I want to start this off by again saying Thank You to all of you that made this past season a success and so much fun. We had an awesome run on the Big Stripers. I have a list of all the 2008 citations below and was hoping to get the Dec. names together before posting the Winter Hall of Fame but I will have to add them when I get the complete list.
2008 Anna Lynn Rockfish Citations
John Fitzsimons 1/5/2008 42 lbs, Howard Herbert 1/7/2008 45 lbs, Thomas Mahan 1/7/2008 40 lbs, Billy Healy 1/11/2008 44 lbs, Mike Wirt 1/11/08 40.4 lbs, Troy Tyree 1/18/2008 46 lbs, Mike Shaffer 1/23/2008 44 lbs, Jose Gutierrez 1/24/2008 40 lbs, Joel Chumil 1/24/2008 44 lbs, Gary D. Carr 2/08/2008 43 lbs, Steve Wood 2/10/2008 40.1 lbs, William Richard 2/17/2008 41.8 lbs, Paul Klein 2/17/2008 50 lbs, James Holt 3/3/2008 42.8 lbs, Charles S Jones 3/06/2008 43 lbs, Ed "Breezy" Bowis 3/06/2008 41 lbs, Dylan Oliff 03/07/2008 42 lbs.
The Anna Lynn is now up on the hill at Jennings Boat Yard in Reedville getting a new coat of paint, some new wheels and getting ready for her inspection in a couple weeks. I will begin fishing on April 19th and through about the middle of May which will give you the last shot at a Big rockfish until November. I will be fishing a limited schedule this Spring and summer. On or about May 15th we will start chumming the Northern Neck Reef for Light Tackle Action for the Rockfish. We will arrive back in VA Beach around June 16th or so to do our Spade Fishing, Inshore Fishing and Offshore Trips out of VA Beach and then return to Reedville in October for some more Light Tackle Action at the Reef while we await the return of the Big Stripers. The first winter trip out of Va Beach will be Dec. 8th and we are booking all trips now including winter 2008/2009. E-Mail or Call me today to set up your next Trip on the Anna Lynn.
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Paul Klein, Billy Healy and Captain Lowery with Pauls Fifty Pounder
I do not even remember how many 48 plus pound fish have come over the sides of the Anna Lynn and just couldn't get over the hump to break 50 pounds. Today that has all changed and the 50 Mojo has been broken. I had James Klein and crew for our 40th trip of 2008 and when we walked up the dock to the scales we set her on 50 and it was pegged. The class of fish today was awesome we brought in two Virginia Citations and had a huge catch today. The second citation weghed in at 41.5 lbs caught by William Richard. These guys did a heck of a job on these big boys today. Thanks Again Guys for breaking 50 lb curse. Now that is out the way we will be looking for more 50 pounders between now and March 9th check the calendar and get in on this bite.
For the Anna Lynn's 39th trip of the year we had Dean and Kevin Bareford and crew back on board and the boys put the bass on the deck in record time. With the weather conditions today these guys really had to tighten their belts and hang on. I got to hand it to this crew they went to work and got it done. The fish were coming in so fast that no one could keep up. Once again the largest was right at 35 lbs with average size jumping back up there in the mid twenties today. We had multiple hook ups from the time we dropped the lines until we picked them up. Check the calendar now the days are filling in fast!
For the Anna Lynn's 39th trip of the year we had Dean and Kevin Bareford back on board and put the bass on the deck in record time. The fish were coming in so fast that no one could keep up. Once again the largest was right at 35 lbs with average size jumping back up there in the mid twenties today. we had multiple hook ups from the time we dropped the lines until we picked them up. Check the calendar now the days are filling in!
Today we had Tyrese Holmes and his crew aboard the Anna Lynn for the 38th trip of 2008and it was another morning of great fishing just a short cruise from the inlet. We caught doubles on most rods for over 30 minutes and came to back to the Virginia Beach Fishing Center with another nice limit to 36lbs. These bass were extremely hungry today and it was all Billy and I could do to keep the lines in the water. Check the calendar as there a few days left!
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