Aquatic Sport on the Virginia Coast.
The body of water between the outlying islands and the main coast of the eastern Virginia Peninsula swarms at certain seasons of the year with sharks, and the sport of catching them, while not altogether without danger, has a strong attraction for adventurous fishermen. There are two kinds, the blue and the yellow, the latter attaining a large size. The island (Cobb’s) at which our sketch was made is a favorite resort of sportsmen.
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, November 9, 1889.