Finally a shade of better news with regards to the night fishing. While we did not turn up any bass to speak of, we did manage to find a slow pick of nice size blue fish for the customers on board last night. Sizes into the low teens. The night fishing is just that, a night time trip. It will be up to the captain of the boat as to whether the focus is more geared towards blue fish, bass or a combination of both and there will often be no way to forecast this until departure time or even en route to the grounds so for those who bring their own tackle, be prepared to fish for both. For those using braid products, long top shots of 50 to 60 lb mono are required per the crew. Still some openings for tonight and the Lady Frances will set sail at 7pm with Capt. Ray at the helm. Call the office if interested in making a reservation.
A REMINDER TO ALL NIGHT TIME FISHING CUSTOMERS….NO ALCOHOL MAY BE BROUGHT ON BOARD!! CANNED BEER IN A LIMITED QUANTITY WILL SOLD INSIDE THE GALLEY!
Owner Christine Blount was aboard the morning half day and reported while the fishing was a slow pick in regards to fluke and sea bass, the BIG NEWS was of the sighting of two Sperm Whales right off Scarborough Beach!! These Sperm Whale sightings are becoming more and more frequent as we saw them south of Block Island earlier this month!! Sperm Whales follow in large schools of squid and are known to travel many many miles in a day. For sure an unexpected treat for patrons aboard the Lady Frances today. A couple of pictures provided courtesy of owner Christine Blount. Two half days tomorrow with the first set to sail on the Lady Frances at 8am and the second also on the Lady Frances at 1pm. Back to back half days can net an angler a $15 discount off the second outing!
First mate Chris reported a grand turnout of fishers today aboard the Gail Frances. What originally began as a slow pick picked up some serious steam during the second half of the outing with the last drift of the day being nothing short of phenomenal!! It was pure pandemonium with fluke of all sizes flying over the rails and three deckhands running ragged around the deck of the Gail Frances. A great many of the anglers aboard managed to box four to seven nice keepers apiece during the blitz with a handful of anglers scoring limit catches. Not a whole lot in the way of sea bass today but a few handfuls were sprinkled among bags and coolers containing all the nice size fluke. A few handsome blue fish as well. Chirs reported ALL terminal gear working during the blitz and Capt. Rich reported the lower level of the water column to be just COVERED with sand eels and squid. What a difference a day makes!! Capt. Rich will set sail tomorrow morning at 7am aboard the Gail Frances.
First mate Greg reported Capt. Matt CRUSHED the fluke today aboard the Admiral Frances for the Chris Secard group from Technic. They also had an easy limit of big sea bass to at least four pounds plus a couple nice blue fish. Rental rods and buck tails both caught well and there were at least a handful of limits among the small group. All hands left with plenty of fillets for some fine dining in the near future. Capt. Matt was kind enough to send a fillet table shot of a catch for two anglers today aboard the Admiral Frances.
Yet another history making Whale Watch today as four Sperm Whales were sighted just a few miles from Pt. Judith today making for a once in a lifetime Whale Watch for many of the watchers on board today. After spending a few hours with the very rare Sperm Whales Capt. Mike took a ride out a few more miles and saw a huge group of at least thirty dolphin!! The weather could not have been any better either! Vast quantities of newly arrived squid has brought the Whales onto the inshore grounds! Whale Watching is Tuesday Thursday Friday and Saturday by reservation at 1pm.
Roger