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Late report now that the site is back up.
My friend and I launched at rudee inlet at sunrise on 5/3/2025 during low tide. It was windy that day with winds out of the SW and there were a lot of kayakers out. The wind was only manageable for those with pedal kayaks.
The fishing was slow initially but once the tide started coming in there were bluefish everywhere. My buddy and I both had better luck trolling than casting and they hit pretty much everything. I think they preferred hard body baits over paddle tails or spoons though.
Around noon, I got tired of bluefish and tried casting along grassy shorelines for drum and managed to catch one 24” red on a 3” paddle tail. I caught one more small one on the same lure and also some smaller drum on shrimp/blue crab. No trout today.
For my first trip down to VA beach it wasn’t bad, but will likely try to explore other areas next time. I didn’t realize Rudee would be so small.
My friend and I launched at rudee inlet at sunrise on 5/3/2025 during low tide. It was windy that day with winds out of the SW and there were a lot of kayakers out. The wind was only manageable for those with pedal kayaks.
The fishing was slow initially but once the tide started coming in there were bluefish everywhere. My buddy and I both had better luck trolling than casting and they hit pretty much everything. I think they preferred hard body baits over paddle tails or spoons though.
Around noon, I got tired of bluefish and tried casting along grassy shorelines for drum and managed to catch one 24” red on a 3” paddle tail. I caught one more small one on the same lure and also some smaller drum on shrimp/blue crab. No trout today.
For my first trip down to VA beach it wasn’t bad, but will likely try to explore other areas next time. I didn’t realize Rudee would be so small.
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