Today brought Dave and his two sons out for a taste of fall fishing. We beat the sun and found some fish right away but decided to look for some larger ones. Our second stop brought bass and a good sized bluefish. We stayed and played for a bit and then made a move that brought more bass to the net. When that slowed we went back to our second spot and were rewarded with a good sized bonito. Yes they are still around. A few more bass and we called it a fun trip. I tell people that fall fishing is like eating a doughnut. Sometimes you get the doughnut and sometimes you get the hole. Today was all doughnut.
Fall Fun
October 18, 2025 By
This morning the wind finally took a break so we could go for a boat ride. There were scattered fish in most places with a fleet of boats on them. We decided to look around a bit and came upon some huge splashes. I was thinking big albies or maybe some school bluefin. Wrong on both counts. They were big bass on Atlantic mackerel. I managed two big girls and Gail had some a bit smaller. It was nice to see the bedlam.
Slow start-Big finish
October 2, 2025 By
This morning brought Dr. Jeff up the always dangerous Rte.95 to spend the day on the briney. Despite a lousy weather forecast we headed out in search of the elusive striped bass. The first stop was like fishing in the desert so we moved on. The next stop produced a nice sized bluefish and we saved the fly. The next two hours were a boat ride. We came on a small bass blitz and they were hungry. Soon after we were in the middle of a large blitz that lasted for three hours. We were the only boat there for over an hour. We ended up with too many fish to count. As usual the forecast was only correct in that it was a chilly start.
Good day for a boat ride.
September 28, 2025 By
Today brought Chris and Rob down from the cold north woods. The weather was favorable and the intel was fresh so we decided on a boat ride. We arrived early to find things very quiet on the Albie grounds. We kept moving and found some hungry bluefish to get the skunk out of the boat. It wasn’t really what we wanted so we retraced our steps a bit and we found fish that wanted to play. We soon added a few bonito to the tally. Soon they were replaced by a god number of somewhat finicky albies. Both guys managed to fool some into eating. We left them chewing. A really fun day on the old briney.
Bonito it is
September 22, 2025 By
Sunday brought Simon back from the UK to spend the day. We started local and picked up a striper and a sea robin to start. After catching the two hard ones we took a ride in somewhat sporty conditions. We found more boats than fish but Simon managed a bonito on a fly. The tide changed and made to conditions too ucky to continue. Did not see many fish landed out there.
Today Gail and I went out under very nice conditions. We wanted some bonito action so we skipped the fleet trying for bass. After a good run we found the bones and had fun for a few hrs. When the bluefish showed up it was time to call it a fun day. Lots of action on the fly rods.
Interesting
September 20, 2025 By
it’s been an interesting but frustrating week on the briney. We’ve been out four or five days and every day has been different. We found albies that were hungry one day and wouldn’t touch anything the next few days. The bonito would eat when we found them. Bass and blues are around. We even caught a sea robin on a jig. The problem is that they aren’t in the same places everyday. We had albies one day that rejected everything we threw at them. A friend was 25 miles away with the same problem. Tomorrow is a new day so we’ll see what happens.
New year same story
September 11, 2025 By
Gail and I left the dock at sunrise hoping to find some hardtails to play with. For some reason we got some to eat but we couldn’t keep them connected on flies and lures. After an hour with no activity we decided to call it a day. On the way back we found some birds over small blues. I hooked up first and landed our first fish of the day. A two pound porgy. Shortly after bait exploded and Gail made a perfect cast and hooked up right away. After a hard fight and three laps around the boat she landed our first Albie of the year. Did I mention that I caught a porgy?
Grand slam sort of
September 8, 2025 By
Today things lined up and Gail and I made it out to the briney. After doing a bit of traveling we found some bonito that were in the eating mood. We had some doubles and they kept us amused for a while. Then when they quieted down a few bluefish joined the party. Had some fun with those guys and when they left we picked up a few sea robins that had been waiting patiently. We took a longer scouting ride and came up empty. Heading back we found more blues and when we got closer to home we came across a bunch of stripers. That made a kind of slam sort of if you count sea robins.
Girls day out
August 7, 2025 By
Today was girls day thanks to nine year old Minny who brought her older sister Lainey and Dad out for the morning. The bonito were elsewhere so we decided to hit the porgy grounds. The porgy’s were hungry and the girls did well with them. They added a couple of sea bass and Minny capped off the day with a two foot long sandshark. The brothers fished with us earlier in the week. I think that I heard Minny say the boys could fish like girls if they tried harder.
You name it and they caught it
August 6, 2025 By
Seven year old Julian brought mom and dad back out for another adventure. We started off with dad catching a few bonito and our first bluefish of the year. After a bit we moved off to the scup grounds. The scup were waiting along with some friends. The guys loaded up on them and added a handful of sand sharks, a couple sea bass, a fluke and a sea robin. A pretty fun day on the briney.
