Do you have to be active military to access the beach at Dam Neck?

what month does it realistically make sense to head out to surf fish in va beach area? Is it a matter of the water temp?

I would like to ask if anyone built a CCP 13' 3-6 oz. with size 10 guides for the last two guides instead of #12's. With a #10 tip of course. I want to use 10's for the last two guides but am concerned about the shock knot hanging up. I've never gone down to size 10 on other rods. It just seems...

I plan on building on a CCP 13' 3-6oz blank and have a couple questions for the rod builders here. I will be pairing this with an AVET SX and was wondering if anyone has a preferred guide train and layout setup? I was planning on using the following sizes 20-16-12-and 10's to the tip. I will...

What books would you suggest to someone just beginning fly-fishing inshore and along the surf? Thanks