Roger reported today’s cod fishing to be VASTLY IMPROVED over that of the last couple of outings. Today’s cod catch combined with the good numbers of big scup and jumbo sea bass we had put today’s outing at the top of the list for best outing so far this fall season. We had two anglers who had several nice cod apiece to take home in addition to their scup and sea bass. A mix of green and dark fish with several in the teens and the best a solid 20 lbs. Scup to 2.5 lbs and sea bass to nearly 4 lbs with hi hooks on the sea bass attaining limit catches and hi hooks on the scup in the low to mid teens for keepers. While not everyone left with cod, just about everyone left with enough fish (scup and sea bass) for a few good meals. We also had a tremendous amount of large and jumbo ocean perch up to and over 2lbs which make for exceptional table fare as well. The unmentionables were worth of a mention today in as far as we only had one all day!! The weather today was gorgeous with prime drifting conditions all day although one brief anchor set proved to be fruitful as well. We were really glad with the improvement seen today and look for continued growth in the trips to come. All of the cod and other ground fish today were taken on bait despite valiant efforts by at least two talented anglers who swung the iron for awhile while drifting. Tomorrow’s weather looks great and Capt. Rich looks forward to another nice day on the cod grounds with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am. A few pics are provided courtesy of Roger.
First mate Troy reported an all out SCUP CRUSH for the first three and a half hours of fishing this morning!! All nice fish close to home with average size around 1 to 1.5 lbs and quite a few bigger ones up to and just over the 2 lb mark! Double headers were commonplace! Nearly half the boat was easily limited out today according to Troy and Capt. Ray! This fishing is REMARKABLY IMPROVED over the last two outings and is the kind of scup fishing we are used to here. The bite became a bit more relaxed in the afternoon but the day was long made. The scup stole the show today not leaving much audience participation from the sea bass. More great weather and fishing should be on tap for tomorrow with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 7am with Capt. Ray.
First mate Nicky reported the Craig Geotz charter was an all out success today as well with a mega scup crush and some nice sea bass as well. Sizes on the scup to 2 lbs and sizes on the sea bass to 5lbs. All members of the charter left with plenty of fillets, the result of an action packed day! Still some prime dates available for private charters this fall so check out the private charters section of the web site or call the office for further booking details.