Captain Rich reported a decent day of fishing today aboard the Gail Frances. Following the trend of late, the Black Sea Bass outnumbered the Fluke 2:1 during the full day trip. There were no exceptionally large fish caught today – the pool winning fluke weighed about 6.5 lbs, according to First Mate Chris. High hook caught 6 Fluke today, along with his limit of Black Sea Bass (the boat nearly limited on the sea bass). A few scup found their ways into coolers today, as well.
Captain Mike reported that the morning Half Day trip was on the slow side. Though there was decent action in the shorts department, keepers were not particularly numerous or large. A 3 lb sea bass took the pool. Captain George reported that the afternoon trip was more exciting, with some nice sea bass and nearly a dozen nice-sized fluke. The pool winner was a 6 lb fluke.
On the Whale Watching front, Captain Mike was excited to report that whale watchers today were treated to a great show of 6 different Finback Whales. Some whales visited the boat in pairs, and others explored the waters as solitary animals. Some dolphins also provided some entertaintment, as they cavorted in the boat’s wake.
Tomorrow, the full day trip will sail at 7AM on the Gail Frances with Captain Rich, and the half days will sail at 8AM and 1PM. The night bass trip leaves the dock at 7PM (still plenty of room on that trip!). Additionally, many people have been asking about when our next cod trip will be; there will be no more “Special Sunday” Cod trips this summer – our regular Full Day Cod Trip schedule will begin mid-September, so stay tuned for those details over the next few weeks.