This past week we had the pleasure of having the Michigan Fly Fishing Club spend five days with us. It was their second year coming East. We ran the gamut from normal days to flat calm and winds gusting to 30 mph. We would have fished in the rain but got to the dock just in time. They mostly used flyrods but switched to spin gear when forced to. Everyone caught fish. Mostly albies,bass,bluefish, a couple sea robins and a porgy. Lots of laughs with a dash of competition made for fun days on the boat. Plans are in the works for next year.
A first for us
September 17, 2022 By
Friday Jim brought Doug out for his first saltwater trip. We left in the dark and were able to see a pretty cool sunrise. There weren’t enough fish to keep us at our first stop so we kept moving. The guys were throwing Albie Snax lures and when we found a school of chub mackeral Jim put his first one in the boat. A short time later Jim cast and got a birdsnest wjth the braid. I untangled it and when he reeled it in there was a fluke attatched to it. Next he cast out and let it sink and it came back with a sea bass. Are you seeing a pattern here? Next he landed a nice striper and he followed that with an albie. Five different species on the same lure. More bass followed with Doug getting his first. Lots of fun that trip.
We’re still here
September 14, 2022 By
Its been quite a while since i posted anything. A few people contacted me to see if everything was ok. we are doing pretty well so here is the recap from the past few weeks. When the temp is in the 90 s and there is no breeze sitting in a boat is like sitting in a frying pan. The pool was a plus. Then we had a good push of bigger bass come through. We did well till the monsoon came. About then we had the transition from summer to fall. There was a good amount of bait around until today when even more piled in. Gail and I left the dock around 10:00 am and were soon into acres of bass. We did well with fly and spin gear and then the albies showed up along with the wind. We each put fish in the boat until the tide died. By then we were pretty well beat. I only have a few openings in the next three weeks so don’t wait too long to call.
Today was the day
August 8, 2022 By
This morning Ricco brought his sons plus friend out for a shot at some stripers. We left with the sun and the first two spots that I wanted to fish had three boats in each one so we had to go to plan B. One of the boys hooked this bass right off the bat. We got boated out of there so we kept moving. The next spot brought us a 12 lb. bluefish and a very large atlantic mackreal. We fed some albie snax to more bluefish without anything to show except snax stumps. The tide started to change and we made a move that brought three large stripers to the boat on their first cast. That was a bit hectic but we managed to land all three. We kept catching and Dad and two boys wanted to try their flyrod. We made some room and then the fun really started. I dont remember who caught what of how many but they all were successful. All the bass today were between 10 and 20 lbs. We left them biting.
Extremes
August 4, 2022 By
Today brought Thomas and David all the way from Chicago to try for the sometimes elusive striped bass we left early and soon found ourselves in the middle of a fog bank. The visibility was about 50 yards and the radar screen showed a half dozen boats where I wanted to fish. We found our spot but the fish were not happy today. We moved around a bit and picked up some here and there. By 10:00 AM the fog burned off and with no wind we baked for two more hours. The guys picked up some more bass and a good sized bluefish. Still a fun day
Even an old guy can catch one
August 3, 2022 By
Gail and I headed out this morning at the crack of 8:00 AM. We were a little early for the tide that i wanted so we did a little prospecting. We found a swarm of bass and picked away on the outside of them using spin rods and Albie Snax . We got a few to play including one about 18 lbs. The tide started to run so we moved and switched to fly rods. Again the fish co operated and we each caught a few more. These guys were in the 12 to 14 lb. range. The bait is starting to pile in now and thats a good thing .
Foggy Sunday
July 24, 2022 By
Today Kieth brought his sons out for a shot at some stripers. You couldn’t see my boat from the parking lot so we knew it would be a challenge Shortly after we arrived at the secret spot Blake struck first with a healthy striper. Before we could land that one Parker hooked the fish of the day. we picked up a couple more for good measure and the tide changed and shut down the bite. All in all a pretty fun day on the briney.
Old School
July 12, 2022 By
Today Ralph brought out Mike for the annual father son fishing trip. Based on yesterdays trip I decided to skip the swarms and try a different are. We picked up a few fish fairly quickly and that continued for the next few stops. Today the guys caught several fish that were in the slot limits. A pretty fun day on the water.
Dr. Jim strikes again
July 11, 2022 By
We had our first charter of the season today and it was none other than the infamous Dr. Jim . Jim has been fishing with me for over 20 years now and its always a good time . we started early and found the bass bunched up in the usual places. They are currently feeding on krill which are about 1/4 inch long. We managed a handful of schoolies before we called it a day. Jim had to work a lot harder than he should have but we caught some fish and solved some of the world’s problems.
July 8, 2022 By
Scouting
I took a solo trip this morning to see what was new. I found some bass right away and caught a bunch on a fly. After a bit I switched to spinning gear and that was a little more of a challange. After a bit i figured what they would eat and how to fish it. i switched back and fished both.
I fished till i was tired and that was just enough..
