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Offshore Pursuits Fishing Reports 2008

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08/28/08
Rock Harbor Fishing Report
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
Stunmai II
 
Back to Basics
 
Anyone who has been out fishing Cape Cod Bay recently knows that the bass have taken a powder for a while. We, the charter fleet, have been pounding areas that usually hold stripers to no avail. Once in a while we find an occasional fish here or there but no good concentration. Even P-town is way off. This can be best explained by the commercial quota
not being filled yet. Last season I remember it being filled by the middle of August. I hear it is only half filled or a little better than half way fished. Where did they go?

So, what are we to do. We’ve spoiled our clients by supplying a good number of big stripers for a good number of seasons now. The first part of this year we did fairly well. I had one of my clients, a 14 year old young lady land a nice 45 pound bass. The rest of the party with her landed a number of large bass also. All the other charter boats have landed some
equally large fish this season. But, now they are somewhere else, for the time being. What do we do if it’s hard to find any stripers? The answer has been staring us if the face all season long. The bluefish, they may not have the prestige of the striper but they fight just as hard and in some fishermen's opinion they fight harder than a bass of equal size. Years
ago when the bass were almost non existent, we stayed very busy having our clients catch bluefish. Right now we are finding some really big bluefish up off the Path in 20 to 25 feet of water. Some of these fish are over 15 pounds. Also, there are a fair amount of bluefish in by the #3 and #5 cans and in by the Eastham shore.

I’m not saying that I think the stripers are going to completely disappear from the Bay. What I think that is going to happen is we will find an occasional school of big bass and a few days when we have a bass blitz. In other words, we will go back to what it was like 20 years ago with the difference being there will be a little more bass around and more
frequent “bass blitzes”. If you’re going to try and find some of these rare big bass the deep water is still your best bet. Jigging with 450 foot wire or using your umbrella rig on 200 foot wire with extra weight should be your method of choice. You can also jig on top of Billingsgate Shoals and
take a chance that some fish have moved up there. P-town might have a good day and some large fish may move in there. I think the gravy train has left the station and we will have to take what Mother Nature gives us.

The bluefish are another story. They seem to be everywhere. The biggest concentration right now is up off the Path in 20 to 25 feet of what
and in by the #3 and #5 cans. Some of these fish are up to 15 pounds. An umbrella rig or the hootchie will work very well. You will have a good fight on your hands when you hook up on one of those big blues.
If you’d like to experience some the best all around fishing found on Cape Cod give me a call: 508-240-8267, and I’ll get you out from some good fall fishing.
 
 
 
08/14/08
Rock Harbor Fishing Report
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
Stunmai II
 
The Deep Water

Every season we find that one certain area produces the most fish on day by day average. This season it’s the deep water off the north edge of Billingsgate Shoals. In years past it has been Billingsgate Shoals itself, but not this year. Day after day we steam out to the deep water from 45 feet out to 60 feet, set out our umbrella rigs and start looking for the schools of bass and bluefish, mainly the stripers. Some days we find a number of these big schools and do fairly well. Other, it can be a little hard to find the bass. The bluefish are another story. They seem to be in this area in abundance.

Billingsgate Shoals, an area we have come to see as the center piece of Cape Cod Bay. It has been an area where season after season we look to find those big elusive stripers that our customers are always looking for. For some reason the fish, that is the striped bass, have not congregated on the shoals as they have in other years. There is plenty of bait, sand eels, on the shoals. The sea clammers have not destroyed all the grass yet. We can’t figure out why the schools of big fish have not shown up there so far. One thing we have not had is a hard northwest wind. That is until Tuesday afternoon. It cooled down the water and pushed the fish up onto the shoals. There are a lot of small bass mixed in with some bluefish, but the big bass are definitely on the shoals. For how long, time will tell.
When I started chartering during the summer of 1980 the main area we fished was out in the deep water. All that was there were schools after school of bluefish. Once in a great while someone would hook up on a striper. After a number of years the management of the stripers started which has brought us to what we have today. This could be a reoccurrence of a cycle. Except this time, because of the management of the striped bass, we will have a better start to another surge in the bass population. It may take a while, but the big numbers of fish and the resurgence of schools of big bass may be back. It could also be that the movement of the stripers this season took them elsewhere and they could be back any day now. Mother Nature can be a fickled lady.

What to do and where to go? Fishing is just that, fishing. Right now, your best bet for any stripers is working the deep water off Billingsgate Shoals. Go out to 50 feet of water, set out an umbrella rig on 200 feet of wire and work the area. If you have a 450 foot jigging wire set up try that. Before doing any of these I’d check the shoals. Jig along the north edge and up on the shoals for a bit. Maybe, just maybe the fish have moved up on the shoals. As far as the bluefish you can fish along the Eastham shore during high water and do well. Also, you can troll hootchies from just outside Great Island up past the Path from 12 out to 25 feet of water and also do well. You can do both if you fish your umbrella rig in the deep water.
 
If you're on Cape Cod give me a call and Ill get you out for a day of some of the best fishing in New England. Home: 508-255-6211 or Cell: 508-240-8267. Hap

Stunmai II
 
08/07/08
Rock Harbor Fishing Report
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
Stunmai II
 
The Bass are Working Back Home...

As I have stated, this season has been a strange one. I’ve been talking to a number of the commercial bass fisherman who would usually be down fishing Billingsgate Shoals during their season. Most of them feel it is the warm water that is keeping the schools of big fish from working up on the shoals. It is also affecting places like the Bath House, Race Point and between Wood End and Long Point. The fish will be there one day and gone the next. The consensus is weneed a big northwest wind to cool the water off and push the fish out of the deep water.

During the beginning of the week we had a slight north to northwest wind for a while and it seems to have stirred the bass up a bit so we have had some activity in the deep water off the shoals. Lets hope it keeps up.
Actually, the fishing in the Bay has started to improve. Granted we have to use our heavy umbrella rigs in the deep water or the tube and worm with eight colors out, but we are starting to get some of those larger bass. There has been plenty of activity on the north edge and just up on top of the shoals. Most of the fish hooked up on are small bass and bluefish. At times good sized schools of mixed bass and bluefish will surround a school of sand eels and go nuts. For those who like to cast to fish it is a good opportunity. Just look for a concentration of birds. There have been some bluefish in by the Eastham shore. Mainly in by the rock just off South Sunken Meadow Beach. Hootchies on mono trolled at around 5.5 to 6 knots will work well. There are also bluefish off Great Island in the shallow water before you go off the shoals. The Path out to 25 feet of water is a good bet also.

For those who have not had much luck using the umbrella rig I’m going to give some basics on how we make ours work. To start with each captain make his rigs his own way. It would be unusual to find two charter boat using rigs that are identical. However we start off with a basic rig. In tackle stores, like the Goose Hummock, you should find umbrella rig with the bugs, a worm like tube with the hook already in it with a leaders, in a plastic bag. There might be small and large sizes. The size is not all that important. They should be a little over 12 inches to 18 inches in diameter with a 2 to 3 ounce lead center. The ones you want have 6 arms. Just put a bug on each arm and a leader down the center. Make the leader around 16 inches long. You can use a spoon on that leader or a swimming plug of your choice. The rod should be medium to heavy action with a reel that can handle wire. Put 150 ft. to 175 feet of wire on the reel which has been filled with 130 lb. test dacron backing. You can put that rig right to the wire or put a 3 foot 100 lb. test leader on and then attach the rig. Troll it at 3.5 to 4 knots. If you want to fish it deeper, just let more backing out till you put the knot to the waters edge as you are trolling. At that point you should hook up, if and I mean if the fish gods are with you that day.

If you're on Cape Cod give me a call and Ill get you out for a day of some of the best fishing in New England. Home: 508-255-6211 or Cell: 508-240-8267. Hap

Stunmai II
 
Fishing the South Side and beyond with the Maverick
 
Capt. Jack Riley
Maverick Charters
08/07/08
 
The srtiper fishing is heating up again on the rips off Monomoy. We limited out on Bearses yesterday, and caught probably twenty keepers total.

We picked up our first bluefin of the season on Tuesday. The fish hit a East of Chatham Squid Bar in Rainbow in the area of the Regal Sword at the first slack. The East of Chatham Bar is proving to be the bar of choice among the serious anglers.

One of our readers was all but spooled on a black squid rig on Sunday fishing SW of the BC. Lots of bait, whales, and porpoises, but not much fish. The main body of the fleet was fishing around the regal Sword, with a few fish taken. It appears that each day there are some fish landed.

As you read earlier, John carlson caught an 864 lb. bluefin off Peaked hill on Tuesday. That is a nice fish!

You have allready read the report from the Bay by Capt. Hap Farrell. Things are slowly starting to pick up there.

The Canal bite has dropped off, but there are still a few fish landed.

Hedge Fence is giving up bonito and a few spanish mackerel on the troll. Lots of bluefish mixed in.

The Vineyard beaches are hot at night, giiving up great catches of stripers. The daytime is the complete opposite.

There are reports of yellowfin being taken in the Canyons. I've heard of blue marlin being seen, but nothing landed.

Good luck! Capt. Jack
 
07/24/08
Fishing the Cape
 
As you read in Capt. Hap Farrell's report, the bass fishing is beginning to pick up on the Bay side. There are a ton of bluefish around, all around as a matter of fact. Bay side, back side, southside, all have an abundance of bluefish.

The striper fishing on the south side has been slow. The bright spot is the rips off Monomoy. They continue to produce good catches of stripers, but it can be hit or miss. It may be by the day, or it may be by the tide. When the fish are there, the bite is wide open.

Some bonito are being reported from areas around the Vineyard. Not an over abundance yet, but they are starting to trickle in. Here too the striper fishing is slow. Look for things to improve as we move into August. It is hard to believe that August is just around the corner.

There are still small bluefin being taken south of the Vineyard. The bluefin bite east of Chatham is slow. There are a few fish being taken here and there, but the big body of fish isn't back yet. There are a lot of boats fishing, especially on the weekends, but there are very few fish being taken. There are still charters cancelling and rebooking due to the inconsistent bite.

The tuna fishing on Stellwagen is also slow. You here of a few fish here and there, but nothing exciting going on.

The canal is giving up some decent fish after dark. Jigs, eels, and big soft plastics are doing the job.
 
 
 
Results of the: "22nd Annual Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tournament"
July 17 - 19, 2008
 
First Place:

Larry Melo
"Waterbury"
Foxboro, MA
(399 LB Thresher)

Second Place:

Mark Amorello
"Sashamy"
Pembroke, MA
(379 LB Thresher)

Third Place:

Peter Brancaleone
"Volatility"
Elmont, NY
(365LB Thresher)

Forth Place:

Albert Wojtkowski
"Ohana"
Pittsfield, MA
(353 LB Thresher)

Fifth Place:

Pete Casagrande
"American Mustang"
Wall Township, NJ
(335 LB Thresher)

Top Jr. Angler

Anthony Kross
"WhipTail"
Fairfield, NJ
26 sharks released

Top Female Angler

Cathy Maino
"Loan Shark"
Basking Ridge, NJ
6 sharks released

Largest Thresher: 399 LB

Larry Melo
"Waterbury"
Foxboro, MA
(399 LB Thresher)

Largest Mako Shark: 298 LB

Joe Dion
"Thunder"
West Newton, MA

Largest Porbeagle Shark: 332 LB

David Dion
"Head Hunter"
Friendswood, TX

Release Award - 43 Releases

Richard Flannery
"Ocean Runner"
Bridgewater, MA

Tag Award

Jay Walsh
"Relentless"
Plymouth, MA
 
 
 
07/18/08
Captain Jim Shannon
Captain Jim's Cape Charters
 
Some nice mid summer fish taken off P-town.Fishing in cape cod bay and around the ocean side has been alright,the big numbers of bass has dropped some,as is usually the case in the hot days of July. Deeper water is where to go when the numbers drop. outside the potline from Wood End to Race Point has been working lately. 40 to 60 feet of water. Use a 5 ounce jig and go slow slow slow. Light tackle bottom jigging works well when there is a small stash of fish holding on the bottom, drift over and tease them up with a heavy bucktail.

Race Point and Peaked Hill are loaded with bluefish, and there is no shortage of action there if the bass bite is slow.

Tuna fishing is another matter. Where these fish are is any ones guess. They are around, though not in numbers. I have not had a tuna charter in a week or so, but I have not seen any, and the word on the  radio is that its
slow. Like the weather in new England, this too shall pass and change is on the horizon.

Keep your nose in the wind and your eyes on the horizon.
Capt Jim
 
 
07/17/08
Cape Cod Fishing Report
 
First, what few tuna that have been caught have been taken at first light or very shortly after. Another option that few are taking advantage of is last light. If you miss the early bite, take advantage of last light.

I received a call from a fisherman today who had lines in at 4:00 am at the BC yesterday. Whales, bait, porpoises, glass seas, and no fish. He fished east and south, put on over 100 miles, and never saw a fish, nor did he hear on the radio of any fish being caught.

Same story last weekend from another fisherman who called me Sunday night. A huge amount of boats out fishing, with only a handful of fish caught.

There were a couple of fish caught this morning that we know about. A lot of the boats headed for the Vineyard today for the shark tournament this weekend. One fish 77" was caught earlier in the week east of Chatham.

There are some small bluefin being reported south of the Vineyard. I expect we'll know more after the shark tournament.

The striper fishing has slowed most places. The exception being the rips off Monomoy. The Sound is slow, the Canal is slow, and you can see by Capt. Hap Farrell's report that you have to work for the fish in the Bay.

It's all about bluefish on the backside and around the Race. There is no shortage of them, which is a good thing. At least there is action to be had.

Good luck to all fishing the shark tournament, especially Capt. Bill Regan on the Hot Reels! Dave
 
07/17/08
The Rips of Monomoy

The striper fishing continues to be great in all the rips off Monomoy. We fished Stonehorse and Bearse's today, with great success at both locations. We caught over 20 bass today, with the majority being keepers. The bigger fish were taken at Bearse's, but there were nice fish taken everywhere. Rigs, tube and worm, and jigs are all producing well.

The commercial fleet is hitting Hankerchief pretty hard, so there must be some big fish there also. Lots of bass outside the 3 mile limit, as well as a ton of bluefish. The tuna fleet, which numbered near 150 boats east of Chatham last weekend, is catching far more bluefish than tuna. There were 7 known fish landed last weekend, with many reports of 100 mile days with no fish seen.

Capt. Jack Riley
Maverick Charters
 
07/17/08
Rock Harbor Fishing Report
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
Stunmai II
 
Changes in the Wind

Lately, the fishing has been a little slower than in weeks past. We’ve been fishing the deep water for the past two weeks with regular frequency. It has been very productive, up until lately. It seems the main body of fish have moved somewhere else. Exactly where is somewhat of a mystery.
By this I don’t mean that the members of the charter fleet aren’t finding any fish, what I mean is that we have to work for them now. We are still getting an occasional big bass in the deep water especially on hootchies on our outriggers. Even the tube and worm is working somewhat. What has changed is that more and more small and just barely legal bass have shown up on the north edge. You’ll hook up 10 to 15 times before you might get a fish over 28 inches.

Jigging is becoming the method of choice in hooking up these stripers. It is also the method that is producing the most keepers being taken on top of Billingsgate Shoals.

We had a very active week as far as fishing events are concerned. On the 12th of July we had the 11th Annual Anglers Classic in memory of Chris Svenningsen. There were a good number of charter and private boats involved, well of 30 as I understand. A sum of $2,000.00 of the money raised was donated to the High School Athletic Department along with other donations. The day was a complete success with a number of big bass weighed in at the end of the day.

The second event was the 25th annual Special Olympics out of Rock Harbor. This is one of the most rewarding events we compete in. We, as charter captains, look forward to this event every year. The participants are from local organizations throughout the Cape. They come and compete for the largest fish, the most fish and so on. Each year the fish gods are good to us and this season is no exception. This year is special because this was the 25th year in a row we have hosted this competition. The Rock Harbor Charter Fleet has been recognized by the Special Olympics Hall of Fame and has been entered in it. This is no small honor.

Over the next week or so I think the mighty bluefish will be put under a fair amount of pressure. We are going through small tides right now and this may make the stripers harder to find. If that is the case there is nothing wrong with taking on these hard fighting bluefish. They will certainly give you a run for your money. If you want to try for a striper look to Billingsgate Shoals, especially the north edge. Hap
 
 
07/10/08
Rock Harbor Fishing Report
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
Stunmai II
 
The Bass Fishing Gets Good

Since the spring it seems that the normal schedule of where and when the fish, the bass and bluefish, show up and make their moves from one place to another has been a little off. The stripes concentrated in areas we were not used to and the bluefish showed up, in mass, a little late. Now things have settle down to what we hope to be a relatively normal summer. That is if anything can be normal this season.

Right now most of the legal size bass are located in the deep water off the north edge of Billingsgate Shoals. The main schools of bass move from northeast to southwest as the tides and the bait move. There are very large schools of sand eels in this same location and that is why the bass and very large bluefish are there. You would stick around the area where your dinner was served too. There is enough bait in this area to last for weeks so we may find them here for an extended period of time. This make the might umbrella rig a very productive method although you may have to use wire up to 200 feet in length.
 
The other area in the Bay that is showing signs of improving is the New Grounds. Basically this is a large area west of the old Target Ship and off the Brewster Flats and as far west as off Paine’s Creek. You see the sea clammers in this area a lot. Anyway, the clammers have reported seeing schools of bass around their dredges as they haul back to empty them. Also a small number of the charter fleet has found some good sized bass while jigging in the area where the clammers are working. It would be a very good place to check out. Use your umbrella rig to look over the area and when you find the fish by hooking up, put out your jigs and see what happens.

One area we have not seen much action from is Billingsgate Shoals. One day a few weeks ago we had a northerly wind and there were some decent sized bass up on the west end of the shoals. It lasted one day. If we get a fairly strong northwest wind it should blow all those stripers in the deep water up on the shoals a long with all that bait. This is a good thing. Jigging and hootchies on mono should work very well there and the fish will be a little easier to find. This is one time when we do pray for wind. Just have it happen at night.

Oh yes, the bluefish. There are still a moderate amount of bluefish up along the Eastham shore during high water. All you need do is trolling some hootchies up through there.
 
If you're on Cape Cod give me a call and Ill get you out for a day of some of the best fishing in New England. Home: 508-255-6211 or Cell: 508-240-8267. Hap
 
Stunmai II
 
07/10/08
Captain Jim Shannon
Captain Jim's Cape Charters
 
A very happy angler with a hard fought 100 lb. bluefin caught off Race Point with Capt. Jim Shannon.Captain Jim's Cape Charters is one of very few charter boats that offers light tackle cast and retrieve trips for blue fin tuna. It is our feeling this is the ultimate sport fishing challenge. We insist our anglers are experienced and must be in excellent condition, as these fish will put you to the test.
 This young man fought this 100 lb tuna for 40 minutes and almost gave up, his back and upper body were strained to the limit.

At one point I relieved him for a minute so he could regain himself. It is a test of wills with an opponent who's determination is unmatched. Our gear is specifically designed for long casts and longer battles. A two hundred pound or more fish can be taken with light spin gear if handled properly.

I've never seen a happier angler then this one when the fish hit the deck. Capt. Jim Shannon
 
07/10/08
The Cape at Large...
 
The big news is the tuna no-show east of Chatham. There hasn't been a fish caught all week that we know about. What we do know is that charter boat Captains are canceling their school tuna trips due to lack of fish.

We also know there is bait galore in the usual spots, whales, porpoises, and no fish. It will change eventually, that we know.

There are some tuna being caught in the Bay and off the Race, as indicated in Capt. Jim Shannon's report above.

Still nothing out of the canyons, although the shark fishing south of the Vineyard is beginning to heat up.

There are small fish being taken at the canal, with a keeper mixed in here and there.

The word from the Vineyard is that the striper fishing has slowed from last week. The bass are deep, so fish accordingly. Jigs on wire are working well.

The backside beaches are still slow as far as stripers go. There are bluefish to be had though, so at least there is some exciting action to be had for those who want to go play in the surf.
 
07/04/08
Captain Jim Shannon
Captain Jim's Cape Charters
 
A nice Cape Cod Bay striperFishing on captain jims cape charters has been excellent in cape cod bay and the ocean side, including race point and peaked hill. Soft baits like ronzis and sluggos have been enticingand snaring keeper bass in the 25 lb and up range. The average bass is larger this year, and the population seems robust and plentiful.

Lots of bait in the water is making for an excellent year so far,despite somewhat unusual weather patterns and wind directions. Tuna fishing has been up and down, though clearly they are here, though elusive lately. Not a consistent bite going on at the bank or off the back side. I suggest a first light attack and make use of the slack tides. Capt. Jim ShannonA happy group with a great catch!
 
07/03/08
Still the hotspot for big bass, the Elizabeth's are the place to be. Try eels for your best shot at a trophy!

The Vineyard is "covered up" as they would say down south. There are bass and bluefish all around the Island, and there are opportunities for decent fish just about everywhere!

We haven't heard much noise from the canyon crowd yet. Haven't heard anything to tell you the truth. With blufin of all sizes out around the BC buoy and east, there isn't a big need to run to the Canyons just yet.

There are a few fish being taken from the Canal, but nothing spectacular.

As you read in Capt. Hap Farrell's big bluefish have invaded Cape Cod Bay. There is bound to be a crowd out there this weekend if the weather cooperates. Nice bass, big bluefish, and schools of tuna. Sounds like heaven to me.

The southwest corner of Stellwagen is hot right now as far as the tuna bite goes. There is alot of bait around, and East of Chatham Squid Rigs are doing well getting fish to the boat.

If you are in the area, stop at Allen Harbor Marina in Harwich Port and stop by our new store. We are the only place around where you will find the red hot Eye Catcher Lure's Bluefin Tuna Rig. Word of mouth has made this rig tough to keep on the shelf.

We aren't hearing a whole lot of talk about the backside beaches just yet. A fcouple of weeks ago there were reports of fish moving through, but between the mung and the seals, it was tough fishing.

I hope all of you have a great holiday weekend! Dave
 
07/02/08
Rock Harbor Fishing Report
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
 
 The Bluefish Show Up

They are finally here. It took a while but the bluefish have arrived in mass. This last Friday they came with the tide, moving along the south edge and into the Sunken Meadow area. They ate everything in their path. This means the squid are gone for a bit and so are the stripers that were in around the #5 can and the Screen Range. The Screen Range is an area where we used to light up the drive-in screen up with a tree to get the location. The tree has since been cut down so it’s harder to locate. Basically, it is between the #3 and #5 cans but on the Eastham side of the channel leading to Welfleet. It is up on the flats if you look at a chart. Anyway, the bass have moved out of this area. It is good to see the bluefish arrive. This fish is one of the hardest fighting fish found in this area and it gives an angler a run for his money.

The stripers have moved to new areas. Some are on the south edge of Billingsgate Shoals and up on top of the shoals. The balance of the fish are in the deep water, 40 to 60 feet, from off Great Island down to the southwest to the #1 can. At times the bass are up by the Square, closer to Welfleet, and other times you find them down to the southwest closer to the #1 can. You sort to have to flip a coin on where to start. You know, there is some guess work in this fishing game. The more the experience, the better the guess.

So far the most productive lure system used by the charter fleet is the umbrella rig. In the last few days it’s been used off the Brewster Flats where there is mainly undersized stripers. Up between the #3 and #5 cans it has produced a number of bluefish and some keepers which were just over the 28 inch limit. Where this system has done its best is on the north edge of the shoals and out in the deep water. So far there has not been much activity on top of Billingsgate Shoals yet. However, this is a good place to start looking for the bigger bass and jigging would be the best method to use.

The main spot to look for the larger bass for this coming week is the north edge and the deep water. The tides will be getting smaller as the week goes on so the currents created by the tides will not move the fish much. The best time will be a few hours either side of high water. It seems as the tide drops the bass will move out into the Bay and are harder to find. As the tide comes in, they will concentrate back in the deep water off the north edge. One of these days they will work up on top of Billingsgate Shoals and we can use different methods like jigging and the tube & worm. There are all the bluefish you want in on Sunken Meadow and they are big ones, really big ones. Most anything will work in there.
 
07/01/08
 
Fishing Rhode Island
Capt. John O. Ogozalek
 
Week ending Sunday June 29th.
On Saturday June 28th 2008, Capt john had the Todd Wakefield party aboard OGOFISHING. The party consisted of Father, son Todd, stepson Kyle and friend Kyle. It was the first time the kids had ever been on a boat. We began fishing around Point Judith light and trolled south towards Narragansett R.I. when the decision was made to drift eels around the Hazard Ave. rocks. While drifting eels I spotted fish rolling on the top and began throwing top water plugs to them. after a couple casts it was game on. First to land a fish was Dad with a 14 pound 34 inch Stripper. Next to land a fish was Kyle with a 29 inched 9 pound Stripper. The fishing was great from around 9 am to around 2 pm with lock and load action. During this time we had multiple hook ups with triples at one point. All fish after the first two were catch and release. Some of the fish were big cows. At around 2 pm the fishing slowed and we called it a day.

please contact OGOFISHING CHARTERS for bookings. Dates are available but filling fast.

Thank you!

John O. Ogozalek
OGOFISHING CHARTERS
john@ogofishing.com
(860)774-6924
 
 
06/26/08
 
The Cape at Large...
 
The place to be hunting a big striper right now is around the Elizabeth's. Numerous reports are coming in of some very big fish being taken in the area.

The Canal has slowed, with the bigger fish having passed through. There are still fish to be had, but not in the number or size of a couple of weeks ago.

The Bay is alive with bass, bluefish, and tuna fish. You might have to work for them, but they are around.

About the only decent surf fishing appears to be around the Race. Fish up to 20 pounds have been taken on a regular basis from the beach.

With the tuna bite beginning to pick up, don't forget to stock up on premium high quality "East of Chatham" brand tuna gear at Offshore Pursuits Premium Tackle. For those who demand the very best, East of Chatham brand tuna gear. Available exclusively from Offshore Pursuits.
 
06/26/08
Rock Harbor Fishing Report
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
 
Settling in for the Summer
 
The 4th of July is almost upon us. This weekend signifies the beginning of our summer season and everyone is hoping this one will not be too affected by the energy problems we are presently going through. It's not just what gas costs for a vacation. It's what our total energy costs are that has everyone concerned.

Well, the fish don't know this and they are just waiting to be caught. The Rock Harbor Charter Fleet, at Rock Harbor, is ready to do just that. This season the stripers are not just concentrated in one area. They are spread out over a number of good spots so there is no real problem finding fish close by any of the harbors on Cape Cod Bay.

For example, lets say you're going out of Welfleet. There is Stony Bar and the south edge of the shoals. Rock Harbor, you can get to Stony Bar also, and the south edge of the shoals, plus the Brewster Flats and the New Ground. There are fish in all of these areas at this time. If you left from Sesuit you have the Brewster Flats, the south edge and the New grounds. It is the same distance to Billingsgate Shoals and the north edge from any one of the Harbors. What's good about Rock Harbor, it is closer to more of the active stops than the other harbors and that is a good thing.

Right now there are large schools of small bass out in the New Ground area, where you see the sea clammers, with a few legal fish mixed in. These fish are there every time the draggers are there. If not you can find them up on the south edge of the shoals. There are fish on the south edge anyway so you can fish there also. You're more likely to find a keeper there. The Brewster Flats hold small pods of fish all along the edge of the flats and during high water up on the flats. Here also, you will find a number of small fish with some medium keepers mixed in. Stony Bar holds a few schools of bass with most of these bass being over 28 inches with some small fish mixed in. In all of these areas an occasional bluefish can be landed. Right now there does not seem to be a concentration of these fish.

The one area that seems to be coming alive now is the deep water off the north edge of Billingsgate Shoals. Starting around 40 feet of water out to 60 feet you should find schools of bass and bluefish mixed together. You'll get some small bass but most of the bass are of legal size. You'll also find fairly large numbers of bluefish.

The lures of choice are the umbrella rig on 150 ft. of wire and the jigged eel on a long wire, 300 ft. You may run across some fish on the surface where a swimming plug cast into them my produce a nice fish.

If you're on Cape Cod give me a call and Ill get you out for a day of some of the best fishing in New England. Home: 508-255-6211 or Cell: 508-240-8267. Hap
 
Stunmai II
 
06/26/08
 
Fishing the South Side with the Maverick
 
The Fish are Back on Track!

After a slowdown last Sunday and into the week, both the bass fishing and tuna fishing are picking up. We had a bass charter today and limited out off Sankety with fish in the mid 30" range. There were fish stacked here earlier in the week, but they would not touch anything dragged by them.

Tom Shoals is also starting to produce some big fish. There were fish taken in the mid 40" range from Little Round Shoal this morning, so the fish are moving closer to Monomoy, but aren't there yet.

The tuna bite is on again, sort of. We went last Sunday and nobody was catching a thing. As you read above, the fish are back, with some giants mixed in. This will improve as the days go by. Good luck! Capt. Jack
 
Capt. Jack Riley
Maverick Charters
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
06/18/08
 
Rock Harbor Fishing Report
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
 
The Fish Spread Out...

Adam with his 37" striper!As the 2008 season continues the habits and location of both the bluefish and striped bass start to change. The main body of these fish have been west of where the Target Ship was and up between the #3 and #5 cans. The fish are starting to spread out. Some of the fish have moved up on top of Billingsgate Shoals. The small bass right now, but the bigger fish will
follow. The deep water off the north edge of the shoals has been up and down. However, this should change in the next week or so. Whatever happens this is the time in a normal season that the fish make a move. That is if we are having a normal season.

There is one area that I have not really looked at and I have not seen anyone of the charter fleet in there either. Not recently anyway. This area is in the shallow water off the Eastham shore and up by Lieutenant’s Island. This is where the bluefish first go when they come into this area because the water is warmer in the shallower areas. There could be some
good bluefishing up inside there and last season we would find a bass or two up in by the South Sunken Meadow area. It might be worth checking out.

The fishing system that has been the most productive is the umbrella rig used with wire. Single hootchies have worked well but not all the time. There is some squid around but the predominate bait has been small sand eels and because of that the rig works well. Lately some of the boats have tried out jigging with the 3 oz jig on 300 feet of wire and had some
decent success. This system cannot be used everywhere. If the bottom has obstructions like rocks and other types of hang-ups the jig will hang up a lot. You need relatively clean bottom with out a whole lot of thick grass. The shoals is a prime area to jig. Sandy bottom, areas of grass with spaces between them, and not too many obstructions to hang up on. West
of the Target Ships is another although you can find an occasional ghost lobster pot, a trap where the buoy and buoy line have been cut off. Along the edge off the Brewster Flats is another good area. You sort of have to try in different areas to see if you find these hang-ups. This is called “local knowledge”. The area to look at this coming week would be the Top of Billingsgate Shoals and this area is an excellent area to jig in.

This last week I had a family from White Plains New York out for and evening of fishing. This was the first time they had ever been saltwater fishing. They camped a lot when Adam, their 14 year old son, was little and had fished in ponds and small lakes. The biggest fish Adam and ever landed was a 14 inch pickerel. Well, things changed in short order. Now he can say his biggest fish is a 37 inch striper.

If you’d like to try your hand at some great fishing, give me a call at either 508-240-8267 or 508-255-6211 and we’ll try and help you out. Hap

Stunmai II
 
 

06/16/08

 
First Bluefin Tuna from East of Chatham
Capt. Bill Regan

Hot Reels on the Board!

06/15/08

Hot Reels left Allen Harbor at 4:15 to the trek out East of Chatham during driving rain and periodic lightning. On board were Capt. Bill Regan, Capt. Derek Barber and Mate Brian Sullivan.

Lines were in at 5:30 as the rain continued. Life was all around - whales broaching; birds diving; large schools of dolphins and more importantly pods of SBFT pushing all through the water.

Within 10 minutes the port long rigger went off. After a 20 minute fight, Capt. Derek had boated a nice 52", 86 lb. fish - Hot Reels was on the board! After resetting the baits and teasers, it wasn't long before Brian was tight - a 58", 111 lb. fish.

The bite slowed considerably as well as the life around the boat. After a slow troll further north, Capt. Bill turned Hot Reels south again to where the fish were earlier. Sure enough, life reappeared and within 15 minutes the starboard long rigger went tight. 15 minutes later the third fish of the day - a 77 lb. 47" fish was in the boat.

Still surrounded by lots of life the crew decided to cast into the fast moving pods to no avail. At this point the downpours were considerable so at 10:45 the crew headed back in.

The fish are very finicky and are lying deep. The Offshore Pursuits Maxi-Splash Tuna Train ( a Tormenter bird followed by an 84" teaser made up of (4) MoldCraft Little Birds or (3) East of Chatham 5" hard birds) or the Offshore Pursuits Red Eye Tuna Train (same but in pink), less the stingers and pulled long are a must to get the fish into the spread. These fish were caught on East of Chatham Spreader Bars.
 
06/16/08
 
Mass Bay fishing Report
Provided by Captain Greg Sears
F/V Fortuna

www.massbayguides.com

Our First Bluefin Tuna June 8, 2008

 great bluefin tuna caught off Stellwagen with Captain Nick Mozaco aboard the Al-DenteThe Bluefin are entering Mass Bay in full force we have caught 8 Bluefin Tuna so far on the Fortuna and most of the boats in the fleet are hooking up. I have seen multi thousands of fish entering the Bay including lots of Giants. My son Captain Bryan Sears got into a bait ball of pogies and caught 3 fish hand feeding them behind the boat. He got some great video of him and Captain Nick Mozaco aboard the Al-Dente tossing live bait into a school of 60” fish and watching the tuna come right up to the back of the boat to chew and screw. This video is a once in a lifetime capture of a tuna fishing feeding frenzy. I will have it posted on Google soon under the American Charterman series of videos. The Striped Bass fishing is also the best it has been in years we have caught a number of fish closing in on
50 pounds and we have limited out every day for the past two weeks. I hope this trend continues for the rest of the summer. Remember to support your local fisherman and appose any restrictions or closing of fishing grounds to rod and reel anglers.

Good Luck and Good fishing

Captain Greg Sears
F/V FORTUNA
www.massbayguides.com
 
06/11/08
 
Heat Wave Hits the Bay

Rock Harbor Fishing Report
By: Capt. Hap Farrell

First it is cold, drizzly, and rainy and now we are dealt with a heat wave. That’s New England weather for you. Would this sudden heat wave affect you if you were a fish? Not really, the water is still a little cool but warming fast. This means the bluefish should not be far behind.

In the past 15 years the resurgence of the striped bass has taken some of the pressure off fishing for bluefish. Prior to the bass coming back, the bluefish was the fish that our anglers went after. There were days when a boat landed over 150 bluefish in one trip, some say there were catches over 200 fish in one trip. That is a lot of bluefish. I can remember when the only time we found stripers was on the full day trip and even then not all the boats out on the trip caught one. We have been spoiled in the past recent years with the potential of getting our limit in stripers on the half day trip and in some cases in the first hour of fishing during the half day trip. The bluefish can be every bit as challenging as the biggest striper if you’re using the right tackle to land Them.

It does now seem that the traditional movement of the bass is about a week or so late, plus much different than last season. Last season the bass stayed up inside by the #3 and #5 cans, east of Billingsgate Island and south of the entrance to Welfleet Harbor, for most of the month of June. Now it seems they have moved back to the area west of where the old Target Ship was located. Also farther to the west in the New Ground area. This was an area they hung out at about 8 years ago. We ended up jigging in this area for a good part of the summer and it was good fishing. There seems to be plenty of bait around like squid, pogies, and sand eels. This should keep these fish for a while.

There have been other reports that large schools of bass have moved down from P-town and are off the Welfleet?Truro line out in 50 to 60 feet of water. They looked to be heading for the north edge of Billingsgate Shoals. No one from our fleet has been out that way yet but that should change by this weekend. I’m sure what they saw were also schools of bluefish because that’s the direction they would come from. It is definitely worth checking out. Use either a hootchie on mono or an umbrella rig on wire if you look in this area. Either system will work on both types of fish.

If you’d like to try your hand at some great fishing, give me a call at either 508-240-8267 or 508-255-6211 and we’ll try and help you out. Hap

Stunmai II
 
06/10/08
 
John Ogozalek
OGOFISHING CHARTERS
(860)774-6924
 
Saturday June 7th 2008, Capt. John and crew spent the day fluke fishing off Charlestown RI. Fished from around 10:30 to around 3:30. the day was slow going until around 1:30 when My son Cody who is 7 started catching some sub-legal fluke. after picking through the shorts we finally started to get decent sized fish in around 45 ft of water. all in all we took three for table fare. total catch of the day was 9 fish.

Sunday June 8th 2008, Capt. John took the Silva party for a day of fishing and sightseeing around Newport. After a nice ride with his family consisting of wife Tammy, And son David we began fishing around the Beaver Tail light. we were trolling Inkonel wire and umbrellas when we went 3 fish in 3 passes. David was first up when he landed a 30 inch 12 pound Striper. This was David's first fish of this size. On the second pass Rich was up and he took a 30 inch 10 pound Striper. the third pass was David's turn again and he landed a 26 inch schoolie that put up more of a fight then the other two. after the third fish we decided to finish the day sightseeing around Newport and Wickford RI.

Please contact OGOFISHING CHARTERS for bookings. Dates are available but filling fast.
 
 
06/05/08
 
Rock Harbor Fishing Report
By: Capt. Hap Farrell

The Fish Settle In...

A great day fishing with the crew of the Stunmai II with Capt. Hap Farrell.Each spring and early summer the bass and eventually the bluefish move into Cape Cod bay with a mad rush. One day they can’t be found and the next they seem to be everywhere. After this happens there comes a sort of lull. You may be able to find the small bass and a few bluefish but the big fish, who you assume are still around, seem to have flown the coop. Well, this is what has seemed to have happened. It became noticeable at the beginning of last week, Sunday in particular. I guess that is why they call it fishing and not catching. We are not worried much, it will change.
This last Saturday was a blowout in more ways than just the weather. A few of our boats did venture out into the gale looking for the mighty bass, but only found a roller coaster ride.

Sunday was another story, The weather was fine with a moderate westerly wind and decent fishing. We found large schools of small bass west of the old Target Ship area. There were a few keepers mixed in. While fishing I watched a number of small boats casting on these fish with a fair amount of success. I watched a man with his fly rod hook up a couple of time and really enjoy a good fight with these small fish. At one time it even looked as of he might have a decent size fish on. The one thing that was obvious was the magnitude of these schools. They seemed to stretch for miles.
The bait situation is an unusual one. There has not been the normal amount of squid, large mackerel, sterling, and sand eels. Right now there is an abundance of small mackerel. We first had the mackerel that were 8 to 10 inches, now these mackerel are around 3 to 4 inches in length. We’re hoping other types of bait enter the Bay soon to keep the newly arrived bluefish here.

The first bunch of big bass may have already started to move on. This is not usual. the first run of fish move through the Bay and move north shortly followed by the schools of big fish that stay here for the summer. A few stay behind to keep us enticed so we don’t lose our motivation to keep fishing, our hope of fishing some bigger fish than these schools of undersized bass. We did have some really good fishing while they were around and now we’re waiting on the second assault.
Where to look for these newly arriving stripers. That question has been asked every season and we still are waiting for an answer. My guess would be the north edge of Billingsgate Shoals and out into the deep water. One day this area will be empty of life and the next there will be schools of 38 inch stripers just waiting to be landed by our awaiting anglers.

This last Monday Ray Fong, from West Yarmouth, and his friends from off Cape, took a fishing trip out onto the Bay looking to catch a few stripers. They were looking for something to do as a group. Sportfishing was their choice and it turned out to be a good one. Families in Quincy and Newton will be enjoying a tasty striped bass dinner some time soon.
If you’d like to catch your dinner, give me a call at either 508-240-8267 or 508-255-6211 and we’ll try and help you out.

Stunmai II
 
06/8/08
Fishing the South Side with the Maverick

The fishing is heating up!

Capt. Jack Rogers of the Merlin took his mate Eben and his family off Sankety Light today and did well on bluefish and bass. They landed one 33" bass with many throwbacks, plus a ton of bluefish.

There are bluefish all over the south side, with bigger bass being caught by the day. There are some big stripers being taken in the vicinity of Stage Harbor, and south of the Vineyard around the Elizabeth's is giving up huge bass. Eels, cut bait, and jigs are all working well.

With more than a few boats exploring east of Chatham this weekend, it will be interesting to see if the first tuna is brought to the dock this weekend. As we told you two weeks ago, one of our Pro Staff headed to the BA buoy on a scouting trip and found all the bait, whales, and porpoises in the world! The water was a touch cold yet, but that was two weeks ago. The conditions are right for the bite to begin! Capt Jack

Capt. Jack Riley
Maverick Charters
 
 
05/25/08
 
"Changes in the Wind
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
05/24/2008

This Memorial Day Weekend the larger bass in the Sunken Meadow area started to move out into the deeper water. What came along with these fish was a little unusual. On Friday, the 24th of May, not only did we land four nice stripers but we hooked up on two big bluefish. This is about two weeks early. The boats on the south side of the Cape are seeing bass on their fish finders but land big bluefish . When this water warms up some more the whole Cape will swing into action.

Most of the bait around is sand eels with some squid and mackerel. A few more degrees in the water and look out. The North Edge of Billingsgate Shoals also came alive with bass, some up to 38 inches. Mackerel was the bait of choice there."
 
 
05/22/08
 
Cape Cod Fishing Reports...
 
There are a ton of BIG bluefish all over the South side. The Vineyard is surrounded by them, and from Chatham to Woods Hole they are thick. There are also a good number of decent stripers around, but the bite seems to be on again off again.

The Elizabeth's are giving up bass in the 30 lb. range, and there have been some decent bass taken off the south side of the Vineyard.

The bass and bluefish bite in the Canal is decent in the morning. There are a good number of keeper bass being taken, as well as the usual mix of bluefish.

There are mackerel in the Bay, and bunched up on the east end off the Canal. There aren't any mackerel showing in the sound yet though.

The bass fishing in the Bay is getting better by the day. This weekend should be decent, hopefully producing some bigger fish.
 
 
Start of the season...
05/13/08
 
Start of the Season
By: Capt. Hap Farrell

This 2008 season is finally underway. I’ve been out looking once, on the 11th of May. There was nothing to find so I have nothing of consequence to report. There have been a few keeper size bass taken off South Sunken Meadow. The water temperature is still under 50 degrees so that must come up before the stripers move out into the deeper water where we can get at them.

Weather has been a big factor in the water condition so as until that settles down some the fishing will be a little slow. Two warm days in a row with very little wind and we will be in business. The best areas to look are off the Brewster Flats especially by the Paine’s Creek entrance and down on Stony Bar by the #3 can off Billingsgate Island.

If you’d like give me a call at 508-255-6211 or 508-240-8267 and I’ll try and get you out for a day of fishing.

Capt. Hap Farrell
Stunmai II
 

 

Here at Offshore Pursuits, we are always looking for reliable, honest, and unbiased fishing reports from anyone who cares to make them.

You don't need to give away your secret spot or numbers, but if you want to share your knowledge of what is going on and where, email me at any time. I will acknowledge the source of the information, (ex: Captain and boat name), unless asked to do otherwise. All reports will be listed as they are received.

Remember, it is the goal of Offshore Pursuits to provide the most accurate, reliable fishing information possible to all who seek it. Thanks! Dave
dave@offshorepursuits.com .

 
 
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