“It’s always been a goal of mine to get a citation speck each month of the year.”
Anglers Sports Center: Alex Perez and Mike Fiore
“You’ll see a mixed bag in February and March and can catch a limit of crappie, limit of yellow perch, and get some white perch mixed in.”
Wade Truong: Elevated Wild
"It’s pretty cool to be able to stack a bunch of shrimp, a bunch of crabs, some specks, and some puppy drum, all in the same day."
Pat Beall: Chesapeake Bay Oysters
"There are literally millions of oysters hitting the water in these rivers every year."
Charles Rodney: THE Rabbit Hunter
"I've been rabbit hunting for 62 years since I'd go out with my brother when I was little and wasn't allowed to carry a gun … it's all I know."
Paula Smith: Top of the Food Chain
“You should see us butcher a deer sometime… We got two freezers; they’re stocked.”
Gary Alt: Pennsylvania Bears
"Oh, I've been in over 500 occupied bear dens, and I've been run over by bears in dens about three times."
Tyler Nonn: Tidewater Charters
“The Chesapeake red drum and the speckled trout fishery right now is absolutely bananas.”
Larry Case: West Virginia Game Warden
“Taking a guy out of a blind turns out to be one of the most dangerous things you can do.”
Pete Wallace: Chincoteague Hunting
“Wind, tides, currents, ice and coastal storms can move the eelgrass and brant salad miles from where the brant have been feeding.”
Ric Burnley: Salt Water Sportsman
"The general rule of thumb is, where the warm water from the Gulf Stream hits the cold water at the 100-fathom line, that's where the action is going to be."
Chris Karwacki: Chesapeake on the Fly
"The speck fishing in Tangier Sound can be world class. We have the best specks anywhere north of the Carolinas."
Pete Aheron: Virginia Coyotes
“Calling in game is like a chess match, and pound for pound, nothing is tougher game than coyote.”
Matt Miles: Virginia Musky Hunter
“Musky can be so hard to understand. It's not the color of the fly, it's not the type of fly -- it's all about being in the right place at the right time.”
Jeff Phillips: Star City Whitetails
“Virginia is now on the map as far as being a big buck state.”
Jack Brady: Virginia Tarpon
“If you see them rolling, there's a good chance of hooking them. But when the disappear, you have no idea where they're going. They're like a ghost!”
Appalachian Wildlife Foundation: Kentucky Elk
“When I got involved in it, I saw these big mined landscapes, and I really quickly learned that the best deer hunting, turkey hunting, and small game hunting was on the old coal mines.”
John Odenkirk: VDGIF Snakehead Expert
"At $20/pound and getting served in restaurants, snakehead is in high demand. Some people are upset and want me to put limits on it!"
Jeff Coats: Pitboss Waterfowl
“It’s rocking and rolling in the boat, and they come in low and fast. It does make for shooting challenging for sure!”