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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Just in time

Early morning, first on the water, hours spent finding where the bass went- It paid off for this crew as they now have in two charters caught over 21 striped bass (14 last trip and 7 this trip) averaging 21.7 lbs.  The fish are there, but you need to put in a lot of time to get on top and stay on top of them.  There are tactics that work and some that don't.  These guys learned last time and kept with it. Nice job fellas.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Tough/Love

Well it had to happen at some point. We did not fair too well on Saturday. Finding fish was easy. Getting them to eat... different story. We worked our tails off too only get a few knockdowns and quick run off maneuvers. Ah well, fortunately for me it was with a charter that has booked me 3 times in the past where the finished like rock stars every time so they too knew it was not always a "great day". Now, Sunday was a different story.
I am typically the first one on the water. That is not a boast, it is is just that I like some "me" time. Plus, being fathers day, I am now making it a tradition to spend it with the memory of my father. I do believe he has been with me for the past two years on this day.  I made 14 casts at bait and got 12 menhaden. Northwest wind, easy call. Fish, fish and more fish. Done by 5:30 am.  Got some of my friends on the fish. They ran out of bait in moments. Winds cranking, did not matter. Just a fishy kind of day. Thanks Dad.
Spent the rest of the day with my son and hopefully next year it will be the three of us.

Monday, June 9, 2014

Incredible weekend of fishing

I have not experienced a fishery like I have this year. I hope it continues but for now it is nothing short of amazing.  All of the stripers so far have been from 18-38 lbs and with the amount of menhaden in the bay, they will get heavier quickly.  Water temps are creeping up to the low 60's ( surface) so our window is as open as it gets.  I have not seen many small bait blitzes in the upper bay so we continue to focus on the large baits for live/lure and fly.
This weekend was just incredible: 9 fish on Saturday and 14 on Sunday. The best part was seeing 16 released for another angler. Great sportsmen have battled stripers this weekend and each caught their largest stripers to date, some even their first stripers ever!  Thanks to both charters for a great weekend!


Thursday, June 5, 2014

Big, strong and picky

The big boys and girls are in and they are the largest class of bass I have seen in the upper bay in years! We have not caught Any bass below 20 lbs ( I am sure that will have just ended that streak).  We have put in countless hours finding and working these fish and even learned what techniques work best. Last years methods have caused more lost fish so adaptation is key.  Hopefully you have had your chances and got to know your neighbors in the fleet.  Unfortunately I only have two days left open in June so if you want in on this action, time is limited.  I can't even take my own friends out with how the calendar is filled.  I am considering 2 hour pre work trips if I can get the interest. Let me know as this will only be good for the next two weeks. The cost will be $200 for the boat (3 anglers max)