---
title: "An Ace of Spadefish"
date: "2008-08-13"
modified: "2021-02-01"
authors:
  - name: "Outdoor Life Online Editor"
    link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/outdoor-life-online-editor/"
url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/fishing/node-1006030234/"
categories:
  - "Fishing"
---

# An Ace of Spadefish

![httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2008legacyoutdoorlifejulie_3_01722.jpg](<https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/XESWQ2WSDOZRYL7RTK3R4F6DRM.jpg>)
*Julie Ball continued her assault on the IGFA record book by picking up a fly rod and targeting spadefish in her home waters of Virginia. Outdoor Life Online Editor*

![httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2008legacyoutdoorlifejulie_3_0392.jpg](<https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/YLOKJ3PR7UBPR2QTH4KSV4WPSA.jpg>)
*Though they may resemble angel fish, spadefish are anything but angelic. These tough battlers provide great sport on light tackle. Outdoor Life Online Editor*

![httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2008legacyoutdoorlifejulie_3_0212.jpg](<https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/W2LWJ7LPUHBERWQYZVXMYQ5Y3E.jpg>)
*Ball hooks up with a spade that fell for a yellow fly. Outdoor Life Online Editor*

![httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2008legacyoutdoorlifejulie_3_0082.jpg](<https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/KG34WZ52H3CNH6QG4ROU2FK2BU.jpg>)
*A rather slow fishing day last weekend was topped off with a fat sheepshead caught near the Cheseapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. Outdoor Life Online Editor*

![httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importImage2008legacyoutdoorlifejulie_3_0112.jpg](<https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/22/CE55OCTFJ5YCDWYRGMPBSKO3KU.jpg>)
*This roe-laden sheepshead tipped the scales at 10 pounds and was released. Outdoor Life Online Editor*

Julie Ball continues her assault on the IGFA record book.