Wednesday brought Jim back up Rt. 95 for another shot at some stripers. Its been a while because of the pandemic but its always a fun day with Jim on the boat. We were using flies so I went to work tying up some new ones to try to match the bait. It actually would have been easier if I could see what kind of bait they were eating. After about the fourth different pattern we struck gold. It was one after another until Jim reached his personal limit for the day. Now I’ve got some flies to tie. Stay tuned I’m starting to hear rumors of other fish in the neighborhood.
It continues
August 5, 2021 By
Had an issue with the tilt and trim motor on the boat so I took it to my mechanic for a cure. He had me in and out in a few days complete with a new trim motor and pump. Just in time for Henry who brought brother Bill along with Fred and Charlotte. They were all using spin gear. We found the swarms of bass right away in a different location than this past week. The bass are feeding on micro bait which makes it difficult to get them to chew. After a lot of work the kids beat the old guys and had some fun too.
Working Hard
July 22, 2021 By
Wednesday Henry brought Charlie and David out for another adventure on the Sound. David struck first with a small schoolie. We tried a lot of spots and some more than once. We had a bit of a pick until the tide changed. With that there was not much improvement. Around 11:00 the bite started to improve. We started finding fish up to 12#s . The bite held up just long enough for Henry to be named Champion of the boat. A lot of work but lots of fun.
Still foggy
July 17, 2021 By
Friday morning Gail an I took our first striper trip of the season. We left early with 50 yards of visibility and made our way out. The first stop was empty of fish so we decided to move on. The next stop was holding a good amount of bass. We each had a handful and decided to move on for some fluke. We tried different places and could only manage to get fish less than keeper size. We will give it another go next week.
I love foggy mornings
July 14, 2021 By
A great day on the water
July 8, 2021 By
Wednesday morning brought old friend and long time angler Dr. Jim back for his second trip of the season. We headed out early and it took Jim about ten minutes to hook the first of a bunch of stripers. We had a steady pick of fish all morning. I had mentioned to Jim that I hadn’t caught a bass yet this year. So when he was resting his casting arm he gave me the rod and even the guide caught a few fish. Pretty fun day on the water.
A great day on the water
July 8, 2021 By
We are back and fishing. Reports to follow.
June 29, 2021 By
June 28, 2021 By
We are back
This has been a frustrating off season. The boat went into the shop to have the fuel tank removed and a new one fabricated. That part went well but while doing the install they found damage to the transom. It was severe enough that a good part had to be replaced. We were able to launch in mid June and everything held up just fine. The first two trips were Pretty much identical. Dr. Jim was first followed b\y Dr. Jeff. We had nothing but blue sky on both trips. The guys managed a handful of bass on each trip but they had to work hard to get them to eat a fly. The next trip brought John across the country to fish with his father. We left the dock with 100 yards of visibility testing out the new radar. The original lasted twenty years so we have no complaints. We got to where we needed to be and soon the guys doubled up. It was pretty consistent all day and we finished just like they started with a double and little visibility. My posts so far this year haven’t been very helpful. The company that takes care of these things decided to change the whole format to make the posts the same as they have been for the last twenty years. Don’t expect to be able to call them for help. I think that I have finally figured out how to do this. If you can read it I did well. Stay tuned.
Winter Update
February 22, 2021 By
A lot of my anglers ask me when I started fishing. The first fish photo was when I was about 20 months old with a nice blackfish. I can’t say for sure that I caught it but I wouldn’t be surprised if I did. The next was when I was about 30 months old with my first boat. You can’t see a rod but I was probably trolling for stripers.
I have started tying up some new flies for this year. I fully expect the bass to come back in good numbers and pretty close to keeper size. The boat is at the Marina having a new fuel tank installed and that should be done in the next couple of weeks. I’m probably going to launch it a little sooner than normal this year. I had to raise my prices a bit this year. I didn’t want to but I had to. Now all four guides at my dock are charging the same. Just so you know this year I already have days booked for albies. I know that a lot of you want to wait to see what is going on before you book but I don’t want to see you miss out by waiting. Stay well and I’ll keep you posted.
