A bit breezy but otherwise a nice day on the water. We had Mark the porgy expert on the boat today and he and his buddies hauled them up until the cooler was filled with their limit of 45 fish each! We also fished a while for stripers and blues….hooking up with both species. They kept one nice bass and one hefty blue. We were back at the dock in early afternoon before the wind got really bothersome.
The hard tides backed off a little bit and the fishing improved. We had an equal mix of bass and blues with our anglers catching about a dozen of each species. Two of the stripers were keepers and the guys brought home a bunch of blues as well.
We have open dates this coming weekend 9/26-27. The tides should be just right for good striper action!
It was a perfect September day on the water. We had a great group on board who have gone out with us for several years. For them, a fishing trip is a great opportunity to get together, swap stories, get in a few practical jokes and get away from the daily routine for a while. Throw in a few fish here and there and you have a very enjoyable day. Due to very hard “perigee” tides, the bigger stripers were not cooperating. We also had a little bad luck on a few of our bigger bites where the rods really buckled but the fish just didn’t get hooked. Our anglers did boat 5 blues, 3 of which were of the “slammer” variety and they decked about 8 stripers but none exceeded the 28 inch minimum size. In the “exotic” category they caught a real nice sea bass and also a fluke, which had to go back in, of course, since it was out of season.
Mark and Joe came out today in search of porgies and were not disappointed! They limited out (45 fish each) on slab-sized scup up to 17 inches. In addition, they had a bycatch of 5 stripers and 3 blues. It was a day of constant action and a nice way for Mark to spend his birthday! We have good dates available including some weekends. Don’t forget the blackfish special in October!
A beautiful day to be out on the sea! Fishing was pretty good with about 10 stripers landed (3 keepers), 4 or 5 bluefish and several jumbo porgies. A nice bunch of filets to bring home for some great fish dinners!
Due to a cancellation, Sunday 09/20/09 is now available! This is prime time for Striped Bass.
Call Capt. George at 413-374-4199.
Wind with a capital “W” was the word of the day today. Not a wash-out, though… One 46″ Striped Bass was brought over the rail. A couple of cut-off Bluefish and several smaller “throw-back” Striped Bass as well.
Captain George reports an excellent day of action on the Sound. Seven “keeper” Striped Bass up to 37″ for the day, with 12 “Throw-backs”. A good number of Porgies and Bluefish, as well. Weather and water conditions were as good as they get! A beautiful day. Photos to come…
