Man. I have learned more about reading a fishing spot by seen your video than in all the videos I have watched...ever. You are a teacher. Thank you for sharing.

Thx for the video. A very insightful 18min that will help my sons and I in our fishing adventures. Tight lines from TX.

For a video that simply promotes itself as fishing an inlet you have made the best how-to video I have ever seen on reading the beach for fishing. I have tried the last couple of years at looking for videos on KZfaq and other places on how to read the beach for structures, but none of them even remotely teaches people anything about reading the beach like you have. Thank you for your time and your generosity to share what you know. If you would grant me a wish, I wish your video would be a little clearer so that I could see the details that you were describing a little better. Please don't be offended with what I said about the video quality, it is very good, but as with anything in life there is always room for improvement and I'm hoping when your next video comes out it will be so clear that I have no problem seeing every detail that you mention. Other than that you did an outstanding job! I'm heading to Virginia Beach for the first time on Monday for some fishing and swimming. Wish me luck and good luck to you also! Tight lines!

Well I finally broke down and ponied up the dough for a GoPro camera, so my video quality should take a quantum leap. Got the headstrap so that I can fish and shoot at the same time, so I'll be mixing in some fish catching video with the informational stuff. Fish catching video footage is fun, but most of my videos are an attempt to stuff as much information as I can fit in them. When ever I finish a video, there's 20 more things I wanted to talk about and didn't get to lol.

Very well done. Thorough without being boring. Thanks for making and sharing this.

Just want to let everybody know that I've been having troubles with youtube messaging, so if you sent me a message and you didn't get a response, it wasn't from lack of trying. I'll try and get the problem resolved (not sure if it's youtube or my email client) and get those replies out to you. Thanks for subscribing to my channel, more videos to come!

Thanks for taking the time to answer. That's really nice of you!

Thank you for sharing your vast experience about reading the water. There is not enough on the internet about reading structure and finding fish and this is the best item I've found so far. I hope you post more lessons in the future.

Glad I stumbled across your channel. We lived in VA Beach for 5 years before the Navy exiled me to PA. I fished and kayaked the Lynnhaven River Inlet numerous times with good success. The tide under the Lesner Bridge can be crazy but certainly worth working. Thanks for the great advice and interesting perspective. I will watch your other videos and hope we get back down to Tidewater soon.

My hometown is around here, thanks for doing this video of local places!

Thank You Sir. I been waiting on someone local to school me of Surf Fishing. I am SUBSCRIBED.

Hey rich, I just found your channel and enjoyed the "read the beach" videos. Its an area where I do NOT have a trained eye yet. I fish the coast a few times a year at Padre Island National Seashore here in texas, and reaching the beach is key to success. Looking foreard to more videos like these to improve my fishing success.

Good stuff! There's a lot of useful tips & information here for many fishermen who are primarily surfcasters, like myself. 'Reading the beach or the surf' is a much needed but tough subject to explain. Thanks for addressing it! There aren't too many fishermen trying to clearly explain the different structures and elements that are encountered in salt-water fishing. Great job on tackling one of the most challenging aspects of surf fishing! Again, thanks for sharing valuable insights and a better look into what's going on just beneath the surface. Well done! It will be interesting to see how your new fishing spot works out for you?

Great info about where to cast the line. Had to write a comment, your one video talks about Barnegat Light Inlet which is where I did most of my fishing growing up and this spot Lynnhaven Inlet under the Lesner Bridge which is where I have had luck now that I am in Va Beach. The current under this bridge is insane and a perfect area to observe how water behaves. Anyway thought it was cool you described two spots that are very familiar to me, great info keep it coming.

My wife and I was just there this weekend! I just moved here from Wyoming so a fly fishermen but will use a spinreal. I was excited to see this area but needed what to use, when, and what, for salt water fishing. So I'm very happy to find your channel. Thank you see you around.

Hi Rich , What a great video; Thank you for sharing your extensive knowledge to your viewers, especially a to a new bucktail bouncer like me ^___^ I hope to use this knowledge in my local area here near AC NJ ;) Also, i love that pic at the beginning of the video here it looks like BTG wit a covert beard! ^ _^ tight lines and Godbless always.

great video. I went out to the inlet several times this winter and early spring with no luck. I am trying to find more local spots like this but I am new to shore fishing, so this helps greatly

Thanks Rich. One of my club members posted this to our club facebook and I am so delighted to see your work here. Its great that you pay so much attention to detail on structure. I think this is the "missing link" in most fishing videos. Most are about the fight or win. Even John Skinner who is so good at discussing tactical issues does not come close to your attention to detail (not to say that Skinner is anything but great). Can't wait to see more. Thanks again. Hope to see you on the beach. Best Justonelastcast John Copen PS would love to know your thoughts on debs inlet (Atlantic Beach) if you ever fished there. It's a tough inlet to fish. Been productive for me but the rips, post rip flats and back rips are tough to figure.

Very helpful ! Looking forward to checking your channel for hotspots maybe i'll see ya out there! Dig the tunes as well. Morse Code would be some good intro on your fishing vidoes : )

There used to a grim reaper sign on that pole and a death toll count because of the under toe there

excellent! thanks!

Used to fish below the other end of the bridge (east side of inlet). Many a summer day back in the early/mid 70s. Very few stripers back then. Mostly flounder. A few speckled trout. Good crabbing with raw chicken pieces of a string.

Thanks for this video -- finally found something about surf/shore fishing in my area. I hope you would post more of these types. Virginia beach shore fishing unlike pier fishing, which is popular here, for me is very challenging in that game fish is really hard to come by. Which is why videos like these can be very helpful. I was actually just in the area last night, no luck on biggies, just a couple of rays and a small shark. This construction area on the very spot you empasized on "good structure" make things inaccesible (sp?). I was almost tempted to get over the fence that has "no trespassing" signs on. Anyways, being fairly new in VB, I can't wait to watch more of your explorations of the area. Thanks again, sir.

Very educational!

Video is very well presented.. Very informative.. thanks 😉

I'm in the Virginia beach area for another 20 days. Then moving to Texas..... hopefully I can take this information and make the most of it my last few days

Thanks for a really great video. I have just tried to fish there (August 2017) but there is no access. The contractor for the bridge is using the whole of the area for staging the bridge project. The locals think it will be at least another year before the bridge is complete and the area reopens for fishing.

You sir are a genius!!! Ive been trying to find a good place to shore fish since moving here from nj..i mainly fish for flounder/fluke and havent had any luck here in va for keeper flounder..but i will definitely try this spot..your video is so descriptive and detailed..bravo for that sir..you should be a guide or something..thanks for that video..ive watched it a few times now

I have fished the exact spots. Both have produces good flounder and puppy drum. To bad they closed it down for 18 months. Probably going to have to Re learn the whole area when they are done.

Great videos thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. There is a spot that I want to map out maybe I can send you a video clip and you can review it as a video! Keep up the great teaching. We do appreciate all your insight. BTW how did you make out afterwards?Fish? pics?

I've been down there three times to look at what your talking about. I went fishing in the ocean here for my first time. I'm a Wyoming fly fishermen, so this is different but doable. I didn't catch anything but I know it's me. I'm going to keep going and hope to learn. I'm not sure about my rigging but I'll keep at it. I noticed my pincile lure seems to drag into the bottom, even removing the paint from the nose. The Laure is weighted so maybe it too heavy, I don't know if that is the reason. But like fly fishing I learned to become pretty good at it, I know this will come in time. Thank you for your insite.

This is so helpful. Just moved to Richmond but an avid saltwater fly angler. Looking forward to hitting up the area. I’ll tie you a bucktail bunker imitation if you can share some more wisdom lol.

Hey richtroxler, Have you been out to Lynnhaven Inlet this year? If you have what is the fishing report for that area? I've heard it is great for puppy drums, speckle trout, and striped bass depending on time of year.

Coming to VA Beach on 10/1/16 to fish Rudee's Tours deep drop. My thinking is to get there early to fish Lynnhaven peir, would you have any suggestions on what to prepare for, or what to expect. Thank you.

do you have much luck there for striped bass in the winter? I'll be doing my first trip there in a few weeks. do you think youll do an update to this video since the bridge has been changed?

I can’t wait find a good fishing spot for me and my wife, we in our 50’s and just learning to fish. We tried to go fishing Sunday 6/21/2020 for the first time no luck, 1st was Ocean View Beach (rude people keep swimming or walking in front of you in the water), 2nd was Rudee inlet (No Parking), 3rd was Lynnhaven inlet (they block off much of the area). Any advice for place to go with parking? The piers cost to much for the both of us, we fishing for food and exercise? Please Have a Great Day Scott K

Hey Rich! Have you been out there since they started the construction on the new bridge? I've fished this inlet/bridge for striper religiously for the past 2 years, and have been very successful, but sadly, almost every hole, sand bar, or hot spot has changed in the last 2 months...

What do you look for in the shadow line?

Are you still around the VB area?

what is a shadow line?

This is the spot I was talking about on the phone...

Where do you park?

Brilliant video thanks Rich! Had to watch it a couple of times and will no doubt watch it some more. Although my local patch that I fish is nothing like this area, it is still an estuary and therefore will have certain things in common. One thing I did notice which kinda swirled my head around in the video a little. When you referred to the out going tide here - running right to left - it seemed really confusing at first because the red buoys were on your side of the channel. Indicating that coming into the estuary, you would keep the red buoys to your right or starboard side of your vessel. Here in the UK, you would keep your green navigation buoys on the starboard side as you come in - as shown here on a local chart www.visitmyharbour.com/harbours/east-coast/harwich/chart/77C0003393211/harwich-and-felixstowe-chart-2012 - Might seem trivial, but it managed to spin my brain waves into their own little back eddy there for a while. I came to your channel via the 3 (so far) videos of yours which were put up on the SurcastersJournal channel. Makes me wish I had someone like you around when I was a kid, just as my own father taught me the local estuaries from a boat. Now I can combine both for my fishing from my kayak. Fantastic stuff! Anyway, thanks again, from the other side of the ditch.

man has a phd in fishing

Chic's beach?

Let’s fish brother

Dude....I feel your pain, you could have had that fish!