Fresh New England Fishing Reports

This holiday weekend should be a good one after all the storms. Plenty of trips to choose from, get on board!

My Joyce III Montauk, NY We are putting on out special Fall Blackfish Open Boat Trips! They will sail Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays- $250 per person, 10 people max (6 min to sail) Call Capt Ken to secure your spot now at **hidden content**!

Lots of schoolie striped bass, bluefish, and still some weakfish and fluke in the mix. The fall run is underway and should continue to get better and better each day.

The fluke season is over, and we are now going for striper. The boat will be in the Rariton Bay from October 14th until sometime in November. We will be catching the large striper that have been feeding there for the past several years. Then we will return to Brigantine until mid-December to fish for tautog and striper as the migrate south. If you're interested in catching big striper come try with us on the Rariton in the nicer weather, or in late Novemeber out of Brigantine when its colder. Thank you Riptide B&T for the great baits that allowed us to catch an average of over 35 fish per trip so far this season, and we loved to 5'6" contour spinning rods you hook us up with. I hope to see some of you on the Rariton.

Captain Mark Rowell of Legit Fish Charters told me he’s having no trouble finding them in CCB now. What he’s also spotting under the schools is huge marks. When asked if those might have been big bass beginning to migrate he said “those fish are not pushing the bait upward, so what do you think they are?”. The point being that bass have to move the bait towards the surface to dispatch them while tuna simply snap them up with ease! Fishery regulators have freed up additional quota for giants on Sunday, so timing for those big “marks” in Cape Cod Bay may be good. Don’t delay if you want a brute of a bluefin; doubtless that quota won’t be open for long. "On The Water"

For a better bead on where cod are congregating I consulted Captain Mark Rowell of Legit Fish Charters who told me that the western edge of Stone Ledge in about 204’ has been the sweet spot. If while pounding lead or jigs on the bottom, the unmistakable “suction” sensation of mud is being transmitted through your line than you’re in haddock territory, if you’re jig is coming up with chips/divots marring it’s finish than more likely you’re going to find cod. The fish have been full of shrimp making pink teasers hot! As for stripers, not surprisingly they are on the move with previously quiet estuaries/rivers reloaded with life.