Virg’s Landing Charters
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United States
California
1169 Market Ave. Morro Bay, CA 93442
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Широта: 35.369645
Долгота: -120.852629
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Контакты:
(805) 772-1222
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English
info@virgs.com
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With his wife Freida, Virg left Newport Beach in 1954, to bring “live bait fishing” to the Central Coast. They had one boat, the Lady Jane and they founded Virg’s Fish’n in Morro Bay.
At the time, competition was fierce among several fishing landings on the Embarcadero. Virg’s ran the first albacore trip using live bait in September 1954. The resulting catch: five anglers reeled in 22 albacore weighing up to 45 pounds. During albacore season, the Morro Bay waterfront was transformed into an Old West-style boomtown. The foggy nights were filled with “electricity” and the smell of fresh fish.
The use of live bait lured fishermen from the Central Valley to hook albacore, salmon and the abundant rockfish that inhabit the waters around Morro Bay. Live bait had changed the face of fishing in Morro Bay and boats from Southern California began to come up just to fish the albacore season out of Virg’s.
The Morro Bay “tackle shack” was replaced by a store with offices in 1964 and to this day you can still see “Virg & Frieda ‘64” stamped in the concrete by the back door. In 1970, Virg opened a second location in San Simeon with his daughter Sharon and her family living in a trailer to help run the new operation.
The “Billy Boy” arrived in 1968 replacing “Uranus” as Virg’s live bait boat. Salmon fishing on the Central Coast thrived during this time. Often a boat would run 2 to 3 trips a day and catch salmon right outside the harbor entrance.
In 1973 Virg was joined by his daughter Sharon, and his other daughter Gail in 1976. Business was good.
By the 1980s the years of Virg’s hard work had begun to catch up with him. Around this time, he spent most of his days on his ranch with his family and working in his garden. Virg passed away in 1985 and left his daughter Sharon and her family at the helm of the business. Not only did he leave his family to carry on his legacy, but his friends and coworkers as well.
Virg’s grandson, Darby Neil, grew up following his grandfather around and learned the business at an early age. Darby is an avid sportsman and loves anything to do with the ocean. He is a skilled mechanic, boatwright and businessman, and like his grandfather, Darby managed every aspect of the business.
Darby retired in 2009 to hunt, fish and pursue his dreams.
Virg’s continues to catch large numbers of a variety of shallow and deepwater species. There is an abundance of fish in our area that has made sportfishing a great way to spend a day on the water!
Virg’s Morro Bay Sportfishing!
We look forward to drag- burning, elbow-wrenching, heart-stopping, rod-bending action! Virg’s fleet consists of four Coast Guard approved boats.
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