This week I have fished Rudee five days in a row. I prefer to take my 17' center console and fish from the water, but I have been known to fish from the shore on the north side of the inlet.
The typical Spot set up is to use a bottom rig with two hooks, a few ounces of lead, and bloodworms. Some anglers use small pieces of squid or cut bait, as well.
After work yesterday, I headed down to Rudee Inlet to attempt to find a few Spot for an upcoming fish fry. There were probably 20 or 30 people there with the same intentions. But the fishing was slow. All I could produce in two hours was one decent spot. I did see a few caught by others, but they were few and far between. One lady using cut bait managed a couple of small Speckled Trout.
I'll be going back out this afternoon - in my boat. I have heard reports that Spot are being caught off the Virginia Beach oceanfront, so I'll run out of Rudee and give it a shot.
