It's been fun. We've had some good people one the boat. They had a blast, catching striped bass and blues under the famous SouthEast Lighthouse off Block Island. The bottom fishing has been a challenge-- those fish haven't really filled in a settled down yet. Soon. But until then we'll relish in catching stripers and blues. We love these fish. Good to eat too.

The striped bass fishing is the best bet right now. Block Island has some beautiful fish that have just showed up from the west. A large pile of sand eels, a favorite food of the striped bass, have also arrived inshore in large numbers. The bait should keep the stripers around for some time. There are a few bluefish mixed in with the bass but not too many. Fluke fishing has been a bit of a grind. Sea bass, another food favorite, opens on June 18th. See you soon. John.

We had some wind. The wind built a sea. I didn't fish for two days, mowed the lawn, watched my son's soccer game. When I got back out, the water was still a little bit silty and weedy. This did make for some difficult fishing. This is part of the game: how to catch fish when the fish don't want to bite. We did manage some good bottom fish--scup, fluke, some Atlantic mackerel. The weather this week looks better, the ocean calm and inviting. I will report back in a few days. John