Striped Bass on Topwater

Bill and Jason and Jason’s son Wade joined us for a summer walk on trip. We left the ramp at 6:30am with a little bit of a ride to get to the fishing grounds. Running the Miss Nikki with her state of the art 300 hp Suzuki at 4200 rpm’s made quick work of the miles cruising at about 27 to 29 mph. It took about 40 minutes and we were at the spot. Some boats were already setup and trolling some were arriving and setting up. We dropped 4 rods in and fell in line. I watched the fish finder looking for the bait balls and there they were. I set my speed and within 30 minutes we had fish on. The bite was a little slow but we pecked at them catching some nice size eating bluefish. There were a lot of boats in the area so we never saw any breakers and the school was moving around fast. Several times we had double hook ups. We even had some triple hook ups and at one time had all 4 rods go off. The fish seemed to be holding to the fish reef and not venturing very far away. We ended the day with12 and lost several reeling them in. But all in all a great day. We even had a little smoother ride in than I expected as the wind had payed down some. We still have dates available. September 1 Striped bass reopens and we will be back to live lining also. Lots of opportunities available for fishing. Give us a call and get on the books.

Summer fishing is in full swing. Spot are here so we are still live lining for Stripers for now. The season closes July 31. Blue fish are here and of various sizes. We are losing tails on soft plastics and spot being chopped to pieces. Fishing is good! Saturday morning we had a catch and release trip casting swim baits to structure producing various Stripers for action. The overcast skies kept the bite going a little longer than normal. And keeping the heat away for awhile. For our afternoon trip we ran to our furthest planned spot to catch the tide change and hopefully avoid any storms. It worked as planned. We caught more Stripers and fiesty ones at that. Bluefish also visited us chewing our spot up. But we managed to get a few. Before our run in. There is some really good structure close to the dock we fished also at the end of the trip. It always holds fish but isn't always fishable due to current and boat traffic. That was definitely the case but we gave it a shot anyway. While waiting between trips we even helped 2 men whose boat had broke down. On the water is no fun with an engine failure. Always give a hand when you can. You never know when that could be you.We still have some dates available. Get a trip booked before it's too late! You can't catch them sitting at home.

Well summer is here and boy has it been hot! Hi temperatures cool mornings (sometimes), fog rain and Thunder storms. We have had it all.But fishing is in full swing. Spot are here and the rockfish are feasting on them. White perch have been a little scarce again so far this year. Bluefish are here and I suspect the first Spanish Mackerel won't be too far behind. I have seen a couple of speckled trout caught and some big reds. The skate are here and thick which makes thing difficult sometimes. But we have been making do. We still have a few available trips left in July. Rockfish closes July 31 and reopens September 1. So get you trip booked before its too late. August we will be targeting Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel. We will also running some trips further south looking for cobia and big Redfish. I have heard the are catching some nice Spadefish in that area also. Of course we will still be fishing our normal areas bottom fishing which is great for kids. Dont miss out give us a call or send us a message and lets fish before its too late.