Day started off slow and ended with a bang! Once we found them we were in them. Thanks to the captain and mate for everything. We had a great day
Captain Lou and his mate Greyson were absolutely awesome!! We wanted to bottom fish and bottom fish we did! Although we didn’t catch keeper size Black Sea Bass, we did catch some Black Sea Bass! We caught several juvenile Tautog, Flounder and Black Sea Bass. We did, however; land several good size Trigger Fish and we lost a “door mat” as we were bringing it in!!! On the way back to the dock Captain Lou saw a large school of Red Drum and we tried to catch a few but they were a bit skittish!! We appreciated him trying to cap the day off with a notable catching a Red Drum, but it is what it is! He definitely knew where the fish were but the fish weren’t cooperating!! We’ll see you in December when it’s time to catch some of those keeper size Black Sea Bass!!!!!!
The captain was very good at meeting our expectations for getting the kids out on some fish. We booked a 4 hour am trip. We fished for spade fish first and caught a few that my 11 year old daughter got to reel in. My 6 year old son passed out on the couch on the ride out so he didn't wake up for this part. We also hooked up what was probably a black drum that straightened the hook on my daughter. We were fishing small light hooks for spade fish after all. The fishing was slow for spades, but that's why it's called fishing and not catching. We then switch to trolling for Spanish mackerel and blue fish so we could get the kids some action before going in. We hit a school of blue fish and were hooking up 2-4 fish every pass for a half hour or more. I think the kids boated 15 bluefish. My 6 year old son had a ball reeling them in and my daughter loves the action. All in all the trip met exactly the expectation I laid out with the captain. The captain was knowledgeable and courteous. The deckhand was young, but he was enthusiastic. My friend and I are both very experienced fishermen ourselves. I have worked aboard trawling vessels and my friend has deckhanded in Alaska for salmon and halibut. We are also both fish biologists so I can't compare the deckhand to us. He was knowledgeable and knew what he was doing. He also worked very well with both kids. That's what was important to me that he work to make their experience good. We talked a lot with the deckhand about his plans for the future, and what brought him to being a deck hand. All in all he was a perfect fit for our trip. So for a 4 hour am fishing trip with kids, I give the captain, the boat and the deckhand the top rating.
Thank you so much for your kind words! Glad you enjoyed your trip!
Went on an 8 hour with captain lou and first mate Scott, man they really put us on the fish. We were on the bottom at first catching sea bass when a school of spade fish came up. They had rods ready and we limited out on those them went and got 3 flounder and a bunch of trigger fish. Great day on the water, and will book again.
Caught tons of fish. Everyone had an absolute blast. My daughter was so excited to tell everyone she caught her biggest blue fish ever. 10/10 would recommend and do again.
Day started off slow and ended with a bang! Once we found them we were in them. Thanks to the captain and mate for everything. We had a great day