Capt. Rich reported a decent day of cod fishing. A slow pick of cod of various sizes with a few really nice fish taken including Carlo's fine 30 lb hanger and at least one other fish just over 20 lbs. A lot of anglers aboard today had 2-3 nice cod apiece to take home like longtime regulars Ron Dohan and Lou from Niantic. Ron got two of his three cod on jigs today. Quite a few nice sea bass, a bunch of scup and piles of nice ocean perch and some good size blue fish topped off a respectable catch of cod fish. Next cod fish trip will set sail Friday morning at 7am aboard the Gail Frances. Tomorrow's Porgy trip will take place aboard the Admiral Frances at 8am.

Capt Richie headed out with only a small amount of anglers on Monday. Despite the wind and swells, the fishing was fair to good. It was difficult to get to the cod grounds but during the small amount of time he was there anglers picked up a handful of cod. Some seabass and bluefish in the mix as well. There are still a tremendous amount of scup around, a bit smaller in size on Monday's trip but still plenty to fill angler's buckets.

The overnight tuna trip of September 26-27 reported slower results than on previous trips. A handful of yellowfin. Some of the warm water from previous trips seemed to move out a bit with all that windy weather last week. Capt. Mike and the gang hoping with the different wind direction this week, it will blow back in the warm water temps. Still hooking up with some HUGE Tiger sharks, givng anglers a run for their money. Plenty of room on all upcoming trips, so give the office a call. The season is far from over!

Capt. Ray called into say that the scup charter today was going well despite some wind and rain and that the platter size porgies were flying over the rails. Capt. Chris reported that Striper fishing was slow last night but the alligator blue fish bite was red hot with choppers to 15 lbs and up feasting on the live eels. A few anglers were close to limited out on the super choppers!! Better blue than grey I always say! No combo trip today as most folks chose to stay home and not brave the wind and rain. Tomorrow, September 28, Monday there will be one boat. The Gail Frances will leave at 8am and return at 4pm skippered by Capt. Rich. This will be a mixed bag bottom fishing trip. Next official cod fish trip is now set for Wednesday at 7am aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Rich reported a good day of codfishing despite some tough conditions mostly in the form of a very strong tide. A nice group of enthusiastic anglers came out today to sample the local cod action and found a nice mixed bag of market size cod, some jumbo sea bass and big scup plus a few big blue fish and plenty of super size ocean perch. Hi hooks on the cod had upwards to a half dozen apiece. Largest cod in the mid to upper teens. A dozen or so of the sea bass taken today were real brutes in the 4 to 6 lb size range, a sure sign the migration has begun! Cod fishing will sail weather permitting Monday at 7am aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Ray reported another incredible day with the Block Island Porgies. Everyone on board had a blast catching big scup to nearly 3lbs filling buckets and coolers right up. Just a few nice sea bass today. A few slammer blue fish and one really nice trigger fish. Big news of the day was Mike from Narragansett who decided to try a little bucktailing on the anchor and promptly put a fine 7 lb fluke in the boat!! A few other fluke on the porgy baits as well today. The porgy fishing just doesn't get any better folks and it is a short season so come on down while it lasts!

There will be only one boat tomorrow and it will be a mixed bag bottom fishing outing sailing at 8am aboard the Gail Frances and returning at 4pm. If you have any questions regarding this outing kindly call the office this evening by 8pm.

Capt. Rich reported today's combo trip was a great success with the anglers aboard picking away at some nice cod to 20 lbs on the first stop and then a run into some shallower water for the rest of the day to load up on super size scup to well over 3 lbs, some big sea bass to 4 lbs and a couple more nice cod fish. Once again double headers were commonplace and there were many angler limits. A few blue fish and some ocean perch and one keeper fluke rounded out an excellent haul of cellar dwellars. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's cod trip leaving at 7am aboard the Gail Frances and Capt. Ray will be skippering the full day Porgy boat starting at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances.

There will be just one trip tomorrow. The fishing trip will be a mixed bag bottom fishing trip leaving at 8am and returning at 4pm. Capt. Rich will be skippering the Gail Frances tomorrow and again it will leave at 8am. Capt. Ray reported a great day of Block Island porgy fishing today with just about everyone limiting out on the biggest kind of scup to over 3 lbs. A nice bunch of sea bass up to 4 lbs today in the mix as well. A couple slammer trigger fish and a couple nice blue fish as well. The weather was great and the fishing could not be any better!

Capt. Mike and the Tuna crew reported that it is now five incredible Tuna trips in a row this season!! The long range trip was a tuna lover's dream come true with a full boat limit of Yellowfin to 80 lbs including a lot of bigger fish with the Yellowfin being taken on all methods but really slamming the jigs! They went two for four on the White Marlin, put a 60 lb plus Wahoo in the boat and brought several 30 lb Mahi to the gaff and aboard the Lady Frances. The big news of the trip as if the Yellowfin bite wasnt supreme enough was the two big Swordfish skillfully wrangled to the boat. Walter Falls was one of the Sword wranglers with his 200 lb brute while George Shephard was antoher lucky recipient with a fine 125 lb sword. Two other big Swords were too much for the tackle and straightened the hooks right out flat!! This year's tuna fishing is the best in years!!! Still a good amount of openings on upcoming trips so call the office to book a rail postion.

Capt. Rich reports it is now four excellent cod trips in a row. Today was another good day with a solid pick of good size dark and green fish. More and more green fish showing up the past couple trips which is what we like to see. Mr. Pak was happy with his 9 keeper cod today while another angler was pleased with his 8 keepers to 25 lbs. A good number of anglers aboard had 3 to 5 nice cod apiece to take home today. The bite was soft on anchor but there were plenty of cod eating plenty of clams!! More fish in the 12 to 20 lb range today. Again one hook down low with bait was the way to go. There has been some success with jigs recently as well with two anglers on Sunday's run getting 13 nice cod into the low 20s on the iron clams! There have been some limit catches of cod on recent outings as well including Dan from Narragansett who had his limit of fine cod to 18 lbs on Monday's run. Plenty of big ocean perch and an occasional fluke plus a handful of scup and a couple big sea bass in the mix. Some gator size blues to 15 lbs as well but for the most part its a cod show right now and a good one at that! Capt. Rich looks forward to the next cod run at 7am Friday on the Gail Frances. Capt. Ray reported porgy fishing the same today as the last several days with full limits around the boat with good size scup. Sizes to 2.5 lbs. Varying numbers of sea bass from day to day but some hefty sea bass to 4 lbs have been recorded. A few big fluke to 8 lbs were recorded on Monday's run and a few nice fat keeper cod fish, the occasional trigger fish or tatoug and of course some nice ocean perch and big blue fish have kept things quite interesting recently. The scup fishing just could not be any better!! The scup season is short and we intend to make the most of it sailing daily through October 15 th at 8am.

Capt. Chris reported Striper fishing was slow last night. A handful of Stripers to 25lbs and a few blue fish and that was about it. Next Striper trip is slated for this coming Friday Night at 7pm by reservation.

Capt. Rich reported the first day of cod fishing got off to an outstanding start. The cod were hungry and just waiting for clam baited hooks with rods bent up and down the rail soon after the anchor came tight. No monsters today but lots of quality fish in the 7 to 15 lb range with the largest approaching 20 lbs. Numbers varied per angler but the average was around six fish a person. Angler hi lights include but are not limited to the following. A group of 5 from the Northwestern corner of CT who had either not been cod fishing in many years or never before took home 26 nice fish all using rental rods. Longtime regular customer Lou from Niantic went home with 8 fine cod fish while another regular customer Tom from Sturbridge went home with 8 nice cod and a 5 lb fluke!! A father and son fishing team from CT had a dozen fine cod to 18 lbs to show for their efforts. The average per man catch was a solid five to six cod fish. The cod bite came in spurts but when they bit they were hanging themselves and just inhaling the clam baited hooks. As I have said one hundred plus times in the past but its the time of year to say it again "ONE HOOK DOWN BY THE SINKER!!!!" The best catches today for both size and numbers were taken by rental rods. Anglers also had some good size ocean perch, a few keeper scup and a couple gorilla size alligator blues in the low to mid teens to round out the day's catch. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's cod fish trip that sets sail at 7am aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Ray reported a great turnout of anglers for today's scup trip with good fishing as well. Plenty of nice porgies and some sea bass. Full buckets and happy anglers. Capt. Ray looks forward to tomorrw's scup trip at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances. Capt. Chris reported the Alex Colon charter was a success with anglers filling up buckets with nice scup and sea bass and all anglers aboard having a grand time.

Capt. Frank wanted to remind Tuna enthusiasts that once again we are offering a special limited angler LONG RANGE TUNA trip set to sail Sunday Night at 10pm. Looks like the best weather of the Tuna season so far for this outing. Also with two full nights of fishing there is ample and excellent opportunity to cash in on the incredible night bite that has recently developed. If interested and available to go kindly call the office to book a rail position. Capt. Chris reported it was a one stop day on the scup and mixed bag bottom fishing trip today. The action was once again off the charts and today saw some real slammer porgies with a lot of fish in the 1.5 to 2 lb range and some super scup to just over 3 lbs. The big sea bass came on pretty strong late in the trip with anglers racking up some decent numbers of jumbo sea bass to 4 lbs in short order. Full porgy limits around the boat! A few ocean perch and one nice blue fish in the mix. Capt. Ray looks forward to tomorrow's porgy trip that sets sail at 8am aboard the Admrial Frances. Also we will be kicking off fall cod 2009 tomorrow aboard the Gail Frances with Capt. Rich at 7am. p

Capt. Ray reported today's scup trip was very good despite some sporty condtions. Certainly was plenty of fresh early fall air to go along with full pails of nice size scup and a few handfuls of nice size sea bass to 3 lbs. Several very exciting moments today caused by two keeper Stripers that inhaled clam baited hooks intended for the scup. Both Stripers were in the lower teens. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's porgy and mixed bag bottom fishing trip leaving at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Frank has an important announcement for our Tuna fishermen. The Frances Fleet would like to send a SUPER LIMITED long range Tuna trip leaving this Sunday Night at 10pm and returning Wednesday afternoon. Tuna fishing has been outstanding thus far this season. This would be a great trip for those who like long fishing times and plenty of elbow room at the rails!! If interested in booking a spot call the office for reservations and trip details!!

Capt. Rich reported the anglers today CRUSHED the scup. The fishing was about as good as it gets with most anglers limited out or dangerously close to it. One angler had his limit by noon! The size of the scup is just mind boggling!! Fish in the 2 to 3 lb range were commonplace today and everyone had a bunch of 'em with some even bigger specimens to just over 4 lbs recorded!!! Just a few nice size sea bass to 3.5 lbs, some alligator blue fish to 14 lbs, a pile of ocean perch and last but certainly not least two very fine cod fish of 5 and 8 lbs for two very lucky anglers today!! With size and numbers taken into consideration this is some of the best porgy/scup fishing I have ever witnessed. Double headers were the norm at times and two 3 lb scup fighting opposite directions will stop any reel!! Just a great day although a tad breezy towards day's end. Capt. Ray looks forward to tomorrow's scup trip setting sail at 8am. Capt. Mike reported the fourth Tuna trip of the season was a huge success once again with a big mess of Yellow fin tuna to nearly 100 lbs including a good number of bigger fish over 60 lbs. Milo Mitchell from Stafford,Ct aged 13 years young was pleased with the 70 lb Yellowfin he brought to the gaff. Still some good availability on upcoming Tuna trips so don't delay and book a rail postion today!

Capt. Rich and Capt. Ray have had some phenominal fishing over the past few days. The scup fishing has simply been about as good as it gets and many of the fish have been in the 1.5 to 3 lb range. Yesterday saw most anglers limit out on big scup and the boat was back home a bit early!! Capt. Rich also crushed the jumbo scup yesterday and had a pleasant surprise in the form of 10 keeper cod to 7 lbs mixed in on the scup grounds. A few handfuls of sea bass yesterday on both boats. Trigger fish and an occasional fluke on outings the past few days as well. Capt. Rich also had a grand slam of a trip with jumbo scup and good size sea bass filling pails and coolers to the brim on Sunday as well. Monday featured just one boat and again the fishing was off the charts with big scup and some nice sea bass. On all the trips over the past three days anglers have been filling a five gallon pail and some filling a second. Today we will have one boat out for mixed bag bottom fishing so look for a fresh update later today. Capt. Mike reported the Tuna trip that came back Sunday evening was once again a grand slam with a big load of Yellowfin and some Mahi. The three tuna trips so far this season have far eclipsed anything the entire last season. Every year is different!! A new tuna update should be available by later this evening.

Capt. Ray and Capt. Rich both report the scup and sea bass are flying over the rails along with an assortment of other good eating cellar dwellars. Remember tomorrow will feature one boat sailing for scup and sea bass at 8am and returning at 4pm with Capt. Ray aboard the Admrial Frances. Fall fishing is in full swing! Capt. Mike also called in to say the tuna trip that is on it's way back to port now met with excellent success. All the details are not clear but a lot of quality tuna were caught. Next Tuna trip sets sail this evening at 10pm aboard the Lady Frances. Look for day cod fishing to get underway starting this coming Saturday at 7am aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Chris reported a respectable night of Striper fishing with some nice bass into the lower 20's taken by anglers plus a pile of good size blue fish up to 10 lbs. Next Striper trip sails this coming Friday Night at 7pm by reservation.

Capt. Rich reported the fishing is still holding strong despite the last several days of hard northeast winds. The day started a bit quiet but the last hour and a half the anglers aboard BAILED the jumbo scup and good size sea bass. Sizes on the scup to nearly 3 lbs with many 2 lb fish and sizes on the sea bass frequently 2 to 3 lbs with the best around 4 lbs. A few blue fish and one 4 lb triggerfish plus some good size ocean perch to top things off. In just little more than an hours time, many anglers filled their buckets right to the top and some were working on a second. Capt. Rich will be leaving at 7am tomorrow morning for mixed bag bottom fishing aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Ray reported the Porgy charter today was successful with good numbers of nice porgies going into the buckets. A few sea bass and one nice black fish as well. Capt. Ray looks forward to tomorrow's porgy trip leaving at 8am aboard the Admrial Frances.

Unfortunately there was no day fishing today due to another noreaster but things do look better for tomorrow and we will be running one boat from 8am to 4pm for scup and sea bass. There will be no Striper trip tonight but tomorrow night's trip is a go and there are still some openings. An extended Tuna trip will leave tonight ON SCHEDULE at 10 pm. Cod fishing is looking as though it may very well be pushed up on it's start date as we are planning on starting next Saturday the 19th. Stay tuned for details!!

Due to the weather conditions there will be no day fishing tomorrow. The Tuna trip is on as scheduled for tomorrow night and the weather looks fine offshore. The inshore weather looks as if it will settle down later tomorrow so we look forward to good fishing condtions both inshore and offshore for the weekend.

Capt. Rich reported a breezy but pleasant day on the water for the light group of anglers who came aboard today. A nice pick of jumbo scup and quite a few good size sea bass pleased anglers with upwards to a full bucket per angler. Biggest sizes on both the scup and sea bass at 3 lbs. A lone 10 lb blue fish and one little fluke and some fair size ocean perch. All fishing trips for tomorrow are cancelled due to the weather.

Capt. Rich reported a nice mix of jumbo scup, sea bass and fluke the past couple days. Most anglers left the boat with plenty of fresh fillets on all recent trips. Capt. Chris reported excellent porgy fishing Monday with many fish over 2 lbs and most anglers filling their buckets right up. Biggest scup 3.5 lbs!! A fine 7 lb fluke and some nice sea bass mixed in as well. Fall fishing is in full swing! Capt. Mike and the Tuna crew reported very good numbers of Yellowfin up to 80 lbs on the Tuna outing which came back Sunday afternoon. Tuna season is off to a smoking start!! Striper fishing rebounded in a big way according to Capt. Ray Sunday Night. A light load of anglers experienced some red hot fishing with plenty of good size Stripers coming to the gaff and coming aboard the Gail Frances. Some big blue fish too!! This week Striper fishing sails Friday and Saturday Night at 7pm.

Capt. Frank has set the start date for FALL COD 2009 and that day is Friday, September 25th at 7am. The cod boat will sail on a Monday, Wednesday, Friday and weekend sailing schedule at 7am.

Capt. Ray reported last night's Striper fishing was slow. Some nice blue fish to 12 lbs taken. Plenty of room on tonight's pre Labor Day special Striper outing leaving at 7pm aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Rich reported an okay day of sea bass and fluking today. Some nice fish but a very slow drift today caused things to be a tad slower than hoped for. Some good size blue fish and platter size scup as well to go along with the fluke and sea bass. Capt. Rich looks forwad to tomorrow's trip leaving at 7am aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Chris reported a steady pick of jumbo scup today on the 8am porgy boat today with some anglers filling a bucket and beyond. Some nice triggerfish, a few jumbo fluke and a handful of healthy sea bass mixed in. A fluke around 6 lbs took the pool. Most of the scup were in the 1 to 2 lb range with a few up to 2.5 lbs. Capt. Chris looks forward to tomorrow's scup trip at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances. Early word from the Tuna crew is that the Tuna bite is on strong once again. Also a reminder that there is a Striped Bass run tomorrow night on the Gail Frances leaving at 7pm. If interested call for a reservation.

Capt. Ray reported last night's Striper trip produced some nice Stripers and a bunch of blue fish. Tonight's Striper trip has a handful of spots left and we will also be going Striper fishing tomorrow night as well at 7pm by reservation.

Capt. Rich reported a good day of fluke and sea bass fishing. A fast drift today but anglers persevered and put some good size fluke to 6 lbs and sea bass to 4 lbs in the boat. Hi hook on the fluke went home with five good size fish in addition to their sea bass. The big news today was Paul from Providence who wrestled a double header of 10 lb green bonita to the net! For those keeping track we have had nearly a half dozen of these hard fighting high sport relatives of the tuna. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's outing at 7am aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Chris reported a decent day with the porgies with fish up to 3 lbs and some very full buckets. A bunch of big triggerfish, jumbo fluke, tatoug and blue fish plus a few handfuls of good size sea bass were all part of the program today as well. Capt. Chris looks forward to tomorrow's full day scup outing leaving at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances. Capt. Ray reported last night's Striper fishing was a bit slower but the anglers aboard caught plenty of hard fighting good size ocean blues. Some of the blue fish were true alligators in the lower teens. Capt. Ray is out again tonight so look for a fresh Striper report tomorrow morning. Striped Bass fishing is sailing this Sunday night as well leaving at 7pm. Capt. Mike and Tuna crew will shortly be heading back out to the Tuna grounds so look for a new Tuna report by late in the weekend or early next week.

Capt. Mike reported the past Long Range Tuna trip was a big success. The boat was limited out on Yellowfin Tuna with sizes upwards to 80 lbs. A 60 lb Wahoo, a 70 lb Swordfish and some great action with Tiger Sharks up to 500 lbs to top things off. Art Blumer from Southington, CT was one of those lucky anglers who tackled a big Tiger Shark. Chunking, Trolling and Jigging were all effective methods on the blue water grounds. There was action from start to finish. Some nice size Mahi pleased anglers as well on this trip. Tuna 2009 is off to a super beginning. Next trip is slated to leave Friday Night. Just about all upcoming Tuna trips have availability. Full sailing schedule is posted on the website and if interested call the office to book a position. Capt. Mike and the crew cannot wait to get back out on the Tuna grounds this coming weekend!!

Capt. Richie reported that the fluke and sea bass fishing today was once again excellent. Another picture perfect day of weather coupled with super fishing made today one to remember for some time to come. Longtime regular Alfred Dagnazio from Southington, Ct took the pool today with a fine 7 lb slab( his first pool win in 50 years!!) while Jim O'Grady Sr. had the biggest fish of the day with a fine 8 lb slab, it was nice to see Jim today back on the fluke grounds and he has not missed a beat! A lot of quality fluke were boated today. Anglers also had once again terrific numbers of jumbo sea bass including many slobs over 4 lbs with the best in the 6 lb range. 3 to 8 big sea bass per man was the norm with a few anglers doing even better and hi hook went home with 15 big sea bass and that fellow had several in the 4.5 to 5.5 lb range. Double headers were commonplace today, in fact one angler had 4 doubles of sea bass!! All terminal gear was effective today although the best for sizes and numbers was a simple tandem bait rig with just squid and spearing. A bunch of sporty blue fish and some big scup topped off an excellent catch of fluke and sea bass today. Capt. Rich looks forward to another great day on the water tomorrow starting at 7am aboard the Gail Frances. The Admiral Frances will be set to sail for jumbo porgies at 8am.

Capt. Ray reports that last night's Striper fishing was once again red hot. A very modest group of anglers enjoyed some incredible fishing and a picture perfect evening weather wise on the water. No monsters but most anglers were limited out on good size Stripers with the largest in the lower 20's. A nice bunch of good size blue fish and several jumbo fluke in the mix as well. Plenty of room on the next several Striper trips so feel free to call the office and book a position. Also I forgot to mention on the 7am boat there were two geen bonita caught this week for those interested in the more unique catches. A couple nice Triggerfish were taken on recent scup outings as well. It looks like we are in for some great late summer weather so come on down and get in on some of this great fishing in the day's ahead.

Capt. Rich reported a light group of anglers came out to enjoy the incredible late summer weather and incredible fishing today aboard the Gail Frances. The anglers aboard CRUSHED good size sea bass with sizes to 5 lbs and many fish in the 3 lb range. Anglers all averaged ten to fifteen nice sea bass apiece. A nice shot of fluke to 5 lbs as well as some platter size scup and good size hard fighting ocean blues in the mix as well. Monday and Tuesday also featured some excellent fishing with big fluke up to 10 lbs boated and excellent numbers of good size sea bass plus some big scup and nice size blue fish. On Monday and Tuesday six to twelve good sea bass per person was not at all uncommon. Fishing is great and crowds are light so come on down!!

Capt. Chris reported a very good day of porgy fishing today. Some real big stuff in the 2.5 to 3 lb range today and all nice fish. Most anglers had filled a bucket and were busy on a second. Some nice size sea bass up to 5 lbs, a bunch of big blue fish and even a fine 7 lb tatoug in the mix. Porgy fishing sails daily at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances.

Early word from the Tuna trip indicates the fishing is very good. Details are forthcoming. Stay tuned. The weather looks great all week. This is the finest time of the year according to many folk who fish all year down here. The variety and level of action is unmatched!! A reminder that we have added this coming Sunday Night to the sailing schedule for Striped Bass. Look for a fresh Striper update tomorrow morning.

The Frances Fleet is out and about on the fluke and sea bass grounds today and Capt. Rich reports a few fish coming over the rails already. The 7am full day and the 8am half day are out. The next trip will be this afternoon at 4pm for the half day. Whale Watching is cancelled for today and thus ends the 2009 Whale Watch season. Capt. Don and crew wantto thak all the customers who came with us whale watching this year and it will go down as one of the best seasons in the history of the Frances Fleet.

The Frances Fleet will be sailing the following boats tomorrow: The 7am fluke and sea bass trip aboard the Gail Frances and the 8am to noon/4pm to 8pm half day trips. The 8am full day Fluke boat will not be sailing. Capt. Mike, Roger and the rest of the crew would like to thank all the customers who sailed with us on the 8am to 3pm full day boat this past year.

Capt. Ray reported last night's Striper fishing was very good. An excellent number of keepers were taken but there were no monsters just good eating size Stripers with the best in the mid to upper teens. A nice pile of blue fish as well for anglers. Due to the excellent Striper fishing and coming holiday weekend we will be adding next Sunday Night to the sailing schedule. Sunday Night September 6th at 7pm so therefore this coming week we are sailing for Stripers Wed through Sunday evenings at 7pm by reservation. Feel free to call the office if you have any questions about this schedule update.

Capt.Rich reported an awesome day of fluke and sea bass fishing once again. The day began with a slow pick of mostly good size fluke and a few nice sea bass but by late morning Capt. Rich decided to take a ride to another spot and within seconds after the lines went in the water rods were bent up and down both sides of the boat on big fluke and giant sea bass. This pandemonium continued unabated for the next few hours drift after drift. The boat was drifting kind of fast so they were short drifts but when anglers were into the fish it was wild with the Capt. and crew running around as fast as they could. There were many doubles of both fluke and sea bass today. The sizes on both the fluke and sea bass were just awesome with the biggest fluke 10.5 lbs with another over 8 lbs and too many in the five to seven pound range to count. The sizes on the sea bass was just staggering with most well over 2 lbs and dozens over 4 lbs with quite a few upwards to nearly 7 lbs!! Quite a few nice size blue fish and some platter size scup to top off an excellent haul of fine eating bottom dwellers. Angler hi lights include but are not limited to the following: Dave and Liz Anderson from Carmel NY had 8 jumbo fluke to 7.5 lbs and 8 slammer sea bass to 4 lbs while Douge from Northwestern Ct had 3 jumbo fluke in the 4.5 to 6lb range to compliment a haul of 7 slammer sea bass to 6 lbs most of which were over 3.5 lbs. Mr. Pak had three jumbo fluke and nearly a dozen big sea bass up just under 7 lbs! Ray and Gene from the lower Hudson Valley in NY put together a catch of 8 jumbo fluke and fifteen or more jumbo sea bass to 5 lbs. Gary from Newburgh NY was pleased as the net was slid underneath his behemoth 10.5 lb slab one his three big fluke for the day. Gary also had 7 big sea bass to 5 lbs. Justin Sage from Western Mass was pleased with his limit of big fluke to 6 lbs while Wong from the Bronx had a fine limit of big fluke to 7 lbs with none under 5 lbs!! Wong also had a bunch of big sea bass to 4 lbs and some big blue fish. Another angler had 5 big fluke to 6.5 lbs and three sea bass to 4 lbs plus and this angler stayed very busy catching short fluke all day as well! It was a great day on the water and fishing that just doesn't get much better! There are no fishing trips at all tomorrow. Normal sailing schedule should resume on Sunday. Capt. Don also reported excellent fishing on this morning's half day trip with anglers catching a lot of big fluke to 8 lbs and a handful of jumbo sea bass.

Capt. Rich reported CRUSHING the sea bass and fluke today on the all day boat. The morning and afternoon bite were both about as good as it gets with a steady pick in between. The pool was taken by fluke guru Mike T of Narragansett who took the prize with a fine 8 lb slab one of his four good keepers plus Mike also took home several nice sea bass including a 4 lbr. Mike also lost the biggest fluke of his fishing career today, a wild fish estimated at least to be 12 lbs that jumped out of the net and pulled the hook! I can surely relate as I lost the biggest fluke of my fishing career thus far 9 years ago in a similar fashion. Mr. Pak had his limit of jumbo fluke and took home a dozen nice sea bass up to 3.5 lbs while Ed Phish alos had a full limit of big fluke and a pile of sea bass to take home. Most anglers had two to five big fluke apiece and from four to ten good size sea bass to take home today. A great day!!! Many fluke over 6 lbs today and many super size sea bass with the best just over 6 lbs. All terminal gear worked equally well today although some of the best catches were made with tiny spro jigs. All customers walked off the boat with bags of fresh fillets for many fine meals to come.

Capt. Don reported a good half day morning trip today with the fluke keeping anglers aboard the Lady Frances very busy. A handful of good size sea bass mixed in with the fluke as well. No monsters but a couple slabs in the 6 to 7 lb range were taken. The half day trips will sail through Monday and then resume next year. As a reminder Scup fishing begins September 1st daily aboard the Admiral Frances at 8am, the bag limit is 45 fish and minimum size is 11 inches.

Capt. Ray reported a good night of Striper fishing last night despite some tough tide issues or rather lack of tide. Good size bass up to 30 lbs and a mess of little bluefish pleased anglers. While the Striper fishing was not as crazy as late last week it was still quite good. Next trip sets sail tonight at 7pm and as of now there is plenty of room so call the office to book a position if interested. Capt. Chris reported a good half day PM evening trip last night with sea bass and lots of them the main story. A nice bunch of keeper sea bass went home with customers. Cool northerly breezes and much less humid spell a recipe for a great day on the water today and hopefully the fish will continue to cooperate!!

There has been some excellent fishing on the recent half day trips recently. Recent hi lights include Rich Bergeron from Cumberland RI who had four nice keepers to 6 lbs on the midday half day yesterday. Owner Christine Blount was out and did a little fishing as well and was pleased with the three fine keepers she had including a fine slab of 8 lbs!! The AM half and today's midday Half trip were also excellent with a lot of good size fluke and some slammer sea bass taken. The past couple days has seen some of the best fishing on the beach in a few weeks and we look forward to it cotinuing through the end of the week. Capt. Rich reports the past couple days have been reasonable aboard the full day fluke and sea bass trip. Today longtime regular customer Dick Burse took the pool with a fine 7.5 lb slab and yesterday Mr. Kwong took the pool with a fine 10 lb slab. Tina from Sleepy Hollow,NY was pleased when a behemoth 6.5 lb sea bass took her fluke offering. Yesterday did feature a lot of good size sea bass as well but not many today. Capt. Mike reported a great shark charter today with nice blue sharks and a pup Mako providing customers with the hi sport and much action. Capt. Chris reported today's charter fluke and sea bass charter for longtime regular customer Robert Beardswood featured a nice steady pick of good size fluke to 6lbs and some nice sea bass. One angler, Roland who never fluke fished before took home three fine keepers!

It is a beautiful day down here in Gaililee but the weather scared off just about everyone. No fishing today. The Frances Fleet looks forward to resuming it's normal sailing schedule tomorrow morning.

Capt. Rich reported a slow day on the full day boat yesterday. The weather was fine with just a bit of a slow long spread out swell but the bite was a bit off. Nevertheless the anglers aboard did grab a few nice fluke, some sea bass and a bunch of good size blue fish. Capt. Don reported the morning half day was reasonable with some nice sea bass caught. Not much in the way of keeper fluke but a few good ones made it aboard and there were quite a few shorts. For those interested in the 8am full day fluke boat right now it looks like the boat will not be sailing until this coming Saturday. Until Saturday there will be just one full day boat for fluke and sea bass leaving at 730 am until then. All other trips are on as scheduled this coming week. Please call the office with any questions.

There will be no Whale Watching today and the evening half day and Night Striper are officially canceled as well for today. As of now we are planning on having a 730 to 430 full day fluke and sea bass boat tomororw as well as the 8am to Noon half day and 4pm to 8pm half day. Whale Watching is cancelled for tomorrow.

Capt. Ray reported last night's Striper fishing once again eclipsed the night before. So a new personal best was set once again for the Frances Fleet. The entire boat was limited out and back to the dock by midnight!! The Striper fishing was just insane. These were mostly all big Stripers, cow bass!! Once again the pool fish was in the 40 lb range with runner up 37 lbs and there were dozens of fish in the 20 to 30 lb range caught with many closer to the 30lb end of that size range. The fishing was just awesome and the boat was only about half full, too bad too many people were worried about the weather as it turned out to be a great night with the Striper fishing as good as it gets both for size and numbers! A decision for tonight's trip will be made later this morning or early this afternoon. The Striper fishing this year has truly been remarkable, by far our best season to date!

Capt. Chris reported yesterdays offshore big game charter was a success with the anglers having as many as four big blue sharks on at once!! The blue sharks were all big blue dogs in the 175 to 300 lb range. An added bonus was a pup mako that came into the slick and found its way briefly aboard the Capt. Frances and was just as promptly released to grow up big and strong! A grown up mako estimated at well over 200 lbs quickly spooled 130 lb test and won the man vs beast battle. The Shark fishing has truly been phenominal this year and the Capt. Frances is a great boat for small groups to go out and do battle with these big gamesters. Capt. Rich reported a tough day of fishing aboard the 7am full day fluke and sea bass boat today. Some nice fish were caught plus a few handfuls of sea bass. Slow days happen, it is fishing and not catching! Congrats to Mike T from Narragansett who took the pool with a fine 7lb slab today. Remember for the weekend there is only one full day boat sailing 730 to 430 on the Gail Frances for fluke and sea bass. The weather does not appear to be prohibitive for fishing tommorrow during the day, the phone lines have been flooded with calls about Bill. Tommorrow's afternoon and evening trips will be evaluated tomorrow.

Capt. Mike reported todays 8am full day fluke boat produced some healthy fluke up to 6.5 lbs, a handful of sea bass and a mix of short fluke, scup and little sea bass and a few sea robins. It was a beautiful day on the water and for this time of the season the action was reasonable. The weather looks good for tonight, surprisingly the Striper trip for tonight is not full, Bill is not going to affect tonight's Striper outing. Keep in mind last night was the best Striper fishing we ever had at the Frances Fleet. There will no 8am to 3pm boat this weekend, there will only be one trip 730am to 430pm on the Gail Frances for fluke and sea bass in regards to full day fishing.

Capt. Ray reported that the Striper fishing last night eclipsed that of the night before!! The fishing was just insane with as many as 10 to 12 fish a drift boated!! Last night's outing boated the most keepers ever for the fleet, a personal best! Sizes were up from the night before as well with the pool fish pulling the needle on the scale down to over 40 lbs and the runner up was over 35 lbs! Many other fish in the upper teens and 20's. Needless to say there were many many limits with some anglers catching up to 6 keepers, retaining only their limit of course. Everyone walked off the boat wtih big bags of fresh Striper fillets for some fine future baking and grilling! An added bonus was a few handfuls of good size choppers. Next Striper trip sets sail tonight at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. Call the office after 8am too book your prepaid position.

Capt. Paul reported a very light crowd tonight on the 4pm to 8pm tonight enjoyed a great evening of fishing! Excellent numbers of good size sea bass up to 3 lbs pleased anglers with a half dozen or more sea bass per angler not uncommon! What a difference a few hours can make! To make things more exciting a fine 30 inch Striper grabbed a sea bass bait and made his way aboard the Admiral Frances as well. The action was steady the whole trip. A bunch of short fluke but just one for the box.

Capt. Rich reported a fair day of fluke fishing and sea bass fishing. The catching was very good but the keeping was slightly underpar. Some nice fluke to 7lbs and some good size sea bass went home with customers. Next 7am full day trip sets sail tomorrow aboard the Gail Frances skippered by Capt. Rich. Capt. Don reported a slow pick of nice size sea bass to 3 lbs for his customers on the AM half but not much in the way of fluke today. Capt. Don also wanted to pass along that the recent overnight bird charter was a big success seeing all kinds of offshore sea birds. No Whale Watching today due to the fog. Next Whale Watch trip is slated for tomorrow at 1pm.

Capt. Ray reported a nearly sold out crowd last night CRUSHED the Striped Bass with rods bent up and down the side of the boat drift after drift attatched to good size Stripers. No monsters but nice fish in the teens with the best tipping the scales in the lower 20s. Needless to say many many limits. As many as ten Stripers each drift!! A nice pile of big blue fish up to 12 lbs as well. Anglers and crew alike worked hard to make things a grand slam success. Capt. Ray looks forward to tonight's Striper trip leaving at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Paul reported a very pleasant 4-8pm this evening with some incredible weather and very good fishing for keeper sea bass. Plenty of short sea bass mixed in and some short fluke to keep rods bent at a steady pace. The crew aboard all had a great time catching some fine eating bottom fish and enjoying the most pleasant time of day on the water this time of year. The 4-8 pm half day sails daily.

The full day fluke and sea bass boat will depart at 730 am tomorrow morning, not at 7am. The 8am full day fluke boat will resume it sailing schedule for Friday through Sunday. After that please call the office as the schedule for that boat is subject to high variability.

Capt. Rich reported a long but relativley productive day aboard the Gail Frances for fluke and sea bass. The catching and keeping was highly variable among the anglers aboard today with some anglers such as longtime regular Tony from South Windsor, Ct taking home five jumbo fluke to 5 lbs and 9 nice sea bass to 3 lbs. Young Thadius had the day's big fish with a fine 7.5 lb slab bring the big fluke to the net under the masterful guidance of longtime regular and fluke guru Dick Burse. Next 7am fluke and sea bass combo sets sail tomorrow morning aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Mike reported the first two half day outings for today were on the slow side but a few nice fluke and some sea bass were taken by the anglers aboard. For those interested there were excellent Whale sightings on the Whale Watch yesterday afternoon. Next Whale Watch sets sail tomorrow afternoon at 1pm.

Capt. Ray reported Striped Bass fishing was once again outstanding and right back to where it has been most of the season last night. Anglers brought in one nice Striper after another with a couple really hefty cows taken including fish of 40 and 35 lbs!! Some good size blue fish as well. There were a few angler limits and all this on a sold out Striper boat!! Next Striper outing is this coming Wednesday at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. Striper fishing will continue on a four night per week sailing schedule through the first week of September at least!

Capt. Rich reported an okay day of fluke fishing combined with super summer weather made for a great day with a nice mix of big fluke and improved numbers of good size sea bass. Dave Nicoletti took the pool with a fine slab over 8 lbs. Plenty of shorts kept anglers busy today. Remember folks for Sunday and Monday there is one full day boat leaving at 730 am aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Mike reported last night's Pm half was disarmingly quiet despite a nice turnout of anglers. A quick drift but the fluke just werent interested unless you were a certain young lady fishing in the bow who had a brace of nice slabs to take home. A bail out at the end of the trip over the scup and sea bass grounds did bend all rods and give some anglers something to take home. The 4-8 pm and 8-12am half days sail daily and on Mon through Wed we add an addtional mid afternoon trip from 1-5pm.

Capt. Keith reported a good morning of half day fishing. Jumbo fluke, good size sea bass and nice size scup all pleased anglers today aboard the Lady Frances. One lucky angler had a fine brace of jumbo fluke including fish of 7 and 5 lbs. Some anglers walked off the boat with several nice sea bass apiece. Capt. Keith also confirmed reports that Whale Watching was excellent and reported also that there was acres and acres of blue fin tuna busting through the massive shoals of sand eels which is also responsible for the incredible Whale Watch season we are experiencing.

Capt. Ray reported last night's Striper fishing was better last night than this past Wednesday night. Anglers put a respectable number of keepers in the boat plus a bunch of nice size choppers. Nothing big with the best in the low teens on the bass. Tonight's Striper trip is sold out. Next Striper trip will sail Wednesday at 7pm abaord the Lady Frances. Important news for Striped Bass enthusiasts is that in September we are planning to add at least Friday Nights to the sailing schedule for Stripers so that would be Friday and Saturday nights in September and perhaps even more. Stay tuned! Capt. Rich reported yesterday's 7am full day fluke/sea bass trip produced some good size fluke and sea bass but the fishing was not as good as the past couple days with light winds and lack of drift mainly to blame.

Capt. Mike reported an excellent PM half this evening fishing close to home. Melissa from Warwick on her second fluke trip ever had the pool with a fine 6.5 lb slab while another angler had three jumbo fluke to nearly 6 lbs to take home with him this evening. In addtion to the good size fluke anglers had some good size sea bass to 3 lbs and jumbo scup to over 2 lbs. Big sea robins and short fluke kept anglers busy through the evening as well. As of this time there was no word on how the 7am boat did today but the fishing on that boat has been excellent. Today's Whale Watch was excellent with again great sightings.

Capt. Mike reported some super fine weather today made the 8am full day fluke boat a most enjoyable day on the water for the anglers aboard. The fluke action was just mediocre. To be sure some nice fluke up to 5.5 lbs were brought to the safety of the net today. A decent amount of sea bass up to 3.5 lbs mixed in as well with a scattering of good size scup as well. All anglers aboard left with some good eating fillets today. Plain old tandem bait rig with just squid and spearing was the top rig today but all terminal gear was effective. Capt. Don reported this morning's AM half day was respectable this morning with some nice size keeper fluke and sea bass going home with the customers aboard today. We have an important announcement as well, we will be running only one fluke and sea bass boat through Monday. The Gail Frances will be leaving at 730 am and returning at 430 pm all three days. This means there will be no 8am full day fluke boat through Monday.

Capt. Rich reported an excellent day of fluke fishing on the 7am full day fluke and sea bass boat. There were a number of limits including Mr. Kin, Sandra and Cyrus. A good many anglers had four or five jumbo fluke apiece as well today. Once again a light crowd enjoyed excellent fishing with plenty of elbow room at the rails. A few sprinkles never hurt anyone! Gary from Connecticut took the pool with a 7 lb slab. Again just a handful of sea bass today. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's full day fluke and sea bass outing aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Chris reported another good day full day charter despite a quick drift on the Capt. Frances today. The sea bass were the main story with a few good size fluke in the mix. The sea bass were mostly just above keeper size but were numerous and make for great table fare. A few jumbos to 3 lbs mixed in. Capt. Don reported a very slow half day morning trip today. There was some action but the bite was just off. Tomorrow is another day. Capt. Ray reported last night's Striper trip was plagued by terrible drift conditons. Some nice blue fish but very few bass. Capt. Ray looks forward to tomorrow nights Striper trip leaving at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Chris reported his full day fluke charter today for the Jon Baci group found some nice fluke and a big pile of good size sea bass up to 3.5 lbs. Biggest fluke was 7 lbs. The group was elated and walked off the boat with full bags of fresh fluke and sea bass fillets making for fine dining in the days ahead. Capt. Mike on the 8am full day fluke boat also had good news to report with an excellent catch of good size fluke and some nice sea bass to boot. Capt. Mike looks forward to the 8am full day fluke boat tomorrow aboard the Admiral Frances. Capt. Chris reported tonight's PM evening trip was slow due to wind against tide. Anglers still managed a mixed bag of fluke and sea bass.

Capt. Rich reported an excellent day of fluke fishing today on the fluke and sea bass full day boat. It was almost all fluke today and lots of good ones with Lee from Boston getting the pool with a fine 7.5 lb slab. Mr. Pak and four other gentlemen aboard were all tied for hi hook honors with five jumbo keepers apiece but no one managed that last keeper to limit out. Very few sea bass today, the big fluke were back and stole the show. It was a great day on the water with excellent drift conditions and happy anglers leaving with nice bags of fresh fluke fillets. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's outing aboard the Gail Frances departing at 7am. Capt. Don reported both the AM half and mid afternoon half day were good with the mid afternoon trip almost excellent. A nice slug of keeper fluke and some nice sea bass, platter size scup and plenty of short fluke and jumbo sea robins kept rods bent and anglers attentive and busy at the rails. Kathy from New Pauls, New York was pleased with the 6 lb jumbo fluke that took the pool honors on the mid afternoon half day. Also worth mentioning was the Monday Night half day that Capt. Mike ran and found a nice pile of keeper fluke and big sea bass for his customers. For those keeping track Capt. Rich had a decent day on Monday with a healthy mix of both jumbo fluke and good size sea bass for a light crowd.

Capt. Rich reported Sunday's fishing was some of the best of the season thus far with an average group of anglers putting over 100 keeper fluke and 150 big sea bass in the boat. There were numerous limits and 4 keeper fluke per man was common for many folks. Anglers averaged a half dozen to a dozen nice sea bass apiece. Biggest fish was 8lbs. It was a great day with all anglers leaving with good size bags of fresh fluke and sea bass fillets for many many fine meals to come. Even a few blue fish to make things interesting. Capt. Rich reported that Tuesday's action suffered from lack of drift. Anglers still chipped away at the fluke and sea bass with Kang Chu from Lebanon, NH taking the pool with a fine 9 lb slab. I am still in the process of finding out Monday's results and will have them as soon as they become available. The other big story the past few days has been the excellent Whale Watching both on Sunday and on Tuesday. Both days saw plenty of Finback Whales and on Tuesday's run Minke Whales were added to the sightings. This year of Whale Watching just keeps going strong, certainly one of the best this fellow has witnessed while at the Frances Fleet. Next Whale Watch will set sail on Thursday at 1pm. Any other updates over the Sun through Tues time frame will be posted as they become available.

Capt. Ray reported last night the Striper fishing was off. A slow trip had to happen at some point. Anglers did get a handful of Stripers into the mid and upper teens and a big bunch of blue fish. Next Striper trip sets sail at 7pm Wednesday evening aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Rich reported an outstanding day of fishing today aboard the 7am full day jumbo boat. A modest group of anglers aboard today despite the incredible weather so good for them but everyone else missed out on one the best trip in a couple weeks. The average catch was 3 big fluke and 6 big sea bass per person today. Sure there was some variance but safe to say everyone aboard left with a nice bags of fresh fillets today. Biggest fluke was around 7 lbs. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's 7am fluke/sea bass combo aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Don was once again pleased to report excellent sightings of Finback Whales today. Capt. Mike reported the PM half day was great tonight. A handful of big fluke, a nice bunch of sea bass, some shorts and plenty of big sea robins kept the anglers attention all evening. The weather was picture perfect and everyone enjoyed the evening. The 4-8 pm half day is tough to beat!

Capt. Chris reported that the charter that longtime regular customer Dave Nicoletti put together was a phenominal success. Capt. Chris and first mate Capt. Cory reported anglers had a big pile of big fluke with the largest a fine brick thick 28 inch slab that weighed just over 10 lbs caught by first time fluke fisherman Jason. Way to go Jason! Try to put your hands around that one! A dozen jumbo sea bass mixed in as well. Dave and the boys from B& L were very pleased with the results. Capt. Mike also reported a good day on the 8am full day fluke boat with a nice mess of keepers to 5 lbs and a few good sea bass mixed in. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrow's full day fluke trip leaving at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Don reported the anglers aboard this morning's half day trip were kept busy with an assortment of critters. The big news was first time fluke angler Debbie from Mississippi who brought a fine 8.5 lb slab to the net this morning. Way to go Debbie!! Jumbo sea bass, sea robins, short fluke and some scup kept the anglers occupied. An early report from Capt. Chris reports his full day charter is doing well with good size fluke, big sea bass and even a few whiting!! Stay tuned for a full update later! Striped Bass is sold out for tonight.

Capt. Ray called in to report that the Striper fishing last night was outstanding once again. There were numerous limits and the Stripers were of good size, all ranging from the mid and upper teens up to the very low 30's. A good number of fish in the 20's and a handful of good size blue fish mixed in as well. Just a few spots left to be sold on tonight's Striper trip leaving at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances, next trip after that will not be until next Wednesday night the 12th.

Capt. Rich reported excellent fishing today on the 7am full day fluke/sea bass combo. Much improved numbers of big fluke up to 7 lbs and a big pile of sea bass pleased customers today. Everyone did well with the sea bass with many anglers averaging a half dozen nice fish each and hi hooks upwards to nearly a dozen big sea bass. Many in the 3 lb range with the largest around 4.5 lbs. For the fluke some anglers did quite well catching several big keepers each and some did not. Dr.Blumer from Southington,Ct had 4 fine fluke today up to 7 lbs. Capt. Rich was very pleased with today's fishing and looks forward to tomorrow's outing leaving at 7am aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Mike reported an excellent day of fishing on the 8am full day boat today. Anglers aboard enjoyed a good pick of jumbo sea bass throughout the day along with jumbo scup and some nice size fluke. All anglers left with a nice bunch of fillets for some fine meals to come. Hi hooks had upwards to 15 good size sea bass apiece and that fellow also had a brace of jumbo fluke as well plus a bunch of fluke that just missed the mark by a fraction! This angler used a simple tandem fluke rig with just squid and spearing to make his catch. Another angler had 10 good size sea bass and his limit of jumbo scup including several in the 2lb range, this angler was fishing with clams. Sounds like all terminal gear was effective. Some short fluke and tons of short sea bass kept anglers busy at the rails all day long! A lot of the sea bass today were in the 2.5 to 3 lb range with a few brutes up to 4 lbs and one estimated at over 5lbs that is swimming around with a six ounce bank sinker and fluke rig as the angler who hooked it tried to swing it over the rail and it busted his line!! Suffice to say some big sea bass have invaded local waters. Biggest fluke of the day just under 6 lbs. It was a gorgeous summer day on the water and Roger and Capt. Mike would like to thank longtime regular and loyal customers Barbara, Jeanne and Stefanie for their patrongae and great company today. Barbara and Jeanne have been fishing with us for over 16 years on the 8 to 3 trip! Capt. Don reported this morning's half day trip was okay. Lots of small sea critters kept anglers busy and jumbo fluke and some good size sea bass did make it aboard and into the anglers bags. Tammy's daughter Taylor was pleased with her jumbo 3.5 lb sea bass she wrangled in on the morning outing.

Capt. Ray reported a sold out Striper crowd enjoyed a beautiful night on the water, a perfect summer evening weather wise and the Striper fishing was nothing to complain about either. Anglers wrangled to the gaffs nice size Stripers into the mid 20's and a good number of hard charging fast fighting ocean blues as well. Capt. Ray looks forward to tonight's Striper outing leaving the dock at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. Striped Bass fishing is by prepaid reservations only, meaning if you roll the dice and don not decide to prepay you may or may not be able to get on the trip.

Capt. Rich reported his anglers caught a mix of nice fluke and jumbo sea bass today. It was a slow drift. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's trip at 7am aboard the Gail Frances for fluke and sea bass. Capt. Don reported a great Whale Watch trip today with plenty of whales for the customers to see and calm seas. Capt. Mike reported an excellent Pm 1/2 trip this evening thanks to a big pile of good size sea bass up to 4 lbs. Some nice scup and a few jumbo fluke went into the coolers as well this evening. The 4-8 pm half day sails daily and is a great opportunity to enjoy the nicest part of the day on the water and get a bit of fishing in to boot.

Capt. Ray reported last night's Striper fishing was once again excellent. A lot of nice Stripers and some fast fighting ocean blues came aboard the Lady Frances. Striper slayer Matt Cox from Narragansett RI once again had the biggest fish with a fine linesider in the mid 20's. Capt. Ray looks forward to tonight's Striper trip leaving the dock at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. Capt. Mike reported the 8am full day boat found a nice mixed bag of tasty bottom dwellers along the scenic south shore of Rhode Island today. Good size fluke, jumbo sea bass and platter size scup all went into customers bags and coolers today. Some anglers had upwards to a half dozen good size sea bass apiece today to take home with their fluke. Plenty of short fluke kept anglers busy in between as well. Next 8am trip sets sail tomorrow morning aboard the Admiral Frances with Capt. Mike at the helm.

Capt. Rich reported a good day on the fluke and sea bass trip today with an excellent catch of jumbo sea bass to 4 lbs and improved numbers of good size fluke to 8 lbs. Dick Burse from the Boston metro area took the pool honors today with a fine 8 lb slab one of four jumbos in his cooler and he also took home a few jumbo sea bass including a brute over 4 lbs. Way to go Dr. Burse!! Anglers had upwards to a half dozen good size sea bass apiece with many in the 2 to 3 lb range. The majority of anglers aboard took home fresh fluke for dinner as well. A few good size choppers to add some excitement and variety to today's fishing as well. Capt. Rich looks forward to the next fluke/sea bass combo leaving at 7am tomorrow morning aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Don reported his mid afternoon half day charter was better for keepers than this morning's. In fact one angler put four jumbos in his cooler. A handful of good size sea bass as well. This midday half day trip sails Mon through Wed at 1pm.

Capt. Don reported this morning's AM 1/2 was busy with the catching. The keeping was subpar but not for 9 year old Jessica from Riverside, RI who had a fine brace of jumbo fluke of 6 and 5 lbs to show for her first ever fluke fishing trip aboard the Frances Fleet. A handful of good size scup and sea bass went home as well. Capt. Don and Capt. Ted also wanted to relay that the annual Donna guglietta Shark Charter on Monday was a big sucess once again with a lot of action thanks to the big blue sharks. Once again a big Mako was hooked and fought for awhile but ultimately the Mako won the battle. Capt. Ted and Capt. Don reported all hands aboard had a great time and cannot wait to go again!!

Capt. Rich reported the past three days on the 7am to 4pm fluke and sea bass trip yeilded some great fishing for sea bass with a lot of big sea bass recorded and sizes upwards to 6 lbs!! Many anglers had a half dozen to a dozen of the good size sea bass apiece to take home. On the fluke front things remain steady but mediocre with some really good size fluke boated each day. Sunday Maurie Samana from Danbury CT took the pool with a fine 10 lb slab one of his 4 keepers while Mr. Pak took the pool on Monday's outing with a 6 lbr and on Tuesday the pool was taken by one of those 6 lb sea bass. Some big blue fish up to 12 lbs have been recorded recently. In other news Tuesday's 1 to 5pm half day skippered by Capt. Chris produced some good results of both fluke and sea bass for his customers with the highlight being 10 year old Mike Comedy who put a fine 27 inch 6.5 lb sea bass aboard the boat. Whale Watching was also excellent yesterday with Finbacks providing the entertainment for Whale enthusiasts.

Capt. Ray reported the Striper fishing last night was good. A bit more of a relaxed pace for the anglers aboard but a good number of keeper bass and a bunch of shorts were boated. A lot more blue fish mixed in as well. Nothing huge with the largest in the middle teens. Next Striper outing sets sail Wednesday evening at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances with Capt. Ray at the helm. Capt. Keith reported blue fishing was slow except for Ginny who could catch blue fish in the Red Sea! Way to go Ginny!! Bluefishing sails Friday and Saturday evenings at 7pm. Capt. Mike reported this morning's run was busy with the fluke although most went right back over the rails although a good number of keeper sea bass and a few jumbo sea bass were taken.

Capt. Rich reported an awesome turnout of anglers today on the 7am full day fluke/sea bass boat today. The fishing was a bit slow today due to the dirty water and left over swell but it was one of the finest summer days on the water weather wise so far this summer. An equal mix of nice fluke and sea bass with the best around 5 lbs. A dozen alligator blue fish to 12 lbs provided a bit of added excitement today! Capt. Rich will set sail tomorrow morning at 7am aboard the Gail Frances for more jumbo fluke and sea bass. Capt. Mike reported his PM half day kept anglers as busy as possible with the fluke. Stephanie from Vernon,Ct on her first fluke trip ever was pleasantly surprised as Capt. Chris slid the net underneath her first fluke ever, a fine slab that tipped the scales at nearly 7 lbs! A burst of sea bass action late in the trip as well with some nice keepers to 3 lbs mixed in. The Pm half day sails daily at 4pm.

Capt. Mike reported poor drift but gorgeous weather today on the 8am full day fluke boat. Just about everyone went home with enough fluke for a hearty dinner or two and some took home a sea bass or two to boot. Some slammer blue fish as well today with most of them around or over 10 lbs. In fact one lucky angler started the day off with a double header of 10 lb blue fish!!! Capt. Mike is hoping for better drift conditions and the same amount of sunshine tomorrow beginning at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances. Capt. Don reported the AM half day was hampered by lack of drift as well. As soon as the boat started moving towards the end of trip anglers promptly put some good size fish in the boat both fluke and sea bass of good size. Half day fishing sails daily though the end of August.

Capt. Ray reported another great night of Striper fishing. It was a slow start but once the tide got going the Striper fishing broke loose with lots of nice bass coming to the gaff with the largest in the lower 20's and of course a few limits. While there was some rain there was little or no wind and it was very calm and made for a beautiful summer night on the water. Capt. Ray looks forward to tonight's Striper trip leaving at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. Capt. Rich reported yesterday's fluke/sea bass trip started out great but slowed considerably once the wind conditons made the drift just too fast. Until then a mix of nice sea bass and keeper fluke were taken by anglers. Hi hook had 7 sea bass. Mr. Pak took the pool with a nice fluke. Capt. Mike reported that the Tucker Mechanical group also had good fishing for both fluke and sea bass on their full day charter before the wind and rain and drift conditions became unfriendly. Capt. Don reported yesterday's AM half day was busy with lots of action and a few sea bass thrown in for good measure.

Capt. Ray reported a good night of Striper fishing for a sold out crowd last night. A lot of good size Stripers came to the gaff with the largest around 30 lbs followed by several others in the 20's and the average size around 15 lbs. Some short bass and a few blue fish last night as well. The drift conditons were perfect according to Capt. Ray and first mate Nelson. It is imperative to listen to the seasoned crew aboard the Striper boat as they are only there to help anglers put more Bass in the boat and on this trip especially, just like any other it is imperative that the anglers aboard work together. Pary boat Striper fishing is a lot of fun and great sport but it can be intense when the bite is on. Capt. Ray looks forward to tonight's Striper trip leaving at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances.

There will only be a 7am to 4pm fluke/sea bass combo tomorrow, Friday July 31st. There will be no 8am full day. The 8am full day will resume Saturday, August 1st. It was a nice day of weather and the fish cooperated as well on all trips.

Capt. Ray called in another excellent Striped Bass report for last night's outing. From the first drift to the last drift it was complete mayhem with Stripers on up and down the boat. Weather conditions were somewhat challenging as 20z was needed to just skip along the bottom and it still looked like anglers were flying kites so understandably some fish lived to fight another day nevertheless the Stripers were ravenous in the fast moving water and at the end of the night the majority of anglers aboard were limited out with nice fish. No monsters but the largest were in the 20 lb range with very few shorts. Just a couple bluefish mixed in. Still plenty of openings for Friday and Saturday Night's outings and still a bunch of openings for tonight's trip. Capt. Ray looks forward to tonight's Striper trip leaving at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Mike reported the sea bass showed up in force today on the 8am full day fluke boat with everyone abaord getting nice size sea bass to take home. A mix of keeper fluke to 5 lbs and shorts kept anglers busy at the rails today in between. Longtime 8am regular Tony from New Haven was happy with his brace of 5lb fluke and 7 nice sea bass to 3 lbs that he took home. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrow's 8am full day fluke trip aboard the Admiral Frances. Capt. Don reported his morning half day trip was excellent with a lot of nice keepers to 5 lbs coming over the rails. Plenty of super size sea robins and shorts to keep anglers busy as well. Capt. Rich reported a good day on the fluke/sea bass trip. Mike Jung from NYC had his limit by noontime and another angler was limited out. No monsters but quality fish to just over 5 lbs. A good number of nice sea bass with a few brutes up to 5 lbs. Anglers did have upwards to a half dozen or more sea bass apiece. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's full day fluke/sea bass trip leaving at 7am aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Rich reported a good day of fishing for anglers aboard the Fluke/sea bass trip today with the sea bass once again taking center stage. All nice jumbo stuff in the 2.5 to 3 lb range with some up to 4 lbs and anglers had upwards to a half dozen or slightly better apiece. On the Fluke front things were better than the last few trips with a good number of jumbo fluke to 6.5 lbs boated and longtime regular customer Bruce from Northern Mass was hi hook with 5 jumbo fluke. Way to go Bruce! Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's Fluke/sea bass outing at 7am aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Don reported an excellent half day AM outing with some nice keepers and lots of shorts to keep anglers busy. Tomorrow we feature three half day options for anglers with four hour trips leaving at 8am, 1pm and 4pm.

Capt. Rich reported Sunday's fluke/cbass trip was excellent. Another all out sea bass crush with a modest group of anglers putting over 150 big sea bass to 6 lbs in the boat including three fish over 5 lbs and many fish in the 2 to 3.5 lb range. Most anglers were in the double digits or close to it apiece. A few nice shots of jumbo fluke up to 6 lbs in the mix as well but the sea bass really were the show stoppers!! Capt. Mike reported that yesterday's full day 8am fluke boat had a nice mix of good size fluke and jumbo sea bass for his anglers. The recent half day trips of the past couple days have produced a mix of keeper and short fluke plus some sea bass and scup but nothing enormous as of late.

Capt. Ray reported another outstanding night of Striper fishing for a sold out crowd. There were many limits of nice Stripers with solid action all night long. It was complete mayhem but anglers and crew worked together and made it another incredible night. The Stripers were not as big as the previous night but most were in the teens with the best in the mid 20s and almost no shorts. A few blue fish mixed in as well. Capt. Ray looks forward to the next Striper trip Wed at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. Capt. Chris had an excellent night of fishing last night down by the Charlestown Breechway on thePM 1/2 trip fishing some deeper waters he put anglers into some solid action with good size fluke. Even the throwbacks were big! Anglers put an excellent number of good size keepers in the 4 to 6 lb range in the boat plus a couple nice size sea bass.

Capt. Rich reported fishing vastly improved today although still not back to normal. Anglers did pick away at a mix of big fluke to 6 lbs and sea bass to over 5 lbs. Congrats to Stanley Vodraska from Albany,NY who took the pool honors today. Well done Stanley!! Anglers had more sea bass than fluke and a few anglers had upwards to a half dozen good size sea bass apiece. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's combo leaving at 7am aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Chris reported an okay day of fluking on the 8am full day boat. Some nice fluke to 7 lbs and some nice sea bass before the tide change in the late morning and then things slowed up considerably. The water is still somewhat riled up from the big storm of two days ago. Things should be back to normal by tomorrow or Monday. Either Capt. Chris or Capt. Mike will be at the helm tomorrow morning for the 8am full day fluke trip. Capt. Don reported another incredible show put on by the lunging Finback Whales today. A big brood of dolphins feeding in the same zone made an incredible show even more memorable!! Plenty of sea birds of various kinds as well. Whale enthusiasts came back to the shop and simply described the trip as AMAZING!! Next Whale Watch is set to sail tomorrow at 1pm aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Ray called in to say last night's Striper fishing may have been about the best ever in the history of the Frances Fleet with an awesome number of big Stripers boated. If not the best definitely in the top three! All night long a healthy group of anglers rods were doubled over up and down the rail along the entire length of the boat fighting big Stripers. The majority of the very respectable number of anglers aboard were limited out with many anglers catching 4 to 6 big bass each retaining only their limit as always. There were three big bass over 30 lbs to fight it out for the pool and too many 25 lbrs to count!!! Very few fish under 15 lbs and almost no throwbacks! A bunch of good size blue fish as well last night to top it off! Still openings for tonight's Striper trip. A special thanks to Capt. Ray, Nelson, Rob, Matt and Casey and customers aboard for making last night's trip the raging success it was! Everyone was cooperating and working with one another which is especially key when Striper fishing is red hot. Capt. Ray looks forward to tonight's Striper trip leaving the dock at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Rich reported a very tough day of fishing. Nothing much else to say. A fair pull of marginal keeper sea bass and a couple jumbos around 3 lbs and a few keeper fluke plus one little blue fish. Drift conditions were not optimum at all. A day like today restores us all with humility. Capt. Rich hopes for much better tomorrow as fishing has been outstanding the past few weeks. All trips on per normal sailing schedule tomorrow.

Due to a weather update there will be only one full day fluke boat tomorrow leaving at 8am on the Gail Frances and returning at 330pm. Sailing schedule will resume back to normal for Saturday. Also the office will open at 6am tomorrow.

Capt. Rich reported another very good day of fishing for both big fluke and jumbo sea bass today. A nice mix of both today with several anglers dangerously close to their bag limit of fluke and anglers had upwards to a half dozen or more good size sea bass apiece. Biggest fluke for the day was 8 lbs and biggest sea bass was over 4 lbs. Longtime regular and fluke sharpie Mike T from Narragansett had five big fluke to take home and five jumbo sea bass including a brace of 5 lb fluke. That is a lot of 5's!! It was a very good day with all terminal tackle working equally today. Due to a weather update we will now run one full day fluke boat tomorrow aboard the Gail Frances leaving at 8am and returning at 330 pm. The AM half day is on as scheduled. Capt. Don reported it was not the most pristine weather day for Whale Watching but once again breeching Finbacks put on a great show for the whale enthusiasts aboard. Please give a call later tomorrow morning in regards to Whale Watching for tommorrow as there is some question on the weather. Capt. Paul reported his shark charter was a big success today with anglers catching a good number of good size blue sharks to 100 lbs and for awhile there was quite a bit of excitement as a big Mako was on the line but ultimately the Mako won the battle. The Capt. Frances is the perfect boat for small groups who are interested in private charters for shark fishing. If interested call the office for availability, pricing and open dates!! Capt. Paul also reported that his customers on the charter were treated to a great show by breeching Finback Whales as well. Capt. Paul said the Whales were just everywhere!!

Well the full details of last night's Striper trip are now available and the fishing was really incredible. At least six limits with anglers catching upwards to 5 big bass apiece retaining only there limit of course. There were three fish in the 30's and many others in the 20's. Tonight's Striper trip is cancelled due to the stormy weather forecast however we look forward to Striper fishing tommorrow night at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. Capt. Mike reported a solid day of fluking today locally along Rhode Island's south shore. Everyone left with a mixed bag of big fluke, jumbo sea bass and platter size scup making for many good meals to come. Biggest fish was 6.5 lbs. Not as many shorts today but the keeper situation was very much improved!! Some anglers had upwards to a half dozen nice size sea bass apiece. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrow's full day fluke trip leaving at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances. Capt. Don reported an excellent AM half day trip this morning with a lot of jumbo fluke in the 5 to 6 lb range with the largest around 7 lbs. A nice mess of good size sea bass to nearly 3 lbs as well and all this was done very close to home.

Early word from last night's Striper trip is that the fishing was off to a red hot start with rods bent on good size Stripers up and down ther rail. As of 930 pm there were already a lot of good size bass brought to the gaff. Still plenty of openings on trips for the rest of the Striper Sailing week. Look for a full update later as more details become available.

Capt. Rich reported his anglers did a real number on the big sea bass today. It was an all out assault on the tasty relatives of the southern grouper. Many of the anglers on board had more than a half dozen good size sea bass apiece and many of the fish were in the 2 to 3.5 lb range with the biggest around 4 lbs. Sam Rondino from N. Brookfield Mass went home with 16 big sea bass including three double headers of jumbos!!! Nice job Sam! Two other longtime regular customers also put a hurt on the sea bass with Jeanne Merril from Danielson Ct taking 9 jumbo sea bass home while Barbara Gilmore from KIllingly went home with 8 big sea bass. These three anglers represent just a fraction of the angler hi lights from today. On the Fluke front things were slower due to lack of drift but a solid number of nice fish to 5 lbs were taken by anglers. Today featured the best haul of sea bass yet this year and with all the bait around we only look for things to get better!! Capt. Don also had quite the trip this afternoon on the 1 to 5pm half day. A modest group of angler had a nice bunch of big fluke to 9 lbs and a mess of good size sea bass to 4 lbs. Once again Bill Bourque from Saunderstown, RI had the big fluke of the day with a fine 9 lb slab. For those keeping track Bill is the angler who had the behemoth 14 lbr two weeks ago! Way to go Big Fish Bill! Anglers had upwards to a half dozen nice sea bass apiece. Capt. Don himself had 5 big sea bass and he only fished for an hour or so! Capt. Mike reported the 8am full day boat had decent action today but the keeping was not up to standards, nevertheless one angler had 4 big fluke to put in the box with three of them between 5 and 6 lbs. A bunch of good size sea bass to 3 lbs mixed in as well. Tomorrow looks like another nice weather day and all trips are on as scheduled.

Capt. Don reported a good PM 1/2 trip for the handful of anglers who showed up to enjoy a dry flat calm evening on the water. Big news was the 6.25 lb jumbo 28 inch sea bass taken by Gina Collopy O'Connell. Nice fish Gina!! Some other good sea bass and plenty of action with the fluke made for a fun evening. The PM 4-8 trip runs daily.

Capt. Don wanted to pass along the news that Sunday featured once again a brilliant show from over a dozen breeching Finback Whales including mothers and calves. Capt. Don feels this Whale year is off to the best start he has ever seen!! All we need is some better weather!! Next Whale Watch is scheduled for 1pm on Thursday. Capt. Don also reported a contination of bird life as various sea birds from near and afar have come to feast on the abundant sand eels which have drawn in the whales. Is anyone out there thinking about cod or tuna yet with these bait bird and whale reports ?? Whale Watching sails on a Tues, Thurs, Fri and weekend schedule at 1pm. Reservation by name and phone number are strongly encouraged.

Capt. Mike reported yesterday's 8am full day fluke trip was excellent with an awesome mix of big fluke to 7 lbs and sea bass to 3 lbs. Mr. Pak went home with 5 big fluke yesterday and everyone on board had 2 to 4 good size fluke apiece to take home plus upwards to a half dozen or more good size sea bass apiece. Now that is some good fishing!! Capt. Mike also reported last night's PM 1/2 trip produced some excellent sea bass fishing with fish up to 4 lbs. Capt. Don reported that today's 8am trip was just okay due to some tough drift conditions. Things look much better for tomorrow's trip. Capt. Rich reported Sunday's 7am fluke/cbass trip was decent but Capt. Paul reported yesterday's trip on the slow side. A mix of nice fluke and sea bass but nothing huge and the action both days while still respectable was off from last week's. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's 7am full day trip on the Gail Frances while Capt. Mike looks forward to the 8am full day abaord the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Don reported the Striped Bass fishing was once again phenomenal and a good number of limits and steady action through the night. A lot of good size bass boated with the largest just shy of 30 lbs. Next Striper trip will set sail Wednesday Night at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. There has been plenty of room at the rail on these Bass trips as of late so feel free to call the office and book if interested in booking or for further details.

Capt. Keith reported a poor night of Blue fishing. No more words necessary unlike the better fishing of the night before.

All members of the Frances Fleet fishing team would like to extend the most sincere condolences and sympathies to the family and loved ones of one of our most cherished and longtime regular customers Ronald Dugan who passed away yesterday. Ron will be missed greatly by all.

Capt. Rich reported another grand slam day of jumbo fluke and sea bass fishing today with many limit catches on big fluke and many anglers getting 4 to 6 or more nice size sea bass apiece to go along with their big fluke. Largest fish today was a fluke in the 7 lb range but 4 to 5 lb fish were commonplace. It was a great day and all aboard left with plenty of fresh fillets for many fine meals to come. First mate Chris said that all terminal gear was working well the past couple days with bait rigs catching as well as anything else. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's fluke/cbass combo sailing at 7 am aboard the Gail Frances.

Both Capt. Don and Capt. Mike reported excellent half day fishing trips today. Briana from the Knights of Columbus group caught fluke of 5 and 6 lbs while Logan and William Stadley teamed up to catch 25 fluke and all of these anglers were first time fluke fishermen!! We would like to thank the Knights of Columbus for sharing their morning with us. Capt. Don commented the rental rod set ups with just squid/spearing combos have been producing as well as anything else. Capt. Mike reported lots of action on the PM half day trip. One angler had three nice jumbo fluke to take home. He was using just squid strip/spearing combo on bare hooks. Some nice size scup and a few keeper sea bass mixed in on both outings.

Capt. Mike reported an excellent day of fluke fishing today aboard the Admiral Frances. The catching was as good as it gets in the morning but the keeping not as great so a move to some deeper waters produced a steady pick of good size jumbo fluke up to 8 lbs for the anglers aboard today and therefore greatly excelled the keeping!! Some anglers left with several jumbo fluke apiece. A few hefty sea bass and a nice bunch of good size scup mixed in as well. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrow morning's full day trip leaving at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Ray and Capt. Paul was excited to report the Striper fishing was about as good as it gets last night. Capt. Ray reported just about the entire boat was limited out on nice size bass last night. No monsters but Casey, one of our finest deckhands on a busman's holiday brought a fine 20 lbr to the gaff. No bluefish just 100 pct keeper bass. Capt. Ray looks forward to another good night of Striper fishing tonight leaving at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. Capt. Paul reported his Striper charter got off to a slow start with the tide being slack but once the tide started moving his anglers started to crush the Stripers as well and ended up having an outstanding evening. The Captain Frances is perfect for Night Striper charters for groups of up to 15 anglers.

Capt. Keith was pleased to report a big improvement in the Night Blue fish action last night with more than triple the amount of blue fish boated. All nice choppers to the 10 lb range. Next blue fish trip sets sail this evening (7/18) aboard the Gail Frances at 7pm.

Capt. Rich reported an outstanding trip today for both fluke and sea bass. Just about everyone went home with two to six big fluke apiece and upwards to a dozen big sea bass apiece with a half dozen or so each commonplace on the sea bass. Some real hefty sea bass including fish in the 3 to 4 lb range. The majority of the fluke are in the 4 to 7 lb class with the biggest fish around 8 lbs. The fishing just keeps getting better and better. Capt. Rich is looking forward to tomorrow's full day fluke/cbass trip which sets sail aboard the Gail Frances at 7 am.

Capt. Ray reported an excellent night of Striped Bass fishing Thursday Night with nearly half the boat limited out on good size Stripers to nearly 20 lbs. A few nice size blue fish thrown in for good measure. The fishing was solid all night long with Stripers taken on every drift. Capt. Ray commented that this has been the best three weeks of Striper fishing in quite some time and we see no reason why it shouldn't continue. Striped Bass fishing sails Wed through Sat nights at 7pm by reservation.

Capt. Mike reported it was a beautiful summer day in a summer which so far is starved for good weather. The fishing was as good as the weather with the catching about as good as it gets for the first half of the day. However the keeping was a bit off so Capt. Mike moved to another location looking for bigger fluke and bigger fluke he did find with Mr. Stepp from Colchester,Ct nailing a fine 29 inch 10.5 lb slab. First mate Chris also swung his rod for a few minutes and promptly brought a fine 7 lb slab to the net. A bunch of good size sea bass to nearly 4 lbs and a big bunch of jumbo scup to 2 lbs mixed in. In fact one angler was limited out on jumbo scup while fishing for fluke!!! Next 8 am full day fluke trip is scheduled for Saturday morning. The 8 am full day fluke boat sails daily aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Paul reported today's full day fluke charter was outstanding. The Mike Bochman group had a great day loading up on jumbo and super jumbo sea bass to over 5 lbs and jumbo fluke to 8 lbs. The anglers aboard were happy with the exceptional fishing and they left with many fine meals to come for many months! The Captain Frances is great for small to moderate size charters. If interested in booking a private charter call the office for further details and open dates.

Capt. Rich reported an excellent day of fluke/cbass fishing aboard the Gail Frances. The majority of the anglers aboard had 2 to 5 jumbo fluke apiece with a few anglers limited out for good measure. A lot of big fluke over 5 lbs with the best around or just over 8 lbs. Quite a few hefty sea bass mixed in as well with a good number of fish in the 2.5 to 4 lb range and the biggest sea bass pushing the scales down to nearly 5 lbs. Lots of short fluke to keep every one busy through the day with many of the shorts just under the legal limit. Many of these fish will probably make it to legal size by next month so this fishing already great will only continue to excel. A nice group of anglers left the boat content with plenty of good meals to come. The 7am fluke/cbass boat will sail tomorrow morning aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Paul reported another busy day along the south shore beaches on the 8am full day fluke with the keeper ratio slightly improved but still not quite where we would like to see it. Nevertheless some jumbos to 6 lbs were brought to the net. Some anglers caught more fluke today than they ever caught before on a fluke outing !A handful of jumbo sea bass to over 3 lbs and some platter size scup mixed in as well. Still tons of sand eels all over the beaches so things still look very good. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrow's fluke trip aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Ray reported the Night Striper fishing last night started off good but slowed considerably as the night went on. A few nice blue fish in the mix as well. Before the bite waned some big Stripers were brought to the gaff including one just over 30 lbs and several in the 20's. Capt. Ray looks forward to tonight's Striper fishing leaving aboard the Lady Frances at 7pm.

Capt. Rich reported the fast drift condtions today affected his full day fluke and sea bass trip as well. More sea bass than fluke today with most really nice fish upwards to 4 lbs and anglers had upwards to a half dozen sea bas apiece to take home. On the fluke front a respectable number of keepers to 6 lbs and plenty of shorts kept anglers busy. A couple anglers had several keeper fluke apiece. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomrrow's fluke/sea bass trip leaving at 7am aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Don reported a busy mid afternoon half day trip with lots of action and a few good keepers in the mix as well. Tammy's daughter Taylor bagged two nice jumbo keeper fluke and Capt. Don himself came down and swung the rod for a few minutes and promptly wrangled a fine 4.5 lb sea bass to the net. This mid afternoon half day trip sails 1 to 5 pm Mon Tues and Wed.

Capt. Mike reported the fishing and catching on today's 8am full day trip was as good as it gets but the keeping was another story. Anglers did drill some good fluke to 5 lbs but we wished the keeping percentage was better. The keeper ratio had been much better before today but the fast drift may have had something to do with that. A few slammer scup and one fine 3.5 lb sea bass otherwise all fluke!! Tomorrow's another day and we look forward to more excellent fluking along Rhode Island's south shore tomorrow at 8am aboard the Admrial Frances. Capt. Don reported a good AM 1/2 with some nice keepers and piles of shorts to keep the novice group aboard very busy and attentive at the rail.

Capt. Rich reports with the exception of Monday's run the fishing has been excellent on the 7am fluke/cbass full day trip. Sunday featured several limits including Dan Melino who did his damage as he usually does with whole squid. A lot of good size sea bass but no real monsters. Biggest fluke of the day was a solid 9 lb slab however. Tuesday's trip featured only one limit but there were several anglers who were very close and there were a bunch of jumbo sea bass in the 3 to 4 lb range with the pool being decided between two 8 lb fluke. Capt. Rich reported on Tuesday it was a later bite as there was little to no drift in the morning. Capt. Rich also reported all terminal gear working lately. The 7am fluke/cbass trip sails daily aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Keith reported another excellent whales show today courtesy of at least fifteen breeching Finback whales. Once again just a stand out season and its only in its infancy!! Capt. Keith reported a great turnout of whale enthusiasts aboard today. Next Whale Watch is scheduled for Thursday leaving at 1pm aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Mike reported a very pleasant day of local fluking today with similar results for yesterday. There was plenty of action and some nice fish to 6-7lbs taken both days. A few sea bass in the mix as well. The 8am full day boat sails daily aboard the Admral Frances. Capt. Keith reported the catching was excellent on the AM 1/2 today but the keeping was a bit off from previous trips. Nevertheless the anglers aboard enjoyed a beautiful morning on the water catching plenty of fish.

Capt. Mike reported the red hot bite continued the rest of the day and during the sunset fluke trip as well. A good numbers of keepers amongst the shorts with double headers common place and the fishing continueing like red hot porgy fishing. Capt. Mike fished several different zones with the same results. The big influx of sand eels has seemingly paved the bottom with fluke including lots of good fish. No monsters but pool winners of 7 lbs or so are nothing to shake a stick at! Capt. Mike reported the modest group of anglers on the full day trip brought home plenty of fresh fillets with one angler limit and several who were very close behind. Just a few seabass in the mix. The action was even better than Capt. Mike and Roger observed during the mid to late week and Roger really wished he had been able to experience it! Due to the sand eels a simple bait rig with just squid/spearing is all one needs, although the fish have been so frenzied they will attack just about anything waved in front of them. Capt. Mike is out on the local fluke grounds today so look for another full report to follow.

Capt. Mike and Capt. Don both reported the bite just outside the gap was once again of historic proportion this morning and early afternoon. The action was similar to porgy fishing when the bite is red hot with every rod bent to the tune of one or two fluke at a time. Again both boats had a good number of keeper fish with the best on the AM 1/2 around 6 lbs. No final word on the big fish of the day from the 8am full day boat but fish of over 6 lbs had been boated by late morning. Once again these fluke are stacked up and gorging on a historic run of big sand eels.

Capt. Ray reported a great turnout of anglers for last nights Striper trip and while the first few drifts produced some big bass into the low 30's the drift then became too fast, even 20z would not hold bottom!! A few blue fish mixed in. Next Striper trip by reservation sails at 7pm this coming Wednesday evening aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Rich reported an outstanding day of fluke/cbass fishing on the Gail Frances. What a difference a good drift makes!! Customers caught a lot of big fluke and good size sea bass all day long with a good half dozen anglers limited out on jumbo fluke. Anthony Desena from Brooklyn, NY not only limited out but took home the pool with a fine 9 lb slab and he nailed five good size sea bass to boot! Way to go Anthony!! Anthony caught all his big fluke and sea bass using a simple bait rig with a bare hook and a squid strip and spearing. This combo has been around for ever and it still works wonders just like the smiling bill bucktails, fancy that!! Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's trip aboard the Gail Frances leaving at 7am. Capt. Mike reported a good day of local fluking on the 8am full day boat. An excellent number of keepers and plenty of shorts kept things busy all day long. Just a few sea bass mixed in but some nice size scup were taken as well. The Fluke were rather spread out but a few anglers were very close to their limits. Sizes to 6 lbs. The standard bait rig was also a hot producer today but all terminal tackle worked well. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrow's full day fluke trip leaving at 8am aboard the Admrial Frances. Capt. Paul reported an outstanding fluke charter today for Mike Naipower's group from New Jersey. The fishing was fast and furious with a lot of big fluke in the 5 to 7 lb range mixed with the biggest a fine 8 lb slab. All anglers aboard had a blast and also picked up a bunch of nice sea bass to 3 lbs and a fine 6 lb tatoug.

Capt. Ray reported another good night Striped Bass outing. Despite horrific drifting conditons due to wind and tide anglers still managed to put together a good catch of nice size Stripers with sizes into the lower 20s. Just one blue fish tonight. Capt. Ray looks forward to tonight's Striper trip leaving at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. Capt. Keith reported the first night blue fish outing of they year was slightly lack luster. Anglers did get some good size blue fish but it was a slow pick. A nice fat brick red cod fish of 7lbs and a 3 lb sea bass made things rather interesting. Capt. Keith will be out blue fishing again this evening. The Night Blue fish trip sets sail at 7pm aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Rich reported a slower day on the fluke/cbass boat today. Anglers still had a solid pick of quality jumbo fluke and sea bass, an equal quantity of both. Biggest fish was 7 lbs today. The take was actually not too bad considering the absolute lack of drift. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's outing at 7am aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Mike reported a great night on the 4-8 half day with anglers bailing the fluke from start to finish. A bunch of double headers. Not a whole lot of keepers but some quality fish up to 6 lbs were taken. Mike T. from Narragansett had two nice jumbos of 6 and 5 lbs to take home this evening. Just a couple sea bass in the mix. Capt. Don reported today's Whale Watch trip was once again a tremendous success. Lots of breeching Humpback and Minke whales observed today. Capt. Cory was aboard and will be posting some pictures soon on the website. The whale show was truly phenominal. Customers are also seeing tremendous numbers of sea birds. Whale Watching sails Tues, Thurs, Fri and the weekends at 1pm.

Capt. Mike reported an excellent day of fishing today within ten minutes of the dock!! A nice steady pick evolved into some lock and load fishing the last couple hours with fluke flying over the rails up and down the entire length of the boat. A nice mix of sizes today with a lot of quality fish boated. Longtime 8-3 customer George Wahl from New Britian,CT had a great day catching fluke of 8.5,6.5,6, and 5.5 lbs!! Nice job George!! George got two of those slabs using whole squid and the others using a tandem bait rig. All terminal gear worked very well today. A couple nice pops of jumbo sea bass to 3.5 lbs and a few jumbo scup to top things off. Once again the fluke were covered with sea lice and just loaded to the gills with sand eels. All kinds of various sea birds could be seen working above the bait as well. Last but certainly not least a friendly harbor seal popped his head up out of the water to check out the Admiral Frances and its passengers before swimming away. Capt. MIke looks forward to another good day of local fluking tomorrow on the Admiral Frances departing at 8am.

Capt. Ray reported that his customers once again put a hurt on the Striped Bass last night. Ideal drift conditions and good anglers was a perfect recipe for success and there were a good number of limits of big Stripers taken. Pool fish was over 30 lbs with many others in the 20s. A good number of blue fish as well with sizes from small up to alligator size in the lower teens. Last but certainly not least was the 8 lb doormat fluke taken right before Capt. Ray sounded the whistle to go home. Only one short bass. This epic Striper fishing continues full force and Capt. Ray looks forward to tonight's trip leaving the dock at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Rich reported despite an incredibly fast drift it was a good day of fishing aboard the 7am full day fluke/cbass boat. Almost an equal split of jumbo fluke and good size sea bass with the biggest fluke tipping the scales at 8 lbs. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's trip which departs at 7am aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Mike reported a good 4pm to 8pm evening half day tonight with fast and furious action just ten to fifteen minutes from the dock with rods bent over up and down the rail. Even a few double headers. Mixed sizes including some jumbos up to 6 lbs and a few jumbo sea bass to 3 lbs.

Capt. Mike reported another solid day of fishing aboard the 8-3 full day fluke boat. This good fishing despite some very trying conditons mainly a very very fast drift with just a slight slowdown in drift speed late in the trip. Nevertheless the anglers aboard caught fluke all day long including a respectable number of double headers. A few good looking sea bass as well in the mix. We would like to thank Mr. Pak and his group for coming down today. Mr. Pak was dangerously close to being limited out today and had several double headers today. Seung Yeop from Tenatly, NJ took the pool with a fine 8 lb slab today. Again the fish were gorging on enormous sand eels and the gannets and sheerwaters could be seen in large flocks working above the shoals of sand eels. This angler in his ten plus years of fluking has never ever seen bait like this along the beaches. This bait is truly extraordinary! Anglers have also had some success using tinker mackerel they catch right off the docks although the tinkers of late are getting kind of large. Whole squid is also productive but once again today all terminal gear was effective. Capt. Ray reported a good night of Striper fishing but not as red hot as late last week. Anglers did get some nice fish to 20 lbs. Fishing for the charter boats over the weekend was reported to be legendery so we know there is still piles of big bass around. Look for a new Striper report tommorrow as tonight's trip is setting sail at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Don reported a strong half day morning trip with a nice slug of keepers and plenty of short fluke to keep anglers busy. A few sea bass to boot. Capt. Paul reported last night's PM half day was pleagued by a very slow drift but a few really nice fluke were brought to the net including slabs of 8 and 7 lbs. Remember we are on a full half day schedule now so the 8-12 and 4-8 trips sail daily with a mid afternoon 1-5 trip Mon through Wed.

Capt. Rich reported another good day aboard the 7am to 4pm fluke/cbass trip. Some real quality fish today with a couple anglers coming dangerously close to their limit. There were three fluke over 8 lbs with the best taken by longtime regular customer Ray Kay from NY who had a fine 8.5 lb slab and took the pool honors. There were a lot of keeper sea bass today. No monsters but all nice keeper fish and some anglers had a few to several apiece to take home with their fluke. Not many shorts, the name of the game was quality. The fluke have been loaded with small squid on this trip recently. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good fishing tomorrow leaving at 7am aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Mike was jubilant to report today's 8am to 3pm fluke trip was as good as he has ever seen!!! From the first drop to the closing whistle rods were doubled over up and down the side of the boat. Double headers were not just commonplace they were frequent. One angler had five doubles today including a nice fluke and a 3 lb sea bass with the rest all fluke doubles. Nearly half the boat was limited out including of course Mr. Pak from Queens. No monsters today but lots of jumbos with the best around 6.5 lbs. In addtion to the fluke there was a good slug of jumbo sea bass to 3.5 lbs. The action was lock and load all day with most of the anglers aboard catching more fluke today than ever before on a full day trip. The fluke were gorged with sand eels today and the sand eels were marking ten to twenty feet thick on the recorder!! These were not the tiny sand eels seen early this spring, these were big sand eels the size of which one would find on the inshore cod grounds or even George's Bank. Everyone aboard left with a nice bunch of fish today and perhaps even best of all the action was but a mere ten minute ride from the dock!! This trip is notorious for its fast paced action but today was really something to behold. The fluke were all covered with sea lice indicating fish moving in from offshore so it appears a whole new batch of fluke has settled in on the beach. All terminal gear was effective today but a double bucktail set up and tandem bait rig were the top producers. At times the action was so fast it rivaled red hot scup fishing in the fall. Capt. Mike cannot wait to get out on the local fluke grounds tomorrow morning as the Admiral Frances is set to sail at 8am.

Capt. Don was jubilant to report that today was THE BEST WHALE WATCH TRIP HE HAS EVER EXPERIENCED!!!!!!!!!!!! Capt. Keith who was also aboard shared the same opinion. At least 20 to 30 breeching Humpback Whales surrounded the Lady Frances. Mothers and calves playing and gorging themselves on the massive shoals of sand eels which have invaded these local waters. Above the whales and bait hundreds of sheerwaters and storm petrels and gannets could be seen working so there is plenty for bird enthusiasts as well. Many of the customers came inside afterwards just elated over the incredible whales show they witnessed this afternoon. Whale Watching sails Tues,Thurs,Fri and the weekend at 1pm and returns at 530pm.

Some big news at the Frances Fleet since the last update on Sunday morning. First of all Whale Watching on Sunday was spectacular. Breeching Humpback Whales just surrounded the Lady Frances and they were joined above by tremendous numbers of sheerwaters and gannets. We look forward to another brilliant Whale Watch season here at the Frances Fleet. Capt. Mike also had some great news from last night's 4-8 PM 1/2 day trip. Capt. Mike was excited to report that Bill Borque from Narragansett, RI wrangled a fine 31 inch 14 lb fluke to the net. The fluke was taken on a hi lo finstrike rig with white feathers tipped with squid/spearing combo. This is the year's biggest fluke by far and certainly Bill's biggest as well. If anyone is keeping track this fluke and the three biggest caught last year were caught aboard the Admiral Frances. In other news the 7am and 8am full day fluke boats have both been doing well recently. Good size fish on both both with sizes to 8 lbs and a good dose of sea bass as well. Plenty of shorts in between to keep anglers busy and focused at the rails. Things point to an explosive summer of fluke fishing as the bait is very thick in all areas. We are quite anxious to get back Striper fishing tomorrow night with the incredible fishing that took place late last week. If interested in Night Striper fishing kindly call the office and book a spot.

Capt. Frank would like to put together a squid/finfish combo trip for Saturday Night July 18th leaving at 7pm and returning at 1am. This trip will be by reservation. There is still a remarkable amount of squid in residence along the south shore beaches. This trip will start with a drift or two for fluke and then after dark the boat will anchor up and anglers can jig for squid or continue to fish for bottom finfish such as scup, sea bass and fluke. For the finfish nothing will work better than sacrificing a fresh caught squid or two. To make a resevation kindly call the office.

Capt. Rich reported a great start to today's action on the 7am fluke/cbass outing. The first few stops produced some really good size fluke up to 8 lbs and in that short period of time some anglers had 2 to 4 keepers apiece. A bunch of sea bass as well up to 3.5 lbs. However then the wind came up and the wind and tide ran together thus providing a drift that was just too too fast and resulting in a bite that slowed down. Nevertheless it was still a strong day. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's 7am outing aboard the Gail Frances for fluke and sea bass.

Capt. Paul reported some tough conditions today aboard the 8am full day boat but the fishing was very good. The catching was excellent but the big fluke were somewhat elusive for anglers today. Some nice keepers up to 6 lbs were taken plus a bunch of nice sea bass to 3 lbs. Like on the AM 1/2 the day started with a nice steady drift but by 10 am the wind really picked up and we were flying!! Capt. Paul marked squid ten to fifteen feet thick on the drifts and the fluke were all gorged with big squid. Some bigger fish were lost today as well so there are most certainly some big fish on the beach, alll we need is a little less wind. It was a beautiful day though with comfortable temperatures and cobalt blue skies. The tandem bait rig by far was the top producer today. We look forward to tomorrow's full day trip aboard the Admiral Frances leaving at 8am.

Capt. Mike reported an excellent half day AM trip with a lot of big fluke boated. The action was outstanding before the wind really picked up and after awhile the drift was just too quick and the bite slowed up but the damage was done. A half dozen fish over 6 lbs with twin 7.5 lbrs to fight it out for the pool. The Frost and Spazato group had 6 big fluke and some nice sea bass to take home and the group also had the twin 7.5 lb fluke taken by the two youngest members in the group!! Capt. Mike was very pleased with the fishing and if the wind had not come up so much who knows the damage that couldve been done!! Half day fluke fishing resumes tomorrow morning at 8am aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Ray reported another grand slam of Night Striper fishing. It was an all out bail job with rods doubled over on big bass on every single drift. Just about the entire boat was limited out!! Some anglers caught as many as 7-8 big bass apiece, retaining only their limits of course but catch and release is a lot of fun too!! There were two fish in the low 30's and quite a few over 20 lbs. With the exception of two shorts it was all big linesiders last night. The past two nights have featured party boat Striper fishing at its finest. Striped Bass fishing is now on a Wed,Thurs,Fri and Sat night schedule by reservation leaving at 7pm.

Capt. Rich reported another good day aboard the 7am fluke/cbass boat today. Anglers picked away at some big fluke and some really nice jumbo sea bass. Pool fluke was a solid 8 lbs and the biggest sea bass over 4 lbs. Quite a few fluke that were just shy of the legal limit as well. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's trip leaving at 7am for fluke and sea bass aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Mike reported a nice mix of good size fluke and a lot of keeper sea bass aboard the AM 1/2 trip this morning. Plenty of shorts as well. Young fisherman Chris on his first deep sea fishing trip ever caught 13 fluke himself!! Biggest fish around 5.5 lbs. On the PM 1/2 trip Capt. Paul fished the same zone as he did on the full day and the results were quite different! Lots of nice big fluke up to nearly 7 lbs with the pool taken from a mate who works on a party boat in CT. Not as many shorts or sea bass though and again fishing the same area! Every tide is different never mind every day! Capt. Paul was very pleased with the results. There will be no PM 1/2 tomorrow in observance of the holiday. Half day schedule will resume as normal on Sunday.

Capt. Ray was elated to relay the news of the red hot Striped Bass bonanza that took place last night. The majority of anglers were limited out on good size bass in fact several anglers caught as many as 4 and 5 big bass each, retaining only their limit of course. There were three fish over 30 lbs taken. Not a single short bass or blue fish. It was a great, great night! Striped Bass fishing is now on a Wed,Thurs,Fri and Sat night schedule by reservation sailing at 7pm. Capt. Paul reported a fair day of fluking on the beach aboard the 8-3 boat. Just not much drift and the fluke were certainly there but required much finesse to catch regularly. Quite a few shorts kept anglers busy inbetween some nice keepers to 6.5 lbs and once again a nice bunch of good size sea bass up to 3 lbs today with some anglers getting 3 to 6 nice keeper sea bass apiece. All terminal gear seemed to work equally well today.

Despite a stormy start Capt. Rich reported a great day on the 7 am fluke/cbass trip with the majority of anglers limiting out!! Those who did not limit were dangerously close. This was the best trip of the season so far considering both numbers and sizes. Angler hi lights included but are not limited to the following: John Frost and Gary Spazato who combined for 11 jumbo fluke to over 8 lbs doing the damage on Viper spoons tipped with small whole squid. Mr. Pak had his limit of jumbo fluke while Bob from Ct had a full limit of jumbo fluke on jigs/buck tails tipped with squid/speraing combos. Mr. Pak was pleased with his full limit of Jumbo fluke while Mike and Lou from southern Rhode Island teamed up for ten good fluke to take home with the green mylar flies and magic bus spro doing the trick for them. A few handfuls of sea bass mixed in as well but nothing enormous in that department. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's fluke/cbass combo leaving at 7 am aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Mike and Capt. Paul both reported the fluke fishing along the beaches has been excellent with a nice mix of keepers to 7 lbs and plenty of shorts to keep anglers glued to the rails. Quite a few good size sea bass up to 3 lbs mixed in as well with some anglers taking home upwards to five and six sea bass apiece, even on the half days!! In fact one angler yesterday had ten keeper sea bass on the half day!!! The half days and full day 8 to 3 boats are all sailing tomorrow as scheduled.

Capt. Mike reported an excellent day of fishing aboard the 8-3 full day fluke boat today. Steve from Tampa, Florida who was here on vacation was pleased with his limit of jumbo fluke to 9 lbs he tallied by 11 am!! Way to go Steve!! Joe Hyman, longtime regular customer from Boston Mass was pleased with his 5 jumbo fluke he took home including a brace of 7 lb slabs. Lou from West Warwick was pleased with his fluke to 7 lbs. Most anglers also went home with a sea bass or two or three.Capt. Mike would like to thank the small group of anglers aboard for persevering through some trying and anomalous weather conditions for early July. Where is summer ??? Capt. Mike was elated with the good fishing in local waters and looks forward to tomorrow's 8 am full day trip slated to sail aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Rich reported the 7 am full day fluke/sea bass trip produced decent results. A nice mix of big fluke and some sea bass. The best bite was early on before the weather really went down hill. Mrs. Jung was happy with the five good size fluke she put on ice today. Capt. Rich looks forward to another good day tomorrow aboard the Gail Frances departing at 7am.

Capt. Keith reported the AM 1/2 trip was okay despite some torrential downpours and gusty winds but the anglers aboard did manage a few good size fluke and sea bass. Next 8 am half day sails tomorrow morning aboard the Lady Frances. Today's 4pm to 8pm trip is canceled due to the early summer monsoon conditions.

Capt. Mike reported very respectable fishing aboard the 8-3 fluke boat the last two days. Sin, longtime regular customer and exceptional fluke angler from Queens, went home with 4 jumbo fluke to 8 lbs yesterday. Capt. Mike reported it was a nice steady pick all day long on Monday. A nice bunch of sea bass as well. On Tuesday the action started rather quiet but ended with a big bang!! The last couple hours featured some top notch fluke fishing with lock and load action. A nice slug of keepers in the mix as well. Pak from Queens, undoubtedly one of the best fluke anglers who fishes with us took the pool today with a fine 7lb slab. A nice bunch of sea bass once again today as well. This season has featured the most keeper sea bass we have ever seen fishing along the south shore beaches.

Capt. Mike reported very respectable fishing aboard the 8-3 fluke boat the last two days. Sin, longtime regular customer and exceptional fluke angler from Queens, went home with 4 jumbo fluke to 8 lbs yesterday. Capt. Mike reported it was a nice steady pick all day long on Monday. A nice bunch of sea bass as well. On Tuesday the action started rather quiet but ended with a big bang!! The last couple hours featured some top notch fluke fishing with lock and load action. A nice slug of keepers in the mix as well. Pak from Queens, undoubtedly one of the best fluke anglers who fishes with us took the pool today with a fine 7lb slab. A nice bunch of sea bass once again today as well. This season has featured the most keeper sea bass we have ever seen fishing along the south shore beaches.

Capt. Ted was enthusiastic to report today's Brid Watching charter was a scucess and the group was very happy seeing the assortment of sea birds in the local waters. In addtion customers were treated to some whale watching as a couple whales were spotted on the grounds as well as some small school blue fin tuna indicating a good bunch of bait moving into the area. Capt. Frank is looking forward to the first day of Whale Watching on Thursday, July 2nd leaving at 1pm. Still some space available so if interested kindly call the office to book a reservation.

Capt. Mike reported last night's PM 1/2 on the beach was a grand slam!!! The action was almost as good as it gets. All rental rods this evening catching one fluke after another and everyone staying put at the rail the whole trip. An excellent slug of keepers with sizes to just over 6 lbs. A 7yr old on his first deep sea fishing trip ever walked off the boat with 3 jumbo fluke!! A nice bunch of keeper sea bass as well. Just about everyone aboard went home with some fresh fluke and or sea bass. Next PM 1/2 trip is this evening at 4pm aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Rich reported yesterday's fluke/cbass trip saw much improved action over the previous days. A smaller group of anglers had a nice pile of big fluke to take home. Several limits with longtime regular Roger from Bristol, CT getting his limit of jumbo fluke to 7 lbs. A bunch of keeper sea bass as well to go along with the nice size fluke. Look for a report a bit later today about today's outing.

Capt. Mike reported the local fluking on the beach was very good. An even bigger increase in the number of keepers with most anglers going home with enough fresh fluke for a hearty dinner or two. Some lock and load action with the short fluke to keep anglers busy at the rails. Just a handful of good size sea bass. The biggest fluke was 6.5 lbs. Capt. Richie reported a fair day of fluking and sea bass fishing. Fluke to 7 lbs and sea bass to at least 4 lbs were taken and anglers went home with enough fresh fish for a few good meals. Capt. Richie reports seeing some bait show up on the offshore fluke grounds and feels the action will pick up the pace very soon.

Capt. Don reported half day fishing was good today. We would like to thank the Lion's club for coming out and sharing the morning with us. Anglers were kept busy with the fluke and the end result was some nice slabs to 7 lbs along with a handful or two of good size sea bass to nearly 3 lbs.

Capt. Don reported the half day AM was good today. We would like to thank the Lion's club for coming out and enjoying the morning with us. Anglers were kept busy with the fluke and the end result was some nice fish to 7 lbs taken plus a handful or two of good size sea bass to nearly 3 lbs.

Capt. Paul was pleased to report the squid fishing continues to hold up, fascinating for so late in the year. The bite started a bit slow but built as the night went on and was very good during the last hour. Mixed sizes but still some good size tubes with angelrs averaging 1/3 to 1/2 a five gallon bucket. The finfishing was a bit slower than usual on this outing with a handful of nice sea bass, big scup and one keeper fluke early on and then it slowed up, however it was also observed that no one had cut up any of their fresh caught squid either. We will try another squid/bottom fish combo trip for next Saturday Night leaving at 7pm by reservation. The protocol the last few weeks is to do a drift or two for fluke and then when its dark we anchor up and squid fish but if one wishes to fish for bottom fish while anchored up they are more than welcome to do so.

Capt. Rich reported another solid day of fishing aboard the 7am full day jumbo fluke/sea bass trip. A nice slug of big sea bass late in the day in addition to a steady pick of good size fluke. Ronnie from Providence was pleased with his fine looking batch of Jumbo fluke to 5.5 lbs and good size sea bass to 3 lbs that he caught fishing whole squid. Cathy Williams from New Jersey was pleased with her pool winning 8 lb slab. Capt. Rich looks forward to another day on the fluke and sea bass grounds tommorrow, the Gail Frances will set sail at 7am. Capt. Ray reported the Striped Bass fishing was slow last night. Striped Bass fishing expands to Wed,Thurs, Fri and Sat night schedule this coming week. Capt. Don reported last night's PM 1/2 trip was hilighted more by some jumbo sea bass to 4 lbs than the fluke although to be sure some were taken. Next PM 1/2 trip sails this afternoon at 4pm aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Mike reported a great group of anglers came out today on the 8am full day fluke trip. The action was decent despite almost no drift the entire day. Fluke up to 6.5 lbs and a few good size sea bass pleased anglers. Next 8am full day fluke trip is set to sail tomorrow morning aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Don reported the Nelson Carreiro charter was a success today. After beating on the fluke for a while the anglers abaord did a few drifts over the rough bottom and loaded up on large and jumbo sea bass up to 4 lbs. Biggest on the fluke was around 4 lbs. Still some open weekend dates for chartering the Capt. Frances this summer. The Capt. Frances is the perfect vessel for groups of 10 to 30 anglers. If interested in booking a charter, kindly call the office for pricing details and availability. Capt. Kieth reported lots of action on this morning's half day AM trip with plenty of fluke to keep anglers busy at the rails and a few slammer sea bass to 4 lbs as well. Biggest fluke was around 5 lbs.

Capt. Mike reported a very light crowd enjoyed a beautiful evening on the water with plenty of action thanks to all the fluke that seem to be lining the south shore beaches just about anywhere one goes. To be sure some keepers to 5 lbs were taken and a couple nice sea bass as well amongst the shorts. Sea robins also have been adding to the excitement recently and some are real trophies in the 2-3 lb range. Id also like to mention that there is plenty of room on tomorrow night's scheduled squid trip. This trip features the opportunity to jig for squid or fish bottom for other finfish such as scup and sea bass and fluke. These trips will continue for awhile on Saturday Nights provided there is enough interest. Anglers on the day fluke trips have been snagging some squid on occasion and the fluke are still loaded with them so we know for sure they are still in the near shore waters. Remember that last week one angler caught over 100 squid on the Saturday Night trip.

Capt. Rich reported it was a beautiful day on the water and the fishing was not half bad either with a slow but solid and steady pick of big fluke to 7.5 lbs and sea bass to just over 5lbs. Some anglers went home with several good size fluke and sea bass apiece. One jumbo scup as well as a couple blue fish. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's 7am full day trip aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Mike reported another good day along Rhode Island's local south shore beaches. There were some tough drifting condtions today and once again the fluke required a deft touch to wrangle in at times but the anglers aboard persevered. Eben York and Dan Konkol had a productive day putting 7 nice fluke to 6 lbs in their cooler along with a nice bunch of sea bass to 2.5 lbs plus a good size hard fighting ocean bluefish. Dan and Eben had their sucess using double spro jig combinations. Just about everyone on the boat today had keeper fluke to take home and the majority had a sea bass or two as well. One angler once again nailed 6 fine keeper sea bass to 2.5 lbs to go along with his fluke and once again he caught all his fish on the tandem bait rig. Plenty of shorts to keep things interesting as well today. No monsters today but a respectable number of fish in the 5-6 lb range with the largest around 7lbs. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrow's full day fluke trip set to sail at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Rich reported a solid day of fishing on the 7am fluke/sea bass combo with a nice mix of both big fluke to 7 lbs and sea bass to 4 lbs today. Next 7am fluke/sea bass combo sails tomorrow morning aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Paul just returned from a very enjoyable PM 1/2 trip this evening. Drifting conditions were ideal and the weather was sunny and pleasant, perhaps the nicest fishing day in weeks! Anglers enjoyed fast and furious action with the fluke along the beach although just a handful of keepers to 5 lbs were taken. Only one nice sea bass tonight. The 4pm to 8pm 1/2 trip is a great opportunity to enjoy what is often the nicest part of the day on the water. Next PM 1/2 trip will set sail tommorrow afternoon aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Mike was once again quite content with the local full day fluke fishing along the south shore today. Slower drift conditions caused some especially cagey behavior from the fluke but anglers still put some very nice fish in the boat. A good haul of quality fish in the 5 to 7 lb range today with the biggest brought to the net by Wille from Bayside, NY with a fine 7.75 lb slab. One angler today had his limit of big fluke to 6 1/2 lbs and took home 6 nice sea bass as well. He caught most of his big fluke and sea bass fishing a tandem bait rig with just one or two small spearing on each hook. In addition to the big fluke the other big story on the 8 to 3 boat over the past week has been the excellent numbers of good size sea bass. In fact Walter from Wallingford Ct had a double header of 3 lb sea bass today which went along nicely with his fluke over 5 lbs. A good number of other anglers had several nice sea bass apiece to take home in addtion to their big fluke. Pleny of shorts today as well keeping anglers busy at the rails. A few big squid jumped all over the fluke baits as well and all the fluke coming aboard are LOADED with big squid indicating a tremendous amount of feed on the beach. Due to the slow drift today the top producers were hi lo spro jigs or hi lo bucktails. A lot of big fluke were dropped today as well. We are now in the time of season when things are really starting to explode on the beach and the next six or seven weeks should feature some very exciting fishing. Capt. Mike looks foward to another good day of fishing tomorrow morning as the Admiral Frances is set to sail at 8am.

Capt. Don called in to say this evenings PM 1/2 trip produced a nice mix of keeper and short fluke providing plenty of action but the big story was the number of jumbo sea bass taken by anglers, including a couple 5 lb humpbacks! Doug from Ct was pleased with his keeper fluke and several jumbo sea bass to 5 lbs. The 4pm to 8pm trips sail daily. Next one out is tomorrow evening at 4pm aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Rich reported a decent day on the 7am to 4pm Fluke/Sea bass combo. Anglers had a slow pick of good size fluke, a very slow drift kept things from being really hot but at the day's end a lot of nice fish were brought to the net. Mrs. Jung was hi hook with 5 big fluke to take home including the pool fish of 9.5 lbs. A handful of big sea bass to nearly 5 lbs as well today. Spro jigs and small smiling bill bucktails were the hot producers today. Capt. Rich looks foward to the next 7am full day trip tomorrow morning aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Mike was jubilant about the fishing along Rhode Island's south shore today. It was a two drift day!! Thats right just two very long drifts with anglers into non stop action from start to finish. Today was the best for numbers and sizes so far along the beach. A small group of anglers enjoyed some of the best fishing the beach has to offer today with a few anglers going home with 5 keepers apiece including one fellow who went home with five big fluke including four of which were in the 5 to 7 lb range. Wayne from West Springfield had the day's biggest fish with a slab of just over 9 lbs, cuaght on a rental rod. Everyone went home with a nice bunch of fillets for the table today. With size and numbers together both Capt. Mike and Roger agreed this fishing rivals some of the best ever seen along the local beaches. A nice bunch of sea bass up to 3.5 lbs today as well. All terminal gear was working well however the tandem bait rig was especially hot and whole squid was generating a lot of interest. Capt. Mike looks forward to the next full day fluke trip tomorrow morning at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Don reported a great morning 1/2 day along the beach with anglers into non stop action on the fluke. The small group of anglers ended up with a nice mess of big fluke to take home with sizes to 6 lbs. One lone 5.5 lb slob sea bass as well. Capt. Don reported only making two drifts and anglers catching the whole way on both of them. Next 8am half day sets sail tomorrow morning aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Mike reported the past two days aboard the 8am to 3pm boat featured steady fishing with a good slug of keeper fish to 7 lbs both days and plenty of shorts to keep anglers busy and at the rails. Once again a pleasant bonus in the form of some respectable numbers of keeper sea bass with a few jumbos in the mix and the best approaching 3 lbs. Capt. Mike looks forward to the next 8am full day fluke trip set to sail tomorrow morning aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Don spoke of some good half day morning fishing over the past two mornings. On Monday youngster Evan Millar, whos father originates from South Kingstown, had the biggest fluke with a fine 6.5 lb slab. On Tuesday morning anglers caught a good number of nice fluke to 5 lbs. A few sea bass have also been mixed in the catch recently. Next AM 1/2 trip is set to sail tomorrow morning at 8am aboard the Lady Frances.

As I just walked into the office I was informed of the very good fishing aboard the 7am Fluke and Sea bass boat before the weather got really tough on Sunday. Anglers did very well with the big fluke and some slammer sea bass. Dan Melino for example was elated with his 6.7 lb 26 inch black sea bass to go along his full limit of big fluke. The biggest fluke for the trip was a fine slab of 9 lbs. Understandably Monday and Tuesday were lost to the weather but tomorrow the 7am to 4pm trip is back on schedule set to sail aboard the Gail Frances with Capt. Rich.

Capt. Mike called in to say the fishing was currently productive along the south shore beaches of Rhode Island today. Capt. Mike reported the drift was very, very quick but that anglers had already picked up a nice bunch of big fluke up to 7 lbs and once again some very good numbers of sea bass with some real brutes today approaching the 4 lb mark. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrow's full day inshore fluke trip departing at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Don was pleased with the first AM half day trip of the summer season. Anglers had a mixed bag of nice fluke and sea bass they could keep and a bunch of fluke they could not keep but kept the pace nice and steady. Largest fluke for the day was a 4.5 lb jumbo. Capt. Don was pleased with the results considering the incredibly fast drift and very windy conditions. This afternoon's 4pm to 8pm trip has been cancelled due to the very windy weather. For Monday the 7am to 4pm offshore fluke/sea bass boat is cancelled due to the weather. However we will run the AM half day from 8am to Noon and the full day inshore fluke boat from 8am to 3pm.

Capt. Don reported that the skeleton crew of anglers enjoyed some respectable squid fishing last night. One angler caught over 100 squid himself!! Mixed sizes but still some good size tubes to be had. In addtion anglers who tried for bottom fish caught a nice mix of big scup, large and jumbo sea bass, and some good size fluke to 5 lbs and even a 7lb blue fish. This time of year there is a lot of life on the beach and this trip is a great opportunity to catch a nice mixed bag of not only the squid but assorted good eating finfish. As far as targeting the finfish, nothing will work better than some fresh caught squid, it iw well worth sacrificing one or two!! We would like to continue squid fishing Saturday Nights at 7pm. Squid fishing does require mandatory reservations. Capt. Don commented once again that by later in the night the squid were so thick on the surface that one could walk on them!! The surface was a solid sheet of white with squid. Next squid trip is set to sail this coming Saturday Night at 7pm.

Capt. Rich reported a good turnout of anglers came out to enjoy the flat calm seas and balmy temperatures today. Capt. Rich reported it was strictly about QUALITY today. There was no drift and therefore a slower pick but they were mostly jumbo fluke with some shorts in the mix. The pool winner today tipped the scales at 11 lbs and the runner up was another fine double digit fish just over 10 lbs. There were several other fish in the 8 to 9 lb range and about two dozen others over 6lbs on the boat. A few anglers managed several keepers apiece with hi hook taking home 5 big fluke. No sea bass to speak of today, just a couple small blue fish. Next 7am fluke/sea bass trip is set to sail tomorrow morning aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Mike was once again pleased to report back on today's local fluke trip. A lot of quality fish in the 4.5 to 6 lb range were boated today with a few larger specimens to 7.5 lbs taken. A pleasant surprise was also the excellent number of nice size sea bass to nearly 3lbs which flew over the rails today. In fact a good number of anglers had 4 to 6 keeper sea bass apiece to take home in addtion to their fluke. Longtime 8am to 3pm regulars Paul Sr., Paul Jr., and Ronnie from Providence had a great day with Paul Sr. taking pool honors with a fine 7.5 lb slab, one of his 4 big fluke in his cooler. Ronnie and Paul also had several jumbo fluke apiece and several sea bass apiece to take home. The top producers today by far were either whole squid or hi lo rigs with mylar flies tipped with squid and spearing. Plenty of short fluke to keep all anglers busy at the rails. What is more impressive is that there was little or no drift all day which strongly suggests a very large body of fish in the area since little ground was covered and the results such as they were. Some platter size scup to 3 lbs as well mixed in today but no blue fish for some reason. It was a good day and all signs strongly suggest another brilliant season along Rhode Island's scenic south shore beaches. Capt. Mike looks forward to his next full day fluke outing tomorrow morning at 8 am aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Rich reported another good day of fluke fishing aboard the 7am fluke/sea bass combo. While the action was a notch down from yesterday it was still very good and most anglers went home with some nice fresh fluke fillets. A few anglers in particular did quite well. The fish were not easy to catch today with the left over swell and slightly dirty sea condtions. All nice stuff with very few shorts. Pool honors go to Christina Vasold from Bel Air, MD who took the pool with a fine 7 lb slab. Matt from New York had his limit of fine jumbo fluke all in the 4 to 5 lb range while Steve from CT had five nice keepers to 5.5 lbs to take home. A handful of nice sea bass as well today. Next 7am trip sets sail tomorrow morning aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Mike reported another fine day of local fishing along Rhode Island's south shore beaches today. Better sizes today with quality fish to 6 lbs boated today. Again lots of action and even a couple double headers. Some good size sea bass and a couple good size ocean bluefish went into the coolers as well today. Capt. Mike looks forward to another full day fluke trip sailing at 8am tomorrow morning aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Rich reported anglers enjoyed an excellent day of fishing on the 7am fluke/sea bass trip. Everyone went home with plenty of fish for some hearty dinners to come. Angler hilights include but are not limited to the following: Jan Michael Harvey and Andrew Nolan from Massachusetts had their limit of big fluke to 7.5 lbs by 11 am and were busy throwing big fish back the rest of the day. The hot ticket for them was the 4 to 6z Majic Bus Spro Jigs tipped with fresh bait. Several other customers were dangerously close to their individual limits as well. Biggest fish of the day was a slab that tipped the scales at just over 8 lbs. Fluke were the headliners today, hardly a couple keeper sea bass. Perhaps best news of all is that the rain held off until they were inside the harbor of refuge! Next 7 am full day fluke/sea bass trip is poised to set sail tomorrow morning aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Mike reported an action packed day of fluke fishing along Rhode Island's south shore beaches today. From start to finish anglers were busily into fluke with quite a few double headers and all terminal gear working equally well. The action today rivals that of any trip on the beach over the past several seasons and for those who wanted to stay busy this was the trip of their dreams. Nothing as big as yesterday but some really nice fish to 5 lbs came to the net. Anglers also boated a couple hard fighting ocean blues and a bunch of small sea bass including a few keepers. Next 8am full day fluke trip is set to sail Friday morning.

Capt. Rich reported a very strong start to the 2009 fluke season today. It was most certainly a very late bite and Capt. Rich stayedd out a bit longer to keep the big fluke coming over the rails. There were a couple limit catches today and a good number of anglers had 2 to 5 keepers apiece to take home. Quite a few good size jumbos including a few in the 7 to 8 lb range and a fine 9 lb slab to take the pool honors. In addition anglers had some nice sea bass but nothing big and some hard fighting ocean blues and last but certainly not least a fine fat jumbo red hake! Quite a few shorts in the mix as well later in the trip when the fish turned on. Capt. Rich looks forward to his next trip tomorrow morning at 7 am aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Mike reported that the anglers came out in force today to enjoy the beautiful weather and first recreational fishing day of fluke to 2009. Some really nice size fish were taken today with the largest a fine slab just over 8 lbs in addtion to some good size sea bass and a few platter size scup. Unfortunately the action was not quite as fast as we had hoped to due almost no drift all day. During the last half hour of the trip we finally started to get a bit of movement and the fish started to respond with some nice stuff coming aboard right at the buzzer. The next few days call for some breeze so we expect things to change dramatically as there certainly is no shortage of fluke around. The fish caught today were all chock full of large and jumbo squid so there is plenty of feed in the area. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrows full day fluke trip leaving at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Ray reported a fair night of squid fishing last night with all anglers getting a fair bunch of good size squid. The squid were mostly on the surface last night and there were so many of them the surface was white with squid. Just tens of thousands of squid on the surface eating minnows and sand eels but being somewhat finicky about chasing the squid jigs. Capt. Ray and Don commented they had never seen so much squid!! Next squid trip sets sail this evening at 7pm aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Rich is out sea bassing today so look for an update later this afternoon and check back later this weekend as Capt. Mike and Paul are out on the offshore cod grounds once again looking for a repeat of last weekend's grand slam ground fishing. Only four days to fluke!!!

Some great news for all those fluke enthusiasts!! With opening day less than one week away, rest assured the local beaches are literally paved with fluke!! Capt. Mike and a couple other crew members have been out doing some commercial rod and reel finding hungry fluke from the West Wall down to the breachway. In fact on a recent outing Capt. Mike had 6 fish in the 4 to 5 lb class in just 40 minutes!! An excellent mix of sizes that includes a strong slug of fish in the 4 to 7lb range on every outing. Incidental catches have recently included jumbo sea bass to over 4 lbs, hubcap scup to 3 lbs, blue fish, tatoug to just over 10 lbs and some enormous squid which have also been nailing the fluke baits. Capt. Mike cannot wait to take anglers out on the Admiral Frances. It is a shame the regulations have kept us from doing so, but fear not the wait is almost over!! This is some of the best fluke fishing Capt. Mike has seen ever along the local beaches. The fluke have been gorging themselves on squid, sand eels and spearing and anything else they can get ahold of!! Capt. Mike will be fluke fishing daily starting June 17th aboard the Admiral Frances at 8 am. Capt. Rich has also found big fluke on his past couple sea bass expeditions and he will be sailing daily as well on June 17th at 7 am aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Rich reported it was a beautiful day on the water and some continued improvement in cooperation from the sea bass. Anglers caught a fairly decent number of keepers and some shorts and some anglers walked off the boat with several hearty meals. Anglers also caught and released some hubcap size scup and big tatoug. Anglers were able to keep a few of those hard fighting ocean blues. Starting this weekend anglers can keep 10 scup each provided minimum length is 11 inches. Next sea bass trip is set to sail Friday morning at 6 am aboard the Gail Frances.

Our next Seabass trip is scheduled for Wednesday June 10th at 6:00 a.m.

Squid fishing remains red hot. We will continue going for at least another week. Our next trip is Thursday June 11th at 7:00 p.m. Also, keep in mind our Striped Bass trips starts Saturday June 13th. Reservations are required.

Capt. Mike was in high spirits this evening as he walked in the office to tell the tale of an outstanding offshore cod fish outing. Cod and a good slug of pollock fast and furious with double headers commonplace. No monsters but all nice market size fish with all anglers aboard filling their bags and coolers to brim. Capt. Mike commented that for a few hours in the morning the pollock fishing was some of the best he has seen in a long time. This was a two day outing and the action was red hot both days. The cod fish and pollock were all chock full of sand eels and mackerel and herring and there were Whales and Blue fin Tuna crashing bait all over the grounds. The weather was decent and the fishing tremendous.This makes several consecutive offshore expeditions with super results. This has been the best offshore season since 2002!! Still two offshore trips left for this spring season, June 13th and June 20th, both leaving at 10pm the Friday Night before. Still plenty of room on both trips so call the office to book a rail position.

Capt. Ray summed up last night's squid fishing report in these words " strong finish after a slow start" . As the night progressed the fishing picked up with anglers getting upwards to a half a five gallon pail. Much more in the way of super size tubes coming over the rails during the latter part of the night. Next squid trip is set to sail this evening at 7 pm aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Ray reported another good night of local squid fishing with some excellent catches once again and anglers filling upwards to a full five gallon pail apiece. Light sinkers has been making a difference as has fishing different depths as the squid are often suspended. The past couple trips have seen sheets and sheets of squid all over the surface later in the evenings with some anglers even sight fishing for them. Next squid trip sets sail tonight at 7pm aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Rich reported an okay start to the first official day of local sea bass fishing. He reported finding sea bass in all the places they should be this time of year and most anglers went home with enough for at least a hearty dinner. Sizes to just over 3 lbs. In addition anglers caught and released a bunch of fluke, black fish and slammer scup to 3 lbs. Capt. Rich looks forward to the next day of sea bass fishing tomorrow morning at 6 am aboard the Gail Frances.

Wednesday evening 4:30 pm updateThe Frances Fleet would like to announce that we will be kicking off our sea bass season this coming Friday at 6 am aboard the Gail Frances. Cod fishing has been suspended for the time being but will resume most likely by mid September. For the next couple weeks we will be targeting sea bass Wed, Fri and the weekends until June 17th when the trip will become the sea bass/ jumbo fluke combo. Capt. Ray reported a fair night of squid fishing Sunday night. Better catches were made by anglers who fished lightest possible sinkers and varying depths. Still mostly nice size stuff. Next squid trip will set sail Thursday evening at 7pm aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Ray reported another solid night of local squid fishing. The bite started on the quiet side but built momentum as the night wore on and by the trip's end anglers had racked up some good numbers of squid. Peter and Connie Tu had a great night filling up their buckets for example. Mixed sizes but still plenty of good size tubes coming aboard. Next squid trip sails tonight at 7 pm aboard the Gail Frances. Plenty of room on Saturday and Sunday Night's trips as well so feel free to call the office to make a reservation.

Just a reminder that there is still plenty of room on the next three upcoming offshore trips starting with a two day trip this coming weekend June 6-7, leaving Friday Night at 10 pm followed by two Georges Special's the 13th and 20th, both also leaving the Friday Night before at 10 pm. The cod fish action on the last two offshore trips was excellent and the sizes even better with fish into the mid 40's taken.
Haddock, pollock, hake were all in the mix as well. This spring season so
far has been the best in several years and we would like to keep the
momentum going. Kindly call the office to book a reservation to get in on
some of this great offshore ground fishing.

Capt. Mike reported good news from the annual Three Day Capt. Special ground fish outing. Once again anglers were treated to some very good bottom fishing. The first day featured non stop action with cod and a nice slug of haddock. A nice mix of keepers and shorts with double headers commonplace. The second day produced a nice steady pick of market and good size cod up to 20 lbs plus a few hake and all the super size ocean perch anglers could want. All anglers left with bags of fresh fillets for many fine meals to come. So far this brief offshore season has been much stronger than the past couple and we look forward to more good fishing offshore in the weeks ahead. Capt. Ray reported another grand slam squid trip last night. The sizes on these squid is just remarkable! The first two and a half hours featured non stop action with double and triple headers commonplace and by 11 pm most anglers had all the squid they wanted. The rest of the night showcased a more relaxed pick of super size tubes flying over the rails and into the pails. Kudos to superior squid angler Connie Tu who filled nearly two five gallon pails herself. A black fish estimated at 10 lbs was lost at the surface after trying to eat a squid jig and a few nice sea bass went for the squid jigs as well. Friday, Saturday and Sunday Night's featured the best squid fishing of the year for quantity and the quality of the squid throughout this season has been just uncanny. We look forward to more of this excellent squid fishing. Next squid trip will set sail at 7pm Thursday evening aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Ray reported that the squid fishing Friday Night stayed at its frantic pace through the night with most anglers filling a five gallon pail and many working on a second. All big stuff. Last night the action was a little more relaxed but still a strong solid pick of the biggest kind of squid with anglers filling upwards to a full five gallon pail. Next squid trip will set sail tonight at 7pm aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Rich reported that the local cod fishing was the same yesterday as Friday. Lots of cod action just not enough keeping. A few nice fish to 10 lbs were boated and went home for some fine dining. Anglers also had plenty of good size ocean perch. This relative of the black fish family makes for superb table fare. Next cod trip is set to sail tomorrow morning at 6 am aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Ray just called in to report that from the moment the squid jigs went into the water the squid started flying over the rails all around the boat. Double headers were the rule and as this is being written many regulars such as Peter and Connie Tu have filled more than a five gallon bucket already and they have been fishing for less than an hour. Capt. Ray reported the action is just insane! Check back with us tomorrow for a full update on how the rest of the evening went. Capt. Rich reported some vastly improved action on the local cod grounds today compared to Wednesday. Unfortunately once again most of the healthy fat green cod fish were just shy of the legal limit and had to go back over the rails. Nevertheless anglers did manage a few keepers. A few ocean perch in the mix as well. The dogs were a bit of a nuisance today but some anglers avoided them by fishing one hook down real low to the sinker and fishing it hard on the bottom. Fishing this way will not mean one will not catch any dog fish but will greatly reduce the pesty critters from eating the clam baits meant for the cod. Capt. Rich will set sail tomorrow morning at 6 am aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Ray just called in to report that from the moment the squid jigs went into the water the squid started flying over the rails all around the boat. Double headers were the rule and as this is being written many regulars such as Peter and Connie Tu have filled more than a five gallon bucket already and they have been fishing for less than an hour. Capt. Ray reported the action is just insane! Check back with us tomorrow for a full update on how the rest of the evening
went. Capt. Rich reported some vastly improved action on the local cod
grounds today compared to Wednesday. Unfortunately once again most of the
healthy fat green cod fish were just shy of the legal limit and had to go
back over the rails. Nevertheless anglers did manage a few keepers. A few
ocean perch in the mix as well. The dogs were a bit of a nuisance today
but some anglers avoided them by fishing one hook down real low to the
sinker and fishing it hard on the bottom. Fishing this way will not mean
one will not catch any dog fish but will greatly reduce the pesty critters
from eating the clam baits meant for the cod. Capt. Rich will set sail
tomorrow morning at 6 am aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Ray reported last night's squid fishing was only fair. Anglers did manage a slow pick of mostly good size squid through the night with the last hour providing the best pop of big squid. Peter and Connie Tu put together a good catch as did a number of other anglers but the squid were skittish and a challenge to get to t.ake the jigs. Everyone did end up with some squid. Next squid trip will set sail Friday evening at 7 pm aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Mike reported it was a beautiful late spring day to be out on the local cod grounds. Despite the terrific weather and balmy temperatures the cod fish proved to be somewhat elusive. To be sure a few nice green cod to 10 lbs were brought to the gaff but the action was just not up to standard. Very few short cod today too, just not much of a cod bite period. On the plus side anglers did enjoy a nice steady pick of good size red hake throughout the day and a lot of big ocean pout were taken as well. A few big ocean perch and some giant sea ravens made up the rest of the day's catch. Next cod trip sets sail Friday morning at 6 am aboard the Gail Frances.
A few of the crew members have also been out squid fishing in their own boats this past week and report the squid bite is back on so anticipation is high for tomorrow nights outing on the Lady Frances leaving at 7pm.

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Capt. Mike reported that the offshore 2-Day trip this past weekend met with very good success. After a slow start Capt. Mike traveled to a new area a bit further down the road and within seconds after the whistle was sounded, rods doubled over on nice size codfish. Almost exlusively all cod and quality was the theme with the majority of the fish over 10 lbs and mnay fish in the mid teens to lower 20's. A few bigger hangers up to Mike Yanelski's pool winning 42 lb brute. Nice fish Mike! Mike also had a fine 26 lb monkfish to go along with his catch of cod. A few good size pollock to 20 lbs mixed in as well. All anglers aboard went home with good to excellent numbers of good size codfish.

Capt. Rich reported some encouraging signs continuing with the local cod fishing. There was no shortage of cod caught on the boat today the problem was that most of them were just shy of the legal limit. The handful of customers aboard did pick a few keepers through the short cod and anglers caught plenty of big ocean perch and some good size ocean pout, both of which make excellent table fare. Some good signs of bait on the grounds as well. Longtime regular customer Ginny Reed took the pool with a fine fat green cod fish today. Next cod trip is set to sail tomorrow morning at 6 am aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Ray and one of the crew members reported that squid fishing was excellent last night with some real hot bursts of action and super size squid to 18 inches!! Some very good catches were made with a good number of anglers filling upwards to a bucket of squid. The squid were far more aggressive than last weekend. Capt. Paul on a squid charter also filed a similar report, in fact the squidding was so good his anglers called it quits with bucket after bucket filled to brimming with the tasty mollusks. Next squid trip sets sail tonight at 7pm aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Mike reported a handful of anglers turned out to enjoy some of the finest spring weather of the season this past Wednesday in search of cod fish dinner. Unfortunately while a handful of nice green fish were taken the action was a bit slower than Saturday's outing. A bunch of nice size red hake and some shorts plus the usual perch and pout but just not as many cod in the coolers as we would have liked. We remain optimistic and look forward to better cod fishing over the weekend. Next open boat cod trip will set sail at 6 am Saturday aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Ray reported last night's squid trip was a tad slower than Friday Night's run. Anglers still managed to pick away at the biggest kind of squid through the night but a deft touch and finesse was necessary to put together a good catch as the squid were a bit finicky. The squid could be seen all over the place but were just hesitant to take the jigs. Still some very respectable catches were made and in addition a couple small fluke were caught and promptly released and anglers also observed scup, skates and a few nice size sea bass thus further signs that spring has sprung along Rhode Island's south shore beaches. Next squid trip will set sail Thursday Night at 7pm. Tomorrows cod trip, Monday, is canceled as well as we would like to give the sea a couple days to settle down after today's blow. Next cod trip is set to sail Wednesday morning at 6 am.

Capt. Mike reported some improved action today on the local cod grounds. There seems to be a lot of small cod around in a number of different zones. While the keeper ratio is not quite as high as we would like things have most certainly been moving in the right direction with more nice green fish being taken. John Wills was not only hi hook on the cod today but he also took the pool with a fine fish in the teens. A few pout and nice size perch in the mix as well. Next day cod fish outing is scheduled for Monday at 6 A.M.

Squid! Squid! Squid!

Capt. Ray was pleased to report that squid fishing got off on a good note last night. Before the anchor was tight squid were flying over the rails and the majority of the squid were the biggest kind with squid in the 15 to 17 inch range common. Anglers enjoyed a slow steady pick most of the evening with the last hour or so offering a really nice shot of big squid to finish off the night. The catch varied from angler to angler but those in the know did very well filling their pails. Small fluke were seen following the squid jigs to surface on more than one occasion as well. Spring has sprung along Rhode Island's south shore beaches. Next squid trip sets sail tonight at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances

The Lady Frances will be sailing tomorrow morning for cod at 6:00 a.m. Tonight will be our first squid trip of the year, look for an update tomorrow.

The boats did not sail today, next scheduled trip will be Friday at 6:00 a.m. Also, keep in mind squid trips begin Friday night at 7:00 p.m. Call to make your reservations.

Capt. Mike sailed both Saturday and Sunday on the Lady Frances. Only a small group of anglers both days. The fishing had better results on Sunday with quite a few throwbacks as well as some nice green cod fish for the coolers. A few of the local charter boats also sailed this weekend and reported catching some codfish. Definitely some signs of improvement. Let's hope things are finally moving in the right direction. The last few weeks have been tough, customers and crew are ready for things to bust open. We will continue day codfish trips until mid June. We are also planning on fluke fishing very very shortly, we will keep you posted as to the start up date. The big news of the week is that the squid have shown up on the beach. We will be sailing 4 nights a week until mid June. Reservations are recommended, so be sure to call the office. Also, Capt. Don and Paul sending a special thanks to Mike Birmingham and his group from Vermont. A great bunch of guys. The crew would have liked fishing to be better for them but hopefully they had a good day of fun anyway. Next day trip for cod will be Wednesday.

Unfortunately the boats have not sailed all week due to the weather. We are planning on going tomorrow Saturday May 2nd. The Lady Frances will be pulling out of the dock at 6:00 a.m. The fishing was showing some signs of improvement last week so hopefully that is still the case. Squid fishing has bee pushed off until next weekend as there were no reports of them being in yet. Tonights offshore trip was canceled due to high winds offshore.

Captain Don returned from a bird charter today and reported that there were several boats out on the cod grounds. After speaking to a couple of them, they reported that the cod were being somewhat more cooperative than on recent trips. News that is good to hear. Fishing has been too quiet for too long!

The weekend was the nicest weather we have seen since last summer. It is unfortunate that everyone stayed home. The docks around the fleet looked like a ghost town. Saturdays actions was not as good as Fridays. They did have a few cod and hake as well as snow shoe flounder. Captain Frank sailed today on the Captain Frances and said that it was great to be back on the water and not in meetings or in the boat yard.

The captain of the Gail Frances called in to say that the day was a very big improvement over the last few trips out. The small group of anglers enjoyed some decent action. The action was not fast and furious but it was the best bite in a few weeks. Some hake and choggies in the mix as well. Capt. Mike said it was definately nice to see some fish coming over the rails. While not like the incredible fishing back in February, a good sign that things seem to be picking up again.

No fishing today. The wind has dropped out but the seas were still pretty high, so we cancelled for the day. The next trip out is scheduled to be Friday April 24th.

Mike returned from the offshore trip early this morning. The first of the season. A small bunch of anglers on board enjoyed quite a bit of haddock. The cod was not as productive on this particular trip.

Captain Richie at the helm today, his first trip out for the year. Richie did quite a bit of traveling to find the elusive codfish but unforutnately did not have the results he would have liked. A couple handfuls of throwbacks and only a few keeper codfish. Some jumbo size perch in the mix. We can only hope for things to improve with the warm weather coming in.