captmike28
Well-Known Angler
Once again, the weatherman has been kind to us this Blackfish season as the 5-man Justin party joined me yesterday for a day of mild temperatures, light winds, and a solid Tog bite.
With the quarter phase moon tides, we headed straight for my favorite 70’ deep drops by Fishers I. and enjoyed steady action for our first 2 hours on site. During that time, we boxed nearly half of our limit although the only disappointing part was the average size was smaller than previous trips with top fish of the morning only hitting 4#. Hoping to improve on the sizes I moved a little south into slightly shallower water and again found a steady bite of similar sized fish but with one Tog topping the 5# mark. We filled out the boat limit here before the flood tide finally blew us off this piece.
Finished up the trip with some shallow water jigging to entertain the crew while I filleted the catch. I must say that even a 3# Blackfish on light spinning tackle will get a big smile out of any angler!
Hard to believe I am staring down the last 1 or 2 trips of the 2020 season. I am booked both Wed and Fri of Thanksgiving week, weather permitting. Hope to have some excellent results to report and maybe even complete a “perfect season” of all boat limits on Tog to go out in style!!
Capt. Mike
516-317-5423
PS: It’s never too early to book a Tog trip for next season. 10 prime dates are already gone for 2021. You might want to consider a “gift certificate” as a nice Holiday treat for your favorite angler.
With the quarter phase moon tides, we headed straight for my favorite 70’ deep drops by Fishers I. and enjoyed steady action for our first 2 hours on site. During that time, we boxed nearly half of our limit although the only disappointing part was the average size was smaller than previous trips with top fish of the morning only hitting 4#. Hoping to improve on the sizes I moved a little south into slightly shallower water and again found a steady bite of similar sized fish but with one Tog topping the 5# mark. We filled out the boat limit here before the flood tide finally blew us off this piece.
Finished up the trip with some shallow water jigging to entertain the crew while I filleted the catch. I must say that even a 3# Blackfish on light spinning tackle will get a big smile out of any angler!
Hard to believe I am staring down the last 1 or 2 trips of the 2020 season. I am booked both Wed and Fri of Thanksgiving week, weather permitting. Hope to have some excellent results to report and maybe even complete a “perfect season” of all boat limits on Tog to go out in style!!
Capt. Mike
516-317-5423
PS: It’s never too early to book a Tog trip for next season. 10 prime dates are already gone for 2021. You might want to consider a “gift certificate” as a nice Holiday treat for your favorite angler.
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