captmike28
Well-Known Angler
With the Small Craft Warnings posted I had some serious concerns about running yesterday’s charter for the Chris party. Especially since they wanted to fish Bass in the Gut with a wind vs. tide situation! But they claimed to be experienced rough water fisherman so all I could promise them was a rough ride.
Started early morning in the Bay with a steady breeze but reasonable conditions on the last 3 hours of the ebb tide. First few drifts for Fluke only produced birds and one small short. Made a shift across the bay and found a small patch of Fluke with 6 more fish taken and 4 keepers including 2 pretty decent fish measuring 23” and 26” respectively. Also found one pretty Weakfish just a little under 4 # for the box.
Next headed off to the Gut and conditions were pretty much as nasty as I expected them to be. Had to concentrate intently on running the boat into the wind to properly present the Bucktails and avoid too much time in the washing machine at the end of each pass. First fish on was a nice 33” slot Bass followed by a number of Blues in the 5-12# range. The pick of Bass was a little slower than on recent trips but slowly we filled our limit with 3 more keepers all in the 30’’-34” range along with a few more short Bass and a pretty steady diet of Blues. So, ultimately the guys were rewarded for their toughness on a not so pleasant day to try and fool a few Bass on the North Fork.
A couple of more local trips early this week then we all anticipate the NY opening of Sea Bass season. It will sure be nice to round out the catches with a few tasty biscuits!
Capt. Mike
Started early morning in the Bay with a steady breeze but reasonable conditions on the last 3 hours of the ebb tide. First few drifts for Fluke only produced birds and one small short. Made a shift across the bay and found a small patch of Fluke with 6 more fish taken and 4 keepers including 2 pretty decent fish measuring 23” and 26” respectively. Also found one pretty Weakfish just a little under 4 # for the box.
Next headed off to the Gut and conditions were pretty much as nasty as I expected them to be. Had to concentrate intently on running the boat into the wind to properly present the Bucktails and avoid too much time in the washing machine at the end of each pass. First fish on was a nice 33” slot Bass followed by a number of Blues in the 5-12# range. The pick of Bass was a little slower than on recent trips but slowly we filled our limit with 3 more keepers all in the 30’’-34” range along with a few more short Bass and a pretty steady diet of Blues. So, ultimately the guys were rewarded for their toughness on a not so pleasant day to try and fool a few Bass on the North Fork.
A couple of more local trips early this week then we all anticipate the NY opening of Sea Bass season. It will sure be nice to round out the catches with a few tasty biscuits!
Capt. Mike
Of course, you'd be tying new rigs on nonstop...
