It was an improbable outcome for the week. Evelyn Kennedy, one of the smaller boats competing in the 16th Annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament, released three billfish on Saturday to [...]

A brisk Nor’easter greeted the 79 boats competing in the third and final day of this year’s VBBT. Many headed to the Norfolk and Washington Canyons, but all the boats [...]

It wasn’t quite James Bond-like mayhem, but pretty darn close. Just as the fleet was returning from offshore Friday, the skies opened up, punctuated by thunderous clouds and bolts of [...]

Outlaw was the only team willing to test the bumpy conditions offshore on Thursday and unfortunately came away empty-handed for its efforts. The rest of the fleet was busy making [...]

And they’re… in a holding pattern. The 16th Annual VBBT kicked off with a flair Wednesday evening as the 79 teams, families and volunteers all converged at the big [...]

The focus obviously is on fishing. Really good fishing, typically, with a hot white marlin bite and stiff competition. But the Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament is more than double-headers, great [...]

The 15th annual Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament wrapped up Saturday night and closed the chapter on a historic event. A record 80 boats competed this year for a new [...]

It was game on Saturday as the 80 boats fishing the 15th annual VBBT took advantage of a hot bite and racked up the points with multiple release after [...]

With the fleet scattered and reports filtering in, at first glance it seemed slow for the initial day of competition in 15th annual VBBT. All 80 boats entered opted [...]

Putting August and Arctic in the same context is hard to fathom. Especially after the crazy, rainy summer of 2018 with extended periods of sweltering heat and humidity. But [...]