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Monday, September 30, 2013

Albacore showed in good numbers this week!

Better late than never! This weekend was full of fun and albacore fishing. With Striperfest as the backbone of the weekend's activities, I had to run the Lowrance boat at the show. Since I was out there anyway, I booked trips for Saturday and Sunday to hunt the Albies.  We did well even though it looked like commercial bass season out there.  If you decide to book a trip, it would be well worth your time to do a weekday or an all day trip as it was just that much harder to get them with every boat running up to and over fish.

It was very good to see many small schools up and down the shoreline but the bait they were feeding on were extremely small. Scaling down trigs paid off as we were able get tight with some of them.  We even witnessed a small Blue Fin (25 lbers) bite on the same baits. Yes we tried to get one of them on our light rods but looking back I am glad that did not happen!  Lets just hope now that they continue their normal push and stick around a while. If you want more information or to get a date/location on where they are, just give me a shout.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Albies are in BUT....

Ok, Normally I am over excited at this time. Finally the first signs of this Little Tunny showed up at Point Judith over the weekend. Here is the downside: These guys were up and down so fast that we really had no shot at them and by the time other boats left, so did the fish. Reports were similar at the cape with another charter captain friend of mine. While this is great news that they are here, there are not enough numbers to call my customers and take a sick day! I will keep you posted but hopefully after this full moon goes away things will change.

Other notes are that the fluke fishing is still going strong close to shore and the scup is absolutely ridiculous. If you want big scup, go now!
Blues are still in full force and they are mixed in with some decent stripers, you just don't know which one will hit (I put money on the blues).

Till next time,

Capt. Brian

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Signs of Life

While we particularly did not see any tunny this weekend, there were signs of life that could not be anything but encouraging. First, bass blitzes, nice blues and bait everywhere! Newport was a great spot to get a bent rod over the weekend.  Reports from the cape came in from a fellow captain that there were some tunny showing up (usually the first indicator), Montauk also had them show as well as random fish being caught in RI while trolling.  These are all great signs and I will continue to work to keep track of them. In the meantime, I have a short list of anglers waiting for a phone call but some are by themselves and would like to split the charter with someone else. If you are interested in chasing the Albacore or Bonito on light tackle spin gear or via Fly rod, please get in touch with me and get me your phone number so you get a call early in the season (when they are not as picky!)

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Newport Boat Show this Weekend!

Hello again,
This message is to welcome anyone who is in the are to the 2013 Newport Boat Show. I will have my boat in the water representing Navico and Lowrance electronics this year. I will be in the same spot as last year but you can always ask the guys at the booth where to find me. If you are heading to the show, stop on down and say hello.  Get yourself a free Lowrance or Simrad Hat (depending on what they give me).  Obviously if you are in the market for new electronics I will be more than happy to take you for a sea trial so you can become more familiar with the Lowrance gear. There will also be a Contender boat with the Simrad equipment if that is your thing.  Either way, come on by and introduce yourself. I will also have some PGS gear I will be giving away to some lucky guests!  The hours are as follows:

Thursday from 10 am - 6 pm
Friday from 10 am - 6 pm ( I will not be there on Friday)
Saturday from 10 - 6
Sunday from 10- 5

I am going to try to fish before the show each day to keep you posted on the conditions and results. As of now, don't worry about Thursday as there is a small craft advisory!!

Be safe and enjoy the water,

Capt. Brian 

Monday, September 9, 2013

Week ending 9/8

For all of you Albacore enthusiasts out there... The wait continues! So frustrating that these guys are this late (if the show at all). There is so much life out there, maybe too much. There has been a good bonito bite east of Block Island. This comes from the giant Tuna captains as they are chumming the grounds.  I am hoping they come inshore, but I guess it will be all of the other species that we will discuss:

Blues; Continue to be big and aggressive. I have seen/caught them from Little Compton all the way to Pt. Judith and every where in between. Size ranges from little 1 lb  up to 10 lbs.

Stripers: Mixing in with some of the Bluefish Blitzes, the bass have been taking to small metal quite well. Fish have been averaging 10-12 lbs for the topwater variety.

Sea Bass: Continue to spread their mayhem.  The shorts have been so aggressive that I have to double my bait while targeting other species.

No fluke trips to report, but I am sure that it has not changed all too much.

Bait has varied from small squid, mullet, anchovies and Half beaks.  Surface temp has dropped a bit to 66. Water clarity was poor along the shoreline with high weeds to to work around.

I am looking forward to my evening runs this week to see what the next 5 days bring us!

The best report is the one you make on your own! Go fish!

Capt.  Brian

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Labor Day Weekend

As usual, I got caught up with fishing and failed to get my reports out in a timely fashion. Here is a recap of what has been going on up through this weekend:

Fluke: Continue to do well off of Newport. The sizes all seem to be in the 20 inch range.  We had success with various rigs but the Chartreuse color was by far the most productive. Bucktails worked well for both fluke (topped with Squid or Eel)

Sea Bass: There is  NO Shortage of these guys this year. Fin a rock, drop your lure down and bring one up.

Blues: Oh my, Hundreds of them off Newport. Range from 2 lbs up to 6 lbs. Don't throw your best lure, but do yourself a favor, pinch the barbs and make the removal process easier for everyone. You will thank me later.  It seemed as though we did not even have time to turn the handle before another one was on!

Albies/Bonito: Still waiting. Made a trip this weekend and there looked as though there could have been some but not enough for me to make my call to those anglers on hold!

Striped Bass: We have done well off Little Compton and of course Block Island. Night trips or Early morning are by far the best so if you still want a piece of that action, don't wait until last minute to call. It just does not happen like that this time of the year.

Blue Fin Tuna:  We missed the football bite off Block Island due to the charters run inshore but its all good. Those fish and the bait (half beaks) will be pushing east and hopefully mix with the larger tuna.  October is my favorite time of the year to get to the cape and chase those beasts down.

Tautog:  I will say that these guys have been finicky so far. Not in the usual spots but then again, we really don't target them until September and October.  I will keep everyone posted but for some help, start inshore. They don't move out until the weather starts to drop.

So much going on and this is my favorite time of the year. I ask you please don't wait until Thursday to Call for a weekend trip. There are so many species to go for that days are booked well in advance. If you want to get put on the Albie and Bonito list, please call. All phone calls will be made in the order that I have received your information.  The same thing goes for Blue Fin.

Go Fish!!

Capt. Brian