First mate Capt. Cory reported the morning half day was okay but they did get a few really nice fish with the biggest a 27.5 inch 8 lb slab which fell to a 3z pink spro and Capt. Mike Willer with the next biggest of just under 5 lbs. One small blue fish and some shorts plus the last day for c/r sea bass this season kept anglers busy. A couple photos courtesy Christine Blount.
Capt. Cory reported the afternoon half day saw better fishing than the morning trip with a few guys getting three keepers apiece and the biggest fish over 5 lbs. Quite a few shorts in the mix as well to keep things moving right along. One photo of a couple happy young anglers provided courtesy Capt. Mike. Two half days on tap tomorrow and remember tomorrow and thereafter we can keep three sea bass per person over 13 inches in addition to the fluke, finally! The Lady Frances will be set to sail at 8am and again at 1pm.
First mate Troy reported the morning half day charter on the Admiral Frances for the Phil Kwan group featured fishing that was just out of this world!!! Fishing was red hot with lots of big fluke to at least eight pounds and all but four fish not making jumbo category!!! The fluke were all taken on what we call “plain jane” rental rod set ups, nothing fancy just a long leader hook with squid strip and spearing combo. No feathers or buck tails or any of that fancy stuff. At times the action was so hectic that the Captain and first mate Troy ran ragged around the boat scooping up these big fluke as fast as they could. Nearly 40 jumbo fluke hit the decks of the Admiral Frances with most fish 4 to 6.5 lbs with a few bigger ones to 8lbs in just a few short hours ensuring bulging bags of fillets for all!! This is the kind of fishing experienced only occasionally even over on the Gail Frances full day boat!! Best of all the fishing took place along the scenic south shore in a zone fished many years before by the former 8am boat Captain Ray who now does the Night Bass trips. Gargantuan sea bass to an estimated 5 lbs were caught and released as well today along with some short fluke towards the end of the outing. A few pics provided courtesy of Capt. Chris and/or members of the charter. This was probably one of the best half day charters ever in the history of the Frances Fleet!! Still some prime dates available for private charters, even Sundays!! If interested call the office to speak with Tammy or Roger for further booking details or please check out the “private charters” section of our web site which also offers more information on these private trips including pricing.
First mate Troy reported the afternoon charter was another very successful outing for the Chris Troy group with an excellent catch of keeper fluke up to 5lbs and while there were plenty of fish in the 3.5 to 4.75 range there were more normal keepers in the mix. Everyone was reportedly pleased and left with plenty of fresh fish for some great meals in the near future. Congrats to the Admiral Frances and its crew for two incredible back to back slammer charters!! Well done gentlemen!
Capt. Rich reported a good day of fluking today. Again congrats to longtime customer Norm from Fall River who took the pool with a fine 8 lb slab. Two weeks in a row!! Well done sir! Capt. Rich reported a good number of anglers aboard had five to limit catches and others had less. Word that came back from a few customers was that the squid spro buck tails were very effective for a few anglers. We do carry some of these in the shop as well. Fortunately tomorrow we can start bagging some sea bass with a three fish bag limit per angler in addition to the fluke. Capt. Rich will be ready to set sail on the Gail Frances at 7am.
Just a reminder this coming week we are Striper fishing Wednesday Thursday and Saturday Nights at 7 pm by reservation. Capt. Frank has reduced the maximum number of passengers to roughly 35 per trip to maximize angler comfort for the 2014 season.
Roger