MANY PROBLEMS WILL SOLVE THEMSELVES IF YOU LEAVE THEM ALONE AND JUST GO FISHING!

SQUID FISHING BEGINS MAY 2ND. 7:00 P.M. SAILING THURS., FRI., SAT. & SUN. EVENINGS.

WE HAVE BEEN SEEING LARGE NUMBERS OF GANNETS AND PETRELS FOR THOSE WHO ARE BIRD ENTHUSIASTS. WHALE SIGHTINGS CONTINUE TO BE EXCELLENT. FARE FOR JUST BIRD/WHALE WATCHING IS $40.00

FLUKE FISHING SAILING DAILY AT 8AM

May 14th

Capt. Mike reported that the fluke fishing was a little slower today but still rates good for so early in the season. The water was a little dirty from the past two days of easterly gales although the water was clearing up in the afternoon which also coincided with the best fluking of the day. Anglers had a mixture of shorts and keepers with a number of fish in the 4lb range. A nice seabass and the first two cocktail bluefish of the season plus a bunch of big sea robins made up the remainder of the day's catch. Several anglers had several nice keepers apiece today. The weather sounds great tommorrow and we look forward to another good day along Rhode Island's south shore beaches.

Capt. Rich reported an okay day on the local cod grounds. The weather was great which allowed customers to drift most of the day. Anglers had a slow pick of nice size cod throughout the day with most of the fish in the 8-10lb range. A couple anglers had several nice fish apiece. Several good cod were dropped today as the bite was on the softer side and experienced anglers fared better. Anglers also had a handful of nice red hake, one monster 12lb blackfish, a few big pout and all the jumbo ocean perch anyone could ever want. The fishing was much much better than expected after two days of gale force easterly wind. We look forward to codfishing again on Friday at 7am aboard the Gail Frances.

May 13th

Tommorrow's (Wednesday's) weather sounds about as good as it gets for mid May. Brilliant Sunshine and light winds and balmy temperatures.. The Lady Frances will be fluking at 8am and The Gail Frances codfishing at 7am. Plenty of room on Thursday Night's Squid trip and the weather sounds excellent.

May 12th

Capt. Ray reported that tonight's squid fishing was about the same as last night's but was a little better overall. A slow steady pick of large and jumbo squid with a few flurries of faster action.. The squid were all around the boat and frequently up on the surface but they took some finessing. There is plenty of squid around however and once the weather really straightens out the fishing should explode. Except for one guy on the boat who just couldn't catch for some reason (your's truly) everyone else managed 20 to 60 squid apiece. Fortunately the wind did not start really picking up until the end of the trip. Next squid trip is Thursday Night at 7pm. Call the office for reservations.

May 11th

Capt. Mike excitedly reported that the 2008 Fluke opener met with very good results for so early in the season. Anglers had a slow pick of shorts and keepers on every drift of the day. The drift was quick today and the fish were spread all around the boat. Little or no movement was the preferred range of motion today as the water is still cold and the fluke yet to become real aggressive.Spro jigs and Spinners worked pretty well today and whole fresh squid met with some success as well. Longtime Tuna fisherman George Shepard had 3 nice fish to take home today while longtime regular customer Doc nailed a couple hefty fluke. Peter Tu brought a 4.5lb mini slab to the net that fell victim to a fresh whole squid. Lori Frey and Wallie both took 4lb fluke home for dinner and another longtime customer Art Blumer took home several nice fluke. Some anglers caught as many as a dozen shorts apiece and we had an assortment of big sea robins to add to the day's action. A lot of fish were missed and dropped today due to the soft bite but we caught fish over a very large area. Capt. Mike reported marking a fair amount of bait and this angler feels this is the best fishing he has ever seen before mid May. There will be no fluking Monday and Tuesday due to some awful weather that is upon our doorstep but the Fluke boat will be sailing Wednesday morning at 8am aboard the Lady Frances.

May 11th

Capt. Ray reported a fair pick of mostly good size squid last night. The fishing was still somewhat short of expectations but some more experienced squid fishermen ended up doing quite well. Hi hooks had at least 50 good size squid. We try again this evening at 7pm and look forward to even better fishing.

Capt. Don reported a great group of anglers aboard his RISAA charter this evening but unfortunately the squid bite was a little on the slow side.

Today the Lady Frances will be out fluking, our first open boat trip of the 2008 season. Look for an update on today's action a bit later this afternoon.

May 9th

Due to strong winds, Saturday's local cod and fluke fishing are cancelled. Fluke fishing will begin on Sunday at 8am. Reports from commercial and recreational fishermen have both indicated that the fluke are here in numbers on the south shore beaches. We are looking forward to our first trip of the season on Sunday!

May 7th

Unfortunately the weather looks horrendous for tommorrow, enough so that the highly anticipated first day of fluking is going to be cancelled. No cod or squid trip for the day either. Right now Saturday for day trips does not look too good either but we will look at the forecast tommorrow and make a decision accordingly. Right now the night squid trips look like a go for Saturday Night.

May 6th 6pm

Capt. Mike reported today's local cod trip was off slightly from the last couple trips. Local charter boats had reported that the bite was off a bit yesterday and today as well. We picked up a few cod at every stop and by the day's end we had a fair number of fish but just not the pace we had gotten used to over the last couple trips. More in the way of short cod today too. Everything was on bait today. Nice market size cod with the largest as usual in the lower teens. We did see a noticeable increase in the number of hake today and even more ocean pout, most of which were quite large. One decent pollock and a bunch of short pollock again today plus a couple snowshoe flounder, a 7lb tatoug, a few handfuls of perch and one good size seabass. Next cod trip is scheduled at 7am Friday aboard the Lady Frances.

May 6th, 7am

Capt. Paul just came in and said the local squid fishing exploded last night. He reported that a slow pick turned into a non stop red hot bail job just before 10pm. He and his fellow anglers filled several large pails in no time. The Frances Fleet is sqid fishing by reservation Thurs Fri Sat and Sun nights at 7pm. Call the office to book a spot and get squidding!

May 5th

Capt. Mike reported another good day on the local cod grounds. Mother Nature provided us with some of the finest spring weather that Southern New England has to offer. A complete bluebird day! Fishing started off very slow but by mid morning the cod started to bite and we wound up having a nice pick during the afternoon. A nice variety of bottom dwellers in addtion to the cod, including a half dozen large and jumbo seabass, another large blackfish, a good size winter flounder and quite a few supersize ocean pout and the usual assortment of perch. A shot of short pollock on one drop as well. Hi hook honors today went to John Wills from New York who put 7 nice cod up to 10lbs in his cooler and the pool in his wallet thanks to his 10lb cod. Jared from Ct went home with 5 nice cod and two jumbo seabass. The majority of anglers left with enough codfish for a good dinner or two. One angler jigged up a couple cod today but bait was the way to go.Wednesday looks like another fine spring day to do some local codfishing. The Lady Frances will be sailing at 7am.

May 4th

Capt. Ray reported last night's sqid trip was plagued with dirty water and string easterly winds which in turn caused the squid fishing to be slower than anticipated. Nevertheless anglers did get some squid including some real jumbos. Codfishing was cancelled today due to an extremely erroneous and forboding weather forecast improperly forecasted by yesterday's meteorologists. This fisherman was out fluking for a while this afternoon and it was beautiful. Just a couple fluke but we could not keep the jumbo squid off our hookbaits! Go figure! We highly anticiape local codfishing tommorrow at 7am and hopefully we can repeat the great fishing of Saturday.

May 3rd

Capt. Mike reported a small turnout for this mornings codfish trip however those anglers that went experienced some excellent codfishing in very local waters. The first hour was excellent with one fellow using a jig and teaser combo putting 4 good fish in the boat in the first ten minutes, and then followed up with a fine double header a half hour later! Both bait and jigs were working but the small diamond jigs in the 6-8z size with a teaser above were tough to beat today. Around late morning the bite began to slow down most likely due to the increasing east to southeast wind and steadily building seas. Capt. Mike even came down and jigged up a half dozen nice cod in short order early in the day. Everyone on board had codfish to take home today. All nice market size fish in the 5-9lb range with a few larger ones to 12lbs and nearly all the cod were keepers today with very few shorts. It was nearly all cod today with one large blackfish around 8lbs and one giant ocean pout plus a handful of perch, and last but not least the first two decent size seabass of the season were caught today. Even though Fluking will begin on Friday, it sure is great to be finding codfish in all the places they used to be in the good old days. All Capt. and crew are very excited about both fisheries and it is shaping up to be a great season already! Sunday's cod trip, unfortunately, is cancelled due to the tough weather conditions including strong southeast wind and rain. Monday's weather forecast looks very good and we look forward to codfishing aboard the Lady Frances at 7am.

May 2nd

One of the local Pt. Judith made his first trip of the year and reported having a very good day on the very local cod grounds. His small group caught over 40 cod with about half of them keepers and in addition they had a good bunch of big ocean pout and some nice size perch. We are looking forward to codfishing tommorrow morning on the Lady Frances at 7am.

May 1st

While walking around the docks today, I observed a recreational angler who was out in his own small boat bring back to the dock 7 beautiful fluke, all in the 20 to 22 inch range. The fellow also said that he relased between 30 and 40 smaller fish and he was only out for a couple hours! The weather looks pretty good for tommorrow and we look forward to codfishing locally aboard the Lady Frances at 7am. Capt Paul reported that squid fishing was red hot last night locally and we are hoping to make our maiden voyage for squid on the Frances Fleet tommorrow night at 7pm.

April 29th

Had enought rain? Well. the weather looks good for local codfishing tommorrow and we will be sailing at 7am aboard the Lady Frances at 7am.

April 28th

The fluke are definitely on the beach!!. The crew has been able to make a few trips for fluke and the fishing has been quite good considering the water temperature and how early in the season it is. The fluke are here because the squid have arrived and also there have been some sandeels in close to shore as well. Some good size squid were taken on hook baits meant for the fluke! Word is that the squid are in good off of Newport. We are looking forward to the first squid trip on Friday night at 7pm.

April 27th

Due to the forecasted inclement weather for tommorrow we are canceling Monday's local cod fishing trip. Next cod trip sets sail Wednesday at 7am aboard the Lady Frances.

Capt. Rich called in to say that the anglers aboard today enjoyed a pleasant dayon the water with light wind and relatively calm seas. We were able to drift a good part of the day, Anglers did pick away at a few nice cod here and there but the cod action was not quite what was hoped for. However some anglers enjoyed some fast action with good size mackerel which have invaded the local cod grounds. Those who focused on the mackerel did quite well with a couple guys filling up half a 100qt cooler. A number of the cod taken were good sized today in the 10lb range with longtime regular customer Mark from Hartford taking the pool with a fine 15lbr. Anglers who stuck with jigging today did manage a few nice cod today and the fish are still spitting up sandeels so the bait is still around. Roland from CT went home with a brace of big blackfish scaling in at 9 and 7lbs each. A few hake and ocean pout rounded out the catch today. Next cod trip looks to be Wednesday at 7am aboard the Lady Frances.

April 26th

Capt. Rich reported that the Lady Frances had a slow pick of market cod today. Jimmy from Sheepshead Bay took the pool with a fine cod today. Anglers also had some big pout and a bunch of perch. The Lady Frances will be sailing tommorrow morning at 7am for cod. The weather looks quite good for fishing tommorrow.

Capt. Don reported Paul Gray's troop 27 Boy Scout fishing trip aboard the Gail Frances was a scuccess today. Capt. Don reported an improvement in the local codfishing as well today. The scouts picked away at nice market cod all throughout the trip with a nice pop on the last drop of the day. The largest was around 10lbs. The fellas aboard also caught a nice bunch of supersize ocean pout, a few hake, another big snowshoe flounder and some nice perch. Capt. Don also reported seeing quite a few whales today as well.

The Ryan Clairmont charter just returned from their private charter aboard the Admiral Frances and had an enjoyable day on the water catching some nice cod to 12lbs, some good size red hake and a few big pout. One nice snowshoe flounder in the mix as well. Capt. Mike reported the fishing seemed to be a sightly improved over yesterday's action. Whales were also around to provide entertainment for the anglers aboard.

April 25th

Capt. Mike reported today's local cod action fell somewhat short of expectations after Wednesday's excellent fishing. Perhaps the weather was too nice?? Just like on Monday we did not see the bait or the whale activity that we had Wednesday and Sunday when the bite was hot. Nevertheless anglers did pick away at a few cod throughout the day both drifting and on the anchor. Mr. Maruda from New Jersey took the pool with a nice cod in the lower teens. The cod taken were all nice green market fish just not in the numbers we had hoped for. We did have three large blackfish today with the largest around 7lbs and an increase in the number of hake over the past couple trips plus a smattering of jumbo ocean pout and a few handfuls of good size ocean perch. Tommorrow is another day however and we will have a couple boats out on the cod grounds tommorrow.

April 24th

The weather looks great for Saturday. We are taking reservations and if needed we will be taking two boats out for local codfishing which has been quite good recently. All cod trips sail 7am and return at 4pm.

The weather also looks great for tommorrow's cod trip so look for an updated report later tommorrow afternoon.

April 23rd

Capt. Mike called in to say that today the local codfishing was once again excellent with a moderate group of anglers putting just over 120 nice cod in the boat today,covering some different ground farther south of where Sunday and Monday's fishing had taken place. In the morning we drifted and picked away every drift and in the afternoon we anchored up and picked some more. Brilliant sunshine and mild temperatures made the day even more enjoyable. The bait was back in force today with whales breeching all over the cod grounds. These fast moving hunting cod were gorging on sandeels, herring, and mackerel. Both bait and jigs were working today. One angler jigged up over a half dozen nice fish and Capt. Mike came down and swung a jig for a few minutes and was promptly rewarded with a fat market cod which swallowed his jig before it hit the bottom! A number of other fish were jigged up as well today but the bulk of the action was on teasers with bait.The jigs that were working today were the smaller diamond jigs NOT the big norwegian jigs. The cod were all nice fat green fish, mostly in the 5 to 10lb range with a few larger ones up to 15lbs. We had quite a few more 8-10lb fish than pervious trips so sizes are on the increase. In addition anglers had several big snowshoe flounder and a good bunch of jumbo ocean pout. Angler highlights include but were not limited to the following: Jim Larson and Mr. Wastasta from southern Ct combined for 9 good cod to 10lbs while the Fitzgenry father and son team nailed 15 nice fish to 10lbs. Elton from Fall River,MA was hi hook for the day with 9 nice fish and had the largest of the day at a solid 15lbs. Mr Baker from Narragansett had 7 nice fish while longtime regular Blu also had 7 nice cod and a 4lb slob ling to take home back to New York. Blu's friend had two jumbo snowshoe flounder to go along with his catch of cod and another guy on the boat nailed 6 good fish, getting 3 in the last fifteen minutes of the day! Several double headers today and some short cod as well. The first fluke of the year was caught today as well. Next cod trip sets sail Friday morning at 7am aboard the Lady Frances.

April 21st

Capt. Mike reported that the local codfishing today fell somewhat short of expectations after yesterday's big hit. No two days are ever the same in fishing though. We did not see the volume of bait of the past few days and consequently there were less cod to be taken. Nevertheless Capt. Mike tried relentlessly and was able to find a pick of nice market size codfish in the afternoon for his customers. The majority of anglers did leave with a cod or two for dinner. We also had a couple big snowshoe flounder and also a couple nice blackfish. Daryl from Hartford had a fine 7lb blackfish and a 19 inch 3.5lb snowshoe. Steve from Newport took the largest cod of the day with a nice green fish around 12lbs. A fair number of short cod today and a few good size pout. We feel this slowdown is temporary and look forward to our next outing Wednesday aboard the Lady Frances at 7am.

April 20th

Capt. Rich aboard the Lady Frances has just pulled into the slip and has filed an outstanding day codfish report. A small group of anglers put well over 70 nice cod in the boat. All nice market size fish in the 5 to 8lb range with the largest again in the lower teens. Richard and his family from Cranston had 9 nice cod to take home with Richard catching 6 himself. Longtime regular customer Dan Melino from Providence had 3 nice fish to take home while two guys from CT combined for over a dozen nice fish to take home. Hi hook for the day went home with 10 fine codfish, while another fellow tallied 9 good cod for the day. It was mostly all cod for today with some short cod caught and promplty released as well. Even a handful of doubleheaders! Just a handful of perch and and a few big ocean pout in the mix as well. All the cod caught today were taken on fresh clams. As has been the case the local waters were teeming with bait and whales.

April 19th

Early word has just come in from the offshore cod trip which sailed last night. Due to weather and fishing conditions we went back up to Steelwagen and the move proved to be a good one. Capt. Mike put his anglers aboard into some solid codfishing. All cod with the largest being around 30lbs taken by Nicky Blount who nailed 10 nice fish for the trip. The catch was more than tripled from last weekends with numbers varying per angler but more experienced anglers scoring good catches.Quite a few cod in the 10lb range. Action was almost all on jigs and teasers. Loads of throwbacks ensuring action all day long on the fishing grounds. Capt. Mike and crew were elated by this greatly improved offshore trip and are looking foreward to next Weekend's 2 Day trip. Still good availability on that trip so call the office to book a reservation if you would like to go.

, The squid and fluke are already starting to show up on the beach and trips for both are just around the corner with squid starting May 1st and Fluking may be starting earlier than planned by the way things are shaping up.

April 19th

Capt. Rich reported the local codfishing was much improved today over the last couple trips. The bite started very poor in the morning with no drift but by midday we started to see some life and the last hour of the trip featured several decent drifts with anglers picking away at some nice green fat cod with sizes a little better today. More cod in the 7-8lb range with the largest a solid 12lbs taken by Vinnie from Oklahoma who nailed 3 nice cod today.One angler even had a double header catch of keeper cod on one drift. Doug from CT had a brace of nice cod today while longtime regular customer Bill from Foster,RI had a fine 9lb tatoug and a good cod and James Koplar from Collinsville.Ct also nailed a fine 7lb blackfish to go along with his good size codfish. Some shorts today as well. We also had one nice flounder and a couple good size hake plus some good size perch and a couple big pout to round out the day's action. All this codfish activity has been in relatively shallow water not all that far from Pt. Judith. All the codfish today were healthy fat green fish and were all chock full of herring. The bait that we did not see yesterday was back today with balls of bait being marked all over the grounds, some of the stacks being thirty and forty feet thick! Today as an added bonus for anglers aboard were some excellent Finback Whale sightings rather close to the boat in the morning. Whales were also seen in the distance throughout the day and again on the ride home from the fishing grounds. For bird enthusiasts petrels and gannets have become almost commonplace on recent trips. Next codfish trip will set sail on the Lady Frances tommorrow morning at 7am.

April 17th

Capt. Mike reported the local codfishing was still a bit on the slowside although there were a few more keepers today and more shorts. Ray from New York took the pool with a fat green codfish that had so many cut clams in it's stomach the fish looked like it was gonna explode! Keep in mind codfish can be very efficient bait stealers especially when the bite is soft. Unfortunately the hake did not really cooperate today. To be sure anglers did pick away at a few large and jumbo ling and some supersize ocean perch. Just a couple pout today.One enormous snowshoe flounder spit the hook right at the surface and one angler also caught a nice blackfish. We also did not see quite as much bait as pervious trips and likely the groundswell from the offshore storm was to blame. The cod that were taken today were all caught on bait on low hooks indicating that the cod were hard down on the bottom today and not charging all over the ocean chasing bait. Tommorrow is another day and everything should be back to normal. The Lady Frances will be the local cod boat tommorrow sailing at 7am.

April 16th

Capt. Mike reported today's local fishing for cod was a bit slower than the past few days. However,anglers managed good numbers of hake, including some real jumbos. Anglers had from a few to as many as 15 nice hake apiece. Some big ocean perch and truly supersize ocean pout mixed in as well. Nicky Blount had the largest codfish of the day with a fine fat codfish just over 10lbs. Nicky and another fellow jigging in the bow shared hi hook honors on the codfish for the day.John Wilks from New York State won the pool with a nice green codfish. That same fellow jigging in the bow also snagged both mackerel and herring indicating just how thick the bait is on the local cod grounds This is the most bait this angler has seen on the local cod grounds in nearly a decade! We feel that the codfish are swimming all over the place chasing bait. Whales could be seen throughout the day and the codfish were also spitting up sandeels. The weather was as beautiful as could be all day with bright sunshine and almost no wind and balmy temperatures. We look forward to Friday's outing aboard the Lady Frances sailing at 7am. Still plenty of room on the offshore trips scheduled for this weekend so it is still not too late to call the office and book a spot.

April 14th

We have two offshore trips on schedule for this weekend. Friday Night's trip is open bottom offshore fishing while Saturday Night's trip heads out to the Nantucket Wrecks which we have yet to fish this year. Still plenty of room on both trips. The office is open to take reservations seven days a week from 9am to 5pm and some nights even later.

April 14th

Capt. Mike reported that it was another beautiful day with picture perfect weather and some hungry codfish. A small group of anglers enjoyed a slow but steady pick of market size cod throughout the day Again all green fish chasing bait but still no results with the jigs, fresh clams were the ticket.. A few jumbo pout and one big white chin blackfish which was released unharmed to fight another day otherwise it was all cod. Some anglers had three or four keeper cod apiece like Mickey Moh from Audubon Mass who had 4 nice cod and the pool fish just shy of ten pounds,and most left with enough cod for dinner. Some throwbacks but more in the way of keepers today. Still seeing plenty of bait both sandeels and herring on the grounds but no whales today. Next codfish trip will set sail Wednesday morning at 7am aboard the Lady Frances.

April 13th

Starting tommorrow we will be adding Mondays to the sailing schedule. The Lady Frances will be codfishing at 7am tommorrow morning. The weather looks great for fishing and the temperatures comfortable.

Capt. Don just called in to report that today's codfishing continued to show strong signs of improvement with more than double the catch of yesterday including a very strong bite the last hour of the day. Nothing big but all nice fat healthy green cod up to just over 10lbs taken by anglers and some ocean perch mixed in..Capt. Don reported seeing piles of bait and again the codfish were spitting up herring. He also reported some whales on the local fishing grounds. The weather was fantastic and it was just a beautiful day to be on the water.

April 13th

This past weekend's offshore groundfish trip found anglers into lots of action with the codfish unfortunately the throwback to keeper ratio was not quite what we had hoped for. Hi hooks caught as many as twenty fish. A handful of nice haddock and a couple decent wolfish mixed in as well. There was bait and whales all over the grounds which should bring better fishing in the days to come.

April 12th

Capt. Rich reported that today turned out to be a very pleasant day on the local codfish grounds. A sour weather forecast provided a very small turnout but the anglers that decided to go fishing enjoyed some much improved action with the cod. We fished close to home and it was nearly a one stop day. Not a fast bite but anglers would get a few fish then a while later a few more would come to gaff and so on and by the end of the trip most anglers went home with enough fresh cod for a hearty dinner. Nothing big but all nice green fish loaded with herring. A decent number of shorts as well. The largest was around 10lbs. Singns of warmer weather were seen all day with one nice blackfish caught and promptly released and one lucky angler caught an enormous snowshoe flounder which measured 19.5 inches in length! We even had a few brief rain showers while the sun was out and could hear thunder in the far distance. Some big ocean perch, a few supersize ocean pout and a nice hake rounded out the days catch. Capt. Rich reported seeing piles and piles of bait from near shore to the fishing grounds. The Frances Fleet is armed with super fresh surf clams and will be ready to go after codfish tommorrow morning at 7am. The Lady Frances will be the codfish boat.

April 11th

Capt. Mike reported that today was the nicest day weatherwise on the water so far this year. Flat calm seas and balmy temperatures made for a very comfortable angling experience. Unfortunately codfishing was kind of quiet today. Anglers did manage to pick away at some good size red hake including a couple real brutes of over 5lbs! A few jumbo ocean pout and a few handfuls of large ocean perch mixed in as well. Tommorrow's cod trip will sail at 7am on the Admiral Frances.

April 10th

Tommorrow's forecast looks like it should be a bluebird day on the water with little wind and balmy temperatures in comparison to what we have been experiencing. We look forward to a good day of local codfishing on the Lady Frances at 5am.

April 9th

Capt. Mike reported the local codfishing was slow today. Bill from Pawtucket took the pool with a fine 10lb codfish. We did see quite a few more hake than on Saturday and a few big cunners and ocean pout to round out the catch. Still marking tons of bait around Block Island both shrimp and herring have been coming out of the codfish recently. Friday looks like a gem of a spring day with light winds and comfortable temperatures. Capt. Mike will be running the Lady Frances at 5am for local codfish.

April 8th

The weather looks pretty good for tommorrow and the Capt. and crew of the Frances Fleet looks forward to an enjoyable spring day of local codfishing. The Lady Frances will be sailing at 5am sharp. Friday is also looking like a nice day as well and the same agenda should apply.

April 7th

The Northeast winds keeps blowing and blowing. No boat today due to the weather conditions. The crew is ready to sail Wednesday, the forecast looks like a favorable one, finally! Tuesday night's Gulf of Maine Trip will unfortunately be cancelled. There were a few boats fishing up North this past weekend and reports were that the fishing tapered off due in part because of the heavy Northeast wind. We feel that we need to give it a few days to calm down and hopefully the fishing will pick right back up again. There is still plenty of room on the next couple of Gulf of Maine Trips.

Please Note: Even though our brochure and website states that our day cod trips start sailing at 7:00 a.m. beginning April 14th, we will in fact start sailing at 7:00 a.m. this coming weekend, April 12th. Again, 7:00 a.m. beginning Satruday April 12th.

April 6th

Nothing like a little more northeast wind! No trip today and tommorrow does not look good either but the weatherman is forecasting much more tranquil conditions by midweek. Next scheduled trip will set sail at 5am Wednesday for local cod.

April 5th

Capt. Don reported that despite seeing acres upon acres of bait with fish beneath the codfish just were not that interested in hook baits today. Nevertheless anglers did get a few with Jackie from Boothbay ME taking todays pool with a fine fat green codfish. A few hake, choggies and pout rounded out the day's action. Next codfish trip sails tommorrow morning at 5am on the Lady Frances.

April 4th

The weather did us in once again today. Tommorrow's weather looks much much better and we look forward to getting out and doing some early spring codfishing. The trip will sail at 5am aboard the Lady Frances.

April 2nd

Nothing like a little more wind!! Unfortunately today's local cod trip had to be scrapped due to gale warnings. Friday's local cod trip is cancelled as well, just more wind and rain! The George's Special scheduled for this weekend is also cancelled due to the bad weather forecasted offshore.

However, things look good for local codfishing this weekend and we plan on sailing both Saturday and Sunday at 5am on the Lady Frances.

March 30th

Capt. Mike reported another very enjoyable day of local fishing. It started blustery but by late morning we were able to drift and by the end of the day the ocean was as calm as a lake. While the cod did not cooperate all that well today the red hake took center stage with anglers catching upwards to a dozen nice ling apiece.Sizes on the ling to nearly 4lbs. Again those behemoth ocean perch or choggies made their presence known today with sizes up to 18 inches! Some jumbo ocean pout in the bags as well. Next cod trip is scheduled to sail Wednesday morning at 5am weather permitting. Still some openings on this coming weekends Georges Special which sets sail Friday Night at 10pm.

Capt. Don reported that the Tim Pelletier charter from Western Massachusetts also enjoyed a beautiful day on the water even though the codfish were not as cooperative as anglers had hoped for. Still the group did manage a few nice cod, some pout and some ling and some throwbacks. For those interested in private charters please call the office for rates and available booking.

March 29th

Capt. Don reported that today turned out to be a rather pleasant day fishing around Block Island. While a bit brisk and chilly it was really quite comfortable and the fishing showed some signs of improvement. Still a far cry from the red hot fishing two weeks ago but rather encouraging. Mostly school size cod today and not as many keepers as we would have liked but quite a few shorts, most of which were within an inch of the size limit. The cod were taken on both bait and jigs and teasers today. Anglers also caught lots of choggies otherwise known as ocean perch and or bergalls. These smaller relatives of the blackfish family make for outstanding table fare! Many of these ocean perch were in the 2 to 3lb range! Ling and some jumbo ocean pout rounded out the days catch. Again we marked a tremendous amount of bait and fish in the area. All that is needed is a little more continued cooperation from the weatherman and things should really bust wide open. Next codfish trip will set sail at 5am on the Lady Frances tommorrow morning.

March 28th

DUE TO THE WEATHER TONIGHT'S NANTUCKET WRECK TRIP IS CANCLLED. SATURDAY'S LOCAL CODFISH TRIP IS SCHEDULED TO SET SAIL AT 5AM ON THE LADY FRANCES.

STARTING IN APRIL WE WILL BE ADDING MONDAYS TO OUR LOCAL CODFISH SAILING SCHEDULE.

March 22nd

Capt. Mike reported that today turned out to be a rather nice early spring day on the water weatherwise. Modest amounts of wind at best however fishing efforts were hampered by some of the strongest lunar tides this angler has ever seen around Block Island. 20 ounces was needed to just barely hold bottom!! Some great showings on the machine but the codfish just didnt seem to be all that interested in eating today. Strong tides and a week's worth of gale force winds were likely to blame. Nevertheless the pool was taken by Matt from Boston with a fine green fish that tipped the scales at 22lbs. The days catch included a mixed bag of jumbo choggies, hake, ocean pout and a few small codfish. Starting in April we will be adding Mondays to the sailing schedule and we would also like to remind anglers that there is plenty of room on the upcoming Nantucket Wreck Trip which sets sail this coming Friday Night at 10pm.

March 21st

Captain Mike will be sailing Saturday morning on the Lady Frances at 5 am. The office will open at 4 am. The wind is going to ease off this afternoon and it should be an okay day tomorrow. We haven't sailed since last week so we don't have an updated report to give. All we know is the last time we sailed with good weather the fishing was very good.

March 18 th 3 pm

There will be no trips on Wednesday the 19 th because of the weather. Winter just won't go away. The forecast is for wind, snow and rain. We just can't catch a brake we have great fishing and terrible weather.

March 16 th 1 am

We are sorry to say that we are canceling today's trip. The forecast was just updated to NE winds up to 40 knots. This is after we told everyone that we would be sailing. Unfortunately there is nothing we can do about the weather. Fishing gets good and the weather goes to S#*%!

March 15 th 11 am

Can't we catch a brake? Fishing has been great all week and the weather has been good for March. We have had small crowds and good fishing. Today we had a good crowd of people onboard with cabin fever ready to fill their coolers with cod fish. The offshore storm came a little closer then planned. Capt Mike just called in saying it is horrendous out on the water. It is unfishable and he is heading home early. The managed a few fish but a far cry from what it has been all week. He is making about 6 knots with green water coming over the bow. It would be nice if the forecasters would get the predictions right every now and then. The wind is suppose to drop out tonight so we are hoping for a better day on Sunday. Call the office after 4 PM and we will let you know about tomorrow.

March 14 th 1 pm

The Gail Frances sailed this morning with a little bigger crowd. Captain Mike said they had good fishing as soon as the boat got to the grounds. There were fish all around the boat. The biggest fish today were around 20 pounds not as big as Wed. but still very good action. They put over 150 fish in the boat on just the first few drifts. We will have a full update when the boat gets back to the dock.For some reason people went home this morning not wanting to go on a crowed boat. There was plenty of room on the boat. The boat was less than half full. Tomorrow we will be using the Lady Frances. The boat just got back from the boat yard last night and will be ready to sail in the morning. On Wednesday trip, Joel St. Germain and Rob Richards teamed up for 17 keeper cod of which three were over 25 lbs. We will be sailing in the morning at 5 am and the office will be open at 4 am.

March 12 th 2 pm

Captain Mike called in from the Gail Frances and reported a good day of local codfishing. He said they had 6 fish over 30 pounds and plenty of fish between 15 and 25 pounds. This is by far the best day of local codfishing this winter. We will have a full report once the boat get back to the dock. Next trip will be 5 am on Friday morning. There was a light crowd onboard today. It looks like everyone called yesterday just to see if we were sailing. Well we did. If you didn't show you missed out on some good action.

March 10 th

The Lady Frances is almost ready to go back in the water. The crew is all excited with the great news about the local cod fishing. Captain Mike is planning on sailing Wed. morning at 5 am with Capt Paul. The clam boat is digging tomorrow so we will have nice fresh bait for the week. Cory caught another 150 LB sword fish this week in Florida., He has heard how good the local cod fishing is and is going to head north so he can get in on the spring action. The office is open week days from 9 to 5 for reservations and information

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March 8 th

The good new is that this past week there was some of the best cod fishing seen south of Block Island in 20 years. The bad news is we missed it all. The Lady Frances was out of the water for her annual spring paint job. The boats that were fishing had a great week. The party boats out of Montauck were coming back to the docks early with record catches of cod up to nearly 40 pounds. The fish were hitting on bait and on jigs. From all accounts this was as good as cod fishing gets. The Lady will be back in the water this week and we will be ready for action. We will be sailing Wed. Fri. Sat and Sundays. If the fishing keep up this good we will be adding days to the schedule

.Monday, March 3, 11am

Winter weather kept the Frances Fleet boats tied to the dock this past week. It is too bad because the commercial boats reported that they where catching lots of codfish. The cod fish have been chasing schools of herring just south of Block Island. We are hoping for a little better weather no that spring is just around the corner. Cory Blount is still in Florida catching swordfish, sail fish and Mahi Mahi. He went down for 5 days and has been there for two months.

The RI Fish Council will be meeting over the next couple of weeks to set this years regulations for scup, seabass, blackish and Fluke. You should make an attempt to go to there meetings so your voice can be heard. If things go well we should have 7 fluke and no closed season. Keep your fingers crossed.

The George's Bank trip for this coming weekend is going to have to be canceled. The boat yard called us on Friday and they have an open spot for us this coming week so we will be hauling the Lady Frances out and giving her a fresh coat of paint. We are planning on being back in the water in time to sail for the Nantucket wreck trip the following weekend.

Sunday, February 24th

The Lady Frances has made it out codfishing the past two Sundays. Last Sunday's action was much better than today's. Last Sunday anglers had a nice mix of large red hake, a few nice cod to 10lbs and some truly giant bergalls. Today despite marking bait piles of herring thirty plus feet high the codfish just seemed to have lockjaw. Still plenty of good signs south and east of Block Island and everything bodes well for the weeks ahead.

Friday February 15th

Due to severe cold temperatures tonight and wind forecasted for tomorrow, Saturday February 16th, the boat will not be sailing. As of right now, the forecast looks good for Sunday but you might want to give us a call Saturday afternoon.

Friday February 8 Th.

The Lady Frances is scheduled to sail at 5 am Sat. morning. The weather for Sat is the best for the weekend. Sundays trip will likely be canceled. Unfortunately the boat did not sail today. We are not sure why people call and say they are coming down and then don't show up. The crew gets the boat ready and others drive down after we tell them we have had enough calls to sail. We try to let everyone know how many we except in the mornings so please if you are not going to show up please don't ay that you are going to.

Wednesday February 6th

Cory Blount just called the office to say he is having a great trip with his Uncle Eric in Fla. They have been fishing every chance that the get. He had to laugh when after traveling 1000 miles the first fish he caught was a blue fish. His laughing soon changed to utter excitant. In the last two night of fishing Cory has caught 6 Swordfish himself. That is right 6! Cory said he is searching for a dock for the Gail Frances. He is trying to talk his dad into bringing the boat to Fla. You never know. What Capt Frank is likely to do.

Monday February 4 Th. .2 PM

The Lady Frances sailed yesterday with a few more people then the last couple of trips. They came out to enjoy the nice almost spring day. Shana Kuhse group of 4 had a good day with a total of 37 fish. A mix of cod and hake. The weather looks okay for the week. We are planning on sailing Wed, Fri, Sat and Sunday at 5 am. Make sure you call the office before heading down to the docks.

Sunday January 27 at 11am.

Captain Mike at the Frances Fleet reports that it was a successful week on the cod grounds. Once again the boat sailed with only a few people on each trip. On Saturday's trip high hook was 6 cod fish. The pool fish was in the mid teens. The hake were not as plentiful as last week but there were still a few around. The fish have all been located in about 130 feet of water se of Block Island. We are still scheduled to sail 4 days week at 5 am. Keep in mind to always call before you head down to the docks. The office is open 9 to 4 on weekdays. We try to update the answering machine for the weekend sailing information. If you need additional information and can not reach us on the phone please email us and we will try to get back to you as soon as we can.
Nick Blount also wants to thank Capt Joe for a good trip this week. Nick fished with Joe on Sat and came home with a nice mix of fish. He is trying to talk his dad into making some more offshore trips but he is going to have to wait until we start them up in March.

Wednesday January 15th 7pm

Captain Mike and mate Chris sailed to day with only a dozen anglers onboard. The the cod fishing was off from pervious trips but the still had a few. The also had fairly good numbers of hake with everyone going home with a few for dinner.

Monday, January 13 Th. at 11am.

The Lady Frances sailed Sunday with another light crowd. People must be staying home to watch football games or some thing. The results for the day were about the same as Saturday. The largest cod for the weekend was a 23 pounder. There have been a few small pollack around.

Saturday January 11th at 8 pm.

The Lady Frances sailed this morning with another light crowd. There certainly has been plenty of room at the rails. Captain Mike reported fish on every drop. Today there were far more cod fish then at the beginning of the week. It was a gorgeous day on the water with nice fresh clams.. The biggest fish were in the teens. There weren't as many hake as some of the past trips but they still managed to put nearly 50 hake over the rails. The also had lots of big burgauls. The other good news was there were not as many dogfish. Maybe they have left for the winter. The boat will be sailing again at 5 am Sunday morning. The office will reopen Monday at 9 am if you need to make a reservation.

The Lady Frances sailed on Sunday with another small group of anglers. The report for the day was about the same as Saturday's. There were fewer hake in the mix. Captain Mike found a huge pile of bait but the fish were already full. The last hour of the day was very slow. It is unfortunate that we do not sail on Monday's and Tuesdays at this time of the year because the weather out side is the nicest that it has been in awhile.

The Lady Frances sailed this morning with only a dozen lucky anglers. They should be in for a treat with the boat all to themselves. Sunday morning looks like a repeat of today. The Lady Frances will be sailing at 5 a and return approximately 3 pm. On the last trip there was very good numbers of red hake high hook had nearly 20 plus a few cod. The office will reopen on Monday morning at 9 am.

Saturday December 29 th 3 pm.

The Lady Frances is schedule to sail at 7 am Sunday morning. Yesterday a first time angler using a spinning rod was high hook for the day. He end up with 14 fish a combination of cod fish and hake. Nick B brought home some tasty cod fish which was served up for lunch today. He ended the day with a total of 9 fish. There is nothing better then fresh cod fish. He is looking forward to fishing again tomorrow.

Friday December 28th 2 pm

Captain Rich called into say it was a beautiful day on the water. They were catching a few cod and red hake. The largest cod was in the teens. The weather for Saturday does not look as good. The forecast is calling 30 knots of wind out of the south. We will not be sailing on Saturday. The winds are suppose to be much better on Sunday and Monday.

Thursday December 27th 10 am

Captain Richie and Mike took the Lady Frances out yesterday with a handful of anglers. The weather conditions were nice for a change. No real big cod yesterday. Most of the fish were in the 7 to 10 pound range. There are still a few sea bass around and they are seeing more and more red hake on most trips. They also had one large silver hake yesterday. Tomorrow Friday looks like the nicest day of the weekend. The boat is still sailing at 7 am. Keep in mind that after the first of the year we will be sailing at 5 am.

Monday December 24th.

Merry Christmas to all. The Lady Frances sailed on Saturday with a handful of anglers. The fishing was fair for the day. The sea bass fishing not very good with the windy conditions Captain Rich was forced to anchor. The last few trips the sea bass hit better on the drift. In addition to cod fish the boat was treated to good numbers of red hake. One happy angler was high hook for the day with 4 keeper cod fish plus a bunch of hake. We will be sailing on Wed the 26 th at 7 am on the Lady Frances. Keep in mind starting in January we will be sailing at 5 am..

Wednesday, December 19 th

The Lady Frances sailed today with only a handful of people. The cod fish was on the slow side with 4 to 1 keepers to shorts. The sea bass fishing was better then the last few trips. They also had the first red hake of the season. The weather was very nice today so the boat was able to drift most of the day. We will be trying to sail Friday at 7am. Always make sure to call the office before you head down to the docks.

The crew has been busy cleaning the snow and ice off of the boats. We are planning on sailing Wed morning for cod at 7 am. on the Lady Frances with Capt Richie and Capt Mike. Some of the crew has been commercial fishing this past week and the reports have been very good. There is a large body of herring around so there is plenty of food for the cod fish. It has been over a week since our last cod trip so we don't have any currant reports. Check back after tomorrow trip.

Black Fishing ended this past weekend. The last trip was very slow. The fish are moving into the deeper water for the winter. It was one of the best season we have had in both size of fish and in numbers.

Saturday, December 3rd 10 am.

Both boats sailed on Sunday. The weather was cold but the fish didn't care. The Lady Frances found some real quality Black Fish. The numbers were not quite as good as other trips but after the big blow on Saturday the fishing was a little better then expected. A 12 pound cod fish took the pool. We will not be sailing on Tuesday but will try again on Wed. Morning at 6 am. We will be sailing until the 16th for black fish.

Captain Rihie ahd a good day on the Gail Frances. A very light crowd was treated to 100 plus sea bass and over 25 keeper cod. With all the dirty water it was nice to see the fish keeping their appetites.. This has been a very good fall for the cod and sea bass boat. All indications are it should be a good winter.. Next trip Wed at 7am.

Saturday, December 1 st 4 pm

The Lady Frances sailed today and Captain Mike put the boat into some great black fishing. The day was cut short buy gale force winds but most anglers onboard had between 6 an 8 fish and the boat was back at the dock at 12:30. Regular Kunieo had 2 fish over 10 pounds and still lost the pool to a monster 11.5 pounder.

Both boats will be sailing Sunday morning. The Lady Frances at 6 am for black fish and the Gail Frances for cod and sea bass at 7. Dress warm but remember the the lady Frances has heated rails for your comfort and both boats have nice warm heated cabins.

Both boats just returned from their day trips. Captain Rich on the Gail Frances had an okay day even with the windy conditions. They had cod up to nearly 20 pounds and averaged 3 or better fish per person The seabass didn't bite as good today but considering the conditions it was a good day

Captain Mike on the Lady Frances also had another good day. High hook today was 40 keeper blackfish. Steve from team Taiwan was unstoppable. He had his limit on the first drop and was releasing fish after that. He also took the pool today with a nice 10 pounder. The crowd was very light today for black Friday. The anglers onboard were treated to good fishing and plenty of room at the rails..

Both boats will be sailing Sat. morning.