of Crab!!!
Another guy said he caught a nice sized blue fish using menhaden cut bait
The pier is really nice, it was built using quality material, however, plan on waiting a little while to find a good spot if you arrive during prime time hours... Pier is open sunrise-sunset and there is plenty of free parking close by....
Plan on going fishing tonight! will post a report at that time!
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