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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Ready for the second half of the season!

Well I decided to take some time off and enjoy some moments with my family. It is a great time to do this as the fishing changing day by day.

Fluke trips are the thing to do in this mid summer heat, unless you get to the Block. We did several trips there over the past few weeks and while it started off strong, it has slowed down to the point where I would wait until the next push of fish make their way in.  That is why I tell people to book Block Island for August. It just seems to be more consistent.  Here is my game plan for the next few months:
August: Block Island for big Stripers with a mix of Blue fin Tuna trips at the Cape
September: Albies and Bonito right in Newport. Add in some bottom fishing if the bite slows down. Mix in Striper trips at the Block in the early part of the month
October: Tautog in Newport and Tuna at the Cape.

If any of those trips interest you, let me know as weekends are already filling up fast.  I have a short list of clients who want to know when the albies arrive for both Fly fishing and Light tackle. If you are by yourself, please call. I have several other "solo" customers that would really appreciate splitting the charter.

I am looking forward to the second half of an already stellar season!

Capt. Brian

Friday, July 5, 2013

July 5th: Update

I have been busy in some different directions this past week so I apologize for the late reports.  Here is the breakdown:

Newport is producing some very nice fluke in close since we were blessed with so many great days to fish. Strong south winds forced us to turn some of our Newport bass trips into fluke trips. Fortunately, there were many keeper sized fluke all close to shore and allowed consistent action. Chartreuse teasers were the go to color along with white Spro jigs.

The upper bay still has plenty of bass working. Today, I was able to find the fish, stay on top of them (was not hard since the drift was only .5 kts) and get other captains to help their clients get fish.  While the average fish was about 31 inches, it was very consistent and when you mix in nice bluefish, well it just becomes a good day.

There was a push of peanut bunker in the bay, good signs for things to come. Cut bait was the ticket for those dunking meat, and good old hopkins lures did just fine for the larger blues. This heat is causing the temps to rise so if you plan on getting some striper action anytime, you better get out there sooner than later.