Saturday’s trip was just so-so but Sunday, the fish were back in force and the group had non-stop action and no trouble limiting out on stripers. Of course there were blues and porgies in the mix as well. A banner day!!
We had a great family out on the boat today….kids, parents and grandparents. We tried to go fluking down Misquamicut way but the left over wind from the recently departed nor-easter built the waves up to the uncomfortable point. We thus headed back over towards Fishers Island to quieter water and set up for some reef fishing. A number of bass, porgies and one giant bluefish were caught with everyone getting in on the action. Most of the bass were just short of minimum size but our anglers kept trying and were rewarded with a keeper to take home for dinner. The kids gave Capt. George a break by driving the boat most of the way back to port.
How things can change in less than 24 hours. Fishing last evening was fantastic but today was tough! Fish were caught and the folks were great but we didn’t come home with our usual cooler-full.
A late day charter for a party of three turned out to be a great outting. Bass were biting very well and everyone caught numerous fish. The action was enhanced by a nice mix of Blues and Porgies.
Freddy from NY was out with some buddies today and they did pretty well with 4 keeper Bass to 32 inches, 11 Gorilla Bluefish, 15 Porgies and a nice Sea Bass to top it off. A great day to be out on the water!
Capt. George took a trip out towards Block Island today in search of Sea Bass. The three man group caught 46 keepers up to 7 pounds and also had some jumbo Porgies, three keeper Fluke and a few Bluefish. It was a super day with constant hookups and great weather!
Benmar regular, Mark A. from Queens caught a lot of fish today and went home with his limit of Bass and Porgies as well as 3 keeper Fluke and a few Blues. He gives the fish to the guys in his shop and they eagerly await his return from his fishing trips! Capt. George had a cancellation for this Sunday 8/22 and will give you a deal if you want to get in on this excellent fishing!
The Saturday trip brought a nice family out on the BENMAR and everyone caught fish. At the end of the day the cooler was bulging with fish including 5 Blues, 3 stripers and 15 jumbo porgies. There were also a bunch of striper throwbacks. Sunday’s trip was a fluke outting and included 93 year old Harry Abrumchuk. As everyone now knows, fluke fishing is mostly catch and release due to the 19.5 inch minimum size limit in CT and RI and the 21 inch minimum size limit in NY. Despite these tough-to-meet size limits, the group did manage 4 keepers and had a GIANT one on that was lost at the side of the boat. There were also some sea bass and porgies caught to augment the take home fillets. All in all a really great weekend of fishing!
Trips over the past weekend were pretty active with stripers, blues, and porgies biting well. Stripers up to 36 inches and a bunch of huge porgies gave our anglers plenty to take home for the table. Of course, a bluefish or two will always mix into the catch as do sea bass and fluke. Not every trip is a barn-burner but, by and large, this has been an excellent season so far and the BENMAR anglers are doing well and going home with nice fish dinners! Plenty of chances to get out there…..just call Capt. George at 413-374-4199!
The trips this weekend had decent action with stripers, blues, sea bass and jumbo porgies all hitting the deck. Todays group had 7 stripers and several “near misses”. The biggest of the three keepers was 37.5 inches and was caught out by Catumb Rock. They had a nice blue chopper and about a dozen “dinner-plate” porgies that also went into the cooler. Let’s hope the super weather pattern continues for the month of August. Capt. George has plenty of open dates including a few weekend days so give him a call @ 413-374-4199.
