Saltwater anglers along the coast of Virginia have been knee-deep in puppy drum. Old timers say it is the best fishing for the species they can remember, and that includes the observation of guide ...

It might be the baby in the family, but there’s nothing childish about a puppy drum. Ask anybody who has caught one – they are brutes. And anglers working southeastern Virginia and North Carolina ...

Eye-popping leaves, pumpkins and gourds, yards full of Halloween ghosts and goblins. And something that’s too often overlooked: puppy drum. In the angling world, there are a few fish that clearly ...

Early signs of fall fishing are showing up along the Virginia coastline. Speckled trout and puppy drum are in the area along with a fair bite of croaker. Some flounder are still being caught near the ...

While most people think that dogs run and fish swim, when it comes to saltwater fish, puppies can also run. Think of the fall mullet run, the spring shad run and runs of other migratory fish and you ...

Rick Robins of Suffolk has been honored by the White House. Robins served two terms as an associate commissioner of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. He also served three terms on the ...

If you’re a regular visitor to this column then you’ve no doubt read about and seen photos of the impressive bull red drums that many anglers have caught this summer. Some have truly been fish of a ...

Lisa and Cal Hagan celebrated the opening of their business, Puppy Drum Market, in Jamesville. The store on Occohannock Neck Road, next door to the post office in the historic Northampton village, ...