After our last two trips, one thing is for sure: TIDE MATTERS! You know, it’s always the same yet it’s always different. Although we fish in the same general area year after year, I’m always surprised by how the fish change their habits. So far this year the dinner bell has only sounded on the [...]
Archive for June, 2009
Tide Matters
Posted in Fishing report on June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Textbook Conditions
Posted in Fishing report on June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We steamed to the islands early in the morning on a very cloudy day. The light northeast wind was against a strong incoming tide which created a rip as the bottom rose from about 40 ft to a depth of 20 ft. The wind blew the tops off the waves creating a dramatic backdrop for [...]
Finally some fishable weather
Posted in Fishing report on June 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Given all the north/northeast wind and the rain, rain, and more rain; we finally made our first striper trip to the islands. And, the stripers were waiting for us and hungry for some fresh pogies. The crew tangled with 13 stripers, keeping 9 (one for the captain’s dinner table) and returning 4 to be caught [...]




