Coastal Charters Sportfishing : Reports
06/28/08
Newport Bassin
Saturday’s charter had the Rich Lebel party aboard in some hot and sticky weather, with little to no wind. The fish definitely felt the same, and chose to really not co operate too much. We did manage a few fish, and a good time was of course had by all. We did get a very nice tour of the entire lower bay region, looking for fish that were hungry. Back to the dock at 11 am, for my first real afternoon off in quite some time. Water temp was 63-65 degrees, air temps 75-81, with hazy conditions and light and variable winds.
CC Bay This week...Bluefin are here!
Had 2 trips up to CC Bay this week, launching out of Green Harbor in Marshfield MA. The run to Race Point is quick, Whip-Tail makes a quick jaunt to the grounds, we are fishing within a half hour from dock, maybe sooner as the fish continue to arrive and head into the Bay deeper, they can show just about anywhere.
Tuesday we had Randy from Angler’s Pro Shop out of brooklyn, NY(www.anglers-proshop.com) and two of my “noys", father and son duo Anthony and Glenn Kross. Anthony of course put the hurting on the fish, unfortunately it was fat CC Bay stripers instead of ‘ol Charlie tuna. We scoured the area in the pea soup fog, with visibility less than 100 feet at times, no better than 100 yards all day long. The day was also cut short by some nasty T-storms which we did our best to avoid, but we had a few close thunder cracks and plenty of BIG raindrops.
Friday I had Adrian, Alex, and Anthony, and triple A team had 3 hookups, with zero landed. Adrian came tight on a slob, in the 250 pound plus class, only to have 4x Owner treble hooks straighten out!! These were some outsized tackle busting fish, to be expected on spinning gear and small surface lures we had no fish to the boat due to line snapping and lures breaking, along with more than a few shots at other fish, but alas we ended the day without our quarry along for the ride home.
Locally in RI, I am gearing up for sharks, with 4 trips in the next week, hopefully we will kick off the 2008 shark season by hanging a big one early. The tuna season has yet to start with no fish within reasonable shot yet, but that should change any day. The canyons should heat up soon, next weather window will find us out on the edge in the Contender, big, fast, and very fishy.
I have open boat trips available on a few trips, give me a call and get into some of the most adrenaline filled, challenging fishing available on a day trip, running and gunning for some BIG Cape Cod bluefin tuna.
06/18/08
Sorry
I have had no computer since mid may, a fatal virus took care of my trusty Dell, and it took awhile to get the new one in and set up properly. I have been very busy catching fish this past month, mostly striped bass with a few fluke trips thrown in. Rather than go back over every charter, a summary of the months events will have to do. The bass are thick in the providence river and upper bay, and have been absolutely destroying the live bunker which are in heavy. Most trips easily limit out on nice fat bass, with most being in the 13-18 pound range, with a few each trip over twenty. We have had 3 nice fish in the 30 pound class, the biggest we have seen so far a fat 38 pounds. The fluke are a bit slow to start, but have provided good action along the beaches out front for a few weeks now. The fishing should improve nicely through the month as waters warm, with the height of the 2008 season kicking in July and rtunning through till Nov.
We have limited trips available on weekends, but plenty of openings for midweek. Call today to get out on the water with a fun, knowledgeable captain that works hard to put you on the fish!
04/24/08
Tog charter 4/23
My day started off heading to paint boat bottoms, but quickly turned into my very first charter of the year!
Got the call at 10 am, a couple of guys in town for a conference looking to go fishing. I was very upfront, and explained that it was very early, and the only game in town is Tautog, if there cooperative. With temps just now creeping past the 49-50 degree mark, not a given…..
Scramble like a chicken with it’s head cut off, is putting it mildly….I got back to the house, pulled the charter gear out(thank god I just spooled up and had every reel on its proper rod, ready to tie a rig on)….its now 11:06, and I gotta get into Newport, off the trailer, and pick them up by 12:15 in the harbor. I rush into town, and have to pull into Sam’s with the rig, right at 11:40, lunch rush on, pop out, grab a pre made bucket of bait and pre tied rigs (as I am thinking of the first story to tell them while I hastily rig them up once anchored up…That’s why you shop local bait shops for all your gear)
Get the boat off the trailer, no problem, fire up, jet across the harbor, pick them up on the dock at 12:20. These guys were from Nebraska, Keith and Scott, and were just happy to be on the water. Headed to the spot(once again local baitshop info) and dropped once in 27 feet of water. First crabs down are CHOMPED before they even settle to the bottom…
and the first of the days tog hits the deck at 7 pounds. 2008 season and first blood on the new ride.
I of course forgot my camera, but Scott had his and I will update with a few more photos when I get them. Keith put on a show for a first timer with a conventional, and proceeded to whack his limit in the first 15 minutes. Scott joined in with 3 for himself on the day, including the big fish of the day, weighed in at just a hair of 9 pounds. We had the 3 man limit, and released several nice chinners to fight another day!!
The new ride is a kick ass, she handles very well, and more importantly is fishy as HELL!!
More when I get the pictures from my charter guests….
04/10/08
Whip-Tail splashes...
The newest edition to my arsenal, a sweet custom built Ray Hunt design CC with twin 225 Mercury Optimax outboards made a shakedown cruise this afternoon. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, light south breeze, temps in the low 60’s, and plenty of sunshine. After turning a few wrenches and making sure everything worked, she hit the water running. Man, this vessel has some serious power, we hit close to 60 miles an hour, and she had some throttle left!!
We cruised up the Mt. Hope Bay, and over to Barrington Beach. There was a few huge schools of herring, pushing water and heading north. Shouldn’t be long now, before everything just sort of happens, the way it always does after a long winter and anticipation in early April. This year can’t start soon enough for me.
Now that the boats are ready, I can pay closer attention to the signs of activity, and will be doing a few exploratory trips in the coming weeks to pinpoint the tog and scup on their early season haunts.
Till next time,
Capt. Dom
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The squid should arrive by the first week of May, and the rest of the season just happens!
Right now I am playing up on the north shore in Lynn, MA chasing the almighty codfish, haddock, and of course those tasty wolffish. If you would like to join me for some fun on the water, check out my links section and go to Walsh’s Deep Sea Fishing… This is a 100′ Aluminum supercruiser, very fast, comfortable, and of course the boat catches fish!
- Newport Bassin
Saturday’s charter had the Rich Lebel party aboard in some hot and sticky weather, with little to no wind. The fish definitely felt the same, and chose to really not co operate too much. We did manage a few fish, and a good time was of course had by all. We did get a very nice tour of the entire lower bay region, looking for fish that were hungry. Back to the dock at 11 am, for my first real afternoon off in quite some time. Water temp was 63-65 degrees, air temps 75-81, with hazy conditions and light and variable winds.
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- CC Bay This week...Bluefin are here!
Had 2 trips up to CC Bay this week, launching out of Green Harbor in Marshfield MA. The run to Race Point is quick, Whip-Tail makes a quick jaunt to the grounds, we are fishing within a half hour from dock, maybe sooner as the fish continue to arrive and head into the Bay deeper, they can show just about anywhere.
Tuesday we had Randy from Angler’s Pro Shop out of brooklyn, NY(www.anglers-proshop.com) and two of my “noys", father and son duo Anthony and Glenn Kross. Anthony of course put the hurting on the fish, unfortunately it was fat CC Bay stripers instead of ‘ol Charlie tuna. We scoured the area in the pea soup fog, with visibility less than 100 feet at times, no better than 100 yards all day long. The day was also cut short by some nasty T-storms which we did our best to avoid, but we had a few close thunder cracks and plenty of BIG raindrops.
Friday I had Adrian, Alex, and Anthony, and triple A team had 3 hookups, with zero landed. Adrian came tight on a slob, in the 250 pound plus class, only to have 4x Owner treble hooks straighten out!! These were some outsized tackle busting fish, to be expected on spinning gear and small surface lures we had no fish to the boat due to line snapping and lures breaking, along with more than a few shots at other fish, but alas we ended the day without our quarry along for the ride home.
Locally in RI, I am gearing up for sharks, with 4 trips in the next week, hopefully we will kick off the 2008 shark season by hanging a big one early. The tuna season has yet to start with no fish within reasonable shot yet, but that should change any day. The canyons should heat up soon, next weather window will find us out on the edge in the Contender, big, fast, and very fishy.
I have open boat trips available on a few trips, give me a call and get into some of the most adrenaline filled, challenging fishing available on a day trip, running and gunning for some BIG Cape Cod bluefin tuna.
- Now Booking 2008
Capt. Dom here, finally got the new website up and running, thanks to Brad Mills! Please allow some time for me to get caught up posting pictures to the gallery, and getting the calendar up to date.
I am excited about the 2008 season, although Fortuna is gone, I have added a sweet new Ray Hunt Custom design CC, F/V Whiptail. She is super wide, fast, and very fishable.
Plans are to start squid fishing first week of may, up in Hyannis for both day and night trips. This will again be open boat style, please contact me for more info and pricing.
The next step will be to get up to CC Bay in June, to chase Bluefin on the surface with light tackle gear. I plan on launching out of Green Harbor or Sandwich, depending on the location of the fish.
This is an exciting way to land these powerful tuna, and I look forward to the continued success we had last year up there in limited trips. We scored a tuna on every trip, and had many shots at more. These Bluefin were averaging around 65-85 pounds, so they should be quite a bit bigger this year when they show in early June.
Of course sharking will be continuing, the Contender will be in Newport once again to chase these toothy critters, and it goes without saying that I can get on them with regularity. The only question is are you up to the task of going toe to toe with the supreme predator of the ocean? Please consider booking now, as we have several tourneys already booked, and good dates go fast. The best time to target the Threshers is late June through early July, and the makos take over right after that lasting all the way into September and even October.
I will continue to update as we get closer….The Red Wing Blackbirds and Robins have been showing in force around the feeders, and there were several swans in the Sakonnett River this past week…shouldn’t be long now!!
- Sorry
I have had no computer since mid may, a fatal virus took care of my trusty Dell, and it took awhile to get the new one in and set up properly. I have been very busy catching fish this past month, mostly striped bass with a few fluke trips thrown in. Rather than go back over every charter, a summary of the months events will have to do. The bass are thick in the providence river and upper bay, and have been absolutely destroying the live bunker which are in heavy. Most trips easily limit out on nice fat bass, with most being in the 13-18 pound range, with a few each trip over twenty. We have had 3 nice fish in the 30 pound class, the biggest we have seen so far a fat 38 pounds. The fluke are a bit slow to start, but have provided good action along the beaches out front for a few weeks now. The fishing should improve nicely through the month as waters warm, with the height of the 2008 season kicking in July and rtunning through till Nov.
We have limited trips available on weekends, but plenty of openings for midweek. Call today to get out on the water with a fun, knowledgeable captain that works hard to put you on the fish!
- Tog charter 4/23
My day started off heading to paint boat bottoms, but quickly turned into my very first charter of the year!
Got the call at 10 am, a couple of guys in town for a conference looking to go fishing. I was very upfront, and explained that it was very early, and the only game in town is Tautog, if there cooperative. With temps just now creeping past the 49-50 degree mark, not a given…..
Scramble like a chicken with it’s head cut off, is putting it mildly….I got back to the house, pulled the charter gear out(thank god I just spooled up and had every reel on its proper rod, ready to tie a rig on)….its now 11:06, and I gotta get into Newport, off the trailer, and pick them up by 12:15 in the harbor. I rush into town, and have to pull into Sam’s with the rig, right at 11:40, lunch rush on, pop out, grab a pre made bucket of bait and pre tied rigs (as I am thinking of the first story to tell them while I hastily rig them up once anchored up…That’s why you shop local bait shops for all your gear)
Get the boat off the trailer, no problem, fire up, jet across the harbor, pick them up on the dock at 12:20. These guys were from Nebraska, Keith and Scott, and were just happy to be on the water. Headed to the spot(once again local baitshop info) and dropped once in 27 feet of water. First crabs down are CHOMPED before they even settle to the bottom…
and the first of the days tog hits the deck at 7 pounds. 2008 season and first blood on the new ride.
I of course forgot my camera, but Scott had his and I will update with a few more photos when I get them. Keith put on a show for a first timer with a conventional, and proceeded to whack his limit in the first 15 minutes. Scott joined in with 3 for himself on the day, including the big fish of the day, weighed in at just a hair of 9 pounds. We had the 3 man limit, and released several nice chinners to fight another day!!
The new ride is a kick ass, she handles very well, and more importantly is fishy as HELL!!
More when I get the pictures from my charter guests….
- Whip-Tail splashes...
The newest edition to my arsenal, a sweet custom built Ray Hunt design CC with twin 225 Mercury Optimax outboards made a shakedown cruise this afternoon. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, light south breeze, temps in the low 60’s, and plenty of sunshine. After turning a few wrenches and making sure everything worked, she hit the water running. Man, this vessel has some serious power, we hit close to 60 miles an hour, and she had some throttle left!!
We cruised up the Mt. Hope Bay, and over to Barrington Beach. There was a few huge schools of herring, pushing water and heading north. Shouldn’t be long now, before everything just sort of happens, the way it always does after a long winter and anticipation in early April. This year can’t start soon enough for me.
Now that the boats are ready, I can pay closer attention to the signs of activity, and will be doing a few exploratory trips in the coming weeks to pinpoint the tog and scup on their early season haunts.
Till next time,
Capt. Dom
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