Roger reported a good morning of fishing on the Lady Frances with a light crowd despite, and a very scary weather forecast the skies parted and the wind was a mere whisper and sun screen was a much greater concern than rain gear for sure! Anglers had a nice mix of keepers and some shorts. Troy was hi hook with six fine keepers to 4 lbs on hi lo buck tails. In fact on the last drift alone Troy, in quick succession, putting five keepers on the deck during that drift put on a fluke clinic reminiscent of the ones Roger used to put on regularly while aboard the 8am to 3pm fluke boat years ago! Well done Troy! A handful of other anglers had two or three keepers apiece. Quite a few small fluke, sea bass and sea robins kept the catch and release department busy today as well. A couple pics provided today courtesy of Roger.
Capt. Matt reported a very good afternoon half day until the squall moved through but by that time the trip was nearly over. Anthony Mercurio and his son Anthony Jr. combined for 8 nice size fluke on buck tails this afternoon while another fella on board boxed five good size keepers. Some real quality stuff with many fish in the 3 to 4 lb range and the best a pair of 6 lb fish. Mostly fluke except for a few skates and a few jumbo catch and release sea bass. Two half days tomorrow with the first to set sail at 8am and the second to set sail at 1pm aboard the Lady Frances.
Roger