Capt. Matt was back home and tied up to the dock well before midnight last night. Why, you may ask? Well the Lady Frances was limited out on good size Stripers!! In fact the boat had it’s limit by 9:30 pm and customers played catch and release for an hour and a half!! All fish released were safely netted and released unharmed of course. Biggest fish was a solid 35 lbs and there were a half dozen other fish all between 25 and 30 lbs!! Just an awesome night of fishing and all bass. Pictures courtesy first mate Cote and others are on their way! Plenty of room on tonight’s trip so if interested please call the office to make a reservation.
Roger reported the morning half day saw fast drifting conditions and fairly cooperative sea bass but mixed sizes and while there were some quality fish there were no monsters and the fluke proved to be very elusive but hoping that will change during the afternoon trip which is currently underway. Still some limit catches on the sea bass this morning.
Capt. George reported the afternoon half day was on the slower side. Some nice sea bass and a couple of nice fluke. The drift was quite fast. The one half day on tap for tomorrow sets sail at 8 am aboard the Lady Frances.
First mate Chris L reported Capt. Rich had another great day of fluke fishing today aboard the Gail Frances. At least a half dozen limit catches among a rather light group of fishers. Hi hooks had 14 and 11 keepers respectively (orl). There were a good number of other fishers who while not limited out were dangerously close. Pool fish was around 7 lbs and Chris noted a decent number of other jumbo or “jo” fish over 4 lbs. All terminal gear seemed to be effective and one group of three fishers with rental equipment managed 14 nice fluke and each had a limit of good size sea bass. Lots of sea bass today with the majority of fishers getting their limit. Sizes on the sea bass up to 4 lbs. A few good size scup today thrown in for good measure. Some great pictures showcasing some of the success courtesy of first mate Chris L.
Keep in mind we only offer the morning half day trip tomorrow, Friday July 15th. Back to both half days this coming Saturday and going forward.
Roger