Capt. Mike and Capt. Don both reported a very slow day on the water. Unlike previous days, the bite today was late in the day. The Lady Frances will be sailing tomorrow but after that please make sure to call ahead to check the weather. It looks like our streak of beautiful weather might come to an end for a bit.

Capt. Mike reported a slower pick of nice green cod fish today. It was a beautiful late winter day on the water however. No monsteres but the largest was well into the teens. Tomorrow looks like another great day to try again for the Winter King with the Lady Frances setting sail at 5:00 a.m.

Capt. Mike reported a good day of local cod fishing with a real strong bite early in the day. A solid 5-7 fish per man average today with a good number of quality fish taken including a few into the 20's to fight it out for the pool honors. Capt. Mike looks forward to another nice day on the water tomorrow.

Capt. Mike reported that it was a very long day on the water but was well worth putting in some extra time. There was a good bite in the dark this morning and then things shut down execept for a few flurries. Then very late in the trip the cod decided to chew again and things got red hot with quite a few double headers. Bigger fish once again today with the best over 30 lbs and a handful of others in the 20's and quite a few in the teens. There were a few handfuls of limits today and the majority of the anglers aboard left with enough fresh cod for at least several good meals. Capt. Don reported overall a decent day of cod fishing. It was more about quality than quantity today with a lot of big cod fish taken. Chris Bernier from East Killingly, CT had the days largest cod with a fine hanger of at least 35 lbs. Other fish in the 20's and many in the teens. On both boats the majority of the fish were caught on fresh shucked skimmer clams, although a few cod were caught by those who worked jigs.

Capt. Mike reported awesome codfishing today with the sold out limited load trip, limiting out and the boat back to the dock two hours early today. All nice green fish with the pool winner 25 lbs and a nice bunch of other fish in the high teens with the rest all fine fat market fish in the 5 to 10 lb range. Most anglers used the fresh shucked bait today, which worked really well, although the anglers who chose to swing jigs were awarded as well. Capt. Don reported good codfishing today with a lot of nice size codfish coming over the rails. A lot of bigger fish with the best in the low to mid twenties. A good number of anglers were limited out or very close to it and just about everyone left with enough fresh cod for at least a few good meals.

Captain Don just called in from today's cod trip. It was a windy day on the water. The fish bit on anchor this morning and then on the drift this afternoon. The fish today were not spread out very evenly. Some of the anglers did well while others only had a few. It was just that kind of day. We will have two trip sailing both days this weekend. The Gail Frances will be doing limited trips sailing at 3 am. The Lady Frances will be doing the 5 am trips. Reservations are a must for the 3 am trip. The regular day is first come first serve.

The Gail Frances will be sailing Sat and Sun mornings at 3 am on limited load cod trips. Please call the office and make reservations. Tammy will be in today and tomorrow 9 am until 5 pm. We will also be sailing on the Lady Frances at 5 am both days. The weather looks great for the weekend. We are also planning on sailing Friday morning at 5 am.

The weather is keeping us at the dock both Wednesday and Thursday this week but the brightside is that it looks like the next few days after that are going to be beautiful. Finally a break. I think everyone is more than ready for this winter to come to an end. Here in rhode Island, fortunately we haven't had the snow that other states have had to deal with but we have had our share of high winds. Hopefully we can turn a corner soon and look forward to some nice weather. Please check back with us on Thursday or Friday as to whether or not we add a limited early morning trip this weeekend.

Captain Mike just called in with today's report. He only had a handful of anglers today and had a great day of fishing. There were several anglers that had catches into the teens. The boat had it's limit today. The only thing missing on today's trip was people. Today was the day to be here if you don't like crowds and enjoy great fishing. Looks like the next trip will be on Friday. The weather for the weekend is looking very good so give a call and come on down.

Although it was a late bite when the cod fish decided to chew things were hot and heavy with the small handful of anglers aboard Sunday enjoying excellent fishing with nice green cod fish with sizes into the mid teens. Capt. Mike stayed out a bit late Sunday due to the late bite but the majority of anglers at the rail were close to limiting out with a couple limits and as stated before they didnt chew until late so this was all accomplished in a pretty short period of time. More details and hopefully a few pics to follow. The Frances Fleet will be sailing tomorrow at 5 am. Some earlier trips may be on tap in the future so please call the office for details.

Another wintery February day in Galilee which means the boats are tied to the dock. With the exception of Monday the boats haven't gone anywhere. No trip on Saturday, but we are hopefully optimistic for Sunday. But be sure to give the office a call on Saturday afternoon. Hopefully the weather gives us a break soon and the boats can get back to sailing on a regular basis.

Capt. Mike reported that the fish cooperated a little better today but still not the incredible fishing we saw in the past few weeks. Mr. Pak had his limit and long time regular Fred Pohlig and his buddy teamed up and had 15 nice keepers plus 2nd place in the pool for the biggest fish. There were also alot of shorts caught today, something that we haven't seen on recent trips. Capt. Don on the Gail Frances had a great bunch of guys from CT but unfortunately the fish did not cooperate at all for the group. Hopefully things get back on track here real soon. The weather for the next few days is not looking favorable for fishing, so please call before you head down to the docks.

Captain Mike had a tough day on the water today. There is an old saying one day chicken one day feathers. On Thursday he was a hero today the fish didn't cooperate for us. A few boats had a good bite today but we didn't. At one point the fish started to bite and there were fishing coming all around but unfortunately it only lasted about a half hour and there were far too few fish for the good load of anglers that were on board today. The weather looks good for tomorrow. We expect to be busy in the morning so please get here by 4:30. If you can wait until Monday there should be fewer people onboard.

Capt. Don just called in to say he had a good day of cod fishing. While the weather was somewhat sporty the fishing was solid with a nice steady pick of nice green cod fish through the day. The cod fish were fairly spread out among the anglers today with some anglers very close to their limit. A few nice red hake and some jumbo ocean pout in the mix as well. Largest cod fish in the mid to upper teens. Early word from Capt. Mike who is out with a private charter today is that fishing for him is quite good as well with a lot of nice green cod coming over the rails. A full report from Capt. Mike will be available tomorrow. We are waiting on the next udate before we say we are sailing tomorrow. Please call the office and check before heading down to the docks.

It's a winter wonder land out there again today. It is raining and snowing here today and tonight the wind is going to blow. There are gale warnings posted until Wed morning so there will be no trip on Wed. As of now it looks like there will be a break in the weather for the weekend. The fish are still out there we just need to have the winds die down a little so we can go catch them. It seems like the phone company has everything working again and the lines aren't crossed anymore.

A perfect storm is what happened over the weekend. A lot of technology that all went wrong at the same time. It is unfortunate that we had to cancel Sunday's trip late Saturday night. As soon as the trip was canceled we took the machine off and started to answer the phone from approximately 8:30 PM until 12:30 am. When the answering machine was turned back on the tape stated that we were not sailing. Not sure what happened but some how between two different phone companies and 5 different phone lines our lines were crossed and somehow a fax line was crossed with our main number. Anyone that called after 12 am got either no answer or a fax machine. This was brought to our attention by customers that drove to the docks after they called. We thought we had made every attempt to let people know that we were canceling the trip due to 30 knot winds. Instead a computer glitch somewhere made us look like we had little or no regards for our customers. I wish I could make the phone company apologize but instead I guess I need to it for them. To make matters even worse we were notified this morning that our web site was down. Oh well. I miss the old days where we had no Internet, no answering machine or computers. We just went fishing Captain Frank.

Capt. Mike called in with an excellent cod fish report today. A modest amount of anglers enjoyed a very pleasant day on the water and while the bite was on the later side today, once the cod fish decided to eat there was a lot going on with rods bent up and down the side of the boat. A lot of nice stuff today too with a lot of fish in the 8 to 10 lb range and some bigger fish with the largest into the middle 20's. Everyone went home with a nice bunch of fresh fillets today and there were a few limit catches but the majority had around a half dozen or so nice fish apiece. Hi hook for the day had 14 (orl) while longtime regular Ginny from Rhode Island managed to put 8 good size cod in her cooler. Most anglers were using bait today so therefore that is what seemed to work the best but one angler who stayed with a jig had six fine cod for his efforts so both certainly were productive. Capt. Mike will be ready to sail tomorrow morning at 5 am aboard the Lady Frances. The bite is back on so come on down !! The weather for the next few days is looking a llittle questionable.

Captain Mike just returned from today's fishing trip. The water was very dirty after the big winter storm that went by on Tuesday. There was no bite today. We try to post everyday not just on the good days. Somedays are better then others. That is why they call it fishing and not catching. Slow fishing is the same thing that we experienced on the first trip after the last storm. Fishing bounced back 2 days later and was as good as it could be for awhile. Tomorrow is another day so let's hope the fish bite again.

Capt. Mike was pleased to report that the cod fishing ended up quite good Tuesday. A very light load of anglers came out to enjoy the good mid winter fishing so not only did they have a solid cod bite but they enjoyed a nice day on the water. The fish bit early and then again later in the trip, cod fish were marked all over the grounds throughout the day but for whatever reason they were especially hungry early and again later in the trip. Angler highlights include but are not limited to the following: Michael Frank from Congers,NY had his limit of fine fat healthy green cod fish to take home and along with his buddy they combined for a total of 18 nice cod. Anthony Mecurio from Coventry, RI was pleased to take home 9 nice cod fish today. The majority of the rest of the anglers aboard who fished all day had around or slightly better than a half dozen cod each to take home. Some nicer size fish again with the largest in the middle teens. The Lady Frances will be sailing sails Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 5am.

Captain Mike called into say it looks like the cod fish are hunkering down for the big winter storm. He sailed this morning with a few hearty souls. The few fish that they are catching are all the dark colored grounds keepers. The same thing happened before last weeks storm. The fishing bounced right back after the water cleared up so we are hoping the same thing will happen after this storm passes. We will not be sailing Wed. or Thursday this week. We are planning on going Friday if the sea calm down. As of know it looks like the weekends weather is going to be ok. Make sure to call before you head down to the boat.

There are Gale Warnings posted for tomorrow so the Frances Fleet will not be sailing. We are planning on sailing Sunday morning. Make sure to call the office on Saturday after 12 to get an updated on the weather for Sunday and Monday. Capt Mike report it was a nice day on the water but the fish did not cooperate for him today. There was an early morning bite but he only got in on the tail end of it. There were a few nice cod fish but no where near the record numbers from a few days ago. All in all ist was a slow day. The water cooled off a few degrees today. We are hoping that tomorrow's storm stay way to the south and fishing is back to normal by Sunday

We did not sail today. We were hoping to sneak a trip in this morning before the wind came on. A hand full of anglers showed up at the dock and several of them decided to come back on a better day when the wind isn't blowing. Tomorrow looks like a much nicer day. The Captain and crew will be ready to sail on the Lady Frances in the morning.

Captain Mike just returned to the dock. Today was not the all out bail job of the last few days but all in all it was still a good day on the water. The pool fish today were in the mid teens. There were more shorts today then the past few days. There some good size hake caught. Most people had 4 to 7 cod fish and there were also a few limits caught as well. Today more fish were caught on bait. The lady Frances will be sailing tomorrow morning at 5am.

What a day! Capt Mike did and outstanding job today. There were a lot of full coolers coming off the Lady Frances today. The boat had it's limit of cod today at around noon time. The largest cod tip the scales at 30 pounds today. Today both jigs and bait worked. As the day went on the fish seemed to want the clams. There were also pearch up tp 3 pounds. The hake were back today as well. There is going to be a little snow tonight but the weather for tomorrow looks great. The Lady Frances will be sailing at 5 am.

Captain Mike called in at 11 am and said that the boat was nearing it's limit of cod fish. It's is too bad that all the people that called yesterday to see if we were sailing didn't show up and brave the weather. The anglers that did brave the weather were treated to one of the best days this year. Some people will be reading today's report and wishing they made the trip. It was cold and windy but the fish bit all the same. As the day weather got nicer the coolers filled up with cod. Once again the largest fish was in the 20 pound range. We are now sailing daily at 5 am weather permitting

Captain Mike called in at 11 am and said that they were picking away on the cod fish. It looks like the fish are settled down after the big storm last week. We are past the full moon now. This is the time when fishing exploded last winter. The biggest fish so far is just over 20 pounds. The weather is looking good for the rest of the week. We are now scheduled to sail at 5 am daily. Please call the office for reservations for tomorrow. Always check in first. We don't want you to drive down to the dock to find out we aren't sailing due to the weather.

Winter is here! We have had gale force winds much of the day and the wind chill has been right around zero. Even with the heated rails and cabin freezing spray and single digit wind chills are not a day to be on the water. Tomorrow looks to be much the same as to day. Sunday looks like the best day for this weekend. Starting Monday we will be sailing everyday weather permitting. Make sure to call the off to check the day before you head down to the docks.

Captain Mike sailed today on the Lady Frances with a light load of anglers. The seas were a little choppy this morning but that is when the fish bit the best. The weather got nicer as the day went on and the bite slowed down. All in all it was a good day.Jigs and bait both worked again today with most of the fish coming in on jigs.The pool fish tipped the scale at 20 pounds. We will be sailing 5am Sunday morning. We will have the second boat on stand by if needed in the morning.The weather for Monday is not looking all that good. Make sure to all the office tomorrow for a weather up date.

Capt. Mike sailed today on the Lady Frances. It wasn't the nicest day on the water but the fishing was good to excellent. There was only a couple dozen anglers onboard today and most of them limited out. The cod were coming over the rails all day long. The largest cod fish of the day tip the scales at over 20 pounds. They also boated a monk fish of the same size. It looks like it is going to be a good weekend on the water. Now is the time to come down and get your winter cod. Jigs have been working as well as clams. The best jigs are 10 and 12 oz diamond and 14 oz Norwegians. We will be sailing 5 am Sat and Sunday morning.

Capt. Don reported a very light crowd of fishermen enjoyed a good day of winter cod fishing. The fish were very spread out today. There was a very good bite first thing in the morning and then again just afternoon. Everyone with home with fish today. All cod today and just about all the action was on jigs today. It looks like a new batch of fish is also moving into the area. There were alot of shorts kept anglers busy at the rails as well. The next trip is set to sail on Friday at 5 am aboard the Lady Frances

Capt. Mike reported a beautiful day on the water Sunday and red hot cod fishing to boot !! A small load anglers 24 in all, crushed the cod fish today with nearly the entire boat limiting out and the few who didn't only missing by a fish or two !! Most of the cod were in the 10 to 15 lb rangel with the biggest close to 20 lbs. It was pretty much just an all out cod show today. At times the action was so hot every rod was bent over up and down and all around the boat. Lots of double headers as well. Just a great day of cod fishing and a great day of weather to boot. The action was mostly on jigs today although bait did produce some fish. Keep in mind that the Frances Fleet sailing schedule will expand to a daily basis weather permitting February 1st. The LADY FRANCES will be sailing tomorrow morning at 5 am. The weather for the weekend is looking good and we will have a second boat on standby if needed.

Captain Mike is out on the Lady Frances today with a good load of anglers today. Keep in mind that you do not need reservations but it always good to call the office and check the weather before heading down to the dock. The weather for tomorrow looks good in the morning so we will be sailing at 5 am.