This morning brought Dwight and his Dad David over to spend the day on the boat. We left the dock fairly early to fish both sides of the tide. We arrived at the first spot along with the fog. It took some work but we managed a hand full of bass and the first blue of the season. We had fun trying a bunch of different things. David lead with the most fish and Dwight had the most poundage. I’ll call this one a tie.
Another adventure
June 20, 2020 By
Off to a good start
June 15, 2020 By
Sunday brought Henry and his son Charley up the short but still dangerous drive up Rt. 95 for my first trip of the year. We left the dock with bright blue sky and high pressure sitting on top of us. Nice for a boat ride but not so good for fishing. Henry struck first with a couple bass in the boat on flies. For some reason the fish weren’t interested in my bucktails so we made a switch in lures and Charley caught on fire. They went back and forth all morning with Charlie in first place by two fish. A lot of fun and a good start to the season.
A little bit of everything
June 13, 2020 By
For our past two trips Gail and I decided to do some bottom fishing. Its been fairly decent with fluke up to six lbs. With them we added sea robins, sea bass, stripers, sand sharks, scup and skates. The tides are going to be good for bass this week so that’s going to be our plan. The good news is the our wonderful Governor has allowed the hotels to open which will make things easier for our out of state anglers.
Best day yet
June 4, 2020 By
Today Gail and I decided to fish the outgoing tide which started around the crack of 10:30 AM. She made two casts and landed two fish. It took me a little bit longer but I got there. We spent most of the tide in two spots and had fish the whole time. We even got one that was too large for the slot limit at around 14 or 15 lbs. We had several around the seven lb. mark so all in all it was a pretty good day.
Fly time
June 2, 2020 By
This morning Gail and I took a quick trip to catch the tide. The first stop was barren so we moved on. Spot number two was more productive. We had had a couple of fish take our squid flies and shortly after that the sand eels came through. We switched to smaller stuff and picked a few more fish. Gail got one around eight lbs. for our biggest so far. The better ones should be in pretty soon. I’m guessing they will show on the full moon this week.
Throwing lead
May 26, 2020 By
Gail and I took our first trip of the year this afternoon. Since this was a scouting trip we were using spin rods with the old reliable bucktail. The first spot looked promising but we came up empty. The next one had a few fish showing so we stopped and we each put a couple in the boat. We left them to continue scouting and I almost drove through a good sized school that were sipping sand eels on the surface. We stayed and played with them for awhile until the fog bank moved in. Most of the fish today were about two inches longer than when they left this past fall. A pretty nice start to the season.
Back in Business
May 19, 2020 By
We just got word today that Connecticut will let us begin charters starting tomorrow. We are expecting R.I. and NY. to do the same shortly. The reports that I have received are that there are quite a few bass in the rivers and along the coast. These guys put on a few pounds from last year and should be a lot of fun this year. I have about two more days till the boat goes in the water and then I’ll be able to check things out myself. I’ll keep you posted,
Another rainy day
April 30, 2020 By
Usually about this time of year I write about my recent salmon fishing trip. However for the first time in 15 years we were cancelled because the border is closed. We still can’t do charters but I think that will change by the 1st of June. I’m going through my fly boxes to see what needs to be updated. My bucktails are all set and I’m going to get the lathe going and turn out some swimmers. The boat will get uncovered and with luck she will be floating by next weekend. I’ll keep you posted.
Happy Spring
April 9, 2020 By
We made it through the winter in pretty good shape so far. The docks are being put in and we should get the boat in pretty soon. That’s the good news. From what I understand with the virus issues the Marina will be open and we can fish. The bad news is that we can’t do any charters for now. The last that I heard was maybe by the end of June but they are just guessing. As of today the bass and bunker have crossed the boarder and are making their way up the coast. The fishery managers finally listened and discovered that the bass and bunker are in rough shape so now we have a slot limit for bass and that is one fish from 28 in. to less than 35 in. That will be the same in all the states that we fish. also the recreation limit for bluefish is three with charter boats having a limit of five. We saw more bass last year than have been around in a long time. If they return to the same areas we should do pretty well. Keep checking here and it pass on any info that I get.
That’s a Wrap.
October 30, 2019 By
All good things must come to an end . It was time to call it a season. Thanks to all my old anglers and to my new friends. I hope to share some time in the boat next year. The spring run never got started the way it should have. When the squid finally arrived it was a bit late. There were no bluefish to speak of. The bright spot was the arrival of bonito and the fact that they stayed right up to now and will probably be around next week. The albies showed up on time but the three nor’easters blew them out as well as the bait. We did manage a few good albie days so it wasn’t a total loss. The big surprise was the schools of stripers that arrived in August and stayed for the rest of the season. It was the best bass fishing that we have had in 20 years. Hopefully they will have a safe winter and come back next year fat and sassy.
