Sunday 6/29 We had Pete and his group from fonte Bon academy out agian toady and the fishing was super cocktail in the am and slammers later on fish to 12lbs on the jigs . By 1pm it was game over the group was beat and so were the fish many many released and a hand full kept for the table . All expertly cleaned and iced by Tim and Tom .
Sunday 6/07 Left the dock at 8 am a little late for a Bass and Blue jig trip . Truth is not everyone is geared up for fishing at 4am and Alex and hs guys were into a nice easy RELAXING 1/2 day.
We were furtunate and found some bird life around the can the life was scattererd but we found some fish set up in a small area and each drift provided some nice action on blues to 7lbs and bass to 10 lbs . Lots of short bass but some 29 to 30 inch fish as well. The temps on land were unbearable but it was great on the water with a cool breeze . I have not had the chance to run a trip in a while and it was great to get out and show the Alex and the boys some Good fishing.
Saturday 5/24 Another great trip from with the Fonte Bon Hall Fishing Club. Mr. Gruber and the girls had a blast Slaying the blues on both jigs and chunks .They released 3 time they kept . The club is really conservation minded.
Captains Timmy and Tommy were amazed the girls were fishing in a slaughter and never once did he here an eww its bloody the Kids fished like champs. The prize of the day was a 30lb bass on a chunk I asked who landed the brute and was told it was a group effort . Great Kids one and all
Saturday 5/17 Really nice trip for Easy and his family. 3 adults and 3 youngsters had a blast with the blues and Bass to 25 lbs. 1 of the boys had 13 blues to 9 lbs and lost at least as many . everyone had double digits. The group had 7 nice bass up to 25 lbs on the chunks. Great to see the kids land brutes
Saturday 5/10 Doug and his guys were out for a day of Bassin and Blueing but it turned into a blue feast. Every drop had the demons on it . The guys had a blast and the rods stayed bent but it was all blues all day . Heads, chunks high low made no difference al blues.
Sunday 5/04 Short and sweet the blues are in thick and the bassing is good
So long as u can avoid the toothy ones
Jason and his guys had a Blast with both Bass to 20 lbs and lots of Greeneyed demons between 5 and 8 lbs
Thursday 4/24 Today We had Chad and his 3 pals out for a 1/2 day Bassing It was a 5 to 9amm trip . We got off the dock and steamed into the bay ,raritan is out of range on a 1/2 day but we had some nice life in Jbay 6 run offs landing 4 keepers to 30 inches. It was a great way to start the spring. with everyone landing a bass . We just finished our spring work the boat looks real nice and the cock pit has more room as we down sized the fishbox/ cutting table And removed some clutter from the steering station the boat has a whole new feel. The Marilyn Jean II will be returing to her berth Friday and we plan to start fishing Saturday weather permitting . The boat had tons of work done this spring to make her prettier than ever. The fwd cabin got a slight make over with new Gloss white walls and new decking and the heads got re done as well with white frp walls, new sinks and redone decking. the aft cabin got its deck redone . See you all this weekend.
Saturday 2/16 We had some beautiful weather for mid February but the fishing was just a slim pick for George , Phil and the guys . Fishing with both skimmers and whites ,and boys the whites are in rough shape this time of year .The guys had 20 blacks but only half a dozen keepers a dozen or so ling and 4 cod 2 were keepers. All in all it was a nice day and everyone enjoyed the company and warm temps. Days like today keep the cabin fever at bay.
Saturday 2/09 Philly Doug , Allan , Pat along with Chase and his pal were out for the day . We had some decent weather warm with some showers but real nice for Febuary. Togging was slow with only 2 keepers but the guys filled in with 35 nice ling and 2 decent cod and a short released. One drop had some nice tog life but all shorts so we left it after a short time . Weather will be bad the next few days but then it open up agian We are doing inshore cod , offshore cod and our normal Tog and Ling trips Till the end of March.
Friday 2/08 We ran an ofshore cod trip today fishing the 50 mile wrecks . It was a nice fishing we managed 34 cod to 13 lbs and 50 ling for the 5 anglers aboard . The endangered dog fish were ever present but by wiggling and moveing around we managed to evade them and capture some cod.
Sunday 2/03 Today we had Rob , Chris and the guys out for some Tog and Cod action . It was a beautiful day on the water with light breeze and warm temps .
The guys had 15 cod Keeping 10 and a dozen fat Tog . really an almost perfect day for February.
White crab did in the Tog While the Cod feel to the Clams
Saturday and Sunday 1/26 & 1/27 Saturday we had a Private charter and took a little jaunt down South to search for some better numbers and Bigger fish as that what the group wanted to do. We found neither the extra long day only produced 10 or so Tog and none of those were noteworthy .
Sundays trip was better in both Quality and Quantity The little current made for a somewhat pickey Bite But With 6 rods in the water we managed 25 or so Nice Keepers with a few fish in the 8 lbs class. Bait is getting to be an issue with many dead crabs in each bag and many big soup crabs as well . We have managed to keep a decent supply so far and with luck will have enough to get through the last few weeks of the season . With the numbers of Cod being caught we will also be trying to keep some soft bait on board when we can.
Monday 01/21 Lets get right to the chase Fishing today stunk. While it was cold conditions were ok and seas were moderate . So Go figure good anchoring conditions NW wind Moderate Seas They should have bit right , Wrong 2 Keepers and a Short . Poor fishing always make it seem colder or is it just that good fishing makes it seem warmer No matter Today it was cold . The Weather mans calling for milder temps on Wed and Thursday .
Saturday 01/19 Fishing was ok till about 11am for Brian and the guys from up north along with Yeurd and Andrew . Then the wheels fell off . The life shut down and they wouldnt bite worth a Damn. They were very bait sensitive Today Greens were useless and they only wanted certain whites . It was a tough day 18 keeper and We lost a nice Cod on top 10lbs due to impatients , The Captain just had to try and lift him Opps back to the deep for that one.
Friday 01/18 The giant heave made things A little tough for us with the anchors but the Tog didnt know it. Steven had 18 Keepers Releasing 8 his group of 5 had there limit to 8lbs . Donald had a nice cacth of 5 or 6 . We wound up with 55 keepers for the day . Both greens and whites continue to produce and there are fish in all depth 60 foot and deeper
Wednesday 01/16 Most of Todays Trip were Hookie players today so no pics or names to protect the not so innocent. A fair catch of Tog nothing very big but we did manage 44 Tog between 15 and 18 inches on 4 drops with whites and greens . We were a man down so there were only 6 lines in the water Today
Tuesday 01/15 Excellent fishing today on the MJ Everyone aboard had close to there limit with some releasing some quality Tog . Timmy and Bob had 23 between them And Pat had his limit with a 9lber and a 7.
Rob and Donald had some nice quality Tog in there catches of 8 Tog apiece. Capt. Anthony of Barbara Ann Charters was out today as well and had 8 nice Tog for his efforts. Grens and whites were both producing with an edge to the whites . Only 1 picture I think its time for a new camera again the salt really beats them up
Sunday 01/13 Slow pick today with 29 or so keepers landed 1 short Cod released and a fat 12 lb Tog for 1 lucky angler. Skippy was more than able to attened to the customers today and Capt. John had his limit . John Reelfisher had a slow day and Mark as well. Mike , Evan and Joe each had between 5 and 7 fat Tog With evan Landing the pig. Whites were the better bait and we had life in all water depths , just not solid anywhere.
Guess were off tomorrow with the snow but have some opening on both Tuesday and Friday this week.
Saturday 01/11 It was better fishing Today than it had been Allen and his guys had Nice quality fish and some good numbers as well . 40 keepers Tog were landed and Doug (Phillydoug) had both his personal best Tog and 1st Cod. It was a pleaseure meeting some of the guys from NBS All the guys were real gentelmen and it was a pleasure having Pat ( Reelcrazy ) aboard.
Thursday 01/10 Some good some bad Steve was the good landing 8 keepers to 10 lbs . Some guys had 2 or 3 and some didnt fare as well . With a total of 21 Tog on the day and 1 keeper cod . We started taking some soft bait and the doggies didnt get troublesome so if its availbale we will contiue to carry it .
Tuesday 01/08 Today was another carbon copy Day Great weather and ok fishing BTB had 13 keepers Timmy, Rob ,Donald, And our new friends John and Frenchie all had between 1 and 5 keepers 30 fish in all , nothing huge but all nice quality fish.
Monday 01/07 Bout The same as yesterday Joe and his guys had some great weather lots of laughs and around 29 Keeper tog to a smallish 5lbs. Still cant beat 50 degree temps in January. We have been in all depths and fishing greens and whites. The photos posted are from the trip we had on Saturday 1/5 I found the chip
Saturday 01/05 Sunday 01/06 Fishing on Both days was Ok Although Saturday was Better all round . Saturdays trip saw 6 anglers with 30 keeper Tog and 3 keeper Cod and released at least 100 shorts on greens and Whites in deeper water. While sundays trip produced 28 Keeper Tog and some shorts although not the steady action of the previous day . The warm weather is expected to stay a while enjoy it while it last.
Friday 01/04 With The holiday and foul weather this was our 1st trip of 2008. What a trip it was the perfect way to start the new year. BTB and Timmy had 26 between them keeping table fare. Mark had his personal best 13.5 lbs And Rob , Donald and Steven all had nice catchs . We had 57 keeprs to 13.5 lbs with some other really nice Tog mixed in and Timmy had a keeper cod as well.
Monday 12/31 While we still have plenty of fishing to do in the coming months, this was our final trip of 2007. Timmy , BTB, along with Norio and his boys had a bang em up trip landing 60 or so nice fat Tog on both green and white crab. Timmy and Bob had 29 nice fish keeping some for the table Norio also had a limit day and Norios 3 pal rounded it out with 6 to 7 apiece . It was real nice fishing today. From the Captains and Crew of the Marilyn jean and everyone here at Marilyn Jean Charters Happy New Year Hope to see you all in 2008
Sunday 12/30 Great Weather / Poor fishing Ron , Don ,Pat , Mike , Mark and Johns Father in law Had some warm temps and nice sea conditions and a rather slow day bouncing all over the ocean, we were only able to put 20 or so keepers in the boat HH was 5 and low man , had well a goose egg , Anchoring was tough but its been tough before they just never got started anywhere and the few we caught were scattered about . There were a few nice fish caught and all in all it was a plesant day with a great group
Friday 12/28 Donald and his guys along with Steven and Jeramaya enjoyed the warm temps an a slow pick of Tog to 8lbs . No slaughter but a fair catch . Conditions in the am were tough with a light wind into a lighter tide but as the conditions improved so did the fishing 34 total keepers on the day and sweatshirt fishing in late December . That cant be bad ever
Wednesday 12/26 Hope everyone had a happy holiday and is looking fwd. to the new year.
Fishing was good today with the 5 Anglers aboard catching catching very close to or over there limit and playing C n R . Louie really did it up with a pair over 10 Pat had his limit Timmy , Rob and Bob all had well over and played C n R with some nice fish Looks like dock work tomorrow, try and get the old girl spiffy again but well be back at it Friday and have some room Saturday and Sunday
Friday 12/21 Well the weather man was close with his report today calling for 4 to 6s
and he was pretty close for the morning by early afternoon they were growing and 8s were pretty common a and a few bigger mixed in as we headed back to the barn. We got in a little early for us around 2 :30 the fishing was tough and a few guys felt the seas effect but everyone had a few fillets for the table and a victory at sea story for the kiddies. Only had around a dozen keepers and then some short bass on the jigs on the way in
Thursday 12/20 It was a late bite for Noga , Booker and the Guys but in the end they did bite.
Some had limits and better while most had 5 to 8 fish to 8lbs. In total the guys had 47 nice keepers and a beautiful day on the water . Whites produced better than the greenies but both did produce.
Wednesday 12/19 Steady Pick Pick Pick on Nice fish to 9lbs. Over all not as good as yesterday but the guys had a nice trip .You would have thought that the 2nd day after the weather should have been better but that just wasn't the case . If I could only teach those Tog to read the posted material. HH had his limit everyone else had 5 to 8 nice tog we only had 5 one no show
Tuesday 12/18 Well guess the Togs didn't relize that it blew the last few days and the water was a bit murkey so they shouldn't bite. Well at least around 50 of em didn't because they bit and bit good.
We had 5 fishermen aboard today and they had a fine day Keepher and his group had 23 or so nice Tog while Rob Tony and John had a the rest. Pool fish was around 9 lbs . The camera works again but I forgot the chip .
12/13,14,15 Thursday Friday and Saturday The last 3 days have seen very consistant and very good fishing with tog to 9lbs and most if not all anglers avg. 6 to 8 keepers per trip and some landing limits plus releasing many keepers . Computer is up and running so he updates will be on a more regular basis
12/12 Wednesday Toggin today was red hot with all aboard catching at least 8 keepers and most having their limits plus with many fish released . Joe had 10 and David had 8 with his personal best 12 lb Tog. Tony had 15 retaining his limit . Ed and his guys had 43 between them reataing their limit.
12/11 Tuesday Excellent fishing for Timmy Tony Chris and the guys . The Jigging was fast and furious with at 200 plus bass being landed, Only problem was there was only 1 keeper a fat 30 inch fish
But the rod were bent all day and the guys finished there bassing with a Ton of action
12/10 Monday We only had 4 sch. on Todays open trip and One was MIA but we left the dock to take Joe and his son and Norio out anyway. things started out slow the Togs were slugggish and picky. latye in the afternoon the bite turned on and the last drop was red hot With some nice Quality tog and most everyone limiting out HH was 14 and everyone had at least 8. It was whites whites whites today the greens were useless
12/09 Sunday Today open trip saw very good fishing The 1st few drops in the am had 25 or so nice keepers landed when that died off Mike made a move and had some more good action in some shallower water and the guys had another 25 /30 nice keepers. Pete was hh with 12 keeping his limit Taurus and his partner had 16 or so and Mike and his partner also had around 16. Mickey had 5 or so nice fish rounding out the day . The larger fish fell to tyhe green crabs today but both greens and whites produced
12/08 Saturday Todays fishing was ok concidering the crappy anchoring conditions. Mike had the hot hand with 6 nice keepers his group of 3 endeed up with 16 nice fish and some ull fillet bags. The trip was a man short as mikes group had a no show. Roy had a few nice fish and Harvey had a keeper and some seabass on the clam . The bass were up at the end of the day and the ratio was 50/50 keepers to shorts the guys wound up with 3 nice keepers tp round out the day
12/07 Fishing has really been good the last few days . Most guys on todays trip had there limits and released some big tog that went over . Steven and his guys had 35 between the 4 and Donald took home 8 while Mark had his limit plus . Some big fish as well not as many as yesterday but some in the 9lb range and many 5 plus
12/06 Thursday REd hot fishing today limit catches on tog to 10 lbs everyone had a limit and many big fish were returned . White crabs were the ticket and both tides produced well
12/02 Tan and his guys had the boat chartered today their 1st of a few trips they have booked over the next few weeks. fishing overall was ok with some nice quality Tog and Good numbers. The guys were one short today with 5 and had around 35 keepers on the day and some nice ling to boot . Whites and greens both produced on a day that had some pretty crappy anchoring conditions
12/01 Saturday Fishing was god today with some life on all the drops. Some Bigger fish today with Tog up to 14.4 lbs on the digital Mark had his limit and joe and his guys had 20 nice keeper.40 fish in all with a good amt over 5lbs and 3 better than 7lbs. Whites and the few hermits we had did the bigger tog in
11/30 Friday Fishing was real good today with some anglers limiting out on Tog to 9lbs We had 2 guys Steven and Edddie limit out with Pete , Mike , John and Bob all catching between 6 and 8 keeper tog . It wasnt fast and furious but a hand full on every drop with the overall quality being better today, whites and greens both produced in the 55 to 85 foot range
11/23 excellent bassing on the Jigs Timmy , tony , chris and the guys had a banner day on both shorts and keepers limiting out and well playing catch and release till late in the day a great trip
11/25 Tough day togging with david rios and the kids aboard Mark , rob and Steve it was tough with only a hand full of keepers on the day the bass provided some late action for the kids but it was still tough
11/26 Nice day Togging for Bellyup , victor and the boys some limits on nice Tog and everyone had 6 to 8 fish a real quality day
11/28 Seasons been hit or miss so far Mike and the guys were out and reported a tough day niether greens or whites were liked they had some life and a few nice Tog but nothing great
Tuesday 11/20 Timmy, Chris, Tony and their pal had the boat for a day of some really hot action on the jigs and shads . Mostly bass today and plenty of keepers Timmy had 8 keepers keeping his limit Everyone else had between 5 and 6 nice fish keeping a few for the table and releasing the rest. Some blues mixed in but mostly bass .
Sunday 11/18 Fast and furious action Today . With The wind blowing and seas building the Guys had a banner day . Timmy was HH with 14 Tog keeping his limit while everyone else limited out 6 anglers in all. The fish chewed on green crab . By 1 pm the guys had their limit and with temps droping and seas building they left for the barn Stoping on some bird life and catching a few blues . Ater a few cast and no Bass everyone agreed to head in.
Back in the slip by 2 30
Saturday 11/17 It was a slow pick of Tog for Denis and the guys from the NY Sportfishing Federation. The guys managed 30 or so keepers on Green Crabs Fishin a wide area . We fished both deep and shallow in current and out the results were the same a pick in the end everyone had a blast and a nice bag of Tog Fillet.
Non eof the fish were slobs just good quality keepers to 5lbs
Thursday 11/15 It was alittle sloppy on the way out for our open trip today.
We had some life on the 1st drop then the wind came on as we were setting up on the next. It was really coming on and packing it in was a thought although a fleeting one The tog started to chew not a slaughter but 2on then a lull then 4 on and so on for the rest of the day nutin huge but nice 3 to 5 lb fish. We had 6 fares on the boat and 4 fishing and had a boat total of 45 keepers and a good amy of shorty action on green crab
Tuesday 11/13 Tony , Chris and the boys had the boat for their Tuesday Blue and bass trip today. They had all the blues they could want and more and 15 keeper Bass retaining some for the table and releasing the rest. The action on the jigs has been fantastic the last week or so. Between the Blues and the warm weather seems like late summer not late fall.
Monday 11/12 5 anglers on todays open trip , no slaughter but an on again off again pick . hh was 8 keepers and everyone had at least 3 . Many shorts released today
Sunday 11/11 Today we had Paul and George and there guys from the U.N out for a day of Bassin and Bluefishing . We started with the Jigs and had a mess of short bass( released ) and a nice keeper along with a mess of blues Most of the fish were shorts and the guys had plenty of blues so we went in search of larger bass on the live bait Didnt pan out only more blues and less bass So we broke the inlet again a got in on some more action with blues dominating but did release a bunch more shorts and landed another 2 keeper bass. Great weather and a bunch of real nice guys.
Friday 11/09 Excellent fishing on the MJ Today Over 100 keepers and 50 shorts were landed with at least 50 keepers and all the shorts being released The guys kept a nice amt for the table and let the rest go for another day . Fishing as shallow as we are I bet the survival rate is ok. The fishing was so good the trip used 2 bags of greens and some whites to boot. No real pigs but all around nice quality Tog .
Sunday 11/04 Pete and his group had the boat today . It was a little sloppy in the am but got nicer as the day went on. Fishing was a bit on the slow side after the blow with a slight heave but the guys managed a nice catch of tog with 24 keepers Tog and some seabass for the 6 anglers . greens produced well we have whites but they have prefered the greenies.
Monday 10/29 Todays open boat Bottom fish trip had a slow start But with a little searching produced some fine Tog Most of the fish were Keepers with some in the 5 to 7 lb range . Pat was HH with 9 and the pool Anthony had 8 . Every one else had betwwen 4 and 6 fish Whites greens and even the clam produced. On the way in the birds were up and we tossed the jigs No bass but some big slammer blues were landed.
Monday and Tuesday 10/22 and 10/23 Mondays Tog trip produced some nice fish to 8lbs for david and his guys the fishing was no slaughter but a slow pick on quality fish on greens and whites.
Tuesdays Blue fish trip was a blow out with high winds making the run offshore impossible but the guys wanted to go so we loaded up with live bunker and had a go. The guys had a mixed bag of Bass , blues and weakies not bad on a blow out day
Friday and Sunday 10/19 and 10/21 Friday Nights Bass trip was a Blast The Guys had 30 shorts and 5 keepers to 25 lbs as well as a few weakfish all on the drift with worms.
Sundays Tog trip turned out great in all ways weather and fishing although they bite late Jasons Guys and Gals had 30 nice keeper tog to 7lbs on greens and whites
Monday and Tuesday 10/8 and 10/9 Both trips provided lots of great fishing . The monday trip with Seacock had good bottom fishing with 20 plus keeper tog to 6 lbs and 30 nice keepers seabass for 5 anglers
While the Tuesday bliue fish trip had some rough seas and an early finish the blues chewed there heads off and the forked tails made an apperance providing some screaming run offs and great fight
Tuesday 10/02/07 Slaughter Bluefishing today for the Tuesday regulars. Every fish 8 to 10 lbs . We had them on both bait and Jigs all afternoon . In the morning the Albies were crashing on the surface and we had 10 for the 4 aboard . All nice size albies and all taken on small tins and feathers
Monday 10/01/07 1st Tog trip of the year . Pat , Norio , Donald and his guys had the boat. Most wrecks had some life . We fished greens , fiddlers and clam for a catch of 15 keeper tog and 50 keeper bass biggest tog 6lbs and the seabass went to 3 lb
Tuesday 09/25/07 Blueing was really great. 4 anglers bailed big blues till their arm hurt . we had em in the slick eating bait jigs and anything else they wanted to toss in. The Slammers have really been in a cooperative mood lately
Saturday 09/22/07 Danny and his guys from albany had a steady pick of Jumbo porgies and nice seabass on the 50 to 70 ft drops on clam good all day except during the slack
Thursday 09/20/07 1st Tuna trip was a blas 4 anglers combined for 3 yellows and 6 longfin in the hudson on the chunk . It was a slow night over all but we manged to come out ok and the weather was great
Tuesday 09/18/07 Had the guys out on a bluefish charter fishing was still good not as good as last weeks trip but still a load of slammer blues
Thursday 09/13/07 Had The guys from out east out again since id just get the names wrong I wont even try . Sea Bass and Fluke were on the hit list . We ahd tons of life on the pieces down south the guys had to fish through the pins to get at the keepers but we managed 60 or so nice Seabass and Mr Lou had a nice fish at 4. 8 lbs. We had around 20 fluke in all with all but 1 being just short and released. Fresh clam did the bass in while spering combos did in the Flukes
Tuesday 09/11/07 Slaughter fishing for Timmy , Bob and the guys over 100 big blues caught with many released and a few exotics including a black tip shark
Monday 09/03/07 Bottom fish trip with the guys from east coast fishing Pleanty of action on the seabass many many shorts but 60 keeprs to 4 lbs by the end of the day
Sunday 08/26/07 Today we had a charter for the Rios family . Capt. John and Paulie had them out for a day of seabassin . Plenty of action on the clams in 50 to 70 ft but many many shorts . The kids had a blast it was up and down fishing on most drops . They did manage a bussel basket of keepers for mom and dad to take home with a few fish in the 3 to 5 lb range.
Friday 08/17/07 Todays open boat trip did Great. Pat , Don, Norio and his guys did a bang up job on the Seabass with many fish in the 3 to 4 lb range and a few bigger. The guys landed over 100 keeper bass and a few fluke to boot. They also had a few (7) very large flouder 17 to 20 inch flounder that they released.
Sunday 08/12/07 Wound up 1 man short on the fluke trip today but It was his loss.
The guys had a blast catching quality fish from 3 to 5 lbs with a jumbo , easily 10 # , sadly lost just as it came to the surface . We had 2 anglers that were a little camera shy but they had 5 between them . Everyone else had at least 2 to 3 keepers . Fishing is still hot on the teasers Both Harvies and Tommies stuff is producing Quality fish
Sunday 08/05/07 The Fluking is truely red hot . Had Pat and his family out for 3/4 day of fluking. We left at 10 am and headed to the deep to catch the end of the flood. With some spearing and spros. The Fluke werent as fond of the Jigs today it was strips and spearing that turned em on. 13 keepers and 20 shorts released to 5.5 lbs for Pat , Doreen , John and Pats dad. We headed in at 3 when Pats daughter felt queasy. Although she did get a keeper and some shorts.
Friday 08/03/07 Great trip today On both our Boats While Capt. Ryan beat up the big fluke on the MJII me and Norio Slashed the same size fish on spros . many fish over 5 lbs on both boats and each boat hat at least 2 over 6 and a 7. Truly excellent fishing
Saturday 06/16/07 Open boat trip today for Bass and Blues 5 anglers combined for 7 Bass to 15lbs on the chunks along with a fair amt of slammer blues the action was consistant all day. Latanya sent her husband Trevor for Fathers day a day early and I had a nice group that also had dad out for the day (sorry guys lost the name sheet) Capt. Timmy did a bang up job with skippy on deck.
Monday 06/11/07 TODAY WE RAN AN OPEN BOAT. SPLIT STRIPER AND SEABASS TRIP . WE STARTED OUT CLAMING DOWN THE BEACH AND IT WASNT GOOD AT ALL NO HIT NO RUNS NO ERRORS. THE SEABASSING ON THE OTHER HAND WAS GREAT WITH LIMITS FOR ALL ABOARD 5 ANGLERS AND THE CAPT.. I AM STILL AWAITING THE PICTURES AND FROM WHAT THE GUYS TOLD ME THERE WERE PLENTY OF QUALITY FISH.
Monday 05/28/07 Todays Charter for the Rios Family went very well. The weather really cooperated with comfortable temps and a fair breeze. The fluking in the am was good with a bunch of nice keepers caught nothing huge but good quality fish. Then we tried a little seabassin but were only able to catch a handfull, so it was back to fluking we managed a few more keepers and some shorts. Good action for the kids and nice filets for Mom and Dad.
Thursday 05/17/07 Wow what a trip and what a great group of young adults. Today we had the Fontebonn Hall Fishing club out for a day of Bassing and Bluefishing And everything was perfect. Paul G Along with Mary , Colline , Liz ( club President) With their dads Matt and Paul. Combined for 12 keeper bass between 15 and 30 lbs and 70 some odd blues to 10 lbs all in all a great day of fishing With some great new friends. The girls out did the adults early and well just out did em all day. Chunks were the ticket and once the tide slacked it was over back to the dock by 2:30
Saturday 05/14/07 Todays Bottom fish trip produced very well for the 4 anglers aboard. Two were a little camera shy but thats ok as they weren't fillet shy. The 4 landed 20 just keeper tog between them and 100 seabass to 5 lbs . Donald had a nice Bass that he released. Toggin Season soon ends time to get those last trips in.
Saturday 05/12/07 Todays Blackfish/ Seabass trip did not produced very well 4 anglers had just a handfull of keepers and bunch of nice seabass (23) and a few ling . Everyone had a great day in some fair weather but the fish just did not cooperate. WE had a little life on each piece but never got anything statred just a few and then tyed shut down . Anchoring conditions stunk and Drifting conditions were worse. On the plus side Bassing is heating up with good catches in both the bays and the bluefishing boarders on Great.
Monday 05/07/07 Todays Blackfish trip produced very well 4 anglers had 37 keepers a bunch of nice seabass and a few ling everyone had between 6 and 9 keepers to 7 lbs. There was constant action as they were catching a lot of shorts the ratio was like 6 to one but in the end plenty of quality fish were landed.
Tuesday 05/01/07 Todays Flounder trip was very good with 3 anglers landing 25 flatties on mussels and worms . Both tides produced well and fish to 18 inches were landed.
Our last few flounder trips have produced well
Our last Blackfish trip also produced well with 25 keeper tog to 6lbs and a nice batch of Seabass
Sunday 03/04/07 After a quick call to Steven last night confirmed that the guys wanted to go dispite the windy conditions. We baited up the boat and left the dock at 7am . The winds had not been to high all night but as usual Mother nature turned the fan on around day break. The guys had a comfortable ride out with the sea at our back. We fished a few drops offshore of 17 with no luck on the crabs for Tog, not even a short. The Ling fishing did not fare much better with just 8 decent Ling landed for 4 anglers. By around 1pm the guys had had enough even though it wasnt too bad on the hooks the sloppy conditions and less than stellar fishing did us in , so we headed back. Well since I started with the nice ride out I will end with the rough ride home . And it was a rough ride.
Thursday 02/22/07 High winds prevented us from venturing to the offshore seabass grounds but all the anglers on the trip decided that an inshore blackfish and ling combo would be fine so off we went. The togging was slow on the greens and whites but the ling cooperated hitting clams later on in the day . Six anglers had 3 keepers tog and 10 shorts released and 50 to 60 ling .
Sunday 02/18/07 While I was at the N.Y.S.F show in Freeport meeting alot of fine Fishing Folks. Capt. John had 6 hearty souls out . The weather was great early but turned sour fast when the wind came up faster and harder than called for . The guys had 10 keeper Tog and 35 or so ling in pretty sloppy conditions. We are carrying some soft bait and will try for ling on days the Blacks dont cooperate. we still have Grens and whites for those who do not care to catch Ling.
Monday 02/12/07 Fishing wasn't as good as yesterday but still a good day for mid February. Truthfully any day out in decent temps and fair winds is great in mid February. Fishing our usual haunts Everyone aboard had between 4 and 6 nice Keepers on Greens and Whites. Donald had his personal best 12lber Congratulations Don Nice Fish and Capt. John had one almost as Big. 30 Nice Keepers and Great weather What a day .
Sunday 02/11/07 Todays open boat trip was much more productive than yesterdays . Water temps in the area we were fishing were around 42. Both whites and Greens produced quality Tog. John and his pal from LI had a real good day with John limiting out on tog to 10lbs with many of his fish between 5 and 8. His Pal had 6 keepers to 8 lbs . Yin and his partner from east coast had 16 keepers to 8lbs between them. Billy and his buddie had a slightly tougher day with 6 keepers between them. Capt. John had 6 fish and helped them to fill there filet bags.The doggies seem to have moved off and we will most likely start to carry some soft bait on trips starting after the Blow.
Saturday 02/10/07 Fishing was pretty slow on todays open boat trip . Fishing with whites and greens and in multiple areas we managed just over 20 keepers and some shorts. Pat, Lewis and John had 11 and In Chun Kim and his parents had 10 . The real high spot of the day was Pats 12lb slob his biggest to date , Way to go Pat.
Wednesday 02/07/07 We snuck todays open boat trip in despite the cooler than normal temps. The wind came on a little earlier than expected but it didn't get really sloppy till we were headed in. Timmy , Bob and Tom combined for 16 keepers and a few ling . The fish were n the smallish side today with many throw backs mixed in with keepers to 6lbs. Water temps are still ok in most areas hovering between 40 and 42. Whites and Greens both produced and currents were light after the moon. Capt. John had 8. 24 keepers and nice filet bags all around not to shabby for February.
Friday 02/02/07 Open boat trip today and one disapointed angler missed the boat due to a work issue. So we set out with 5 and expected the worst from the weather and got the best, Light wind and calm seas . The calm before the storm I guess. The Togs cooperated as well with 6 lines in the water we landed 53 nice keepers. on green and white crabs in the deeper water. Capt. Romeo brought his A game today landing 15 Nice fish , keeping a few for the table. Bob had over a dozen keeping his limit and Steve had 10 to 8lbs. Bob got 6 nice tog while Danny had 5. Avery came on late but pulled 6 off the last drop with the pool 9.5 lbr. A great group of guys everyone had a blast enjoying the mild day.
Thursday 02/01/07 Todays open boat trip was excellent with everybody catching their limit or just shy of it. We had many quality fish in the 6 to 9lb range using both greens and whites in the deeper areas.Donald had 9 to 9lb ,Joe and his buddy combined for 18 to 8 lbs while Tony had 9 all quality fish . Anthony had 10 to 9lbs nad John had a 6 Awww Tough day Capt. John. There were a few shorts released today and a few endangered Doggies.
Wednesday 01/31/07 We only had 3 hardy souls on todays open boat trip . Conditions were a bit sloppy in the am and wave hights built throughout the day, but these guys were Ok. Earnest and his 2 pals had 20 very nice keepers between them . John and Anthony had 12 . All nice fish again today between 4 and 10lbs. both whites and greens produced in the deeper water.
Tuesday 01/30/07 Steady action on todays open boat trip produced Over 70 Keepers for the 6 anglers and 2 Crew aboard . Timmy and Pat had 17 fish between them the smallest being 5 lbs and the largest 11.4 with a few 8's and 9's mixed in. Zino was HH with 15 keeping His limit Joe had 9 to 8lbs while Ryan Jay and Phil Had 30 between them Releasing most and keeping a few for the table. John was a bit slow only landing 7 But he did spend a large part of the day tending deck while Ryan did a bit of fishing. . Greens and whites both produced but the current was strong and we needed 12oz to hold bottom. The dogs were around but not too bad .
Sunday 01/28/07 Wow todays fishing was excellent in both quantity and quality. Bill and his boys had 34 keepers between the 4 of them Billy was HH and had a nice 10 lbr while Rob had a nice 9. The Greek and Vinny were no slouchs landing some nice tog to 8lbs. John had 3 nice fish. Victor "Learn2tog" had a nice 12lber weighed for the Nor East tourney in his catch of 15 (just keeping his limit )way to go Vic. Capt. John and Skip had 18 to 10lbs between them. John had his limit and then took the deck while Skip caught a few. It was whites, whites, whites today good thing we had a few. Lots of big fish today and a few fat ling as well toss in the beautiful weather and it does not get much better.
Saturday 01/27/07 Today we had an open boat trip and fishing was good Fishing with 6 anglers in the deeper areas with whites and greens . We had 40 keepers to 8lbs. Pat and Lewis combined for 10 keepers. While Jason had 8 with a 7 and an 8.Pat had 4 with a few quality fish. Eli had 5 keepers and a few ling and Chin also had 5 keepers. Capt. John had 8 today .
Wednesday 01/24/07 Tough fishing for us today with 5 guys on an open boat trip we only managed 11 Keepers up to 7lbs and a few shorts . We fished all of our usual haunts and a few other areas and nothing seemed to work . Fished a multitude of depths with both whites and greens . It was just a tough day on the Marilyn Jean. On the bright side the weather was nice and all aboard had a fine day of fishing .
Tuesday 01/23/07 Fishing in the am started ou tough with poor anchoring conditions a 25knt wind and slow fishing on the 1st few drops. By the 3rd drop we had a little thing going and were picking away we managed to pick a hand full of fish of the drops for the rest of the day. Again the Quality of the fish was excelent with many 6 to 9lb and a 10 fish and only a few under 4lbs. Stevie was HH with 8 fish to 10lbs and a ling. Timmy had 7 keepers to 8lbs. Jim had 3 nice keepers. Eeli only had 1 but it was 9lbs and he slept most of the day. With a light crowd both me and John got to fish catching 15 between us to 9lbs. 34 Keepers Whites at times Greens at others we fished a little deeper today most drops in 100 to 115 ft.
Monday 01/22/07 Today we had an open boat trip with 5 anglers and fishing was very good . Victor (learningtotog) was HH with 12 keepers (retaining just his limit) he had 2 fish in the 9 lb range weighed for the tog tourney his others were all between 5 and 8 lbs. I wasn't out today but Victor will post his official weigh in form with the exact weight. Donald also limited out wit a pair of 10's and a few in the 7 and 8s. Pat and Lewis had 10 between them and patty had a nice 9 with his catch of 5's and 6's. Norio had 3 and Capt. John also had 3 . All the drops had life and greens were just as effective as the whites.tally on togs 38 and we also had over 2 Dozen fat ling today.
Sunday 01/21/07 Today we had a charter for Chris and his boys. Some exp. and a few novice toggers. Chris, Cliff, Shawn and John all did ok well catching some really nice tog to 9lbs with most of the fish between 5 and 8 lbs . , but Stevie was the man 2nd time togging and he ends up HH and lands back to back Pigs 1 going 13.7 on a digital scale the other 14.5 way to go Steve. 28 tog on the day with whites out fishing greens . Waters still pretty warm and were still not fishing as deep as we would expect. Maybe things will heat up in the deep in February.
Friday 01/19/07 Todays open boat trip provided some tough conditions. While the weather started out ok with a little snow and a light breeze in the am by 1pm ithe wind was up from the NW and the current was roaring. The guys needed 12/14oz to hold bottom in only 60ft of water. Even in the tough conditions the guys managed a respectable 41 Keepers. Steve was HH and won the pool with a nice 11lb Tog , he had 13 keepers retaining just his limit. Donald his the crew had the 14 fish with some quality Tog to 8 lbs. Glen had a few keepers and some shorts. While Mike had the rest retaining his limit . There was plenty of shorts today as well , a change from recent trips ,where we didnt see to many.
Monday 01/15/07 Joe and his guys (5)were out today along with Victor. fishing was much better than yesterday, with the guys landing 39 keeper tog and a bunch of shorts. Joe was the pool winner and HH with 9 Tog to 9lbs he also had a few in the 6 to 8 lb range. Vic. had 6 Keepers to 6lbs Everyone else in the group had between 3 and 4 Keepers . With Capt. John landing the rest . While it did drizzle most of the day the wind held off and conditions were ok. Whites and Greens both produced and there was at least some life in all the areas we fished.
Sunday 01/14/07 Today We had a charter for Mike (obtuseangler), I know im short one name so mia culpa for to the one name im forgeting. Joe (Togster2) , Gil (aquaholic), Billy (billy262) Chris F and the unknown fisherman. We only managed 12 keepers for the day, It was real slow. Mike was HH with 4 and Joe had a 5/6lb fish . What little real life we had was on the whites . Joe said that many of the pieces had life but they just would not bite right.
Saturday 01/13/07 Stevie had a cancelation on his charter so Joe filled in the mt spot. While we were sch. for an offshore seabass trip the weather report dictated that cancel that plan but the guys wanted to go Toggin so off we went. Fishing was a Pick with the CI guys landing 22 keepers to 9 lbs. On mostly greens. While Joh and Joe had 10 between them to 8lbs. The weather continues to be really nice and fishing is at least consistent. With some really good days tossed in.
Thursday 01/11/07 While we did manage to put a few in the boat today, we had to make 8 drops to do it. and only 2 produced much of anything. We fished depth up to 140 ft . While we got a nice shot of some bigger fish between 8 and 10lbs the quantity wasn't great, for all the drops we made. Greens and whites both produced but the whites are getting harder to come by. The guys from the ferry did ok with 10 fish between the 3 guys with some between 8 and 10 lbs , Vlad had 5 Keepers to 7lbs. While Mike had 4 to 6lbs. John had 5 nice Keepers some shorts were released and a few big silver eels .
Tuesday 01/09/07 Fishing today was good for One guy and a little off for the rest of us. Timmy had a Good day landing 8 keepers and releasing a bunch of shorts . Everyone else aboard had 3 or 4 keepers and some shorts. While the weather in the am was very nice the seas kicked up quite a bit in the afternoon making things even tougher. Whites, greens made no diufference today.
Sunday 01/07/07 6 anglers on todays open trip and the fishing was very good. with 3 guys catching their limit of Togs to 8lbs. We fished 4 drops the 1st and last producing best . Again it was whites inshore and greens offshore. Pat and Lewis had 14 between them to 8lbs and 2 fat ling . And Chris and his group had 23 to 7lbs. Gary had a few and a buch of shorts . Capt. John had 10 while Skippy did what he does best keepingthigs moving smothly along. 48 keepers and today we had many short released.
Saturday 01/06/07 We had 6 anglers sch. for todays trip but some unforseen circumstances keept Joe and his guys from making it down. So we left the dock in a stiff south wind with Bernie , Joe and John. Capt. Mike had god life on the reef right from the get go with the guys landing 20 togs by 11 am all nice quality fish. After that the bite slowed so Mike took the guys off to 17 where they completed the day with another 20 quality fish. Bernie had 9 keepers to 7lbs while Joe and John had 13 fish between them with some nice 6s and 7s . With a light crowed Mike and Skip had a chance to fish a bit and both limited out on fish to 8lbs Whites and greens both produced, Whites inshore and Greens on 17. Great fishing and doing it in 70 deg. temp in Jan. what a deal.
Friday 01/05/07 We had a few hardy souls out on todays Open boat trip.
We tried 17 but the wind against the tide made conditions very sloppy add the millions of endangered Doggies and we bailed on 17 PDQ. So we hit a few drops in to the west where conditions were better. Every drop producd a few quality Togs But none produced enough. Steve was HH with 6 and had nice 8lber . Steviewonder had 2 one of which was 9lbs that he prouldly released Yes this is the same Stevie that released the 15lbr last month. Way to go Stevie. George K had 5 with a few 6 and 7 in the mix. Mike had 5 as well. Joe had 2 and I had 5 with a nice 9lbr .25 keepers and 2 fat ling . Whites and greens both produced .
Thursday 01/04/07 Todays open boat trip produced 31 keepers to 10.75 lbs
Rob was both HH and won the pool with the 10.75. A lot of the fish went between 5 and 7lbs. Whites out fished greens and we stayed in the shallower water as the deeper stuff has not been productive. Here are the numbers
Rob had 9 keepers while Mike had 8. Joe and his guys had 11 and Mike had 3.Not to many shorts today and the dogs were at bay.
Tuesday 01/02/07 Today was our 1st open trip of 2007. Timmy, Tom along with Shin and His wife Braved the stiff NW wind and it paid off very well . Everyone had a nice catch of Togs to 9lbs Photos are a bit scarce since the batteries in Georges Phone died. I did get one shot at the dock but most everything had een fileted by then. Whites were the ticket and the sheaders were the candy. Greens did produce but not as well. Timmy was HH with 18 Keepers to 9 lbs(just keeping his limit)and a few ling, Tommy had 8 while The Shins had 15 between them . Capt. John had 9 Keepers for a nice fat 50 Keepers for the day . There were also plenth and I mean plenty of shorts released today .
Saturday 12/30/06 Joe and Bill along with Ralph and the boys had the boat chartered for today . Capt. john Stayed in the shallower water and put togeather a nice catch of Togs between 4 and 12 lbs for the guys . Greenies out fished the whites today by a wide margin. Everyone in the charter had between 5 and 6 nice keepers to 9lbs . Skippy kept them going all day . Joe brought his electric reel due to some recent shoulder Injury and man was it great the new shimamo brought the up like they were on an elevator. Good thing we don't let John in the pools as he had a 10# and 12# today . The guys had 35 beteewn them and John had 40 keepers most between 4 and 7lbs with a few bigger fish mixed in. From all the guys on the Marilyn Jean Happy New Year to everyone See you on the 2nd.
Friday 12/29/06 Today we had an open boat trip Fishing in the Am was pretty spoty. the guys got a little shot around noon and that didn't last long . Mike and george put in a long day but in the end it paid off Steve and John had 15 nice fish to 8lbs while Chris (seacock) had 5 to 6lbs , Norio and Izra Had 13 between them while Mike had a 3 nice keepers. Capt Mike ahad 5 to 7lbs for a day that started slowly the guys did ok with 41 keeper blacks and a few big ling.The last drop was a real bail out with 3/4 of the fish being caught there . whites out fished greens but the do most times in the shallower water.
Thursday 12/28/06 With the weather calling for some snotty conditions offshore. We decided to cancel our offshore seabass trip and offered the guys booked on the trip ,their option of a total refund or going for Blackfish and the balance in cash all but one decided to come toggin . We fished between 80 and 110 ft with poor results everywhere. We had 6 anglers aboard along with John and George and managed a paultry 20 fish to 8lbs . Timmy shared HH with Parker both had 5 Keepers . It was a truly tough day of fishing for most of the boat. Even the sheaders didn't produce .
Friday 12/22/06 Today we had an open boat trip and the fishing was not so hot. the bite in the morning was actually really poor with only 3 fish being caught on 3 drops. in the afternoon we made a little move and found some life . Around 2pm we had a decent bite that shut off around 3:30. Final count was Steve and his guys had 10 nice fish to 8 lbs and lost a real brute on the bottom. Joe had 4 to 6lbs, and Rob had 3 , Stevie had a keeper and a few shorts . Capt. Romeo had 4. 22 keepers it should be better this time of year but It can only improve.
Wednesday 12/20/06 Today we had an open boat trip and the fishing was Ok. The morning started off good with some quality fish But it soon died. Fishing stayed slow through the afternoon , but after the tide chang it picked up and we had a decent pick till the end. Not to many small fish or shorts but a good amt. of 4 to 6lb fish. Igor was HH with 12 Keepers to 9 lbs keeping his limit. While Ivan , Bob and Lou (Im sorry I spelled your name wrong last time) each had 5. The rest of the guys each had a few . Capt. John had 6 But it was a little tough keeeping the boat in position today. Total of 38 Keepers most in the 4 to 6 lb range.
Greenies did it today but the whites did produce some fish.
Tuesday 12/19/06 Open boat trip today with just 3 anglers . Fishing was very good we made 2 drops for the day and only needed to re adjust the boat a few times to produce 66 keepers with the guys just keeping there Limits. Capt. John had a banner day with 25 ,Timmy had 15 while Tommy and Tony each had their Limit. With only 3 anglers George even got to wet a line And had 6 . Mant quality fish in the 4 to 6 lb range with a few around 8lbs. Only a hand full of shorts and the endangered grey marines were not a problem today.
Monday 12/18/06 Pat and his guys were out today for some Togging Along with Victor (learningtotog). The guys fished a long day as it was a late bite. Fishing with whites ang greens the guys had a Decent catch of keepers with 42 Tog coming over the rails with most fish in the 4 to 6 lb range and a few 8's and 9's mixed in. The a few drops had many shorts but the last one producd 20 nice sized fish. The water temps are still good and we have found some fish in all depths between 45 and 90ft.
Sunday 12/17/06 Today we had a charter for Gil (aquahoilc) and his guys. Gil and all the boys were awsome everone had a blast catching some really nice tog to 9lbs. Then releasing 30 some odd Striped bass at the end. One was even a keeper But alas the season is closed so it too was released. Dan had the pool with a 9lber in his limit catch along with the released keeper Bass. Denis (longhunter) had 6 Fish Kris and Chris each had there limit and Gil and warren had 12 0r 13 between them . Capt John had 3 and Many shorts were released. Fished a little deeper but Whites were still the ticket. Many quality fish in the 4 to 6lb range came over the rails today.
Saturday 12/16/06 Today we had an open trip with Joe (togster2) Andy, Torres,Mike , Bennie and Joe. Once agian we had great company and fine weather , but the fishing is still off. Not Horrid just off. Fishing in 4 different areas with whites and Greens , we managed 23 fish to 9lbs .
Torres was HH and had 2 nice fish @ 7 and 9 lbs . Bernie had 5 and every one else had between 1 and 3 keepers
Friday 12/15/06
If great trips were determined by great company and weather todays was among the best.
T shirts in mid December and everyone on the trip was just tops. The fishing on the other hand left something to be desired.
Geoge had the day off so it was Me And Capt. Mike along with 6 anglers. Stevie and the boys from City Island did ok with 15 fish for 4 guys with 2 pigs around 9 lb
s . Timmy had 5 fish to 5lbs and Bruce had 1. Capt. mike had 2 fish and I bumped into one after giving Bruce a sidwinder lesson. 24 keepers and a fat ling. We jigged a few short Bass on the way in to finish the day. Whites were the ticket and we have some Thanks to Joe at Stella Marris.
Thursday 12/14/06 While anchoring conditions were tough today we stuck it out and wound up with a nice catch for the 6 anglers aboard. Steve had a trophy fish A 15 lb slob and after taking a photo made everyone proud when he gave it a kiss and sent it back home Way to go Steve. He also had 4 other keepers. Bobby and Lewis were 1 shy of there limit with 19 fish to 5 lbs. Vlad had 5 keepers and Donald had 6 fish and his personal best at 11lbs. George had the deck . Me and John were both out and Combined for 23 fish with 1 going 8lbs. Whites and Greens both produced . Thanks to Joe at Stella Marris for keeping the whites coming. 58 keepers to 15lbs Not too many Grey marines and even a few Seabass.
Tuesday 12/12/06 Fishing today was a good bit better than yesterday. The first drop had plenty of life with 40 fish being caught in the first hours only problem was they were all 13 to 14 inches .The next drop had some bigger fish to 5lbs . We moved off to some deeper water and again lots of shorts.
The last 2 drops produced a steady pick of good fish no mules but lots of 3 to 4 lb fish. Timmy was HH with 14 keepers Just taking his limit and the 2 Toms had 7 apiece. Mike had 6 nice fish to 5lbs . Joe and Billy had a few and So did Capt. John . White Crabs did the trick the guys at Stella Marris have been keeping me and themselves well stocked Thanks Guys. Total was 42 keepers and too many shorts released to count. The bass again provide some action on the way home with everyone releasing a bunch of rats.
Monday 12/11/06 Today we had an open boat trip with 5 anglers and the best thing I can say is that the company and the weather were Great. As far as the Black fishing that's another story. Capt. John ran all over Gods ocean making 8 drops with prety much the same result all over , no or very little life . Pat and Lewis had 5 nice keepers all 4 to 6 lbs . Everone else aboard had between 1 and 3 fish to 6lbs. Total of 19 keepers. The bass shopwed up again this afternoon and everyone had a blast Jiggin them up. They wound up releasing between 50 and 60 shorts.
Sunday 12/10/06 Today we had a charter for Norio and his Gang. Norio was the only exp. angler out of the 6 and the guys managed a respectable 35 Keeper togs to 9 lbs. Norio was HH with 15 fish and an 8 and 9 lbr . The Guys got a treat on the way in when John spoted some Bird life and the guys tossed the iron for 40 minutes catching 25 Bass Most were shorts but a 6 were keepers makeing for some really nice filet bags. The weather was mild and sea conditions were better than expected . Whites out fished greens and they had a pick on both moving tides
Saturday 12/09/06 Left the dock in a stiff west wind and made our way down to the reef. Fishing was a slow pic in the am with the 6 guys boating 20 keepers . With the slack water it stoped altogeather on the change of tide and a sligh location change the guys managed another 21 keepers All in all a fair day but no slaughter.Pat , Lewis and John had 19 keepers to 8lbs . Rob was HH with 9 keepers to 8.5 while Mike and His partner from Conn. had 3 nice keepers . Capt. Mike had his limit and helped to fill some filet bags.
White crabs outfished the Greens . Some how we lost a bag of crabs went missing this Am . Capt. Steve on the Big M Express graciously gave us a bag of whites on the ocean when we ran low towards the end of the day. Our Thanks Capt. Steve and his Crew.
Tuesday 12/05/06 Twas a little sloppy getting across the channel this AM but the guys aboard were game . We had a good pick of fish to 6lbs all day . No slobs but plenty of action and full bags of filet. Timmy and Vlad share HH with 10 keepers apiece to 5lbs and 11 shorts released, Shin and his wife had 14 keepers and also released plenty of shorts Mrs Shin lost a real slob 1/2 way up when her line parted. Bobby and Angel had 9 between them to 5lbs one of the guys also lost a nice fish on the way up due line failure. Ryan had 4 keepers to 6lbs and split his catch between the guys who had it a little tougher. Sea conditions got better as the day went on and the life was there but the hard west wind made feeling the bite a little tough. Whites produced better today.
Sunday 12/03/06 The light winds and flat seas made for a nice day on the water but tough anchoring conditions . The 1st drop had good life with many small fish and a few keepers. The next 3 we fished all had some life but nothing great. The last drop had the best life and biggest fish but once the tide slacked off it was over. Whites and greens both produced at times. Kenny was HH with 9 keepers, Mason had 5 , Ed and his dad combined for 5 keepers, while pat and Lewis each had 6 fish to 6lbs. Capt. Ryan had his limit to 7lbs and then took the deck while Skip got 3, The 13 fish helped to fill the filet bags of the guys that had a tough day. A steady catch of shorts helped to keep the action going but any way you cut it fishing was tougher than it had been .
Thursday 11/30/06 Fishing continues to be Excellent In depth between 45 and 70 ft. White Crabs were the only thing they wanted today. While the bite in the early afternoon was slow . The early am and late afternoon more than compensated. Crazy Joe was hot with 20 keepers to 12 lbs Keeping his limit JP , Ray ,Collin, Mike and Evan combined 40 Keepers with Evan and JP each having 1 fish over 10lbs. many 6 to 8 lb fish were landed . Add in the few keeper the crew had and we totaled 70 keepers for the day.
Wednesday 11/29/06 Fishing was very good again today . White crabs in 60 ft and the life was good everywhere. Jay has been red hot and was again today 16 keepers to 11lbs ( he kept his limit)and tons of shorts released, Steve and his pal from up in the Bronx combined fo 14 fish in the 3 to 5 lb range, Steve had 10 keepers to 5lbs and released a bunch of squirts. With the light crowd Ryan and George took turns on deck and fishing and combined for 27 keepers keeping their limit Ryan had a 13lbr and George had an 11.
Tuesday 11/28/06 Great fishing today we hit 3 drops and all had good life. Whites were the ticket even better than the few hermits we had . We landed 85 keepers and a ton of shorts with each angler keeping his limit. Jay had 25 keepers with 2 fish over 11lbs , Timmy had 16 keepers to 8lbs, Tom had 15 to 7lbs, Joe And the 2 Franks combined for 20 keepers to 7lb And oe lost a nice 10lbr just below the surface due to a reel malfunction. Ryan Had 10 to 8lbs . Ah Georoge never gets to wet a line, oh well some ones gotta keep thing straight Thanks George . Many quality fish between 5 and 12 lbs were landed today .
Monday 11/27/06 Fishing was about the same today as yesterday in quantity but not the same Quality . Steve had his biggest fish to date a fine 8lbr along with 6 others in the 3 to 5lb range , Victor had 6 nice keepers , CC had 8 keepers , While Igor had 8 fish with most of them between 4 and 6lbs, Crazy Joe and Jay combined for 11 keepers to 6lbs and Ryan Limited out . George as always did his thing giving tips and keeping things in order . White crabs were the Ticket today and the bags I got from Joe over at Stella Marris were primo . We also had a treat as I had A few hermitts the guys all got a few .
Sunday 11/26/06
Today was our 1st trip out after the Thanksgiving Blow. We had trip sch. for both Friday and Saturday but after seeing how poor the fishing had been and the poor conditions ,they were resch. after discussion with the Groups. Capt. Ryan made his 1st trip of the 06 blackfish season and what a job he did 5 anglers and Ryan combined for 49 fish with 3 fish over 11lbs . Jay had 16 keepers with 1 at 11lbs just keeping his limit. Torres had 1 @ 11lbs and 1 @ 12lbs in his catch of 8 keepers, Donald had 7 keepers to 7lbs and Tom and John had 8 between them to 7lbs . Capt Ryan had 10 fish to 8lbs and George keept it running like atop. Seems like it getting ready to get going again , we have had many fish over 11lbs already.
Tuesday 11/21/06 Excellent trip today . We had a boat limit of nice size Togs , No brutes but lots of 3 to 5 lb fish with a few 6 lbrs mixed in Timmy was HH with 15 to 6lbs keeping his limit, Vlad also limited out with nice fish to 5lbs , John had 8 fish to 5lbs , Joe Tried fishing with a knuckle buster for the 1st time and did a great job, he also had a hot hand with 14 fish to 6lbs also keeping his limit . Chris had 9 nice fish to 4 lbs. Capt. John had 14 Keeping a few for the plate . While george kept thing straight on deck. The kepers came in spurts but there was plenty of action in between with the shorts (released) greens and white both worked today. We would like to wish evereyone a Happy Thanksgiving . Hope to see you all after the holiday.
Monday 11/20/06 Today we had an open boat trip Capt. John at the helm ,Once agian they bit better in the morning. White crabs produced the best but greens did take some fish . Ron A was high hook and had the biggest with 15 Keepers to 8 lbs Keeping his limit, Ron and his partner had around 15 keepers between them ,Kenny had 15 Keepers keeping his limit , George K had 8 fish to 5lbs and Collin had half a dozen keepers to 5lbs. Everyone had a mess of shorts today all returned to the deep . 49 keepers fishing remains good with some getting their limits plus and everyone getting a nice fillet bag. Trying to retrive our hung up anchor took some time and cost us the anchor in the end. John fished extra late getting in at six to makeup for lost time. We hung a new anchor at the dock so all is well.
< Sunday 11/19/06 4 men on an open boat trip > The fishing in the morning was ok with the majority of the fish caught on white crabs . Things got slow around the change and then they got another shot. Pat was HH with 11 fish to 7lbs , Lewis had 8 with one fish going 11lbs, Timmy had 8 with some in the 5lb range. John had a 4 with a 5lbr. Capt John had a bunch and well between the re rigging and filleting Skippy did his thing and kept things running smooth. Total of 45 keepers were landed ,and today we released a bunch of shorts with the guys just keeping their limits of keepers
Saturday 11/18/06 Mike, Ozzie, Phil, Matt And Neil Chartered the boat for a day of Toggin 3 of the 5 were new to the game, but after a few lessons held their own in a picky bite. The fish were fairly cooperative in the am on the ebb tide but shut down on the flood . Both whites and greens had there moments. Neil and his son Matt combined for 10 Keepers to 8 lbs while Phil and his dad Ozzie had 8 to 6lbs Mike had 7 keepers to 7 lbs . While skip worked the deck I produced 8 fish between 4 and 9 lbs . Between the groups 25 fish and the 8 I had everyone in the charter had a fine bag of filets .
Thursday 11/16/06 The weather man was close today but we snuck one in anyway .
Even though we warned of sloppy condition Shawn and the guys wanted to go. So we poked our nose out around the jetty and it was Ok . Sloppy but ok. It was one stop shopping with fish on from the moment we anchored up. The guys (4) all had multiple limits Keeping just there limit of the bigest fish. In the sloppy conditions neither Capt. or crew fished but kept things going smoothly on deck. Each of the guys had at least 1 fish over 8 with 3 between 10 and 12lbs. The picture really dosnt do them justice cheap disposable. By 1pm the sea was growling and with 40 fish in the boat and another 50 released we packed it in and headed for home. With the following sea the ride in was very comfortable. 60 ft of water 53 degrees , Ebb tide and white crabs greenies were not welcome today.
Wednesday 11/15/06 What a difference a day makes , Fishing was great today we made 3 drops and caught them on every one . 3 anglers landed better than 60 keeper Black fish to 11lbs . The only fish we kept were 5lbs and up (except for a few that were hooked deep and bleeding)And we still had our limit of 30. We had 8 fish between 8 and 11 lbs and 22 between 5 and 7 pounds it was super fishing . At least 30 fish between 3 and 6 lbs were released as well the few shorts we had. Whites out fished greenies in both quantity and quality. The fish bit on both tides in around 50 ft.
Tuesday 11/14/06 Well the weather man was wrong again. We thought the weather report sounded fishy , So we snuck off the dock around 7 with John and Me ,Capt. Neil , Joe(gotog) Donald, Timmy and Joe. Fishing was pretty good right away with everyone catching a few but fishing quickly fell of. After a day of trying a few different areas down the south beach Timmy was HH with 12 keepers keeping his limit, Joe took home 7 with the pool a fat 6lbr, Donald took home 5 and Capts. Neil and Joe had 5 between them. The bite was a little picky , But the company sure was fine and it was a nice warm fall day . Its always great fishing with the guys But it was a special pleasure fishing with Capts. Neil and Joe.
Saturday 11/11/06 Capt. John and Billy had Denis, and his pal out along with Davie, George, Igor and Ivan . The weather staerted off nice then turned to crap later and the fishing started out as crap and got worse form there. Dave had 3 along with a 6lbr, Igor and Ivan had 6 between them Denis and his pal had 5 .Everyone had a bunch of shorts but we all know those don't count. John and Billy had 8 between them ,extra filet for the guys.Sundays a blow out . The weater looks like it should break by Monday.
Friday 11/10/06 Fishing was a little tough today Chin, Kang and theier guys were out along with Donald. Donald was High hook with 12 keepers Keeping his limit And had a nice 8.5 lb fish his personal best. Chin and his buddies had 27 keepers between them Chin had a fat 9.5 lber taking the pool. Am was slow we hit 3 drops with no life then had a short spurt of good fishing and picked the rest of the day. Very few shorts today maybe a dozen but the size of the keepers improved we had a good number or 5lb fish today.Me and John had anoter 7 between us for a 48 fish total.
Tuesday 11/07/06 Fishing was a little off today. Capt. John had 6 anglers out and fished many drops and nothing seemed to produce well for us .Fishing a combination of whites and greens with no real difference between the two. Joe , Charlie , and Billy all wound up with their limits up to 5lbs and Marty had a few and won the pool with a fish around 8lbs . Hank and Dave hade a few each and a bunch of shorts (released)John had his limit and a fish that went around 11lbs all told 40 some odd keeepers and the shorts . Very little wind or current today surprising coming off the moon. Looks like were tied up tomorrow but its looking ok after Thursday.
Sunday 11/05/06 Captain John and Skip had Timmy, Neil and Mike out for a day of Toggin and when I talked to John at 2pm The guys were having a tough day . With only about 20 keepers aboard , and nothing of any size. They went off to fish another piece a little deeper and got a few nice fish made one more and completed the day with Just shy of 50 keepers and a bunch of shorts released. Timmy had 9 fish to 6 lbs , Mike had 8 keepers and Neil had 8 or 9 Keepers . John and Skip had 20 between them to 8lbs. It was a long day and the bite was off due to the moon but in the end they got it done. fishing was between 50 and 60 ft and they bit better on the greenies than the whites, Go figure
Saturday 11/04/06 Capt. Ryan had Denis, Joe, Alfino , Tony, George and Kirk out for a day of toggin. Whilethe fishing wasn't as good as the day before it was still respectable . We fished the same conditions we have had and the moon hasn't affected the fishing and we fished all day with 6 and 8 oz lead. Denis , Kirk ,George and Joe were all very close to or just over their limit of keepers Tony had 5 . Everyone aboard had a ton of shorts which were released. Capt. Ryan had a few So everyone went home with a nice filet bag. Total catch was 57 keeepers to a measle 6 lbs. Nutin big Today
Friday 11/03/06 Today we had a full boat Pat and his cousin, Ron , Dave,and Norio
the early morning started slow But by 10 am we were into the togs. We had non stop action from then till just after 2pm Dave and Ron had 30 keepers and GOD knows how many shorts keeping 20 of he biggest. Pat and his cousin had 20 keepers and tons of shorts (released). Norio had 11 keepers keeping his limit and more shorts (released) . I was along with Mike and George and we had 30 keepers between us . 80 plus keepers tons of shorts to keep thing bsy as if we weren't busy enough. The weather was great as were the guys Everyone had a blast. While the over all size was a bit smaller tha it has been most fish in the 15 to 18 " range ,we did have 1 fish @ 8lbs and enough 5 and sixs to keep it interesting.
Thursday 11/02/06 I had the boat today , fished with 2 anglers . We made 3 drops te 1st 2 in 60 ft had very little life . The 3rd drop in about 50 produced right away and kept on producing. We ended up with 35 keeper size fish keeping ony 30 and 25 or so shorts (releasd) Fishing was and has been and I hope will continue to be excellent.
Tuesday 10/31/06 Capt. John had a few guys out for a halloween trip and Man did they get a treat. Fishing 4 drops with green crabs Dave , Igor, Billy and Anthony along with Capt. John Boated 100 keepers ( just keeping there limit of 50) a bunch of Seabass and a few porgies . They guys had plenty of quality fish including a nice 11lbr caught by Dave and weighed at Stella marris. Im not sure who was High Hook but everyone had at least 20 keepers, and a bunch of shorts (released) Fishing is heating up and we are sailing daily by reservation .
Friday 10/27/06 Capt. John and George had 6 anglers out and , worked for their supper today . Fished the areas we've been in but the bite was a bit off. A combination of greens and hermits produced 45 keepers and a ton of shorts. all anglers had between 5 and 8 keepers. Bruce had a really nice 10 lbrs there were a few 5 to 7 swung as well with most fish in the 3 to 4 lb range. They wound up fishing 9 drops nothing really took hold but all yielded a few. Now if I could just get the crew to use the camera. looks like tough weather for the next few days but as soon as it calms down we will be back at it . We only need two to sail .
Thursday 10/26/06 Today we had an open boat trip and with 5 anglers fishing it was a semi bail job. Janice had 15 keeper fish up to 8 lbs while her husband Mike connected with 12 or so keepers the rest of the boat(me , george and Capt. John, ) all had between 12 and 15 keepers as well,John had 1 around 9lbs but we only let him take pictures over 10lbs. We kept 50 nice fish and released the rest. the 20 or so shorts and hand full of keeper seabass rounded out thge day. we fished 5 drops all in the 50 ft range with green crabs and a few hermits but the hermits didnt do any better than the greenies.
Friday 10/20/06
We beat the weather for the most part. Had am open boat trip but only the group of 4 guys came out today playing hookie from work . Started out in the southcahnel area picked a few fish then moved over to that area off shore of the reef that we fished yesterday and picked a few more and so it went for the remainder of the day a few on each drop . J wound up with 5 or 6 to 5 lbs and they other J had 3 or 4 to 6lbs,B had a few to 4 lbs and m had a few as well everyone had a couple of keeper saebass. While I was aboard Captaint Mike ran the boat and did A great job of getting on every piece even in the wind against we had most of the day . While George kept. the deck running smooth. I was just there for a day of fishing and had 6 to 6lbs.mike had a few fish as did george so with my and the guys few the group each wound up with a nice filet bag. The 20 or so shorts(released) we had today filled in the slow spots. Around 2 the wind came up hard 40 plus mph and we had a washing machine ride back to the dock.Final count around 23 keepers and a hand full of seabass .All fishing was done with green crabs today we are in search or whites and will get them when we can
Thursday 10/19/06 Had a half day trip well more like 3/4 leaving the dock at 6:30 and we staoped fishing at Noon. Fished the south reef today . Thought thing were going to be tough in the morning With the ebb tide and roll out of the South but by the time we started fishing the roll laid down and we got a little pick going right away . With 4 anglers fishing we wound up with 28 nice keepers between 4 and 7 lbs with only 3 shorts And a handfull of nice size seabass.
Saturday 10/15/06 David and his young sons were out for a day of blackfishing . It seems he was stood up by his group so they headed out with Capt. John and George. Fishing was great although fishing for Togs is tough for youngsters the did hook some and had a ball reeling in fish . The boat had its limit of frogs to 10lbs with 20 or so being released 70 fish total A really nice day and David and the boys were great as always
Friday 10/14/06 Doanald and his Guys had the boat for a day of Blueing on 17 The fish were fairly co operative the guys and girl had 40 nice blues into the low teens Margret was the Tops catching the 1st fish , most fish (7) and pool fish . a fun time was had by all
Monday 10/2/06 Today we had Norio and his 2 friends out for a day of Blackfishing. The 1st half of the day was a bit slow but the togs cooperated in the afternoon with all on board catching their limit of keepers to 9lbs and 15 nice seabass as well. By the end they were tossing back both shorts and keepers. Fished late due to the slow morning but it was worth it.
Thursday 9/27 and 9/28 Our 1st tuna trip of the year was a blast all the customers had their limit of yellowfin to 100lbs we boated 2 swords and a long fin the weather was great and the fishing even better. Now that the computer is running again the reports will be posted as soon as we return from a trip
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Saturday Am Capt. John had Danny, Mike and the guys (5) total from Albany out for some SeaBass and Fluke today . John Fished a bunch of Drops between 40 and 60 ft producing 40 keepers seabass and a ton of shorts for the guys.Once the tide changed the bigger fish seemed to stop biting. So Then they went to get in on some of the hot fluke action from yesterday and it just didnt happen guys wound up with 4 keepers and 20 or so shorts all in all an ok day the guys had a blast and the weather was nice till the last hour.
Sunday 08/13/06 Had Justin, the 2 Jays , Vinny and Danny out for a 2pm to 7pm inshore drift trip. We started out in J bay on the ebb tide in 25 to 50 ft 71 deg wateraround the bend Caught a few keeper weakies and a few shorts. Moved aq little towars the ramp and had a bunch of keeper porgies and a few shorts and 1 short striper, afew short blackfish and a seabass. We switched over to fluke and had 2 keepers and a few shorts when the tide started to die we had nothing but robins, so we made a move over to CI flats had a few more shorts and a keeper on the tide change. On the way home the birds were up by kingsborough so we made a few passes and caught a few small cocktails. Although the fishing wasn't stellar the guys had a blast . These guys really know how to have fun a great group . Looking fwd. to there next trip in Sept.
Friday 08/11/06HAD CHRIS (SEACOCK) AND JILL OUT TONIGHT ALONG WITH SAL FOR THE 6PM FLUKE AND FIREWORKS TRIP
WE STARTED OUT INSIDE THE MPB ON FLOOD TIDE FISHING AROUND 25 TO 30 FT CHRIS GET A NICE 18 FLUKE RIGHT AWAY JULIE FOLLOW A FEW MINUTES LATER WITH ANOTHER. THEN IT DIED. TRIED A FEW MORE DRIFT WITH NO LUCK.
MADE A MOVE A WITH O RESULTS. GOT OVER BY CI AROUND 8 30 AS THE SUN WAS SETTING. SAL GETS 3 FISH ALL AROUND 16.5 TO 17 IN AROUND 15 MIN RIGHT INTO THE DARK.
WE ANCHORED UP AT AROUND 9 TO WATCH THE SHOW
IT WAS REALLY GOOD TONIGHT I GUESS THEY CHANGE IT EVERY WEEK.
Thursday 08/10/06 A little 2 man trip this am, We fished many areas between the mpb and the east reef with many (50 for the day) short fluke being caught and a few keepers seabass.Around 3pm we had a Friendly visit from our local DEC and after a brief look around they gave us a clean bill of health and were on their way. Late in the afternoon we managed a few keepers just 18" as well as a nice weakfish.
Friday 08/04/06 Had our 1st Fluke and Fireworks trip tonight and it was a blast. Five anglers (all novice) Combined For 25 fluke With 4 being keepers (they were all fishing for fun and all fish were released) between 18 and 21 inches.We only fished a few hours between 6 30 and 9pm using strip bait and spearing on 2 hook rigs with feathers,in 12/20 ft of water 73deg., on the ebb tide.We did have a slight NW Breeze. Many Searobins and a few SeaBass were keeping them busy in between the fluke.
Julie Took many more pics than I And My night Pics came out bad The rest of the pics will be posted on the website as soon as I recieve them
Around 9 15 we anchored up and they put out their spread much food and a wee bit of spirits were consumed.The CI fireworks were really nice the show lasted a good 20 min. altough it did start a bit later than we thought 10pm. The weather really cooperated tonight it was flat calm and the temperature was great.
Thursday 07/27/06 Not enough reservation for the Seabass trip. Wound up doing a Striper/Fluke Combo with Brian. As it was just the 2 of us I got to do a little fishing. Started the day drifting clams east of our jetty We both limited out but since it was a for hire trip I Released my 2 And a short While Brian boated 2 nice fish one 33" and a 28". The flukeing was good as well. While on Slack water we tossed iron at around the birds catching some cocktail blues. Once the tide started Ebbing we had some good fluking Brian had 12 fish 4 keepers 2 @ 18" 1 at 20" and 1 @ 21". I managed only 10 with 2 keepers to 19" and lost a nice fish on top trying to lift it, Oh well if your gonna lose one at least it was mine. All the fluke were in 20 to 30 ft on strip bait and either peanuts or spearing , bottom hook on a 2 hook rig out fished the top today. They also seemed to like the Custom Rigs I got from Joe over at Stella Marris a little better than The rig I was using.
Friday 07/21/06 Offshore seabass trip had to be canceled due to poor weather condition offshore, so we made an inshore trip with Brian who was on the canceled trip along with Joe and Chris. Started off the day drifting clams to the east. Wound up with 10 bass to 16 lbs 6 keepers (limit) and 4 shorts released. Headed east towards debbs to check out the fluking It was very poor fished between 25 and 49 ft 70 deg. surface temps on the ebbtide. worked our way back west made a few seabass drops wasnt to good either managed 15 or so shorts and a hand full of keepers and a big chop.Ended the day just on our side of ambrose 72Deg on the flood chris had the only keeper fluke at 18" out of the dozen or so we caught. Thank GOD for the Bass we caught in the am ,to bad they stoped biteing early. The weather stayed ok till the end when that 3pm squall came thorogh we called it a day. Always great fishing with these guys we had a blast even with the less than steller fishing in the afternoon.
Thursday 07/13/06 The 1st part of this will be the fishing report the second part the story enjoy both. Started the day in the narrows where we had the real good fishing last week. 65Deg. water flood tide. fished 3 spots between 10 and 40 ft with no luck. Moved over by the islands in 12 to 20 ft at the end of the tide and 6 guys had 34 fish on strips and spearing in a few hours They bit through the slack. Most of the fish were short but the boys did land a few keepers at just 18" and Tom lost a nice fish in the 20" on top. When the tide came strong it was over there. Made a move over by West bank just a few shorts .Then the guys decide to call it a day ( a few were a bit Quesy)
This was one of our 3 sch. Take a kid fishing trips. At this years Nor East Bash I was introduced to Denis Cataldo from the N.Y Sportsfishing Federation. as "the man to speak with" If I wanted to get involved with Take A Kid Fishing , Denis was great about finding Small groups that fit our operation Thanks Denis. Well this group was The Young Mens Organization from The Chuch of Jeseus Christ Of LDS. What a nice group of young men a real pleasure to have abord. Tom the group leader was a blast and really interested in the kids enjoying there day out. While the keeper ratio was small as you can read above the kids had fun releasing a bunch Tom was HH with 10 and a loss. Du had 7 Eric only 2 but what a great young man fished hard all day . Jeremy had 5, Gerald 6 and Kevin 4 with a Keeper. Each Man had a turn at the wheel something they had never experienced before.
Need to say a few thank you's besides the above, Thanks To Nor East for providing the forum that allows for these types of introductions.
Thanks to Stella Marris Fishing Station (Joe, Joe , Rich and all the guys) for Donating all the Bait and Tackle For all these trips
Thanks to George Berry who took the day off his Job to help me and the guys out on deck.
Take a kid Fishing they are the future of our sport and our of WORLD
FRIDAY 07/07/06 MIKE , PHIL , DREW AND THE BOYS WERE OUT FOR A DAY OF RED HOT FLUKE ACTION TODAY. WE FISHED THE GRAVES END AREA WITH SPEARING, SAND EEEL STRIP BAIT WE ALSO HAD GOOD RESULTS ON THE NICE PERUVIAN SPEARING WE GOT FROM RICHIE AT STELLA MARRIS 2 HOOK TEASER RIGS WERE THE HOT TICKET. SPROS AND BUCKTAILS WERE NOT THE TICKET.THE GUYS COMBINED FOR 65 TO 70 FLUKE THEY HAD 7 FSH BETWEEN 19 AND 24 INCHES, AND ANOTHER 15 BETWEEN 18 AND 18.75 22 KEEPERS IN TOTAL WITH LOTS AROUND 17 INCHES (RELEASED)NO TROUBLE WITH TRASH FISH TODAY ONLY A FEW ROBINS. WATER TEMPS WERE 65/66 AND FISH BIT ON ALL TIDE PHASES BUT END OF THE EBB PRODUCED THE BIGGEST FISH AND BEGINING OF THE FLOOD THE MOST KEEPERS. THE GUYS WERE ONCE AGAIN CATCHING DOUBLE HEADER FLUKE TODAY . IT WAS A TOTAL BAIL JOB. DREWS BOY HAD THE HOT HAND BOATING 17 WITH 5 KEEPERS. AND MIKE JR HAD THE POOL. IT TOOK PHIL A WHILE TO GET STARTED BUT HE FINIHED STRONG WITH 3 NICE KEEPERS.
THURSDAY 07/06/06 NOT ENOUGH FARES FOR THE BASS/ FLUKE COMBO BUT WE ALL WANTED TO FISH SO WE MADE A TRY FOR SOME TASTY FLUKE . FISHING WAS A BIT SLOW BUT WE MANAGED 3 KEEPERS 2 BLUES AND 16 SHORTS FOR ME , COLLIN AND BRIAN TODAY. TOMORROWS ANOTHER DAY . I POSTED IN REVERSE TODAY NOR EAST FIRST SO FOR A MORE COMPLETE REPORT ON TODAYS TRIP VIEW THE REPORTS SECTION ON NOR EAST .COM
FRIDAY 06/30/06 5pm to 10pm drift trip for David, Barbara , Roberto and the kids Jackson (7) Gabe (7) and Harry (5). We started out fluking the edge of ambrose ch. and the kids had a blast catching 30 fluke to 18 inches Of the 30 ,4 were keepers the rest safely released. After 2hours of fluking we went a bit further north to try worming up some bass Gabe had his first ever bass on within 30 seconds of stoping he landed a fat 31 inch bass, no sooner did we land him than the wind came up blowing 25 to 30 right into the incoming tide we made a few more passes with Jackson catching an 8lb blue but the drift was fast and conditions getting worse we made a move to more sheltered waters . The kids and adults all had a blast it always nice to see the smile on a kids face as he catchs fish.
FRIDAY 06/23/06 DANNY HAD HIS GIRLFRIEND DIANE OUT FOR HER 1ST FISHING TRIP TODAY IT WAS A PRIVATE 3/4 DAY FLUKE TRIP. WE STARTED AROUND 9:30 DRIFTING AROUND ROXBURY AND THE ROUNDHOUSE PICKING UP 6 FLUKE AND A BUNCH OF STRAWBERRY BASS (SEA ROBINS) ON THE END OF THE EBB TIDE. LARGEST FLUKE WAS 17.5 (ALL RELEASED).ONCE WE LOST THE TIDE IT WAS ALL OVER . MOVED OVER BY C.I FLATS AND GOT A FEW MORE SHORTS ON THE SLACK , BUT IT NEVER PICKED UP ONCE THE TIDE STARTED TO MOVE, SO I MOVED OFFSHORE OF C.I AND WE HAD LOTS OF ACTION ALTOUGH THE KEEPER RATIO WAS PRETTY SLIM 10:1 IN FAVOR OF THE SHORTS. BETWEEN 1:30 AND 4:00 WE HAD 47 FLUKE THE BIGEST BEING 18.5" WITH 4 OTHER JUST AT 18. AT TIMES WE HAD BOTH DANNY AND HIS GIRL BOTH CATCHING DOULBLE HEADERS. WHILE THE QUALITY WASNT GREAT THE ACTION SURE WAS FUN. WE USED A COMBINATION OF STRIP BAIT AND SPEARING ON 2 HOOK RIGS WITH WHITE AND GREEN FEATHERS OR A PAIR OF REELTEASERS ONE AT THE BOTTOM OF A 3FT LEADER THE OTHER ON A DROPER 1/2 WAY UP. THE BOTTOM A 5/0 SQUID IMITATION AND THE TOP A 4/0 SEAROBIN PATERN THE SQUID TEASER WAS DEADLY TODAY.
THURSDAY 06/22/06CHARTER FOR 1 TODAY BRIAN HAD THE BOAT TO HIMSELF. STARTED THE DAY DOWN AROUND THE HILLS WHERE WE HAD SOME ACTION THE OTHER DAY ON CAPT. JOHNS BOAT , BUT IT DID NOT PAN OUT MANAGED A FEW BLUES AND THOSE OTHER PESKY CRITTERS. MOVED FURTHER SOUTH DOWN AROUND SHREWSBERRY ROCKS SAME SITUATION BLUES AND SHARKS.THEN WE WORKED OUR WAY BACK DOWN THE BEACH STOPING ON READINGS AND BOTTOM WITH THE SAME RESULTS. WITH THE TIDE CHAGE COMING I DECIDED TO FISH A DIFFERENT AREA SO WE STEAMED OVER TO A LITTLE BOTTOM AROUND THE ROCKAWAY JETTY AND SET UP FOR THE FLOOD TIDE . AS SOON AS THE TIDE CAME WE WERE INTO FISH BLUES AT FIRST THEN A BASS THEN ANOTHER BOTH NICE QUALITY FISH TO 27LBS. THEN AS FAST AS IT STARTED IT ENDED THE FULL FORCE OF THE FLOOD TODAY WAS AS REALLY STRONG COULDNT HOLD BOTTOM WITH 12OZ LEAD AND BRAID. SO WE PACKED IN THE CHUNKING AND JIGGED THROUGH A PATCH OF BIRDS PICING A FEW MORE BLUES . BRIAN HAD HIS LIMIT AND SOME ACTION . IT WAS A GREAT DAY TO BE FISHING.
SUNDAY 06/18/06 CAPT. JOHN HAD MR.FEICHEN AND HIS FRIENDS OUT FOR A DAY OF SEABASS FISHING AND THE 5 OF THEM HAD A BLAST LANDING OVER 200 SEABASS AND KEEPING AROUND 100 THE FISH WERE NOT LARGE WITH MOST BEING JUST OVER OR UNDER THE LEAGAL SIZE . THERE WERE A FEW KEEPER PORGIES AND A FEW SHORT BLACKFISH (RELEASED) CAUGHT AS WELL. TWO OF THE 5 FISHING WERE EXPERIENCED ANGLERS THE OTHER 3 HAD NEVER BEEN FISHING AND WERE CATCHING DOUBLE HEADERS AS FAST AS THEY COULD GET DOWN AT TIMES.
SATURDAY 06/17/06 MARTIN AND HIS GUYS FROM LOCAL 3 WERE OUT FOR A SHARKING TRIP TODAY (WE WERE NOT IN THE TOURNAMENT) AND FISHING WAS TOUGH.ALTHOUGH WE WERE ABLE TO FIND THE GOOD CLEAN WATER AND THE BAIT THE 3RD ELEMENT ,WATER TEMP, ELUDED US ALL DAY AND WE NEVER BOATED SHARK. WE CAUGHT A FEW BLUES TO PASS THE TIME , AND EVEN HAD A SCHOOL OF MEDIUM BLUE FIN AROUND 200LBS SWIM THROUGH OUR SLICK ROLLING UP ON TOP , I ALWAYS HAVE A FEW RODS RIGGED WITH TUNA HOOKS JUST IN CASE WE TOSSED A FEW BAITS AT THEM BUT THEY JUST SWAM ON BY.
TUESDAY 06/13/06 I HAD A REPORT OF SOME BIG FLUKE BEING CAUGHT ON THE HARD BOTTOM OFFSHORE OF JONES INLET SO WE HEADED THAT WAY THIS A.M I WAS READING A LOT OF BAIT AROUND DEBS IN 45' OF WATER SO WE MADE A FEW DRIFTS AND CAUGHT A 1/2 DZN VERY NICE SQUID, DRIFTED THEM AROUND FOR A WHILE BOTH WHOLE LIVE AND CUT, CAUGHT A FEW SHORTS AND SKATES NO TIDE. TRUCKED ON DOWN THE BEACH AND MANAGED 9 BARELY LEGAL KEEPERS AND A BUNCH OF SHORTS (RELEASED) ON A COMBINATION OF SPROS WITH REELTEASERS ON TOP AND 2 HOOK BAIT RIGS WITH FEATHERS DRIFTING IN AROUND 50 FT. THE REELTEASERS WERE THE BEST BUT ONLY BY A SLIM MARGIN TODAY. AFTER A WHILE WE FIGURED WE TRY SEABASSING FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON WITH 3 GUYS FISHING WE WOUND UP WITH 50 NICE BASS AND A TON OF SHORTS (RELEASED) A FEW NICE PORGIES AND EVEN A HAND FULL OF BLACKFISH MOSTLY SHORTS(RELEASED) ON THE REEF.IT WAS GETTING LATE AS WE NEARED THE INLET BUT I COULNT RESIST THE SMALL PATCH OF BIRDS EAST OF THE ROCKAWAY JETTY, MADE A PASS HAD 3 BASS 1 KEEPER AND 2 SHORTS RELEASED THEM ALL AND CALLED IT A WRAP.WEATHER WAS GREAT FOR A CHANGE AND WE ALL HAD A BLAST.
FRIDAY 06/09/06AL, BIG A , NICK AND TONY WERE OUT ON THE PM BASS TRIPS AND THE FISHING WAS GREAT. AL WAS HIGH HOOK WITH 4 BASS TO 25 LBS AND A MESS OF BLUES THE REST OF THE GUYS ALL HAD 2 OR 3 BASS EACH UP TO 20 LBS , ALONG WITH A MESS OF SLAMMER BLUES. NICK HAD ONE BLUE GO 13LBS THEY GUYS KEPT 8 NICE BASS AND RELEASED THE REST.THE GUYS LIMITED OUT BY 9PM .MANY FISH WERE LOST OR MISSED AS THE GUYS WERE HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF A HARD TIME GETTING USED TO THE LARGE CHUNKS WE WERE FISHING, BUT WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM CAPT. JOHN THEY FAST GOT THE HANG OF IT. THE BITE WAS ON TILL IT WAS FULL DARK AND THEN IT SHUT DOWN . ALL FISH WERE ON CHUNKS EXCEPT FOR ONE NICE FISH THAT TOOK A WHOLE DEAD BUNKER. FISHED THE END OF THE FLOOD AND BEGING OF THE EBB WITH FISHING BEING EQUAL ON BOTH AS LONG AS IT WAS MOVING . THE SLACK WATER JUST PRODUCED THE USUAL SKATES AND DOGGIES WITH THE OCCASIONAL BLUE.
SATURDAY 06/03/06 CHRIS AND STEVE WERE THE ONLY 2 ANGLERS ON TONIGHTS TRIP. PAUL, TOM AND JOEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THERE BUT I GUESS THE WEATHER SCARED THEM OFF. CAPT. JOHN FISHED BETWEEN OLD ORCHARD AND THE TIN CAN GROUNDS AND THE GUYS WOUND UP WITH 2 BASS IN THE 20LB CLASS AND A LIMIT OF BLUES TO 10LBS ON CHUNKS. THE FISHING WAS HOT AND HEAVY FOR A WHILE WITH MANY RUN OFFS AND MANY BITE OFFS. ONCE THE TIDE DIED DOWN IT WAS MOSTLY OVER WITH JUST A FEW MORE BLUES BEING CAUGHT.
THURSDAY 06/01/06 BOYCE, TREVOR AND EDMOND WERE OUT THIS MORNING FOR A COMBO BASS AND FLUKE TRIP. BASSING WAS A BIT TOUGH ON THE INCOMING WATER WE ONLY MANGED A FEW BLUES ON OUR FIRST FEW DROPS. WE SWITCHED OVER TO FLUKE AROUND 11AM BOATING 2 KEEPERS AND WE RELESED A BUNCH OF SHORTS FISHING IN 20 T0 30 FT AROUND THE HOOK. THE GUYS TIRED OF THE FLUKING PRETTY QUICKLY SO I GAVE THE BASS ANOTHER SHOT WE WENT BACK AROUND ROMER AND CAUGHT A FEW MORE BLUES , WHEN THE TIDE CAME ROUND THINGS GOT SLOPPY AND THE BITE DIED. ON THE WAY HOME I GOT A CALL FROM A PAL THAT THERE WERE SOME BIRDS WORKING A LITTLE EAST OF OUR JETTY SO I WENT AND TOOK A LOOK WE, WOUND UP WITH A NICE MESS OFF BLUES (20) AND ONE 32 INCH BASS ON THE JIGS AND WE RELESED A FEW SHORTS. IN AN HOUR. BOYCE AND THE GUYS ARE A BLAST TO HAVE ABOARD AND AFTER THE FOG LIFTED THE WEATHER WAS REALLY NICE
SATURDAY 05/27/06 CAPT. JOHN AND ETHAN HAD FELIX, MIKE AND THE GUYS OUT FOR A HALF DAY CHUNKING TRIP THIS AM . CAPTAIN JOHN THINKS THAT THE BASS WERE TURNED OFF BY ALL THE BOAT TRAFFIC IN THE SHALLOW WATER WE HAVE BEEN FISHING . IT DIDNT SEEM TO BOTHER THE GATOR BLUES THOUGH. THE GUYS HAD 1 20LB BASS AND AROUND 25 BLUES TO 10LBS. ALWAYS GREAT HAVING THESE GUYS ABOARD THEY KNOW HOW TO HAVE FUN ITS NON STOP LAUGHS ALL DAY.
FRIDAY 05/26/06 LEFT THE DOCK AROUND 7AM IN THE DENSE FOG STARTED FISHING JUST OUT SIDE OF THE SOUTH CHANEL AND HAD NO LIFE EXCEPT FOR A SKATE, MADE A MOVE TO A PIECE OF BOTTOM A LITTLE WAYS AWAY AND HAD JUST 1 BLUE ON THE CHUNKS.A LITTLE WIGGLE AND THEN BINGO WE HAD NON STOP ACTION FOR MASON AND BOYCE FROM 9:30 AM TO 1:30 PM . THE BASS WERE TAKING BOTH HEADS AND CHUNKS AND THE JUMBO BLUES WERE AS WELL. MASON AND BOYCE KEPT 2 BASS EACH TO 25LBS AND RELEASED ANOTHER DOZEN WE ALSO BOATED 20 BLUES TO 12LBS AND RELEASED ANOTHER 50 SOME WERE RELEASED BY US AND SOME OTHERS BY VIRTUE OF THE BLUES TEETH ON OUR MONO LEADERS. THE BEST OF THE ACTION WAS IN THE HEART OF THE EBB TIDE. AROUND 1:30 THE ACTION DIED SO WE MADE A FEW DRIFTS WITH SPROS AND BUCKTAILS DRESSED WITH PORK RIND BUT THAT DIDN'T PAN OUT SO WE HEADED FOR THE BARN.
Thursday 05/25/06AM TRIP 2 ANGLERS COMBINED FOR 21 FLUKE WITH ONLY ONE 18.5" KEEPER IN THE BUNCH. ALL OF THE ACTION FOR US HAPPENED IN 12 TO 15 FT OF WATER A LITTLE WEST OF THE MPB . WE FISHED EVERWHERE FROM THE 4AND 5 CANS ON PB TO AROUND 3/4 MI EAST OF THE MPB ON THE SEA WALL . I WILL SAY THANKS TO REELTEASER FOR THE SELECTION HE SENT US 19 OF THE FISH CAUGHT WERE ON EITHER THE BLUE/SILVER PATTERN OR THE SMALL SEA ROBIN PATTERN . WE FISHER 2OZ SPROS WITH A SMALL STRIP AND A REELTEASER ABOUT 14 INCHS UP ON A DROPPER UNDRESSED AND THEY OUT FISHED THE SPROS WITH A STRIP BY A WIDE MARGIN .I AM HOOKED
PM TRIP STARTED OUT JIGGING AROUND THE JETTY THE BIRDS WANTED TO MAKEUP BUT NEVER REALLY DID HAD ONE FISH ON THE JIG. CHASED AROUND A BIT DRIFTING WORMS FROM THE RC BOUY TO MPB WOUND UP WITH ANOTHER 2 NICE BASS FOR THE GUYS . WE ONLY HAD TIMMY AND COLLIN ON THE PM TRIP SO ALTHOUGH IT WAS SLOW FISHING WE WERE ONLY 1 OFF OUR LIMIT
Thursday 05/017/06Fished with Sergio and Stan last night chunking bass in Raritan bay. The guys had 1 fish shy of there limit on bass to 36" and lots of big blues. Wind against tide kept things from really getting hot but all in all it was a fine night.
Saturday 05/06/06 1/2 day charter for Mike , Uri and the boys and they slammed the blues and had 4 bass to 23lbs to boot. Fishing in Raritan bay the boys boated 25 blues to 10 lbs as well as the bass in 4 hours of fishing with bunker chunks. The weather was great and the guys had a blast.
Friday 05/05/06 Fished today 5 am to 11am with Tommy and the boys, Had 25 short bass (released) 4 keepers and a bunch of blues between 5 and 8 lbs fishing the out going tide with clams. We 1st tried down the east beach with very little success. Then we took a ride back into the bay where the action was good till the end of the tide. We are booked on Saturday but we do have room on Saturday night and for all trip next week.
Tuesday 05/02/06 I was out with Flounder, Joe, and Mike tonight . We had good fishing as soon as we got anchored up but it was almost the end of the out going water. As soon as the tide started to flood and run up into the wind the action died. Fishing with bunker chunks we managed 2 keeper bass to 36" and a few shorts as well as a mess of blues to 5lbs.
Friday 04/28/06 Just 2 Anglers ON THE PM BASS TRIPS COMBINED FOR THERE LIMIT BLUES (30) TO 7LBS THE BASS DID NOT WANT TO COOPERATE BUT THE BLUES ON LIGHT TACKLE WERE A BLAST COLLIN WAS HIGH HOOK AND HAD THE BIGGEST OF THE BLUES THAT ALL LOOKED LIKE THE CAME OUT OF THE SAME MOLD.
TUESDAY 04/25/06EARLY MORNING CAR TROUBLE(JRS NOT MINE) KEPT THE AM BLACKFISH TRIP FROM LEAVING ON TIME. SINCE JR AND HIS GUYS WERE THE ONLY ONES SCH. ON THE TRIP THEY FOUND SOME ALT. TRANSPORTATION AND MADE IT BY 9 30 SO WE DECIDED TO BASS FISH THE TAIL END OF THE OUT GOING TIDE INSTEAD. FISHED WITH CLAM AGAIN 2.5 HOURS OF THE OUTGOING PRODUCED 17 BASS TO 33" PAULIE WAS HIGH HOOK AND BIG FISH WITH 7 FISH JR AND JOHN EACH HAD 5 SIX FAT BASS MADE IT TO THE FILLET TABLE THE REST WERE RELEASED TO BE CAUGHT AND FILLET ANOTHER DAY.
MONDAY 04/24/06ON A LATE NIGHT BASS TRIP NEIL, BILLY AND TOMMY HAD 25 BASS BETWEEN 24 AND 30" EVEN THOUGH THE HAD THERE LIMIT OF SIX KEEPERS THEY ONLY KEPT THE 4 FISH BETWEEN 29 AND 30 " AND RELESASED ALL THE REST. TOM WAS HIGH HOOK WITH 10 FISH AND BILLY HAD THE BIGGEST BUT ONLY BY 1/4" OVER NEILS FISH. WE FISHED BETWEEN 1AM AND 4 30AM DUE TO THE GUYS CRAZY SCH. DUE TO THE LACK OF FRESH BUNKER ALL FISH WERE CAUGHT ON CLAM
<WEDNESDAY 04/19/06 WE HAD A GROUP OF 4 SCH. ON THE THURSDAY AM FLOUNDER TRIP BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO CANCEL(WORK STUFF), THE AM TRIP BUT ASKED IF WE COULD TAKE THEM BASSING ON WED. NIGHT , EVEN THOUGH WED PM ISN'T A REGULAR TRIP , I JUST HAPPEN TO BE FREE AND ITCHIN TO GO BASSIN , SO OFF WE WENT. FISHED RARITAN BAY FOR 22 FISH TO 29". 4 WERE KEEPERS THE OTHER 18 SHORTS BETWEEN 15 AND 27 INCHES (RELEASED). THE FISHING WAS FAST FOR AROUND AN 1.5 HRS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TIDE TILL SLACK, THEN IT DIED REALLY THOUGHT THINGS WOULD HEAT UP WITH THE TIDE CHANGE BUT IT NEVER HAPPENED. 22 FISH 4 GUYS UNDER 2 HOURS I CALL THAT AN OK NIGHT.
Tuesday 04/11/06 Just 1 guy fishing today had 10 keeper flounder and 5 shorts as well as 2 small bass (released) Started off the day on PB flats had 4 shorts (released). So We shot over to the shoal where we had bigger fish on Sunday it kinda paid off had 8 fish to 14", not as big as Sundays fish but keepers all the same , and the 2 short bass. Made a move back towards PB to try a spot I wanted to try on the flood tide got 2 more for the limit and called it a day. Most of the life was on worms , tried fishig some of those artificial blood worms with NO LUCK.
Sunday 04/09/06Chris , Jay and their guys combined for 9 fat flounder up to 16.75 inches with Jay having both the big fish and high hook with 3. While Charlie Marty and Sal didn't fare as well landing just 4 between them . Add in Johns 2 for a total of 15 keepers . No shorts were caught today and over all the fish were bigger.
Thursday 04/06/06Had just a few guys today. So we fished J Bay . Incoming tide in 12 ft of water produced 12 keepers to 15" and 6 shorts, not to bad for what guys were saying was a tough day. Water was a little cold after that snow yesterday thing should perk up a bit by the weekend.
Friday 03/31/06After aother brief layup to complete the sping maint. Me and George took a trip to Raritan Bay to check out some of the hot flounder spots. Yes I know we were a day early , So last night I called the N.Y DEC to check and see if a NY boat on a RECREATIONAL trip could fish legally in N.J waters and low and behold they said yes as long as I either landed my catch in NJ or released What we caught. Then I got to have the same conversation with the guys on the DEC boat on my way to the bay (boarded as we made our way across). Although they didn't seem to happy about it, they agreed after a bit that , It was ok. After all that We finally got to fish . Anchored up on the 1st drop and after about 15 20 mins we had our first flounder photographed and released then 3 more in a fast flurry all 12 to 15 inches. Then the big let down 45min later and not another bite. Spent the rest of the day making around 6 more drops to catch 4 more fish all 13 to 15" except for one 10" all gently released unitl tomorrow.
Friday 03/24/06The offshore trip we had going for today did'nt quite get off the ground so we made an exploratory , Catch and Release Stipper trip to check out a few of our early season spots in the Great Kills and Key Port areas. Things seem to be shaping up ok. Drifting worms and a few clam bellies we wound releasing 15 fish up to 26 inches . The water temp was a little cool but when we found warmer water fishing was pretty good.
Wednesday 03/08/06 Hope today isn't a sign of days to come. Had a full boat (6) out for a day of Blackfishing and we knew right away it was going to be tough 1st 3 drops had no life. Then the next 5 weren't much better I think this was our 1st goose egg on the Blacks. Wound up with just a hand full of ling. I think we could have done ok if we targeted the ling but the group were die hard blackfishermen and wanted no part of ling fishing. Guess were going to d a little dock work over the next few days then see what shakes loose inshore. We are booked Saturday. But are planning some additional offshore trips ( see the nor east.com premium sponsors board for more info ) for the following week
Tuesday 03/07/06Only 3 out of the expected 6 anglers showed for todays trip.We did'nt have the hart to tell Mr. Shin and his guys that we would'nt be going especialy on such a beautiful day so off we went with the 3 off them. Fished a few drops on 17 with out much luck . Then we tried in the deep no luck there either.Tried fishing some early season spots and that was a bust too. Wound up with a dismal 4 blackfish and 4 ling. And thats all she wrote for today.
Monday 03/06/06 Everyone was on the boat and ready to go by 1:30 this morning so we left a little early. Capt. John set the boat up on the first drop and we had life right away but after about an hou