Newport News Monitor overlook (Recreational)

[Arg38]

Went to monitor marimac overlook park a few times. Today, as the tide came in got around 2 dozen really quickly, one would be on right after the other... then it fell off but was still good till after high tide/dark - some giant ones using ring-net hand lines.  Ended up with about 4 dozen. All of them were very heavy on meat.   Also had threw back a ton of sponge crabs and ones that I'd keep at other places - but was keeping the big ones!

Fishing, I couldn't even get nibbles and only saw a non reg flounder / tautog caught, and teeny tiny spot here and there.

www mapquest com/maps?name=Monitor-merrimac+Overlook&city=Newport+News&state=VA&address=29+Walnut+Ave&zipcode=23607&country=US&latitude=36.98367&longitude=-76.39635&geocode=ADDRESS&id=1017956932

Free pier.  Also saw people hauling up a lot of them at the bridge nearby.

There are also a ton of crab traps nearby, can see the buoys all over the place.

[Arg38]

Went again, Was slow.   High tide this time was particularly fierce during afternoon.

Ended up with 30 nice crabs.  But that was over 8 hours, so kinda bad. The time they came, was 20 pretty much within a 1-2 hour span when that crazy tide went back out :p.  Tide was rockin my string traps during time probably would have been great crabbing... Even lost a few to the tide. Time to look to wire rings :p or the bluecrab info baskets :p First time seen that here, even though been like 8 times. Even put up to 8 ounces of weight on one, major seaweed issues hitting and dragging for a while ----

but, I did catch a few spot - and one awfully big one, for a spot - on Fishbites artificial bloodworm.    And caught some (non regulation) flounder in my crab traps.

[home grown crabber]

Im telling you. Go to the train trussell across from portsmouth city park. I caught 52 nice keepers in 2 hours about 2 weeks ago.and threw back tons of littleones.check it out!!!

[tattoo]

Good luck , have a GREAT time.