About Norfolk Spot
Catching Norfolk Spot
Spot are fun to catch and a great fish for anglers of all ages. Anglers use standard 2 hook rigs, using small hooks and small pieces of bait.
Popular baits include bloodworms, shrimp, clam and a synthetic product called "Fish Bites" that works very well.
Spot are also caught, sometimes in large numbers by anglers fishing in the surf. Baits include small pieces of bloodworms, squid, crab or artificial bait strips.
Larger fish for the table are best caught with the standard 2 hook rig, but sometimes fishermen in need of bait also use a sabiki rig to catch large numbers of small spot. The rig has multiple hooks, adorned to resemble small shrimp. Most anglers will tip the hooks with tiny bits of bloodworm, although the sabiki rigs will catch fish even unbaited. Sabiki rigs seem to work best if slowly jigged near fishing piers or other pilings.
When catching spot for live baits, anglers sometimes also use small mesh cast nets that are 6-12 feet in diameter with 1 to 1 1/2 lbs of lead per foot.
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When to Catch Spot on Virginia Fishing Piers
This fishing is easy and new comers will find spot to be rewarding fish to go after. Anglers need only a sensitive rod and reel in good condition, bottom rigs and baits such as bloodworms, squid strips, pieces of shrimp, cut peeler crab or any of the bait products such as fish bites.
By late July and early August, piers such as the Virginia Beach pier and the Seagull pier sometimes experience unbelievable catches of spot. As the season goes on, a larger class of spot arrive, known for their bronze or yellow coloring. Mixed in with the spot-croaker runs are Spanish mackeral, bluefish, pompano, pigfish and other species.
Spot fishing often gets better and better thru September. Many anglers prefer the fall as the summer crowds have left and the temperatures are cooler. During the fall runs, spot are joined by croaker, bluefish, sea trout, rockfish and others.
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