It’s a great time of the year to be on Cape Cod! May is right around the corner, the stripers are here, and true cows are just to the south of us. I still have some land-based work to take care of this week, but I plan on hitting the water hard starting on Tuesday. [...]
Mackerel Fishing
April 1 thru the 4th Sebastian Fishing
Had a few good trips already this week. I took out Ryan, Michael and Dilan and we fished a nearshore area out of sebastian and caught some jacks, redfish and huge stingrays on the reefs. Fished inshore on Monday and caught redfish on topwater and went to the beach and caught some Blue Runners, Barracuda, [...]
Where did all the baitfish go?
“Little fish, Big Impact,” is the title of a new study, sponsored by Lenfest Ocean Program and Pew Charitable Trust, about the over-fishing of forage fish, species like menhaden, herring, anchovies and sardines. In the past no one gave much through to these species; instead the focus was on their predators, commercially important species like tuna, [...]
8-Year-Old Lands Record King Mackerel in Alabama
Some breaking news from Zeke's Landing in Orange Beach, Ala.They just posted that 8-year-old Andrew Quinn came down from Michigan and landed a 68.3-pound king mackerel. According to their Facebook Page, Andrew was fishing on the Fish Trap Charters with Captain Billy Neff and deckhand Kelly Collins. The current record is set at 67 pounds, 15 [...]
Fajardo Fishing Extravaganza February Week #4
Saludos from Puerto Rico!!!! The seas and wind finally settled down and although there has been lots of rain the fishing was good. many groups from conventions, families with young anglers, couples and hard core fishermen. this week the bite fully mixed bag: Cero mackerels, king mackerels , Mutton snappers, Cudas, African pompanos, bonitos, skip-jacks [...]
Fajardo Fishing Extravaganza February Week #3
Saludos again from PR. Happy Spring Break to all of you. This week the seas went smooth and the trench had more mixed bag action. Mahi Mahi with birds, bonitos and even frenzy of Yellow fin Tuna ( not huge ones but nice footballs). Also plenty of Mackerels, Cudas and mutton Snappers. Fishing this week [...]
Cold Front Spanish Macks and Kingfish
A low pressure front moving across the Keys this past week pushed us off the water early. But before the seas kicked up and the rain poured down, we found our share of spanish mackerel. The couple fishing with us, from Philadelphia, managed a more-than-respectable kingfish. For a short day on the water, we can't [...]
2nd Trip
The 2nd trip in the new Shoalwater was rewarding. We fished inshore in a few areas and caught a few small trout and snapper. We found a few big trout and snook in an area, but the fish were spooked when another boat came in with motor trimmed up hitting bottom the entire time. We moved [...]
Celebrating the Tasty Side of Fishing: Hook, Line & Dinner
I don't usually watch the Cooking Channel (an off-shoot of the Food Network), but I might have to start DVRing this show.Ben Sargent grew up fishing and crabbing in New England, and he's turned his love for fishing and fresh seafood into a culinary career based on lobster rolls and fresh-caught seafood. Sargent is based [...]
Springs here and it brought the bite with it !!!!!!~!!!
Well folks spring is here the days are getting longer giving you more time to enjoy are beautiful coast line. My parties have been taking full advantage of the gorgeous weather on the flats. The spotted sea trout and red drum have as good as it gets we have been catching 40 to 50 fish on [...]
