Roger reported a very good day of cod fishing today aboard the Gail Frances. The fishing was not quite as hectic as yesterday but was still rock solid. There were two limit catches, both using jigs, one being longtime regular Lucky (Orlando) from Norwalk CT. Some considerable success by anglers using the squidding technique today and some fish were caught way way up in the column (40 ft plus off the bottom!!). There were also a few other guys who were not far behind with seven or eight keepers apiece such as longtime regular Victor from Providence and another longtime regular Brian Cofske from Webster Mass and both gentlemen had eight nice keepers apiece using bait. So both bait and jigs were effective today about equally. Brain also took the pool with a fine green fish threatening the mid teens and also had the next biggest fish in the low teens. Well done Brian! A lot of the fishers today were in the 3 to 6 cod per person category and there were a handful that fared less fortunate. Again a tremendous amount of short cod caught today with some anglers releasing as many as two dozen small fish apiece! We had a handful of keeper sea bass and quite a few big ocean perch. The unmentionables were a bit more mention worthy today but nothing major and the grounds were once again teeming with insane amounts of herring and mackerel and some whiting as well. Weather looks quite fishable again tomorrow and the Gail Frances will be set to sail at 6 am with Capt. Rich at the helm. Some pics today showcasing a few of the angler hi lights provided courtesy of Roger.
Roger