captmike28
Well-Known Angler
Ran 2 more Porgy charters yesterday and today and while the quality and quantity is still very high there is a new challenge. Since at least last Friday the Peconic’s have been overrun with roaming “Wolfpacks” of large Bluefish!
Monday’s trip was a half day outing for Rich and his family looking for some light tackle fun with the spinning gear. The last 90 minutes of the flood found the fish plenty aggressive and willing to bend the light rods nicely. The crew put a dozen of the largest specimens in the box to about 3# before we lost the tide and the bite. Decided to try some drifts for Weakfish for about an hour but the Blues had another idea. I believe there were enough Weakfish around but the Blues seemed to charge the baits first. So, the crew enjoyed a little arm wrenching action before we called it a day.
Today my NJ Porgy fans, with Tony at the head of the crew, found us back in the Peconic’s where we have seen a very steady diet of large aggressive Scup. In breezy conditions we hit the first drop and the action was a little slow but the guys managed to box about a dozen fish before the Blues found us and the bite turned off. Three other drops in the vicinity as well as one a little to the east fund the same challenge and the Blues are really scaring the daylights out of all our most desired species.
Finally, on the 5th try, I pulled an old reliable, and a bit out of the way drop, out of my trick bag and soon the beautiful big spring Scup started flying over the rail. Even here a few fish were bit in half by the Blue Devils but mostly they left us alone and in 2.5 hours of the ebb we filled out the boat limit. When the double and Tripe headers of 2.5-3.5# Scup keep attacking the baits nonstop it is a very special feeling!
Naturally the guys booked another trip for next month, claiming to have a few more family and friends to feed!!
Monday’s trip was a half day outing for Rich and his family looking for some light tackle fun with the spinning gear. The last 90 minutes of the flood found the fish plenty aggressive and willing to bend the light rods nicely. The crew put a dozen of the largest specimens in the box to about 3# before we lost the tide and the bite. Decided to try some drifts for Weakfish for about an hour but the Blues had another idea. I believe there were enough Weakfish around but the Blues seemed to charge the baits first. So, the crew enjoyed a little arm wrenching action before we called it a day.
Today my NJ Porgy fans, with Tony at the head of the crew, found us back in the Peconic’s where we have seen a very steady diet of large aggressive Scup. In breezy conditions we hit the first drop and the action was a little slow but the guys managed to box about a dozen fish before the Blues found us and the bite turned off. Three other drops in the vicinity as well as one a little to the east fund the same challenge and the Blues are really scaring the daylights out of all our most desired species.
Finally, on the 5th try, I pulled an old reliable, and a bit out of the way drop, out of my trick bag and soon the beautiful big spring Scup started flying over the rail. Even here a few fish were bit in half by the Blue Devils but mostly they left us alone and in 2.5 hours of the ebb we filled out the boat limit. When the double and Tripe headers of 2.5-3.5# Scup keep attacking the baits nonstop it is a very special feeling!
Naturally the guys booked another trip for next month, claiming to have a few more family and friends to feed!!
