Headed out to the race to fish the end of the ebb tide -
The fishing was hot with the first drift producing four fish on.
A nice mix of small bass and big blues were caught on diamond jigs and bucktails.
The tide was switching at 7:15 and the fishing died right off an hour before.
6-27-09 Sharking
Heading out sharking today in foggy conditions.
This was the second day of the Montauk Marine Basine tourny and there were 5 other boats withing two miles of us.
One boat came close enough for us to see that the crew of this boat were jumping off of the hard top into the water!
This was the second day of the Montauk Marine Basine tourny and there were 5 other boats withing two miles of us.
One boat came close enough for us to see that the crew of this boat were jumping off of the hard top into the water!
Star Island Shark Tournament 6-19 & 6-20
Fished the Star Island Shark Tournament on board the Lady Irene II - a 46' Ocean Yacht Sport Fisher owned by my buddy John.
The crew consisted on Captian John, myself, Joe, Clint, Rob and Jay.
We left around noon on Thursday and stopped at the race for some live bluefish.
It was pooring rain with the forcast threatening rough and raining conditions for days to come!
This boat was just amazing- this was my sleeping quarters!
Day 1
We managed 34 bluesharks - it was like I have never seen before with non-stop shark action.
For the second day start there was a very nice triple engine edgewater that snuck by us as we idled out to the break wall.
Thanks again for inviting me along!
The crew consisted on Captian John, myself, Joe, Clint, Rob and Jay.
We left around noon on Thursday and stopped at the race for some live bluefish.
It was pooring rain with the forcast threatening rough and raining conditions for days to come!
Lady Irene II
This boat was just amazing- this was my sleeping quarters!
Day 1
The first day was rough conditions, seas were recorded at 6.2ft and 7 seconds apart.
The seas were so rough we had to slow to 11 knots just to get out to the fishing grounds!
We set up in foggy, sporty conditions at the outter butterfish hole.
We managed 34 bluesharks - it was like I have never seen before with non-stop shark action.
Day 2
For the second day start there was a very nice triple engine edgewater that snuck by us as we idled out to the break wall.
The edge water got to throttle up before we did -
It was the one boat in the close pack taking off that the Lady Irene did not completly smoke right off of the line - but John was able to catch up to the triple engine boat before hitting a wall of fog and having to throttle back -
The conditions were much more enjoyable with flat seas.
A little fog was close to shore, but once we made it 25 miles out the sun came right out.
We fished 50 miles south of the point.
The kite rode was used for the first time!
Our eighth fish of the day was big blue shark that measured 8'3".
These are a money fish if they weigh 25olbs so we took the fish and headed into the scales.
This fish missed the money by 22lbs -
It was truely a great three days of fishing with the guys!
Thanks again for inviting me along!
6-17-09 Fluke
Time: 3:00pm to 7:15pm
Crew: Donp, Bobbie, Tony
Water Temp: Unkown
Tide: Flood
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Sunny and nice
Fish Caught: Many short fluke, one keeper fluke
Crew: Donp, Bobbie, Tony
Water Temp: Unkown
Tide: Flood
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Sunny and nice
Fish Caught: Many short fluke, one keeper fluke
6-10-09 Sharking
Time: 4:45am to 4:15pm
Crew: Pat, JayW, John, Greg
Water Temp: 55.5
Tide: N/A
Wind: light
Conditions: Sunny and nice
Fish Caught: One Blue Shark
Headed out for the first shark trip of the season - on the way out in 140 feet of water we found huge packs of dog fish sunning themselves on the surface.
We pushed on to 180 foot of water and fished 17 miles south of Montauk in 55.5 degree water.
The water looked fantastic, and with nice conditions we put the lines out.
It wasnt too long before we were completely covered up in dog fish!
The dog fish made the day nearly unfishable, but still a fun time!
We managed one small blueshark before we thru the towel in at 2:00pm!
Crew: Pat, JayW, John, Greg
Water Temp: 55.5
Tide: N/A
Wind: light
Conditions: Sunny and nice
Fish Caught: One Blue Shark
Headed out for the first shark trip of the season - on the way out in 140 feet of water we found huge packs of dog fish sunning themselves on the surface.
We pushed on to 180 foot of water and fished 17 miles south of Montauk in 55.5 degree water.
The water looked fantastic, and with nice conditions we put the lines out.
It wasnt too long before we were completely covered up in dog fish!
The dog fish made the day nearly unfishable, but still a fun time!
We managed one small blueshark before we thru the towel in at 2:00pm!
6-05-09 Stripers
Time: 4:45am to 8:15am
Crew: John B
Water Temp: Unkown
Tide: Flood
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Sunny and nice
Fish Caught: Five Stripers
Went back to the race this morning to find the birds still working and the fish not biting!
We did manage a few stripers but not nearly as many fish grabbing the jigs and the bucktails as I had hoped.
I believe that the fish are so honed in on the sand eels they are ignoring everything else!
Crew: John B
Water Temp: Unkown
Tide: Flood
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Sunny and nice
Fish Caught: Five Stripers
Went back to the race this morning to find the birds still working and the fish not biting!
We did manage a few stripers but not nearly as many fish grabbing the jigs and the bucktails as I had hoped.
I believe that the fish are so honed in on the sand eels they are ignoring everything else!
6-04-09 Stripers
Time: 4:45pm to 7:45pm
Crew: Pat
Water Temp: Unkown
Tide: Flood
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Sunny and nice
Fish Caught: Six Bass and three bluefish
Pat and I have been waiting for a break in this rainy weather to sneak out fishing again after work!
With the sun finally shining, headed out again!
Birds were work hard, eating sand eels.
The fishing shut right down as quickly as it picked up.
Crew: Pat
Water Temp: Unkown
Tide: Flood
Wind: Calm
Conditions: Sunny and nice
Fish Caught: Six Bass and three bluefish
Pat and I have been waiting for a break in this rainy weather to sneak out fishing again after work!
With the sun finally shining, headed out again!
Birds were work hard, eating sand eels.
Fish were all over the surface eating the sand eels but wouldnt touch anything we thru at them.
The fishing only turned on for a few drifts, but when it did we managed doubles (twice) and Pat even caught both a bass and a blue on his diamond jig/ bucktail set up!
The fishing shut right down as quickly as it picked up.
We tried moving, and then tried eels with no luck.
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