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For once in a very long time the weather report regarding sea conditions was wrong…in the right direction! Following 3 straight days of east winds I anticipated a pretty lumpy ocean as was the case this past Saturday while fishing with a good friend to the west. Instead after a nice calm ride...

I have 2 spots filled and 2 more open for a Montauk Fluke trip scheduled for Wednesday July 30. This is prime time for a good Fluke bite on Montauk's south side. Always a good chance at some quality Fluke here along with a good amount of fat Sea Bass as a nice by catch. Give me a call if you...

Normally I avoid fishing on the major holiday weekends for several obvious reasons. But a last-minute call from my most long-term charter customers coupled with a perfect weather window turned into our first Montauk Fluke run of the season. Sal, Frank, Maria, and the venerable Chef Nader all...

Today I had a threesome of regulars join me for a combo Bass/Weakfish trip to kick off summer. For once, the weather actually cooperated on a weekend date and the skies were clear with light winds making for very pleasant conditions. I opted for the morning Ebb tide at the Gut as it had...

Today was the kind of day only a Striped Bass, or avid Striped Bass fisherman, could love. Plenty of east wind, hard running tide, and overcast downright chilly weather conditions. So, I decided to tough it out and take the rather choppy ride out to the Gut for this morning’s flood tide. As...

Today’s half day charter included long term customers John and Ricky along with John’s 2 Grandsons Connor and Troy for their second annual Peconic Bay trip. One year older and more experienced, the boys took up right where they left off last year putting the hurt on the local Porgy population...

Despite the rather soggy and breezy weather yesterday the Elias party of 4 still hung in there to make a decent catch of Scup and Weakfish on the morning charter in Peconic Bay. Half of the crew had never fished before and missed a lot of the rather rapid Porgy bites so the guys did fall short...

Two of my long-term regulars have Saturday 6/21/25 booked for a Striped Bass/Mixed Bag 6-hour trip. Following the Bass fishing we will head back west to work on hitting our Weakfish limit, as the action for this species has recently heated up as well. So that leaves room for 2 more anglers...

Had the Chris party of join me today for a spring mixed bag trip under some beautiful weather conditions. Started the morning on the ebb tide for Bass in the Gut and while the fish were there, the bite today was a bit slower than my last few outings. Still, the guys worked hard and after just a...

My family has a very long-standing tradition of bringing all our members together, even some from far out of state, to celebrate the Memorial Day weekend. Since we are all seafood lovers, I have always made it my commitment to catch a fresh Striped Bass for our BBQ Grill as one of the special...

Amazing how all it took was a change in temperature of only 2 degrees and 4 days’ time to turn on the Bass at Plum Gut! On Monday’s trip my gauge never got above 50 degrees but this morning at 52 degrees I began fishing in a real pea soup fog with a positive attitude. Didn’t take long on the...

Today was prospecting day for me as I decided to check out the Bass action at Orient along with a mix of our traditional species inside Peconic Bay. Bass were at least 10 days late inside the bay this season and it seems the same pattern is happening to the east. Despite a full moon and good...

My 2025 charter season started off with a huge bang for my loyal Porgy fans, Tony and his buddies who make the long drive from NJ several times each year. Perfect weather and light tides made for a very enjoyable and action-packed trip. All it took was one drop at a favored spot near Shelter...

After 6 weeks of hard work the boat is finally floating, shining brightly, and ready to fish! Did a solo trip yesterday to begin testing out various drops for our legendary spring Scup run in advance of my first charters next week. Although, Porgies are available through a wide range of waters...

I had hopes of posting at least one last Tog trip for the 2024 season. However, over the past 2 weeks the big fan never seemed to blow in the right direction or with a reasonable velocity to allow for a productive and enjoyable day’s fishing. So yesterday I went out to the marina to clean out...

With the number of fishable days in my Tog season fading fast I had to take advantage of Wednesday’s gift from the weatherman. My good friends Lep and Mitch from the board joined me as we headed straight to Fishers on a flat calm sea. As has been the pattern now for my last 3 trips all I needed...

Dodging the windy days is now a fact of life if you want to fish Tog in the eastern Sound! After missing Saturday, on Sunday I had Joe, his son Roland, and friend John join me for another crack at the Blackfish. With plenty of left over NW breeze and a super strong full moon flood tide the ride...

I had charters booked for Friday, Saturday, and Monday on this Veteran’s Day weekend, but Mother Nature had other ideas. In fact, all she allowed was a brief 6-hour window today with light winds and only 2 crew members from tomorrows trip were able to shift their plans. Boy was that a good move...

Following a few days off we were back on the Tog grounds this past weekend with 2 different and talented crews. On Saturday I had my long-term customers John and Ricky, joined by Mitch and another veteran of my split charter crews Frank G. The brisk NW breeze heading across the Sound had me...

The stretch of good weather this week allowed me to finish off yesterday and today with 2 more very strong Tog Charters. Yesterday the crew consisted of a couple of new customers, Tony, and Alex, along with long time regulars, Frank G., and the famous Chef Nader. First stop was my favorite...