NO FISHING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD AND 4TH/AM HALF DAY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2ND 2010: There will be no fishing for Friday and Saturday due to the weather expected from Earl. Sunday looks much better and we will evaluate Sunday's weather on Saturday. The office will be open 8am to Noon tomorrow, Friday September 3rd. The office will then re open on Saturday by 9am. Tomorow morning and after 9am Saturday are going to be the best times to call to make reservations,etc for the next couple days. Capt. Paul reported this morning's half day fishing trip found a nice chip of good size sea bass, a few nice porgies and one nice fluke to win the pool. The weather was gorgeous this morning so anyone worried about the weather should not have for this morning.

AWESOME TUNA FISHING ON THE LADY FRANCES THIS PAST TRIP, FULL DETAILS NOW AVAILABLE!!!!!!, SEPTEMBER 2ND 2010: The Lady Frances slid into her slip early this afternoon with a big load of Yellowfin Tuna and some tired offshore anglers after the first big trip of the year which turned out to be a hunge sucess! Of the nearly forty Yellowfin taken for a modest group of anglers, most were really nice fish in the sixty to seventy pound range with a few bigger ones mixed in. Several anlgers had their limits of good size Yellowfin and all hands went home with Yellowfin. The Yellowfin were caught on the troll as well as the chunk and a few were taken jigging as well. It was also a trip for exotics with Tom Dulec catching and releasing a White Marlin estimated to be at least 100lbs while George Shephard caught and released a Blue Marlin estimated to be at least 500lbs! Way to go gentlemen!!! A Swordfish estimated at over 300lbs was lost to a tangle after a short battle and other big Swords were seen swimming around the boat from time to time. The icing on the cake was a few nice Mahi. Next Tuna trip that looks to go will be leaving Monday Night at 10pm and there still is plenty of room available should anyone want to call the office to book a spot. One of the best starts to the season in quite some time and the Tuna crew looks forward to more good trips in the near future.

MORE TUNA NEWS/7AM NOTES/PM HALF DAY FOR SEPTEMBER 1ST 2010: Word has come to the Frances Fleet that the first Tuna trip due back tomorrow afternoon was very successful with an outstanding catch of nice Yellowfin and more action on the Big Marlin. The modest group of anglers aboard managed at least twenty nice size fish. Later tomorrow full details will be available but there is no doubt the trip was a big success! Today's 7am trip which i mentioned did feature a nice pop of good size fluke at the end of the trip did also feature two fluke very close to or indeed in the 10lb bracket and both were taken on porgy/sea bass rigs!!! Capt. Keith reported his anglers picked away at some nice sea bass and a few nice porgies and it was just a beautiful evening on the water on tonight's PM half day outing. Remember we are planning on the full day 730 trip tomorrow and the morning half day but the afternoon and evening trips are not going due to the pending storm. Tomorrow day however looks to be a fine day for fishing.

TUNA UPDATE/FULL DAY PAST COUPLE DAYS,UPDATE SEPTEMBER 1 2010 6PM: Capt. Mike called in late yesterday to report they had several nice size Yellowfin taken on the troll and some catch and release with big White Marlin. More details will be available by later tomorrow. Capt. Rich reported he crushed the sea bass yesterday with some angler limits and lots of peopole with numbers of good size keepers into the teens at least. Lots of nice size jumbos with the largest in the 4lb range. Some good size scup and blue fish and even a tog or two in the mix as well. Today Capt. Rich put his anglers into a nice mix of sea bass and some good size scup and also some nice fluke, especially late in the trip. It was a good day of fishing and the weather the past few days has just been awesome! I would like to take a moment to address a number of inquiries we have had recnetly regarding targeted species on this trip. Frist of all it is now September and historically speaking any fluke taken during late August or September were precieved as a bonus! We have been quite blessed the past few years to have had them into mid September but this is by no means a guarantee! If the Capt. feels the best shot is going to be to drift the hard bottom for sea bass and porgies and a few fluke then that will be the game plan. The important thing is to catch fish!! Tomorrow Capt. Rich will take advantage of one more nice day of weather and the Gail Frances will be set to sail at 730am for mixed bag fishing. There will be no Striper fishing tomorrow Night and no half day PM tomorrow but we will run the morning half day trip setting sail on the Lady Frances at 8am.

We just wantd to reiterate the schedule changes for the week of August 30th. There will be NO 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. full day trip during the week. We will have 1 FULL day trip from 7:30 to 4:30. Half day trips will include the 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and also the 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. trip. We will NOT HAVE the 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. trip. The 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. MAY resume for the upcoming weekend, please call to confirm. We will begin SCUP fishing on September 7th, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., it will be scheduled to sail DAILY.

7AM FULL DAY AND NIGHT FISHING REPORT FROM SATURDAY, AUGUST 28TH 2010: Capt. Rich reported an excellent day with the sea bass yesterday with most of his customers averaging a solid half dozen or so nice sea bass apiece and a few anglers getting upwards to ten nice sea bass apiece. Very very few fluke taken and a nice mess of good size porgies and a few blue fish. Capt. Rich is out again in the gorgeous weather today so look for an update later. Capt. Ray reported once again there were not many hungry Stripers to be found but the blue fish, some of spectacular size, were rather cooperative. Plenty of room on tonight's Striper trip, call the office to make a reservation if interested, Capt. Ray will be ready to set sail on the Lady Frances at 7pm.

SEA BASS BLITZ ON THE 4 TO 8 LAST NIGHT AUGUST 28TH 2010: Capt. Mike reported rather impressive action with the sea bass once again last night. A slightly better showing of both keeper and short fluke as well. Throw some nice porgies into the mix and it was a fine late summer evening on the water featuring bent rods and happy anglers drift after drift. Perfect late August weather with low humidity, refreshing sea breezes and crystal clear skies complimented the fine fishing as the Admiral Frances drifted outside the Apex. Just about everyone left with fresh fillets and some anglers had upwards to six and even eight nice sea bass apiece to take home! Next half day trip will set sail this morning at 8am with Capt. Keith aboard the Lady Frances.

8AM FULL DAY AND FULL DAY CHARTER REPORTS FOR AUGUST 28TH 2010: Capt. Mike reported a few nice fluke to nearly 8lbs with the big fish taken by Dr. Blumer from Southington,CT on the 8am full day boat today with a nice hit of good size sea bass to nearly 4lbs. Hi hooks had upwards to a dozen nice size sea bass apiece. A few nice porgies mixed in as well. The Admiral Frances will be set to sail again tomorrow morning at 8am. Capt. Paul reported the Craig Goetz charter today enjoyed a great day with the sea bass with fish to just over 4lbs plus some nice size scup but the fluke were somewhat elusive today.

AM HALF DAY REPORT AUGUST 28TH 2010: Capt. Don reported an awesome morning of half day fishing with great action on sea bass up to nearly 4lbs and good size porgies plus a couple nice size fluke to boot! Most all anglers left with some fresh fillets for some fine dining to come. Next half day sets sail at 4pm this evening aboard the Admiral Frances with Capt. Mike.

NIGHT FISHING REPORT AUGUST 27TH 2010: Capt. Ray reported the Stripers once again kept a low profile but blue fish were cooperative especially late in the trip. Biggest Striper was in the mid teens. Still good availability tonight so if anyone is interested call the office to make a reservation. There will be no combo tonight. Remember Striper fishing next week is still on a Wednesday through Sunday Night sailing schedule leaving at 7pm.

PM HALF DAY AUGUST 27TH 2010: Capt. George reported a good PM half day with a nice mixed bag of fluke, sea bass and a few good size porgies. Longtime half day regular customer Anthony was pleased with the fine 7lb slab he brought to the net tonight, one of two nice fluke he took home. There was actually some decent fluke fishing in the beginning of the night. Later in the night was more of a pick on the sea bass. Another productive trip goes down in the log books. Next half day sets sail tomorrow morning with Capt. Don and the weather looks great! Be here by 8am to purchase your tickets and then board the Lady Frances.

7AM FULL DAY GOOD MIXED BAG FISHING AUGUST 27TH 2010: Capt. Rich reported a good day of fishing on the 7am boat as well. The catch of fluke nearly tripled from yesterday and while still kind of slow we are encouraged by this marked improvement. Longtime regular Gene from NY took the pool with a fine 7lb slab. There was a fair catch of sea bass in the mix including some nice jumbos over 2lbs and a big mess of good size scup to 2.5lbs. Many anglers easily had there scup limits and a few anglers had a half dozen or so nice size sea bass to take home. One short cod found his way to the bait and was promplty let go to grow bigger. It was a beautiful day on the water and Capt. Rich looks forward to more good fishing tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am.

AM AND 8AM FULL DAY SEA BASS BONANZA AUGUST 27TH 2010: Capt. Don reported a great morning of fishing for the anglers aboard with just about everyone catching sea bass and some good size porgies. Some really heft sea bass to over 3lbs in the mix and a good number of anglers easily had a half dozen or more sea bass apiece to take home. Quiet on the fluke front once again but the rods were bent, the anglers were busy and left with plenty of delicious fillets. The 8am and 4pm half day continues through the Sunday before Labor Day. Capt. George reported today's 8am full day trip found some outstanding sea bass fishing for the handful of anglers aboard. Some nice porgies in the mix as well. Individual catches varied but anglers had upwards to 20 nice size sea bass apiece to take home. Many many sea bass in the 2.5 to 3.5lb range with a few bombers up to and over 4lbs mixed in. As far as fluke went well it was also kinda relaxed. One supersize blue fish in the mid teens and a very large triggerfish added some variety to the sea bass haul. It is late August and it looks like the fluke have thinned out considerably but we have plenty of sea bass to work on. It is not exactly like we are taking lemons and making lemonade as the sea bass is among one of the finest fish for table fare that the coastal waters has to offer and is preferred by many to the fluke! For the sea bass the fluke rigs or hi lo rigs are equally effective and the squid and spearing used for the fluke is more than sufficient to make a good haul. Capt. Mike looks forward to some great inshore bottom fishing this coming weekend with the Admiral Frances setting sail at 8am both days this weekend.

STRIPER REPORT FOR AUGUST 26TH 2010: Capt. Ray reported the Stripers kept a low profile last night but the Blue fish were all kinds of crazy and bending rods up and down the boat all night long drift after drift. All sizes from cocktails to gators. We try again tonight and still have good availability so if interested in booking the night trip please call the office. Looks like some slammer late summer weather on tap the next few days so come on down and do some fishing!!

7AM FULL DAY REPORT AUGUST 26 2010: Capt. Rich reported a nice mixed bag of good size sea bass and jumbo porgies today. Just as the 8am full day boat experienced, things on the fluke front were light. A fluke around or just under 4lbs took the pool today. Capt. Rich looks forward to another good day of weather and fishing tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am.

AM HALF DAY/8AM FULL DAY AUGUST 26 2010: Capt. Don reported a good morning half day today with a nice mix of sea bass, scup and a handful of nice fluke. Capt. Mike reported his anglers had a nice day on the water with quite a few big sea bass up to 4lbs but the fluke side of things was on the light side. A good number of the anglers fishing today had a half dozen nice sea bass apiece with one angler having five sea bass in the 3 to 4lb range!! A few good size scup in the mix as well today. Capt. Mike looks forward to more good bottom fishing tomorrow with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am.

STRIPER REPORT AUGUST 25TH: Capt. Ray reported some nice Stripers to nearly 25lbs and once again a big pile of blue fish of all sizes to keep anglers busy last night. Capt. Ray reported the weather was beautiful last night with nary a chop left from all the weather. Seems there was a lot of fuss about the weather for last night but rest assured it was a gorgeous night on the water. Capt. Ray looks forward to more good weather and fishing this evening with the Lady Frances set to sail at 7pm and plenty of openings so call the office to book a spot if inerested.

IMPORTANT SCHEDULE UPDATES FOR THE FRANCES FLEET/PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! AUGUST 25TH 2010: FOR NEXT WEEK THERE WILL NOT BE A 1PM TO 5PM AFTERNOON HALF DAY MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALSO FOR NEXT WEEK MONDAY AUGUST 30TH THROUGH FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3RD THERE WILL NOT BE AN 8AM FULL DAY BOAT. WE WILL HAVE AN 8AM FULL DAY BOAT ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND SATURDAY THE 4TH AND SUNDAY THE 5TH. MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NEXT WEEK THERE WILL BE ONE FULL DAY BOAT AT 730AM. THE 8AM FULL DAY BOAT WILL RESUME ITS NORMAL SAILING SCHEDULE TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7TH AT 8AM FOR SCUP AND SAIL DAILY FOR SCUP THROUGH OCTOBER 11TH. THIS COMING SUNDAY AUGUST 29TH WILL BE THE LAST DAY FOR WHALE WATCHING.

Unfortunately NO fishing again for tomorrow Wednesday August 25th. Mother Nature hasn't quite finished with us yet, but it is still looking beautiful for the end of the week, so hopefully after Wednesday things will start to get back to normal.

News from the big boss, the official start up date for fall codfishing is Friday September 17th. The boat will be sailing on Monday., Wednesday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Mother nature has forced us to cancel all trips for Monday August 23rd as well as Tuesday August 24th. Wednesday morning at 7:00 a.m. will be our next trip. The weather from then through the weekend looks great.

7AM FULL DAY/PM HALF/NIGHTTIME STRIPER REPORT FOR AUGUST 21ST 2010: Capt. Rich reported a good day of fishing yesterday on the 7am full day boat with a nice haul of good size fluke to 8.5lbs and plenty of good size sea bass and some big porgies. Lisa Loprenzo, longtime regular customer of the Frances Fleet had a fine day with her 4 good size fluke and 10 nice sea bass she put in her cooler. Capt. Rich is out there again today. Capt. Mike reported anglers crushed the sea bass and porgies on last night's PM half day with many anglers easily getting their limit of porgies and most getting some nice sea bass to take home as well. Hi hook on the sea bass had 11 keepers including several fish in the 2.5 to 3lb range. Biggest sea bass for the night was just over 4lbs. One nice fluke and some shorts but it was really all about the saltwater panfish. Capt. Ray reported the Stripers kept a low profile last night but the blue fish action was as fast and furious as anyone could ask for. Ginny Reed took the pool with a fine alligator blue fish in the mid teens. Next Striper trip is this evening but the trip desperately needs some reservations so if interested call the office to book a spot.

PM HALF AUG 20/AM HALF/FULL DAY CHARTER/8AM FULL DAY: Capt. Don reported last night's Pm and this morning's Am trips were great successes with lots of nice sea bass to over 3lbs, some big scup and a few really nice fluke with the biggest fluke on this morning's trip tipping the scales at nearly 8lbs! Customers often had as many as a half dozen nice sea bass apiece to take home and there have been a few scup limits. Even with the great turnout of anglers this morning all hands left with some fresh fish for some fine dining to come! Capt. Mike reported an great late summer day of local fluke fishing on the Admiral Frances with longtime regular Mike T easily getting his limit of nice fluke and everyone else taking home several nice fluke apiece. A fine six pounds sea bass took the pool so there were no monster fluke on today's outing but just some real good fishing and even a handful of cocktail blue fish to add some spice. Capt. Mike looks forward to another good day tomorrow with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am. Capt. Paul reported the charter today on the Capt. Frances was a great sucess for the Matt Varratta group who had a great mix of fluke, nice sea bass and some big porgies. The Capt. Frances is great for small to medium groups of anglers and some late season prime summer dates still remain so feel free to call the office and speak to Tammy or Roger to discuss further booking details.

STRIPER REPORT AUGUST 20TH 2010: Capt. Ray reported a tough night of Striper fishing. The biggest Striper tipped the scales at 25lbs. A few nice blue fish but even the blue fish seemed to be on a hunger strike last night. One nice sea bass inhaled an eel but that was about it for last night. There was bound to be a slower night considering the astonishingly good season we have had thus far! Tonight is a new night and Capt. Ray looks forward to taking out the Lady Frances at 7pm, plenty of room available so if intersted call to make a reservation. Plenty of room on the combo for tonight so if that trip tickles your fishing fancy please call the office to book a spot.

EXCELLENT 7AM FULL DAY AND VERY GOOD FULL DAY CHARTER TODAY ON THE CAPTAIN FRANCES, AUGUST 20 2010: Capt. Rich reported an excellent day of fishing aboard the Gail Frances today. Some anglers certainly did better than others but on the whole it was a great day with a decent number of limit catches and others who were very close. Biggest fluke today was once again nearly ten pounds! Some nice size sea bass and platter size scup mixed in as well. Capt. Rich looks forward to another good day of fishing and fine weather tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am. Capt. Paul also reported the Tab Brown group had a good day of fishing on the full day charter today with a great mix of nice size fluke to 5lbs and nice size sea bass to over 3lbs. The group had a great time and left with plenty of fresh fillets for some good meals to come. The Capt. Frances still has some prime late summer dates available for private charter so if interested please call the office for more booking details. Looks like a great weekend of weather ahead of us and all trips are scheduled to sail and fishing this past week has been very good so come on down for some late summer inshore sinker bouncing!

GOOD AM HALF DAY AUG 20 2010: Capt. Don reported a great morning of half day fishing with an excellent mixed bag of bottom fish for the anglers aboard. A lot of big scup and nice size sea bass including some real trophie sea bass over 3lbs up to nearly 5lbs. A pleasant surprise was also a nice shot of keeper fluke today with sizes up to 7lbs. One angler had two fine keeper fluke(including a 7lbr),his limit of big scup to 1.5lbs, and several nice size sea bass. Most anglers went home with plenty of fresh fillets today. Next half day trip sets sail at 4pm this evening aboard the Admiral Frances.

STRIPER REPORT LAST NIGHT/PM HALF AUG 19TH: Capt. Ray reported another action packed evening on the Night Striper trip with a good number of nice size Stripers to 20lbs and lots and lots of blue fish with the big alligators back again and sizes on the gorilla blues up to and over 15lbs! Plenty of room on tonight's Striper trip so if interested please call the office to book. Capt. Paul reported an excellent PM half day last night with lock and load scup and sea bass action for the anglers aboard. Everyone went home with plenty of good eating fillets. A fine triggerfish as well. Looks like some great weather today and all scheduled trips are set to sail today.

VERY GOOD FLUKING ABOARD THE GAIL FRANCES TODAY, AUGUST 19TH 2010: Capt. Rich reported a very good day of fluke fishing aboard the Gail Frances today. A few limits and others who were very close. Sizes to 10lbs today with again a lot of fish over 5lbs. A hefty number of nice size sea bass and a few nice scup as well. Capt. Rich looks forward to more fine weather and great fishing tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am.

AM HALF AND RECENT HALF DAY UPDATES, RECENT 7 AND 8 AM FULL DAYS: Capt. Don reported a good morning half day today with a healthy mix of nice size sea bass to over 3lbs and scup to nearly 2lbs. For the recent half days the action has been very good on scup and sea bass as the fluke seem to becoming fewer and farther between as they often do this time of year. Customers have gone home with some excellent catches of scup and sea bass and beautiful bags of fresh fillets prefect for that family fish fry! The half day trips sail daily both the morning and 4pm through Labor Day. Capt. Mike reported the 8am full day report for Monday through Wednesday as follows: Monday saw a handful of anglers and a big heave but there was one angler limit and a decent catch of nice fluke and a few nice sea bass. Tuesday was slow all the way around. Wednesday featured some good fishing with a nice mix of good size fluke to 7.5lbs and a number of anlgers who went home with several nice fluke apiece. Some nice scup and sea bass mixed in as well. The 8am full day boat is set to sail daily. Tomorrow looks like a beautiful day with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am. For the 7am boat the action on Tuesday was good with a nice mix of fluke, sea bass and scup. Wednesday's report was posted earlier today and that fishing yesterday was very good overall. A new report for the 7am full day boat will be available later today and the 8am boat did not sail today so do not look for a report from that trip.

NIGHT STRIPER REPORT FOR AUGUST 18TH 2010: Capt. Ray reported a very busy night of fishing last night on the Lady Frances with a decent number of Stripers into the lower 20's and once again piles and piles of hungry blue fish. Great weather and availability tonight so call the office to book and Capt. Ray will set sail on the Lady Frances at 7pm.

AUGUST 18 7AM FULL DAY: Capt. Rich reported a good day with lots of nice size sea bass and lots of jumbo scup and a decent haul of very large fluke. The fluke were mostly five pounds on up to nearly 10lbs!! Quality not quantity on the flatties yesterday for sure!!! All hands left with plenty of fillets for some fine dining to come! The 7am full day boat sails daily and today Capt. Rich will be out looking for more good fishing on the Gail Frances.

AUGUST 15TH UPDATES: Capt. Keith reported a good morning of half day fishing with a nice bunch of keeper fluke to over 5lbs and a few handfuls of nice size sea bass to go along with them. Capt. Rich reported a good day of sea bass fishing with a good amount of fluke in the mix as well today on the 7am full day boat. Over 150 nice sea bass up to 5lbs today for the anglers aboard with anglers catching upwards to and even over a dozen nice sea bass apiece. A 5lb sea bass took the pool today. Some nice size scup and blue fish mixed in as well. It was a busy day and anglers left with lots and lots of fresh fillets for many fine meals to come. Capt. Rich looks forward tomore good fishing tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am. Capt. Mike reported a slow day of fishing on the 8am full day boat today. Some nice fluke and a few really nice sea bass but it was just a more relaxed pace than we were used to. Tomorrow is another day and Capt. Mike will set sail at 8am on the Admiral Frances. Capt. Mike reported tonight's PM half day trip was very slow with very few fish of any variety taken as there was just no bite.

REST OF UPDATES FOR AUGUST 14TH 2010: Capt. Rich reported a good day on the sea bass yesterday with a lot of nice size jumbo sea bass coming aboard with sizes to nearly 4lbs. A respectable pull of good size fluke up to nearly 9lbs mixed in as well and some platter size scup and blue fish to top things off. The somewhat lower fluke numbers were due to tough drift condtions. Look for a fresh report later today from the 7am full day boat! Capt. Ray reported some nice bass again last night with sizes to 25lbs and a couple limit catches and once again an all out blood bath on the choppers with most of manageable size. One nice fluke as well. Going forward we will be using diamond jigs and eels for the Stripers as the diamond jigs have proved very effective recently! Plenty of room on tonight's Striper trip and the weather looks awesome so call the office to book a spot if interested. Capt. Paul reported a very good combo trip with a nice tunrout of anglers who did very well with nice size porgies and a nice bunch of good size sea bass. Rods were bent all night long and we drifted all night in the beautiful weather conditions. A mess of sand sharks provided some addtional excitement as well. The combo now sails Saturday Nights only by reservation at 7pm.

AVAILABLE UPDATES FOR AUGUST 14TH 2010: Capt. Don reported the morning half day saw a mix of keeper fluke, nice size scup and nice size sea bass to bend the rods and keep anglers amused at the rails. A nice assortment of tasty saltwater finfish for anglers to bring home. Capt. Mike reported the PM half day saw a good mix of nice size fluke to five pounds and a nice bunch of sea bass up to 3lbs for the anglers aboard who enjoyed a most beautiful sunset inshore fishing adventure. Capt. Mike also reported the 8am full day boat had a good day yesterday picking away at nice size fluke to 7lbs and a few really hefty sea bass up to over 4lbs. Mr. Pak was hi hook with five fine fluke to take home and a number of other anglers each put three and four nice size fish in their bags and coolers and most people going home with enough fish for dinner at least. Capt. Mike looks forward to more fine weather and good fishing today with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am. Capt. Paul reported the 8am to 3pm charter for the Sharon Paquin group was a great trip with all hands having a great time and the anglers aboard amassing a fine pile of nice size fluke to 7lbs and an equally impressive haul of nice size sea bass to over 3lbs. Still some great dates available for the Capt. Frances which is perfect for small to moderate groups for private charter. The Striper trip for Friday Night saw some nice Stripers to 30lbs and all the blue fish the anglers could handle. Last night's Striper report and the 7am full day report for yesterday will be available as soon as the details on the outcome become available to the writer. Plenty of room on tonight's Striper run and the weather looks great for all the scheduled fishing trips today at the Frances Fleet.

AM HALF/7AM FULL DAY BOAT, AUGUST 13TH 2010: Capt. Rich reported a good day on the 7am full day boat today with a great mix of sea bass and good size fluke for his customers. No limits but many customers had several nice fluke apiece to take home and customers had from a few to as many as a dozen nice sea bass apiece in addition to the fluke. Sizes on the fluke to 8lbs today. Capt. Rich looks forward to more nice weather and good fishing tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am. Capt. Don reported a nice mix of keeper and short fluke, keeper sea bass and a few nice cocktail size blue fish for his anglers on this morning's half day. Biggest fluke was around five pounds. Both the morning and late afternoon half day are scheduled as normal for tomorrow. Plenty of room for tomorrow night's Striper trip and on the combo as well. If intersted call the office to book.

STRIPER REPORT AUGUST 12TH 2010: Capt. Ray reported some nice bass up to 30lbs plus a lot of blue fish last night on the bass run. A few big bass were lost close to the boat as well. Never drop the rod tip folks!! Capt. Ray looks forward to another good night of fishing tonight as the Lady Frances is set to sail at 7pm for Stripers. Plenty of room so if interested call the office to book a spot.

1/2AM HAS DAYS BIGGEST FISH/7AM VERY GOOD FLUKE AND SEA BASS!!, AUGUST 12TH 2010: Capt. Don reported a decent half day morning and he had by far the day's biggest fluke for the day with a 29 inch very wide and thick doormat that tipped the scales at just under 10lbs. Some other keepers, shorts, and a bunch of big sea robins, and a few sea bass and scup thrown in for good measure. Capt. Rich reported a very good day on both the fluke and sea bass with several fluke limits and many anglers who had several nice fluke apiece to take home. Anglers also had upwards to a half dozen or more nice sea bass apiece to take home. Some hard fighting blue fish and platter size scup to make things even more interesting today. It was a fast drift today over there with ten and even twelve ounces neccesary to hold ground but the fish were hungry. Nothing big with the biggest fluke just over six pounds and the biggest sea bass around four pounds but plenty of nice size fish!! Capt. Rich looks forward to another good day tommorrow with the 7am full day boat setting sail aboard the Gail Frances.

DECENT FLUKING ON THE 8AM FULL DAY BOAT, AUGUST 12TH: Capt. Mike reported a solid day of fishing. There was one limit catch, Guy from CT who had his limit of fine fluke and a number of other people went home with several nice size fluke apiece. Nothing big with the best around 5lbs. A decent number of very hefty sea bass as well with several fish in the four to five pound range boated today. Spro jig set ups, jacks and whole squid were all producing as was the dead stick method or a more active rod operator approach. Capt. Mike looks forward to more good fishing tomorrow with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am.

GOOD STRIPER/LOTS OF BLUES LAST NIGHT, AUGUST 11TH ON THE LADY FRANCES: Capt. Ray reported a good number of keeper bass into the mid teens and lots of blue fish made for an action packed night on the Striper trip. Capt. Ray looks forward to another good night tonight with the Lady Frances set to sail at 7pm and there is plenty of room for those who are interested, just call the office to make a reservation.

RECAP PAST FEW 4-8S,PM HALF DAYS: Capt. George was once again pleased with tonight's half day fluke trip as has been the past three nights of fishing with good numbers of keeper fluke and quite a few nice sea bass. Sizes on sea bass up to five pounds recently and sizes on fluke to nearly five pounds as well. The Pm half days continue through the end of August daily.

7AM GOOD SEA BASS AND GOOD FLUKING TODAY ON THE GAIL FRANCES AUGUST 11TH 2010!!: Capt. Rich reported a great mix of sea bass and nice fluke today on the 7am full day boat. Bigget fish was a five pound fluke. A few guys had four and even five nice fluke apiece to take home and anglers had upwards to a half dozen nice sea bass apiece to take home. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good weather and fishing tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am.

AUGUST 11TH EXCELLENT FULL DAY FLUKING ON THE ADMIRAL FRANCES!!!!/AUGUST 10TH GOOD SEABASS AND A FEW FLUKE ON THE 7AM FULL DAY BOAT!: Capt. Mike was elated to report of a great day of fluking on the Admiral Frances today with a nice group of folks all doing well with good size fluke and some nice size sea bass. Biggest Fluke of the day was around 7lbs with a fair number of fish in the 5lb range as well. A couple limit catches complimented a majority of anglers who had four and five nice fluke apiece plus a sea bass or two or three to take home! Now that is a nice bag of fillets!! Capt. Mike looks forward to more of this great fishing tomorrow as the Admiral Frances is set to sail at 8am. Capt. Rich reported that yesterday it was all about the sea bass but very little in the way of fluke. A 7lb fluke took the pool yesterday. Anglers did reach into the double digits with numbers of sea bass keepers apiece. A fresh report from Capt. Rich will be up shortly on today's activity.

THERE WILL BE NO 1:00 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M. FISHING TRIP ON TUESDAY AUGUST 10TH. THE NEXT AVAILABLE 1/2 DAY FOR TUESDAY WILL BE 4:00 P.M. TO 8:00 P.M.

Capt. Mike reported the 4:00 p.m. trip was outstanding. The Admiral Frances had it's boat limit with fluke, and according to Capt. Mike it was probably one of the best 1/2 days of the year, it even rivaled some of his full days trips this year. Long time regular Bob had 5 nice fluke to take home. Some seabass in the mix as well. Capt. Richie aboard the Gail Frances for the 7:00 a.m. trip reported another productive day on the water, some anglers catching their limit of fluke with just a spattering of seabass and scup mixed in.

AM HALF/GOOD FLUKE FISHING TODAY AUGUST 8TH ABOARD THE 8AM FULL DAY FLUKE BOAT!!!: Capt. Mike was pleased to report of some very good fishing today aboard the Admiral Frances on the full day fluke boat. There were a few limits and a few other anglers who were close to limiting out and everyone went home with fresh fluke for dinner. Sizes up to 8lbs and a lot of good fish over 4lbs today. A few nice sea bass mixed in but just about all fluke today. Capt. Mike was elated about the good fishing and looks forward to another good day tomorrow with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am. Capt. Keith reported a good morning with a nice mix of keeper fluke and some nice keeper sea bass with two jumbo sea bass of five and four pounds noted by the crew. A pile of short fluke kept anglers attentive at the rails. Next half day sets sail at 4pm this evening aboard the Admiral Frances with Capt. Mike.

STRIPER REPORT AUGUST 7TH 2010: Capt. Ray reported slower fishing last night on the Striper with some bass taken and one big cow of 40lbs to win the pool. Some blue fish as well but not as many as recent nights. Just a slower night in general. Plenty of room on tonight's Striper run so if interested call the office to book a spot. Capt. Ray will be taking the Lady Frances out at 7pm this evening.

SLOW COMBO AUGUST 7TH 2010: Capt. Paul reported last night was one of the most beautiful nights of the summer weather wise but perhaps it was too nice as there was just little to no bite. Anglers did get a mixed bag of combo critters including a few handfuls of nice keeper scup, a nice bunch of good size sea bass to over 3lbs with a few anglers getting upwards to a half dozen sea bass each, a few squid with lots more just hanging around the boat, and a couple blue fish. By no means a disaster but just much slower than the night before and much slower than expected. A picture of the variety from one angler from the combo can be seen on www.noreast.com on today's post.

EXCELLENT 7AM FULL DAY AUGUST 7TH 2010!!: Capt. Rich reported another great day of fluke fishing. There were a good number of angler limits and a lot of big fluke taken with sizes to just over 10lbs. A nice mix of jumbo scup to 3lbs and big sea bass to over 4lbs mixed in as well. Again like yesterday some anglers did excllent limiting out with no problem while others only had a few fish but overall it was another excellent day. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good fishing tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am.

STRONG DAY OF FLUKE FISHING TODAY ABOARD THE AMDIRAL FRANCES, AUGUST 7TH 2010!! Capt. Mike reported a very good day of fishing aboard the Admiral Frances with a great bunch of good size fluke to 6lbs with longtime regular Bob Lazure taking the pool with the six pounder. Bob went home with four fine fluke today while former mate Robbie went home with five good size fluke today. A few nice scup and sea bass mixed in as well. Capt. Mike looks forward to more good fishing tomorrow with Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am.

EXCELLENT HALF DAY CHARTER/AM HALF DAY, AUGUST 7TH 2010/PM HALF AUGUST 6TH: Capt. Paul and first mate Nick were elated to report of a wildly successful morning half day charter for the Alexander Thiebault group with a great haul of jumbo scup to over 2lbs and a nice pile of good size sea bass to nearly 5lbs plus a nice fluke for good measure. Capt. Don reported the morning half day was on the busy side with short fluke, big sea robins,a few good size fluke up to 7lbs, a nice blue fish, and a few good size sea bass. Last night Capt. Mike reported a few nice size fluke to 7lbs and some good size sea bass for his customers on the evening half day. Next half day trip sets sail at 4pm this afternoon. Unlike last Saturday Night there still remains a good nubmer of spaces left for tonight's Striper trip and plenty of room on the combo as well. Call the office if interested.

EXCELLENT SCUP AND SEA BASS FISHING ON THE COMBO/ GOOD STRIPERS AND BLUES ON THE STRIPER TRIP AUGUST 6TH 2010: Capt. Ray reported a nice mix of bass and blues on the combo last night. A lot of short bass in between the keepers as well so things were busy. As of this writing still some space available for tonight's trip. Capt. Ray is set to sail the Lady Frances at 7pm. Capt. Paul reported a very good combo trip last night. The second part of the trip for scup and sea bass was excellent with a real good charge of big scup and quite a few nice size sea bass. Sizes on the scup to over 2lbs and sizes on the sea bass easily to 3lbs. A good number of anglers had their limit of big scup and several nice sea bass apiece. The first part of the trip on the fluke procuced some shorts and some sea robins. Still plenty of openings on tonight's combo trip with Capt. Paul set to sail the Gail Frances at 7pm.

7AM VERY GOOD FLUKING ON THE GAIL FRANCES AUGUST 6TH 2010!!: Capt. Rich reported that today was a very good day of fluking with a good number of limits. A lot of big fluke again today with sizes upwards to 9lbs. Some really nice sea bass and some super size platter size scup mixed in as well. The drift was slower today so much more finesse was required than the past couple days. Some anglers really excelled and some did not. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good fishing and beautiful weather tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am.

AM HALF/CHARTER/8AM FULL DAY FOR AUGUST 6TH 2010: Capt. Don reported a few nice fluke and a nice pop of keeper sea bass with a few really good ones on this morning's half day. Capt. Mike reported Tucker Mechanical picked away at some nice fluke to six pounds and a few nice sea bass on today's full day charter. Capt. George reported that today's 8am full day trip found a few nice fluke to 7lbs with George from Ct seducing the 7lb slab with a whole squid. Another angler had four nice keepers to 4.5lbs but other wise it was kinda quiet. A brief burst of smooth sandsharks at one point in the day did have every rod bent up and down the side of the rail. Tandem bait rig produced the best for numbers and keepers today. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrow's 8am full day trip with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am.

GOOD STRIPER FISHING AUGUST 5TH 2010 ON THE LADY FRANCES WITH LOTS OF BLUE FISH!!: Capt. Ray reported another good night of Striper fishing with some limit catches and plenty of blue fish and a lot of short bass in between the keepers. Very busy all night long! No monsters but the biggest bass were in the mid to upper teens and the blue fish mostly of a manageable size. Capt. Ray looks forward to tonight's Striper trip with plenty of room left as of now on the Lady Frances set to sail at 7pm, call the office if interested in booking a spot.

7AM FULL DAY BOAT LIMIT OF JUMBO FLUKE TODAY AUGUST 5TH 2010!! Capt. Rich reported the modest group of anglers aboard the Gail Frances today enjoyed some stupid fluke fishing. Whole boat limit!! Sizes to 9lbs, they were done early so they went looking for some sea bass and scup and had a pick of mostly sea bass putting a few dozen good size keepers of those northern grouper in the boat. All terminal gear was effective for the fluke, it was amazing fishing that just does not get any better. Capt. Rich looks forward to another good day tomorrow with much less humidity as well and the Gail Frances is set to sail at 7am.

EXCELLENT STRIPER AND BLUES LAST NIGHT AUGUST 4TH 2010 ON THE LADY FRANCES!!: Capt. Ray reported another great night of fishing on the Lady Frances. The night started with lock and load blue fish of mostly manageable size and then progressed to a great mix of Stripers towards the end with a good number of anglers limited out. Biggest fish for the night was a fine cow of at least thrity pounds. Both jigs and eels were effective on the Bass and Blues. Capt. Ray looks forward to another good night of striper fishing tonight with the Lady Frances set to sail at 7pm this evening. Still plenty of openings so if interested call the office to book a spot!

GOOD AM AND PM HALF DAY AUGUST 4TH 2010: Capt. Don reported a very good morning half and mid afternoon trip today. Both trips featured some nice fluke to 6 and 7.5lbs respectivley for each trip while anglers also enjoyed a great mix of good size sea bass to 5lbs and a lot of big scup to nearly 3lbs. A great mixed bag and all this accomplished on the drift at speeds that often approached and exceeded two knots!!! Imagine if the drift was more manageable! Anyway a lot of good fishing to report today be it half day or full day aboard the Frances Fleet. Tomorrow we have the morning and late afternoon half days scheduled.

7AM FULL DAY CRUSH ON THE BIG FLUKE ON THE GAIL FRANCES TODAY, AUGUST 4TH 2010!!!: Capt. Rich reported some incredible fluke fishing today aboard the Gail Frances today. It was lights out fluking with over 150 nice fluke to 9lbs taken with the majority of anglers limited out or dangerously close. Regular customers such as Jan-Michael, Andrew and Keith all easily had their limits today as did Yung Pak and the DR and his son from Queens. A few sea bass and a nice array of the biggest kind of scup in the two to three pound range to top off an awesome catch of big fluke!! The bite is back on! Capt. Rich reported the fluke were scarfing up all baits offered to them be it from the rental rods, jigs or tandem bait rigs. This year has been a season of enormous peaks and valleys but today the peak was akin to MT. Everest!! We look forward to more great fishing tomorrow with Capt. Rich ready to sail on the Gail Frances at 7am and Capt. Mike on the Admiral at 8am. The Striper boat will be out and about on the grounds tonight so be on the lookout for a fresh Striper report tomorrow morning as well.

FULL DAY FLUKE BOAT FOR AUGUST 3RD/8AM BOAT AUGUST 4TH, 2010: Capt. Don reported an awesome day of fluke fishing yesterday with over 100 nice fluke going into customers bags and coolers and about a half dozen angler limits. Sizes to 7lbs and everyone left with a nice bunch of fish. A nice pop of sea bass as well for the anglers aboard and plenty of shorts to keep things rolling right along. A nice handful of scup as well. Capt. Don was the only boat out for full day fluke yesterday so there is only one report. Capt. Mike reported a slower day today on the 8am full day boat with a pick of nice fluke but nothing compared to yesterday. Just one sea bass. Just a much quieter day. Capt. Mike looks forward to much better fishing tomorrow with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am.

STRIPERS SUNDAY NIGHT AUG 1ST/8AM FULL DAY AUG 2ND Capt. Ray reported an excellent night of Striper fishing last night with a lot of nice keeper bass boated with the best in the mid teens. Anglers also tangled with a pile of giant alligator blues into the mid teens as well plus plenty of short bass made for an action packed night. A fine fluke of around 8lbs inhaled an eel meant for bass and Capt. Ray reported guys who fished with diamond jigs caught just as well as those who fished with eels. A number of limits. Another great night of Striper fishing 2010 style. Next Striper trip sets sail Wednesday Night at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances with Capt. Ray. Capt. Mike reported a very good day of fluke fishing on the Admiral Frances with longtime regular Sin limiting out with no problem today and most anglers going home with a couple to several nice fluke apiece. Sizes to 7lbs. A few shorts in the mix and a few nice sea bass otherwise it was all nice keeper fluke. Capt. Mike looks forward to another good day of fishing tomorrow with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am.

7 AND 8AM FULL DAY REPORTS FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 1 2010 Capt. Mike reported a slow start but excellent finish to the 8am full day trip yesterday. The morning started with tough condtions and just a few fish then a ride to another area paid off big dividends with a nice steady pick of fluke for to 7lbs for the remaining couple hours plus a bunch of shorts and a few nice scup and good size sea bass mixed in. Just about everyone went home with a fluke or two for dinner with a few guys getting three fish. Not bad considering all the damage was done the last couple hours! The Admiral Frances sails daily at 8am. Capt. Rich reported a great day for sea bass fishing yesterday with sea bass up to nearly 4lbs and upwards to 10 nice sea bass per angler. Very few fluke yesterday and most of those taken were just keepers at that. A few big scup and blue fish mixed in as well. Capt. Rich sails the 7am full day boat daily on the Gail Frances.

7AM FULL DAY/PM HALF/STRIPER AND NIGHT COMBO FOR JULY 31 2010: Capt. Rich reported a good day of fishing yesterday. Longtime regular customers Sandra and Cyrus from lower NY state finished off their vacation week with a great catch of nice size fluke and big sea bas, in fact Sandra herself had five fine keeper fluke to nearly six pounds. Another longtime regualr Lisa Loprenzo from Stamford,CT had five big fluke plus sea bass to take home. Seems the ladies were the top producers for yesterday's outing. Pool fish was a fine fluke around 7lbs. An almost equal split of nice fluke and sea bass with the hi hooks getting upwards to a half dozen sea bass apiece with sizes to nearly 4lbs. Capt. Rich is out again today in the beautiful summer weather so look for a new report later on. Capt. Mike had a good PM half day yesterday but it was all about the sea bass with a nice catch of sea bass to nearly 3lbs. Capt. Ray reported a respectable night of striper action with with a decent number of Stripers to the mid 20's and a loads of blue fish of all sizes from two pounders to fish well over fifteen pounds. Lots and lots of action! Both jigs and eels were productive for both species. Next Striper trip sets sail tonight and there is plenty of room with the Lady Frances set to sail at 7pm. Capt. Paul reported an okay combo trip last night. The night started with lots of short fluke and sea robins on the drift but not much to keep then anchoring up in the rocks produced a modest pick of good size scup to over 2lbs and a few nice sea bass before some true alligator blue fish came in and shut down the bite. Still a few anglers had their limit of big scup and a nice sea bass or two to take home. The night combo trip sails Friday and Saturday Nights by reservation.

AM HALF/AM CHARTER/8AM FULL DAY: Capt. Don reported the morning half day was fruitful today with a very pleasant mix of nice fluke to 6lbs and a bunch of nice sea bass to boot. Plenty of shorts and sea robins kept anglers occupied in between the bigger stuff. Capt. Paul reported a nice mix of sea bass, scup and a few nice fluke on this morning's half day charter. Capt. Mike reported an okay day on the 8am full day boat with some nice fluke and some nice sea bass and quite a few shorts. The action was not quite as good as we had hoped for but certainly was respectable. Capt. Mike looks forward to another good day tomorrow and the weather looks great with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am. Capt. Rich is still not back yet from the 7am boat but early word is that he once again found a late bite, full details tomorrow morning.

DECENT STRIPERS AND BLUES LAST NIGHT JULY 30 2010: Capt. Ray reported a decent night of Striper fishing with a good number of small to mid size blue fish mixed in. There were at least a few limits but the action was a notch down or so from what we had gotten used to. Actually considering the poor tides the action was actually good. Taking advantage of the poor tide and modest crowd one angler decided to see if any fluke were home and he was quickly rewarded with three nice fish to over six pounds and missed a few others. A couple other nice fluke inhaled eels that were meant for bass. There was also plenty of squid and sand eels to watch chase each other all over the surface. Some nice bass well into the teens and low twenties with the best scaling at least twenty five pounds. Paul from Providence had one of the biggest bass of the night with a fine Striper in the mid 20's. Tonight's bass trip is just about sold out but plenty of room on Sunday Night's trip so call the office to book if interested. Capt. Mike reported last night's PM half day was slow with just a few nice fluke boated. Today looks like great weather with gentle but refreshing cooling breezes and all trips sailing! Also plenty of room available on tonight's combo trip so if anyone is interested please call the office to book a spot.

7 AND 8 AM FULL DAY BOATS REPORTS/WHALES FOR JULY 30 2010: Capt. Mike reported an okay day of fluking today on the 8am full day fluke boat. There were a few anglers who had several nice fluke apiece to take home. Tough drift conditons and lack of shorts made it a long day but at days end it was not a bad tally. Sizes to six pounds at least. A few nice sea bass mixed in as well. Capt. Rich on the 7am full day boat echoed a similar sentiment with some nice fluke but no big numbers and a handful of sea bass with the sea bass just keepers and the biggest fluke 6.5lbs. Capt. Don reported a sold out and fantastic whale watch today with excellent sightings of Finback Whales plus lots of dolphin.

GOOD SEA BASS AND A FEW NICE FLUKE ON THIS MORNING'S HALF DAY JULY 30 2010: Capt. Don reported a good morning of sea bass action on the beach but just a few nice fluke here and there. Hi hook on the sea bass had at least four nice ones to take home and hi hook on the fluke took home three nice fish. Nothing big with the best fluke around four pounds and the biggest sea bass just under three pounds. Next half day trip sets sail at 4pm with Capt. Mike.

EXCELLENT STRIPERS AND LOTS OF BLUES ON LAST NIGHT'S STRIPER TRIP ABOARD THE LADY FRANCES JULY 29 2010: Capt. Ray reported another great night of fishing with plenty of nice keepers to nearly 30lbs and plenty of small blue fish. Another very busy night with lots of limits but a much lighter crowd than the night before despite the awesome weather. Capt. Ray looks forward to another good night of Striper fishing tonight as the Lady Frances is set to sail at 7pm.

7AM FULL DAY REPORT, GOOD SEA BASS AND VERY FEW FLUKE: Capt. Rich reported lots of sea bass today aboard the Gail Frances but very few fluke. Anglers kept upwards to a dozen nice sea bass apiece and a few anglers would have easily had their sea bass limits keeping sea bass at the minimum size but they choose to use size limits of fourteen inches and up!. Doug from New Hartford CT had the days biggest sea bass with a fine humpback over 5lbs. Some big scup to over 2lbs and a few nice blue fish to top off a great catch of sea bass. Capt. Rich looks forward to the cooler weather tomorrow and more good fishing with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am.

8AM FULL DAY GOOD FLUKING AND NICE SEA BASS JULY 29 2010: Capt. Mike reported a slow start but very strong finish to the fishing today aboard the 7am full day fluke and sea bass boat. The level of action was not hot and heavy but almost all the fish brought to the boat were keepers and big keepers in the four pound range. Some bigger fluke up to 8lbs and a nice hefty sampling of good size sea bass to 4lbs. A few angelers left with several hefty fluke apiece plus a sea bass or two. Bob Lazure and his group put together a fine catch today as did Sandra and Cyrus from NY. The weather wound up beautiful and there were plenty of big fluke laid to rest today aboard the Admiral Frances. Capt. Mike looks forward to another good day of fishing tomorrow with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am.

STRIPER CRUSH/LOTS OF BLUES ON LAST NIGHT'S STRIPER TRIP JULY 29 2010 AM UPDATE: Capt. Ray reported a great night of fishing on last night's Striper trip with a great turnout of anglers. More than fifty keeper bass hit the decks with Claire from upstate NY getting the night's biggest fish with a fine linesider of 30lbs. A bunch of other nice Stripers in the high teens to mid tweties as well. There were many limits. A good turnout of blue fish as well and the more manageable market size variety to boot but a handful of alligators to the low teens in the mix. It was a great night of fishing and Capt. Ray looks forward to another exciting night of Striper fishing with the Lady Frances set to sail at 7pm. Plenty of room on tonight's Striper run so call the office to book a spot if interested. Plenty of room on the upcoming combo trips this coming Friday and Saturday Night as well so again call the office to book if interested or for more details.

DAYTIME FISHING REPORTS JULY 28 2010: Capt. Mike reported a decent day of fishing on the 8am full day fluke boat. A mixed bag that included nice size fluke, some slammer sea bass, and some alligator blue fish. Longtime regular Tony Laundano had several slammer sea bass today including a brace of sea bass of 4 to 5lbs but the biggest sea bass for the day tipped the scales at nearly 6lbs!! Tony and Rose also had some hefty fluke and nice blue fish in their tally. Capt. Mike looks forward to another good day tomorrow with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am. Capt. Rich reported a respectable day as well on the 7am full day boat with a healthy mix of big sea bass and big fluke. Biggest fluke tipped the scales at nearly 10lbs once again today on the Gail Frances. Some anglers left with big bags of fillets that included several hefty fluke and several big sea bass apiece. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good fishing tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am. Capt. Don reported a good morning half day with a nice bunch of keepers and lots of shorts, including many fish that were just short, to keep anlger attention high at the rail. Capt. George reported that tonight's PM half day met up with some sporty weather so after a few nice sea bass and fluke on the outside we settled for comfort in the harbor of refuge and picked away at the fluke. The action was not bad at all and even a few nice keepers were taken including one of the biggest harbor fluke this angler has ever seen as Capt. Dan skillfully angled and brought to the net a fine slab of at least 8lbs!! Capt. Ray is out on his way to the Striper grounds hoping for a repeat of Sunday's Striper crush of fish well into the 30's. Full report will be available tomorrow morning on the site so stay tuned!!

7AM FULL DAY FLUKE/SEA BASS REPORT FOR JULY 27 2010 Capt. Paul reported a good day of fishing on the 7am full day fluke and sea bass boat. The modest group of anglers aboard picked away at nice size fluke all the way to a super 10lb 30 inch slab for big fish honors and a nice pile of sea bass to at least 4lbs. It was pretty much a fifty/fifty mix of sea bass and fluke with just a few more fluke than sea bass. Anglers left with a nice mixed bag of fresh fluke and sea bass fillets. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good weather and good fishing tomorrow with the 7am full day boat set to sail aboard the Gail Frances.

8 AM FULL DAY FLUKE REPORTS FOR JULY 26TH and 27th (mon and tues) Capt. Mike reported a good day of fluke fishing yesterday on the Admiral Frances with a light group of anglers enjoying a steady pick of keepers and a bunch of shorts. Nothing huge but some good catches including regular customer Sin and his son. Sin's son had his fine limit of fluke yesterday. Capt. George reported another very good day of fluke and sea bass fishing today on the 8am full day boat. An equal split of nice size fluke to six pounds and sea bass up to 5lbs to please anglers today. No limit catches but a number of anglers had three to five nice fluke and the same amount of sea bass apiece to take home and when put together that is a very good day of fishing and a great yeild of fresh fillets! Capt. Mike is back tomorrow and looks forward to more good fishing on the 8am full day boat with the Admiral Frances set to sail.

7AM FULL DAY/NIGHT STRIPER REPORT FOR SUNDAY JULY 25 2010 Capt. Rich reported an excellent day of fishing yesterday with a big load of good size sea bass and a better showing of fluke for his anglers(about double the amount of fluke as the day before). A monster 12lb fluke was not in the pool but was the biggest fish for the day and is the biggest slab we have seen in quite some time!! Next biggest fluke was 8lbs. On the sea bass front anglers had upwards to and over a dozen nice sea bass apiece to take home with sizes frequently up to 3lbs and occasionally as big as 5lbs. A few big scup and a couple good size blue fish to top off an outstanding catch of sea bass and some hefty fluke. Word from the Striper trip was of excellent fishing with a big load of good size stripers and plenty of tackle busting blue fish. There were many limit catches. A few more details will be available later so be sure to check back. Next Striper trip sets sail this coming Wednesday evening at 7pm. Call the office to make a reservation to get in on some of this awesome night time action!

PM HALF JUL 25 2010 VERY GOOD FLUKE FISHING ON THE BEACH!!! Capt. Mike was pleased to locate what may be a new body of fluke close to home. The afternoon half day was very good with lots of nice keepers and plenty of shorts to keep anglers busy and Capt. Mike cannot wait to get back out there today on the 8am full day boat. More details to follow as they become available.

JULY 24 ALL NIGHT TRIP REORTS, EXCELLENT STRIPER AND BLUE FISH ACTION/GOOD COMBO!!: Capt. Ray reported excellent Striper fishing again last night with a great catch of nice size keepers to the high teens and lots and lots of big blue fish also into the teens. This fishing has been on a great streak for the past week and a half and there are plenty of openings tonight if anyone is interested in going so do not hesitate to call the office to book a spot! Long time regular customer Ginny Reed was pleased with her four nice keepers she skillfully brought to the net, only retaining her limit. Way to go Ginny! Capt. Paul reported his Striper charter last night was outstanding with an awesome pile of keeper Stripers to nearly 20lbs and plenty of tackle busting alligator blue fish for the RISA Steve Mederios group. A great time was had by all and a good number of the anglers aboard the charter had their limits of keeper bass. Still some choice dates for night charters so do not hesitate to call the office for booking details! Capt. George reported a much better combo last night with a handful of nice keeper fluke to start and then a nice pick of big scup and quite a few sea bass with sizes to 3.5lbs on the sea bass for the anglers aboard. No word on the squid however. One giant conger eel was also landed.

7 AND 8AM FULL DAY/PM HALF DAY JULY 24 2010: Capt. Mike reported a good day of fluke fishing on the Admiral Frances yesterday on the 8am full day boat. The fish were spread out among the anglers but it was a nice tally by days end and there were several whoppers in the in the six to eight pound range with the biggest slab approaching 9lbs. A few big scup and sea bass mixed in for good measure. Not as many shorts as the previous day but catches of several big fluke per person were noted for some of the anglers aboard. Capt. Rich reported an okay day of fishing aboard the 7am full day boat with the biggest fluke around six pounds and a decent slug of nice size sea bass to 4lbs in anglers bags and coolers. Both Capt. Rich and Capt Mike will be out on the grounds today with the Gail Frances sailing at 7am and the Admiral Frances sailing at 8am. Capt. Mike reported a nice PM half day of fishing. Not a fast bite but a respectable mix of keeper fluke to five pounds and a nice little pop of sea bass to 3lbs for the anglers aboard. Again like on the full days the fish were rather spread out. Today both the morning and late afternoon half days are scheduled to sail.

GOOD MORNING HALF DAY JULY 24 2010: Capt. Don reported a good morning half day with a nice take of good size keepers to over 5lbs plus an assortment of nice scup and big sea bass and a tremendous amount of shorts to keep the anglers busy as well. Next half day trip will set sail this evening at 4pm. Plenty of room on tonight's combo but the striper trip is close to full. If interested in either please call the office to book a spot. Plenty of room on tomorrow night's bass run set to sail at 7pm. Again if interested call the office for details or to book spot.

VERY GOOD STRIPER TRIP LAST NIGHT JULY 23 AND JULY 22 2010: Capt. Ray was pleased to report the Striper trip last night went very well with a lot of good size Stripers boated and sizes to 30lbs, in fact there were three big Bass in the 30lb range last night. A lot of big blue fish as well to add more sport and excitment to things. One of our regular customers managed seven stripers himself, retaining only his limit of course. Still a handful of openings on tonights trip and Capt. Ray looks forward to another good night on the water with the Striper trip setting sail at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. Thursday Night's Bass trip was also excellent with many limits of Stripers up to 30lbs and lots of blue fish as well. For some reason I forgot to post Thursday Night's results but I do believe they are posted in more detail at www.noreast.com.

7AM GOOD SEA BASS/FAIR FLUKING ON THE GAIL FRANCES TODAY, JULY 23 2010: Capt. Rich reported the customers today caught a good bunch of nice size sea bass with upwards to six and seven nice sea bass apiece for anglers to take home. A sea bass won the pool at 5.5lbs. On the fluke front things were fair at best with some keepers. Lousy drift condtions did not help matters much either. Still in the grand scheme of things this was not a bad day of fishing at all and at some point we must ask ourselves (present company included) if we do not get a little spoiled at times. The fishing overall this year on the 7am boat is about the best for size numbers and consistancy that this angler has witnessed. Capt. Rich did note that new piles of bait were in the process of building over the past few days so much better fluking right around the corner should be a lock. A handful of super size scup to nearly 3lbs and some big blue fish over the ten pound mark made things just a bit more interesting today. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good weather and even better fishing tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am.

8AM EXCELLENT FLUKE FISHING RETURNS ABAORD THE ADMIRAL FRANCES TODAY JULY 23 2010!!! Capt. Mike was elated to report of a fantastic day of fluke fishing aboard the Admiral Frances. Everyone on the boat had several nice fluke apiece to take home and there were a few limits as well including Kenneth from Bedford NY who had his limit within two hours this morning!! Kenneth was giving keepers away and throwing them back the rest of the day! Kenneth probably caught around 15 keepers (only retaining limit) and his trick was working small bucktails casting out and working large areas of the bottom. Today was the day to do it as the there was little to no drift which also makes today's catch so remarkable! Another angler who was using bait caught off the docks on sabiki rigs in the morning had his limit with no trouble and did much of his damage while dead sticking. A number of other customers who caught fresh bait (jacks and small herring, small blue fish) in the morning also did well today putting some quality slabs in the boat. An increased number of fluke in the five to seven pound range today with the seven pounder being the days best. Most of the keepers were nice fish in the 3 to 4lb range. A tremendous number of shorts today as well keeping anglers extremely busy in between the keepers. Green seemed to be a hot color today and Chartruse as well. All terminal gear seemed equally effective today with the only things having an edge the light bucktailing and the use of the fresh pond bait caught early in the morning. The Capts. Tackle has plenty of sabiki rigs for sale should anyone want to jig up some fresh bait in the morning before the boat sails. A pleasant surprise also came in the form of a fine ten plus pound blue fish and a handful of super size scup and some nice sea bass. Capt. Mike cannot wait to get back out there tomorrow with the Admiral Frances setting sail at 8am. Capt. Don reported an excellent morning on the half day with a nice pile of keepers and a few big scup and sea bass mixed in. Sounds like the local fluke fishing was quite good today. The forecast looks great for tomorrow so come on down and get in on some of this good fishing!

7AM SEA BASS CRUSH/GOOD FLUKING ON THE GAIL FRANCES TODAY JULY 22 2010: Capt. Rich reported his modest group of anglers CRUSHED the sea bass today with just about all anglers aboard getting ten to twenty big sea bass apiece to take home and a good number of the anglers doing these numbers with self imposed thirteen to fifteen inch size limits!!! The biggest sea bass pushed six pounds today but there were a pile of jumbos in the two to four pound range today. On the fluke front things were also good with the fluke very spread out amongst the anglers but the majority of anglers averaging three to four nice fluke apiece to take home along with their sea bass. Sizes on the fluke to six pounds today. Some slammer scup to over 2lbs and a half dozen big choppers to 10lbs to keep things interesting. Capt. Rich looks forward to more pleasant weather and more great fishing tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am. Capt. Paul and Cory reported the full day fluke charter today for the Hillside Landscape group was a big sucess with the group putting nearly forty big keeper fluke in the boat up to 5lbs. Everyone was happy and it was a great albeit somewhat windy day on the water. Once again the Capt. Frances is perfect for small to medium groups of anglers for private charter and some prime summer dates are still available so call the office if interested in booking or for more booking details.

8AM FULL DAY REPORT JULY 22 2010: Capt. Mike reported some nice fluke on today's full day trip. It was no slaughter but the anglers aboard chipped away at some nice fish despite the incredibly windy condtions. Yesterday there was no wind and today there was too much of it with a drift that only the speedy sector of the fluke population could partake in. Biggest fish was threatening six pounds today. Just a few keeper sea bass. A few guys left with several nice keepers apiece. Capt. Mike looks forward to less wind tomorrow and more good fishing with the Admiral Frances setting sail at 8am.

STRIPER CRUSH JULY 21 2010!!/FULL BOAT LIMIT ON THE LADY FRANCES!!: Capt. Ray reported the handful of anglers who braved the Thunderstorms which were just about over as the boat pulled out of the slip experienced some great Striper fishing last night. One drift after another produced bass and more bass and by night's end there was a full boat limit of Stripers to nearly 20lbs in the big box. A nice pop of those teen size choppers again as well to add more excitement to a great trip! Hi hooks caught as many as a half dozen keeper bass apiece retaining only their limit of course. Capt. Ray looks forward to more good Striper fishing tonight with the Lady Frances set to sail at 7pm. Plenty of room available on tonight's Striper run so if interested please call the office to book a spot!

7AM GOOD SEA BASS/DECENT FLUKING JULY 21 2010: Capt. Rich reported a great day on the sea bass with over one hundred nice sea bass to 4lbs taken and anglers had as many as a dozen nice keepers apiece. The Fluking was good for some and not so good for others. Mrs. Jung from Peace Token Tackle had her limit of nice fish to nearly 7lbs and there was at least one other limit. All in all a good day. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good fishing tomorrow as the Gail Frances is set to sail at 7am. Capt. Keith reported his mid afternoon fluke trip was much better than this morning with a nice bunch of keepers and a pile of shorts to keep anglers busy plus a handful of keeper sea bass. And wouldn't you know, Capt. Keith had much better drifting condtions this afternoon than this morning. Next half day trip sets sail tomorrow morning at 8am aboard the Lady Frances.

PICK OF JUMBO FLUKE AND GOOD SIZE SEA BASS ON THE 8AM FULL DAY, JULY 21 2010: Capt. Mike was pleased to report that the handful of anglers got into a respectable pick of mostly jumbo fluke and nice size sea bass very close to home. The fishing was actually quite good considering we hardly moved all day. Biggest fluke was 7lbs and a few much bigger fish were hooked but lost half way up, again a product of a slow drift. A lot of nice sea bass in the 2 to 3lb range as well. Two anglers had four big fluke apiece to take home and both of those anglers also had 7 and 8 nice sea bass each to take home as well. Not a bad day of fishing! Tandem bait rig was the way to go today! One fine 7lb tatoug and a nice blue fish plus a couple jumbo scup to top off the fluke and sea bass haul. Capt. Mike looks forward to more good fishing and nice weather tomorrow with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am. The morning half day was slow reports Capt. Keith. A few nice fluke and some shorts but nothing to get overly excited about, again tough drift conditions. The next half day sails this evening at 4pm.

7AM MON AND TUES RECAP/8AM TUES/PM HALF TUES...UPDATE JULY 21 2010: Capt. Rich reported very good and good fluking Monday and Tuesday respectively. A few limits on Monday's run. Good numbers of big fluke both days with the pool fish around 7lbs. Capt. Mike reported the 8am full day boat had a great day yesterday with a nice pile of fluke to 7lbs with all the regualr customers getting their limits with no problem. Capt. Mike reported that the half day PM yesterday was quite slow with just a few keepers and lots of shorts. Weather looks great for today with all scheduled trips expected to sail. Plenty of room on tonight's Striper trip. Last Sunday night saw a full boat limit and last week will go down as among the best for Stripers and for big Blues as well. If interested call the office to book a spot.

8 AM FULL DAY CRUSH CONTINUES ON THE ADMIRAL FRANCES JULY 19 2010!!! Capt. Mike reported today was another awesome day of fishing on the 8am full day boat. There were a good number of limits and a lot of action all day long. Again lots of the fish were over the four pound mark with the pool fish a solid 8lbs. A few big sea bass mixed in as well. Just about everyone went home with a nice pile of fresh fillets. This streak continues to be some of the best fishing experienced on the 8am full day boat which sails daily. Again all terminal gear was effective as these fish continue to be on the feed.

FULL BOAT LIMIT OF STRIPED BASS TO 25 LBS LAST NIGHT ON THE LADY FRANCES, JULY 18 2010!!! Capt. Ray was pleased to report that the Night Striper fishing last night was as good as it gets with a full boat limit of good size Stripers to 25lbs to please the anglers aboard and with the great weather it made for an exceptional evening on the water. The big hordes of giant blue fish which had been around suddenly seemed to vanish last night with just a few good size choppers coming aboard. Every day is different in fishing but what really matters is that the Stripers were hungry and plentiful. Sunday Nights have been reintroduced this year for Striper enthusiasts. Next Striper trip will set sail Wednesday evening at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances with Capt. Ray

FRANCES FLEET JUMBO FLUKE CRUSH ACROSS THE BOARD YESTERDAY JULY 18 2010!!! Both Capt. Rich and Capt. Mike reported near or at full boat limits of jumbo fluke yesterday. A few handfuls of nice sea bass as well. Too many four to six pound fish to count as they were just another fish and the biggest fish of the day for all the trips seemed to be fish in the 8-9lb range but as of now there were no known fish that broke the double digit mark. The Am and Pm half days also had remarkable fishing as well with a few limit catches and most anglers leaving with at least a couple big fish and that is on the half day which is almost all rental rods!! The fishing yesterday was across the board pretty simple. Whaever one used caught the big fluke, there was little or no finese, just hungry fluke inhaling baits that flew over their strike zones. Since Friday there have been remarkable fluke catches that will go down in our history for size and numbers. Let's hope the streak continues into today.

AM HALF AND 8AM FULL DAY CRUSH OF JUMBO FLUKE JULY 18 2010!!! Capt. Paul reported the morning half day had an exceptional fluke trip with over 100 big fluke going into the bags and coolers. Too many four to six pound fish to count with the biggest just over 7lbs. Some half day anglers had several big fluke apiece to take home. Just about everyone left with fresh fish and it was an excellent crowd of anglers this morning!! This could be the best half day morning trip in the history of the Frances Fleet for fluke in terms of both sizes and numbers!! Capt. Paul and first mate Matt were nearly speechless by the action!! This was almost exclusively on rental rods!! Next half day trip will sail at 4pm this evening and we look forward to more of the same!! Capt. Mike called in to echo similar news with nearly a full boat limit on the 8am full day boat and again just too many four to six pounders to count and fish upwards to 8 plus pounds as this is being written. A few good sea bass to boot! All terminal gear was equally effective today as these fluke were inhaling dragged baits that flew across of them. Capt. Mike reports this is some of the best fishing for size and numbers that he has ever witnessed!! This is the kind of fishing we like to see at the Frances Fleet! The next 8am full day boat sets sail tomorrow morning aboard the Admiral Frances.

STRIPER AND MONSTER BLUE FISH CRUSH LAST NIGHT ON THE STRIPER TRIP/ EXCELLENT SQUID FISHING ON THE COMBO LAST NIGHT!!! JULY 18 2010 MORNING UPDATE: Capt. Ray was excited to relay the great news of awesome Striper and Blue fish action for a sold out Striper crowd last night. There were a good number of Striper limits and many anglers had their limit of big blue fish as well. Sizes on the bass into the mid 20s and the blue fish were all 10 to 15lbrs with a few bigger ones to the high teens. It was an all out blood bath and action packed evening of fishing. This past week has featured some of the best combined Striper and Blue fish action we have ever seen at the Frances Fleet!! Capt. Ray looks forward to another big night of fishing tonight with the Striped Bass trip set to sail at 7pm. Plenty of spaces available this evening so call the office to book a position if interested. Capt. Paul reported last night's combo was very good to excellent for squid including some real big tubes in the twelve to fifteen inch range. Anglers who fished hard for the squid had upwards to a half a five gallon pail apiece. By the end of the night the ocean surface was just white with big sheets of squid!!! As far as the finfish action goes, anglers had a mix of scup, fluke and sea bass but not in any real size or quantity. Funny the night before was great for them and last night it was all about the squid but thats the beauty of the combo is one never knows what to expect. A few blue fish as well. The combo sails Friday and Saturday Nights by reservation at 7pm.

PM HALF DAY CRUSH JUMBO FLUKE/GOOD SEA BASS ON 7AM FULL DAY, JULY 17 2010: Capt. Mike decided to go back to scene of the crime of today's full day 8am fluke massacre on tonight's trip. The results were spectacular with rods bent up and down the boat and big fluke patiently and not so patiently waiting to recieve the net and a position in a bag or cooler in the big tote aboard the Admiral Frances. One angler was limited out in an hour!! By trips end anglers had compiled a big pile of big fluke with many fish from four to seven pounds and a few bigger ones to 9lbs. In fact ten year old Conrad Thompson from Woodstock,CT took the big fish of the day honors with his fine 9lb slab. Way to go Conrad!! Conrad is a regular customer here at the Frances Fleet and at a young age is sure already catching a lot of big fish! A handful of good size sea bass to 4lbs complimented a great catch of big fluke with Sean and Roger busy working on fish all the way back to the dock and then for some time after! The fluke were the kind of kamakaze fluke us fishermen dream about just inhaling dragged baits passed in front of them. Terminal gear did not seem to make any difference with Rental Rods catching just as well as anything else. Capt. Mike looks forward to another good day tomorrow aboard the Admiral Frances which is poised to set sail at 8am. Today and tonights half day rivals some of the best fluke fishing for both size and numbers that Roger has ever witnessed. Capt. Rich reported on the 7am full day boat anglers had a nice mess of sea bass to over 4lbs with many anglers getting a half dozen to a dozen nice sea bass apiece but the fluke were few and far between with just a scattering of nice fluke to five pounds to compliment the big haul of sea bass. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good fishing tomorrow as the Gail Frances is set to sail at 7am.

FULL BOAT LIMIT OF BIG FLUKE ON THE 8AM BOAT TODAY, JULY 17 2010!!!!!!: Capt. Mike was jubilant to report that the 8am full day boat had some extraordinary fishing today with good size fluke keeping rods bent all day from start to finish. That is correct the entire boat was limited out!! There were also plenty of shorts mixed in too with lots of double headers in fact Bob Lazure one of our most loyal and faithful 8am full day customers had several double headers today!! The big fish today was 8.5 lbs and there were a few others in the 7lb range with the rest all good size keepers to jumbos. This is not only the first boat limit of the year for any fluke boat at the Frances Fleet but the first with mostly jumbo catagory fish!! All terminal gear was effective however the tandem bait rig or single hook rig with mylar fly and spinner were tough to beat but then again that certainly could've been the operators of those rigs too and you gentlemen know who you are!! The catch was one hundred percent fluke today and pics of today's historic trip will appear in my fishing report's section at www.noreast.com underneath the Frances Fleet party boat thread. Capt. Mike looks forward to another good day tomorrow with the 8am boat the Admrial Frances poised to set sail. Capt. Don had an okay half day down the beach today with a handful of keeper fluke and a bunch of shorts for this mornings trip.

ALLIGATOR BLUE FISH CRUSH/GOOD STRIPER FISHING ON THE NIGHT STRIPER TRIP JULY 16 2010: Capt. Ray reported a good number of nice Stripers last night with sizes to 25lbs but the big story was the all out massacre with giant gorilla gator blue fish. All ten to fifteen pound monsters with a few even a bit bigger!! Most anglers easily had their blue fish limits last night if they so desired! There were also several limits of Stripers as well. It was just an all out blood bath and action packed adventure with many anglers arm weary and worn out by the end of the night!! The crew was cutting fish until 3am! We have not seen a run of giant blue fish like this in these waters in quite some years!! Capt. Ray looks forward to more wild Striper and Blue fish action tonight as the Lady Frances will set sail at 7pm. Still plenty of room on tonight's combo and Striper trip so if interested please call the office to make a reservation.

VERY GOOD COMBO JULY 16 2010: Capt. George was pleased with last night's combo. The first few drifts produced a few nice fluke and some super size sea robins but it was on the slow side. Then they anchored up and porgies of mostly jumbo size came over the rail all night long with sizes to 2lbs including some double headers. It did not matter what one put down whether it be worm, clam, boat squid or fresh squid or pieces of spearing they were attacking everything with vengance. Not many sea bass were taken but those caught were all in the two to four pound range. Anglers also wrestled with a few blue fish and some good size sand sharks. Those who put some time in for squid managed to get some of those as well. All in all a good combination of creatures which is why we call this a combo! Plenty of room on tonight's combo so call the office to book a spot if interested.

7AM SEA BASS CRUSH/GOOD FLUKING ON THE GAIL FRANCES TODAY JULY 16 2010!!!: Capt. Rich reported an awesome day of sea bass fishing on the Gail Frances today with a nice shot of fluke mixed in. Fluke to 7lbs and sea bass to 5lbs and frequently over 3lbs pleased anglers every single drift. Eben York had his full limit of nice size sea bass and toseed back a mess of keepers plus put five good size fluke in his cooler. The sea bass bag limit is 25 fish/man 12.5 or greater inches. Eben only kept sea bass over 14 inches today!! Many other anglers aboard had between eight and more than a dozen nice sea bass apiece to take home plus a keeper fluke or two. Quite a few jumbo scup to 2lbs as well mixed in plus a few nice blue fish. Short fluke, short sea bass and a bunch of short black fish kept anglers busy in between all the keepers. The modest group of anglers aboard put easily over 200 nice sea bass in the boat today!! All terminal gear was effective whether it be rental rods,spro jig combos or just plain old store bait rigs. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good fishing tomorrow with the 7am full day sea bass and fluke boat, the Gail Frances, poised to set sail.

STRIPED BASS/JUMBO FLUKE CHARTER CRUSH ON THE CAPT. FRANCES TODAY!!!!/8AM FULL DAY REPORT: Capt. Paul reported his full day charter today had a remarkable sucess today perhaps one of the best full day charters in the history of the Frances Fleet. The day started with a Striped Bass crush that totaled nearly a full boat limit of Stripers and some monster blue fish. The Stripers were all nice fish upwards to 20lbs and the blue fish ranged well into the mid teens. Then they changed gears to do something a little different and just CRUSHED the jumbo fluke putting sixty five jumbo fluke in the boat in just a few hours all in the 4 to 7lb range!!! Many of the anglers on the charter were limited out on both Stipers and jumbo fluke!! A handful of nice sea bass as well in the mix. The Mike Bachman group certainly had a day to remember and one that will go down in history at the Frances Fleet! The Capt. Frances is the perfect sailing vessel for small to medium groups for private charters and some choice dates still remain for the rest of the summer. If interested in chartering the boat please call the office to book. The 8am full day fluke boat had an okay day reported Capt. Mike. The anglers aboard chipped away at some nice keepers and a bunch of shorts. Most people had a keeper or two. Hi hook had four nice keepers to nearly 5lbs. A few good sea bass to 3lbs mixed in as well. Capt. Mike looks forward to even better fishing tomorrow with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am.

JULY 15 EXCELLENT BASS AND ALLIGATOR BLUES/PM HALF: Capt. Ray reported it was a wild night of fishing on the Striper boat last night. Anglers got into some fast and furious action with plenty of keeper Stripers into the mid teens with a good number of limit catches while also getting into some real big sport with giant alligator blue fish, these blue fish frequently ranged into the mid teens and even upper teens!! Mother Nature does not make blue fish much bigger than those taken last night! The Stripers and Blues were all just chock full of good size sand eels. Talk about an action packed trip! Tonight there are plenty of openings for the Striper and Combo runs so call the office if interested and Capt. Ray looks forward to another exciting night on the Striper boat which will be the Lady Frances ready to set sail at 7pm. Capt. Mike reported the fluke side of last night's PM half day was slow so a run to some hard bottom turned up a nice mess of good size sea bass for the anglers aboard with long time regular Nick from NYC getting the biggest one with a fine humpback sea bass at or just over 5lbs! The PM half day sails daily at 4pm.

7AM NICE MIX OF SEA BASS AND KEEPER FLUKE JULY 15 2010: Capt. Rich reported a nice mixed bag of both nice size sea bass and good size fluke today. Most customers left with some nice fresh fillets for dinner at least and some left with more than that. Capt. Rich looks forward to another good day with the 7am full day boat set to sail on the Gail Frances at 7am tomorrow morning. Looks like a great day tomorrow for the 8am boat as well with some very good catches of keeper fluke made down the beach over the past several days. Capt. Mike will be ready to sail on the Admiral Frances at 8am.

GOOD MORNING HALF DAY JULY 15 2010!!! Capt. Don reported a great morning of half day fishing despite a very fast drift anglers were very busy with fluke of various sizes including a nice bunch of keepers, some double headers, and plenty of super size sea robins. It was the kind of half day fishing which makes us proud here at the Frances Fleet! Next half day trip sets sail this evening at 4pm aboard the Admiral Frances.

SUNDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT STRIPED BASS CRUSH JULY 15 6AM UPDATE!!!: Capt. Ray reported that the anglers both Sunday Night and last night limited the boat out on nice keeper size Stripers including a lot of bigger fish. A lot of nice Stripers in the 20's both nights with the biggest Sunday night a fine 35lbr and last nights top fish a solid 30lbs. Some anglers boated as many as half dozen nice Stripers apiece retaining only their limit of course. Some slammer blue fish into the low teens mixed in as well. As predicted the tides were better this week and the Striper fishing has recovered accordingly. Plenty of room on the Striper trips coming up so if interested call the office to book a spot!

GREAT BASS AND BLUES CHARTER/GOOD MORNING HALF DAY JULY 11 2010: Capt. Paul was elated to tell of a great Striper and Blue fish Charter this morning for the Ozzy Aponte group. They had a nice bunch of keeper Bass into the mid teens and a nice bunch of alligator blue fish into the low teens. Plenty of short bass to keep anglers busy in between as well. The Capt. Frances is the perfect boat for small groups with Striper and Blue fish charters or any kind of finfish charters. Capt. Keith was pleased with his half day fishing this morning down the beach catching a nice bunch of fluke in the three to five pound range and a nice bunch of sea bass as well. Next half day trip sails this afternoon at 4pm.

JULY 10 STRIPER REPORT: Capt. Ray reported a tough night of Striper fishing last night. No drift and no tide. A few nice blue fish. For those who want to give it a shot tonight there is plenty of room so call the office to book a position if interested. Today looks like a great day to go Whale Watching and the reports have been excellent so come on down for the 1pm Whale Watch!! A note to our valued Whale Watch customers: There is always motion on the water. Always remember to take the necessary and responsible precautions ( sea sick pills, no greasy meals beforehand etc ) to minimize or eliminate any chance of motion ailments.

JULY 10 7AM REPORT: Capt. Rich reported very few fluke yesterday but the customers had a great time catching lots of nice size sea bass. Just about everyone had between five and a dozen nice sea bass apiece to take home. Sizes to over three pounds. All terminal gear was working well for the sea bass and the sea bass were generally non discriminate just gobbling up the baits. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good fishing and great weather today as the Gail Frances will set sail at 7am.

8AM FULL DAY REPORT/PM HALF DAY: Capt. Mike was elated to report that THE BEACH IS BACK!!!!!! A super recovery from the past couple days with many of the anglers aboard having 3 to 4 nice keepers apiece. No monsters but all quality fish with the best around 5lbs. Lots more in the way of shorts too to keep anglers busy in between the keepers. Just a couple sea bass. Capt. Mike feels like this week will be a very good week of fishing with stronger tides and better drift condtions on tap. This is also prime beach time as well. Capt. Mike reports the PM half trip was also good with a nice number of keepers and shorts down the beach. Capt. Mike looks forward to more good fishing tomorrow as the Admiral Frances is set to sail at 8am. No real details were available for the writer today regarding the 7am full day boat. It appeared as though things may have gone well since they were still cutting fish we passed them in the channel going out on the PM half day. More details on the 7am full day trip may be available tomorrow morning so stay tuned.

HALF DAY AM JULY 10/AM CHARTER: Capt. Don was pleased with the results of today's AM half day trip as Capt. Don had a nice bunch of keepers for his anglers and good action with lots of short fluke. Capt. George had a good morning charter as well for the Scott McIntyre group who had a nice bunch of sea bass to 3lbs and a handful of good size fluke. No Whale Watching this afternoon due to some offshore weather issues but tomorrow looks good at this time and the sightings have been excellent.

STRIPER AND COMBO REPORT FOR JULY 9 2010: Capt. Ray was pleased that the Striper fishing was better last night with a good number of nice Stripers to 35lbs boated and some good size blue fish. Capt. Ray looks forward to tonight's Striper trip setting sail at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. Still plenty of space if interested call the office to book a spot. Capt. George reported the night Combo trip was poor last night. Just no bite. A few sea bass,scup and fluke and a sampling of squid but not much else. We try again tonight and Capt. George is at the helm.

7 AND 8AM FULL DAY REPORTS/WHALES: Capt. Rich reported an okay day today on the 7am full day boat but it was only the sea bass that saved the day. Anglers had excellent numbers of sea bass with upwards to a dozen nice keepers per man. Sizes to 3.5lbs. The fluke were rather absent today and those that were caught were nice with the best around 7lbs but there were just very few of them. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's trip setting sail at 7am aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Mike reported slow fishing today on the 8am full day boat. Just not much bite today and he went everywhere looking for fish it seemed. Pool fish was a fine fluke of around 6lbs. Customers also had a few keeper sea bass. One angler had three nice fluke to take home. Capt. Mike looks forward to much better fishing in the days ahead with the Admrial Frances ready to set sail at 8am. Capt. Don was elated to report another sucessful day on the Whale grounds with lots of Finbacks and Meinke Whales sighted plus Sharks. Stay tuned for tomorrow's decision on whether or not we will proceed with the Whale Watch as a decision should be made by late morning. Capt. Don reported this morning's half day fishing was slow with just a few keepers and some shorts.

STRIPER REPORT FOR JULY 8 2010: Capt. Ray reported a slow night of Striper fishing again due to weak tide and lack luster drift condtions. A few big line siders were taken with the best around 35lbs but the numbers could have been better. Some super size blue fish in the teens mixed in. Tonight we try again with the Striper boat set to sail at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances.

WHALES WHALES AND MORE WHALES!!!/7AM SEA BASS BLITZ, JULY 8 2010!!: Capt. Rich reported that today's 7am full day boat found the sea bass to be ravenous with lots of nice keeper sea bass going into the bags and coolers. Many anglers had a half dozen or so nice sea bass apiece with hi hooks upwards to nearly ten apiece. Not bad at all in the way of fluke as well with a few limit catches and a good many anglers with several nice fluke apiece to take home. Capt. Rich reported a lot of fish in the 5 to 7lb range today with a few larger ones to the 10lb pool winner. Rachel from Torrington,CT was pleased with the 8.75lb doormat she skillfully brought to the net today, one of several nice fluke in her catch today. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good fishing and great summer weather tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am. Capt. Don was once again jubilant to report that the Finback and Meinke Whales put on an amazing show for customers today. Whales everywhere and there was also lots of school tuna working amongst all the whales and the bait. Customers were coming in commenting on the great show today! Capt. Don looks forward to another great day of Whale Watching tomorrow weather permitting as the Lady Frances is set to sail at 1pm.

8AM REPORT/HALF DAY AM JULY 8: Capt. Mike reported an improvement in today's fluke fishing over yesterdays. Mr. Pak took the pool with a fine jumbo fluke. A few nice handfuls of nice size sea bass in the mix. Several customers had several nice fluke each to take home. Capt. Mike looks forward to even better fishing tomorrow and more of this great summery weather with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am. Capt. Don reported a good half day morning with some nice size fluke to 7lbs. The big fish of the day was taken by Christine Blount. Way to go Christine! Some nice sea bass as well. The AM half day sails daily.

STRIPER REPORT JULY 7 TRIP: Capt. Ray reported a slower night of Striper fishing. The drift condtions were just not the best. A handful of nice keepers and one monster blue fish. Tonight is a new night and the weather looks great! Capt. Ray looks forward to better fishing tonight as the Gail Frances is set to sail at 7pm. Plenty of openings and the fishing has been great for the most part so if interested call the office to book a spot.

7AM FULL DAY/PM HALF DAY JULY 7: Capt. Rich reported a good day of fishing on the 7am full day boat for both fluke and sea bass. Biggest fluke was a fine 7lb slab. Pretty much an even mix of keeper fluke and nice size sea bass. There were some fluke limits as well today. A very respectable day indeed. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good fishing and great summer weather tomorrow as the Gail Frances is set to sail at 7am. Capt. Mike reported he went back to where the 8am full day boat struggled today as he strongly suspected there to be a lot of fish there during the day that just were not eating. Well he was right! The small group of anglers aboard the PM half day had a great night putting a nice pile of mostly jumbo fluke in the boat with sizes to 7lbs plus a few hefty sea bass to 3lbs. Several anglers had 3-4 nice fluke apiece to take home. Amazing what a difference a few hours and a different tide can make! Capt. Mike even swung his rod for a little while and put a fine 8.5lb 28 inch slab in the box. Way to go Capt. Mike!! Capt. Mike looks forward to doing battle once again on the 8am full day boat tomorrow morning as the Admiral Frances is set to sail and the PM night fluke trip now sails daily.

AM HALF DAY/8AM FULL DAY REPORT JULY 7 2010: Capt. Mike reported a nice mixed bag of good size fluke and good size sea bass but the overall number of keepers was not what we had gotten used to over the past several days. A couple guys went home with several nice fluke apiece. Longtime regular customer Joe Hyman had the biggest fish of the day with a fine slab of just under 7lbs. Due to the poor or lack of drift condtions today the best catches were made using just one or two spearing on each hook with no squid or fishing a lone bucktail with squid/spearing. Capt. Mike looks forward to better fluking and more hot summer fishing weather tomorrow as the Admiral Frances is set to sail at 8am. Capt. Don reported a good half day morning with a nice catch of keeper fluke and good size sea bass for his customers. Next half day trip sets sail this evening at 4pm.

RECAP LAST COUPLE DAYS JULY 7 2010: Capt. Mike reports the fluking has been excellent on the 8am full day boat. Monday was one of those days beach fishermen dream about with lots of limits of jumbo fluke to nearly 9lbs. A few good size sea bass recnetly but nothing like the sea bass bonanza of this past Saturday. The 8am full day boat sails daily. Capt. Rich and Capt. Paul report solid fishing on the 7am full day boat with lots of nice fluke and better numbers of good size sea bass. Recent half day trips have been mostly good, the other day when presented with poor drift condtions Capt. Frank went to the rocks and put his anglers into a nice bunch of scup and sea bass. There are always options. The really big news other than the good fishing is the excellent sightings of both Finback and Minke Whales that Capt. Don had yesterday for his customers. The whales put on a great show, the weather was great and it was just a day to remember! Whale Watching sails on a Tuesday,Thursday, Friday and weekend sailing schedule at 1pm. Plenty of room on upcoming Night Combo and Night Striper trips. Call the office if interested in booking spots.

7AM CRUSH/GOOD STRIPER AND COMBO FOR SATURDAY JULY 3 2010: Capt. Rich was pleased to report that the fishing was outstanding on the 7am full day fluke/sea bass boat yesterday. There were plenty of limits all around the boat and lots of jumbo fluke taken with the largest a super 10.5lb brute to take the pool. A nice mix of sea bass to 4lbs mixed in as well but the fluke really stole the spot light yesterday. Capt. Ray reported last night's Striper trip was good but not quite as red hot as things had been on the last couple trips. A very good number of Stripers were boated and there were a couple limits but no big fish with the best in the mid teens. A few blue fish mixed in as well. Capt. Paul reported that the combo trip was very good. Anglers put a handful of nice size fluke in the boat plus a few sea bass on the first few drifts and then after anchoring up on the second half of the night the anglers had a respectable pick of scup to 2lbs with a good number of anglers easily getting their limits, some more nice sea bass and a lot of squid for those who fished for them. The squid were everyhwere on the surface and down with just sheets and sheets of thousands of squid all around the boat. The squid were much more aggressive than the past few weeks. The sizes were mixed but still quite a few good size tubes. Peter and Connie Tu filled half of a good size bucket in just two hours last night!! Biggest sea bass for the night was around 3lbs. This combo trip is really a great opportunity to check out the after dark activity along the south shore beaches. The combo trip sails Friday and Saturday Nights by reservation at 7pm. Starting this coming week the Night Striper fishing will sail Wednesday through Sunday Nights by reservation at 7pm. The Frances Fleet would like to extend happy and festive fourth of July holiday wishes to all of its loyal and faithful customers.

HALF DAY PM HOT AGAIN JULY 3 2010/2ND BOAT FIREWORKS, CALL FOR RESERVATIONS!!: Capt. Mike was once again smiling from ear to ear as he pulled into the slip last night with another great report of super fishing down the beach. The anglers aboard had a great catch of nice size fluke and a good mess of nice size sea bass up to 3.5lbs including a lot of really nice keepers in the 2lb range. Plenty of shorts kept anglers occupied in between as well. The fishing seems to be getting better and better! Today in observance of the holiday we are only offering day fishing so the only half day is the 8am trip this morning. There will now also be a second boat tonight for fireworks so space is available, call the office if interested.

8AM CRUSH ON THE ADMIRAL FRANCES VERY CLOSE TO HOME!!! Capt. Mike was jubilant for his customers today as he put them into an all out jumbo fluke and jumbo sea bass crush less than a half hour from the dock today!! About half of the anglers aboard were limited out on jumbo fluke today. There were a half dozen fish today over 6lbs with the biggest tipping the scales at 9lbs caught on a rental rod by a customer who was not in the pool. Mr. Pak and his friends easily all limited out on beautiful fluke to 7lbs while another regular customer had his limited to 7lbs as well thus both he and Mr. Pak split the pool today. The other big news today was the pile of jumbo sea bass to nearly 6lbs brought aboard by the anglers today. Anglers had upwards to six or more big sea bass apiece today with many sea bass in the 3 to 4.5lb range. Rental rods and those using spro jigs and other homeade creations all did well today. Easily the best trip of the year for both size and numbers. And this was the 8AM FULL DAY BOAT!! Capt. Mike looks forward to more good fluke fishing and great summer weather tomorrow as the Admiral Frances is set to sail at 8am.

JUNE 3 HALF DAY AM: Capt. Don reported a good half day morning trip with a good bunch of keepers to 6lbs and once again plenty of shorts to keep things fluid through the morning. A great time was had by all aboard today. Next half day trip sets sail at 4pm this evening with Capt. Mike aboard the Admiral Frances.

RED HOT STRIPER FISHING JULY 2 2010: Capt. Ray reported the small group of anglers last night had yet another fantastic night with the Stripers. Lots of keepers with close to a boat limit with sizes well into the teens. A few blue fish thrown in for good measure. Still plenty of room on tonight's Striper trip so if interested call the office to book a spot. Starting next week Striper fishing sails Wednesday through Sunday Nights at 7pm by reservation. Capt. Mike reported another excellent PM half day last night with excellent fishing for big fluke to 7.5lbs and sea bass to well over 3lbs. Upwards to a half dozen nice sea bass per angler and upwards to four nice keeper fluke per angler on last night's run. The PM half day sails daily although it doesn't sail on the holiday tomorrow.

JULY 2ND COMBO VERY GOOD!! Capt. Paul was pleased to report the combo trip last night for the handful of anglers who went was very good. Many anglers had no problem limiting out on nice size scup to 1.5lbs and there was a hefty sprinkling of nice sea bass up to 3.5lbs as well. Early in the trip a few drifts produced some nice keeper fluke to nearly 5lbs. The boat squid/spearing was working well for the fluke and sea bass however for consistant action with the porgies the fresher squid or worms was key. The few people who fished for squid caught plenty for fresh bait however no one put any serious time into it. The squid taken were all big tubes and the squid were stacked up on the machine and could frequently be seen all over the surface. Next combo trip sails this evening at 7pm, still plenty of room so if interested in booking a spot please call the office.

PLENTY OF ROOM ON TOMORROW NIGHT'S TRIPS BOTH COMBO AND STRIPER: Capt. Frank would like to let all anglers know that there is still plenty of room on Saturday Night's Striper trip and the combo trip as well for tomorrow night. If interested please call the office for a reservation.

7AM REPORT JULY 2: Capt. Rich reported a solid day of fishing today with the bite slightly better on the sea bass than the fluke today. Hi hooks had upwards to six and seven nice sea bass apiece with the biggest just under 4lbs. On the fluke front a few anglers had four or five nice fish each and one guy had his limit with the big fluke of the day 8lbs. The action was not quite as good as yesterday but this is still a very very respectable day of fishing. Two fine blue fish as well to top off the catch of sea bass and jumbo fluke. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good summer weather and fishing tomorrow as the 7am boat the Gail Frances is set to sail.

AM HALF DAY REPORT JULY 2: Capt. Don reported great action on the morning trip with lots of keepers and lots of shorts and therefore lots of busy anglers. Capt. Mike is now underway on tonight's Pm half day trip which was red hot last night. Stay tuned for an update tomorrow morning!

8AM FULL DAY EXCELLENT FISHING!!: Capt. Mike was elated to report the great group of anglers aboard the Admiral Frances today enjoyed a terrific day of fishing. Everyone put some good size fluke in their bags and coolers today. Longtime regular Ginny Reed and her son in law Norman and Ginny's grand son Cole and Cole's friend Jake had a great day putting together a pile of big fluke with Cole catching the biggest fluke of 6.5lbs and Jake catching a ten plus pound ocean blue fish!! Way to go guys!! One angler had his limit of good size fluke to 5.5lbs by one PM and another fellow on the boat who only fished part of the day had five fine keepers and three big sea bass to his credit. Biggest fish for the day was just over 7lbs and biggest sea bass was just over 3lbs. At least a dozen fish in the jumbo catagory today and the small but great group of anglers aboard worked really well together and had a great time putting together a fine mess of fish. The fishing took place just minutes from the dock. The 8am full day boat is a much more relaxed approach to putting together a great catch of fish and frequently fishes within thirty minutes of the dock so come down and see on the 8 to 3!! All terminal gear was effective today but the biggest overall size and best numbers were taken on a tandem bait rig or a mylar fly spinner rig. Capt. Mike looks forward to more good fishing tomorrow as the Admiral Frances will be set to sail at 8am.

PM HALF DAY CRUSH NICE FLUKE AND SEA BASS JULY 1ST: Capt. George was elated to report excellent fishing on the PM half day fishing some of the same grounds he fished on the full day but with much bigger fish. That is the way fishing goes! Capt. George found a nice pile of good size fluke and big sea bass to over 4lbs. Top fluke was around six pounds and a few anglers went home with several nice fluke and sea bass apiece! Now that is some good half day fishing!! Even better the action was inshore on the beach and just minutes from the dock!

JULY 1 FISHING REPORTS: Capt. Rich reported an excellent day of fluke fishing with a fine 8lb pool winner and many customers getting three to five nice fluke each to take home and from a few to nearly a dozen sea bass keepers apiece also to take home. Some of the sea bass were really nice fish in the two to three plus pound range with a few bigger ones to over 4lbs mixed in. Most of the keeper fluke were over 20 inches. Spro jigs seemed to be the ticket although all terminal gear had some success. A few limit catches of fluke as well today so things are right back to where they were before Monday's weather. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good weather and fishing tomorrow with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am. Capt. Mike reported a decent half day morning with a nice mix of keeper fluke and a few nice sea bass. Plenty of shorts to keep things busy as well. Capt. George reported the 8am full day boat found plenty of action but would have liked a few more keepers although a fine 8lb slab took the pool today. The two half days are scheduled to sail tomorrow, one at 8am and the next at Noon and Capt. Mike looks forward to the 8am full day tomorrow aboard the Admiral Frances. Plenty of room on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Night's Striper and Combo trips so if interested call and book a spot for either! Tonight's Bass boat unfortunately did not make it out despite the awesome Striper fishing enjoyed by us the last two outings and by the entire charter boat fleet here daily. The reservations came too late today, long after the trip was cancelled. Reservations are required for good reason and need to be in print by a certain time or the trip will be called on marginal days. Too bad it will be a beautiful night tonight but the next three days have plenty of space so call to book if interested in getting in on the great fishing that has been occuring.

7AM REPORT JUNE 30/PM HALF: Capt. Rich reported a slow day overall on the 7am boat due to the left over conditions from Monday's weather. By later in the day the water was starting to look better and accordingly more fish were being brought over the rails. Still anlgers put together a decent catch by any standard, perhaps not what they have been used to, but certainly respectable. In today's day of amazing fluke fishing it is very easy to get very spoiled!! Capt. Rich reported a few good size fluke mixed in over 5lbs to fight it out for the pool and some nice sea bass mixed in too. A few anglers went home with several nice fluke each. Capt. Rich looks forward to today's cool gorgeous summer weather and better fishing as the water clears up with the Gail Frances setting sail at 7am. Capt. Mike reported some nice fluke and sea bass on the PM half last night but not until the last stop. Thank goodness for the last drop because the rest of the trip was pretty quiet.

AM HALF DAY JUNE 30: Capt. Don reported some serious quality today on the AM half day fishing trip. Plenty of action with the shorts in between the big stuff too. Largest fluke was 8lbs and biggest sea bass was 5lbs. There was not a ton of keepers but there it was a respectable spread and they were all good size.

JUNE 27-29 RECAP: Capt. Rich reported red hot fishing on the 7am full day boat Sunday and Monday with a lot of limits Sunday and most of the boat limited out on Monday. Biggest fish on Sunday was 9.5lbs. A lot of nice sea bass both days as well. Tuesday was slower due to a lousy drift and dirty water leftover from Monday Night's sporty weather. Tuesday Night on the Pm half day down the beach was red hot however with a pile of nice size fluke and a bunch of jumbo humpback sea bass and a bunch of happy anglers. Plenty of room on tomorrow's night Striper trip so if interested call and make a reservation. Plenty of room on the combo trip for both Friday and Saturday Night as well. The combo is by reservation and sets sail at 7pm same time as the Striper trip.

EXCELLENT TRIP ON THE 8AM FULL DAY TODAY, JUNE 27 2010!! Capt. Mike was very pleased with today's fishing for the handful of anglers who showed up. Bob our longtime and very loyal 8am full day customer had a great day catching his limit of nice fluke and wanted to tell Robbie that he felt bad that he was not able to come down today and share in the great fishing. Some additional excitement came in the form of the keeper Striped Bass that one angler wreslted to the net. A fine linesider in training that made it into the low teens. A bunch of nice sea bass int the mix as well. Whole squid was working well today as well with one angler getting four nice fluke to 5lbs. Everyone left with fish and was happy. The 8am full day boat is a great in between kind of trip that offers great fishing close to home and has a more relaxed approach to bringing home dinner. The 8am boat sails daily.

STRIPER AND NIGHT COMBO CRUSH SATURDAY NIGHT JUNE 26 2010!!!!: Capt. Don reported the Night Striper fishing last night was excellent! The anglers aboard put a pile of nice Stripers on the boat with sizes upwards to 20lbs and also had a few nice blue fish. There were a good number of angler limits. This week we expand our sailing schedule to a Wednesday through Saturday Night sailing schedule leaving at 7pm. Striped Bass fishing is by reservation. Capt. Paul was elated to report the first official combo trip of the season was a great scucess. Anglers had a nice mix of good size fluke to over 5lbs, a mess of jumbo scup to 2.5lbs and a nice bunch of sea bass to nearly 4lbs. The big fish of the night was a 9lb black fish that was gently released to finish her mating ritual. Starting July 1st an angler can keep three black fish over 16 inches so there is another possibility on these night trips. Those who fished for fresh squid for bait also did alright catching upwards to 20 and even 30 pieces. Those who focused on the ground fish easily caught their jumbo scup limit. Hi hook on the fluke had three nice keepers. This is a great trip with incredible potential. It is advisable to purchase some fresh frozen squid, worms or clams in the shop before sailing if one really wants to focus on the scup and sea bass and of course nothing will work better than fresh caught squid! Again this trip will start the night with a few drifts for fluke and then we set the hook for the squid,scup, and sea bass. The night combo trip will sail by reservation on Friday and Saturday Nights at 7pm. The cost is $50 for adults and $35 for children under 12. Call the office if any further questions or if interested in booking a spot.

PM HALF DAY JUNE 26: Capt. Mike was pleased to report that the PM half day left off where the 8am full day boat did and that is some good fishing. The anglers aboard had a beautiful mix of big fluke to over 7lbs and a bunch of big hefty sea bass to nearly 4lbs. Shorts in between the big stuff kept the rods bent and anglers attentive at the rails.

ALL REPORTS FOR DAY FISHING SATURDAY JUNE 26 2010: Capt. Mike reported a great day of local fluke fishing with a nice bunch of quality slabs to nearly 8lbs. Mike T from Narragansett had no problem getting his limit of fine fluke to 6.5lbs today while another angler had several nice fish to just under 8lbs and several hefty sea bass to 3lbs for a great catch. There were a few bigger sea bass to over 4lbs. A bunch of other anglers had several nice fluke apiece to take home along with a few good size sea bass each. Throw a handful of jumbo scup in the mix and everyone left with nice bags of fresh fillets. Plenty of shorts at times kept anglers buys between the bigger fish. Capt. Mike looks forward to another good day on the 8am boat tomorrow aboard the Admiral Frances. Capt. Rich reported a good day of fishing aboard the 7am fluke/sea bass trip but things were somewhat more relaxed than the recent crushes. Nevertheless some very good catches were made: Peter Tu had his limit5 of big fluke to 8lbs while Jeff from Ct had his limit of fluke including the 9.5lb pool fish and Mr. Pak was pleased with his limit of mostly jumbo fluke as well. Very few sea bass today but all in all still a good solid day of fishing. Capt. Rich looks forward to more good fishing and good weather tomorrow with the Gail Frances setting sail at 7am. Capt. Don reported a slow half day this morning with just a few keepers and less shorts than usual due mostly due to little or no drift that plagued them most of the morning. Half day now sails daily. Capt. Paul was pleased with his charter today as the Steven O'Dea group put together a fine catch of big fluke to 8lbs and a nice pile of jumbo sea bass to over 5lbs including a half dozen sea bass in the 4lb range. They also jigged up some school blue fish. Now that is a good trip!! We have a new Striped Bass trip underway so look for a fresh report tomorrow morning and our debut Combo trip is also underway.

PM HALF REPORT JUNE 25 2010: Capt. Mike reported a good night of fishing last night on the Pm half day. Hi hook put four nice keepers in his cooler and a few anglers had several fine sea bass apiece to take home with their fluke. Nothing huge but the sea bass were all quality fish and the best fluke was five pounds. Plenty of shorts as well to keep the rods bent and the anglers aboard attentive at the rail. The Pm half day now sails daily.

7AM EPIC CRUSH ONCE AGAIN!!!! JUNE 25 2010: Capt. Rich reported another awesome day of fluking and sea bass action today. The first drift was nearly legendary with rods bent up and down the entire length of the boat on fluke in the 4 to 6.5lb range!!! Some anglers managed four and five big fish on the first drift alone!! The fishind did eventually ebb a bit later in the day with a slower pick and then on the last stop Capt. Rich turned the Gail Frances loose on a pile of rocks and anglers bailed big sea bass before they went home. Needless to say there were many limits today with anglers tossing back many keeper fish after limiting out. Everyone went home with a nice pile of fillets today. Even many of the rental rods had several nice keepers apiece today. A good number of anglers had a half dozen or so nice sea bass apiece to take home as well. No giant flukes today but most of the fish were 4 to 7lbs with a few up to 8lbs and the sea bass ranged to 4.5lbs with a good number of fish in the 2 to 3lb plus range. All terminal gear was effective however spro set ups seemed to do the best today. This fishing has been just remarkable for weeks now. Who knows how long it will last but right now the area fished by Capt. Rich seems to be loaded with bait and fish. Capt. Rich looks forward to the great weather forecasted tomorrow and another great day of fishing as the Gail Frances will set sail at 7am.

SATURDAY NIGHT TRIPS JUNE 26 2010: We just wanted to remind customers that we offer two trips for tomorrow evening, both by reservation. As of now there is still good availability on the Night Striper trip which leaves at 7pm and just a few anglers signed up so far for the night combo trip which also leaves at 7pm. This night combo trip is an excellent opportunity to see what the beach can offer after dark. We know from past experience of the excellent fishing for scup, sea bass and fluke on the night squid trips so we feel there is tremendous potential with this trip. If one has any questions on this trip kindly call the office to speak to Roger for more details.

8AM REPORT 6-25: Capt. Mike reported a lot of life along the beach today and a nice mix of keeper fluke and a bunch of nice sea bass but still not quite the amount of legal fish we are looking for. Most anglers left with fresh fluke or sea bass for dinner nevertheless. A couple nice fluke in the 6-6.5lb range to battle it out for the pool and the biggest sea bass was 4lbs with a few other 3lbrs mixed in. Tandem bait rig and spros were the ticket today. A large Striper estimated to be at least 25 to 30lbs chased one of Roger's short fluke to the surface today so that was kind of interesting and the weather could not have been better today. Capt. Mike looks forward to another great day of weather and better fishing tomorrow with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am.

7AM CRUSH ON THE GAIL FRANCES JUNE 24TH!!!!: Capt. Rich reported another big day on the 7am full day boat today. A modest amount of anglers aboard and more than half the boat was lmiited out on jumbo fluke. A big bunch of nice size sea bass as well with a few real monsters up to the 6.5lb 28 inch monster. Biggest fluke for the day was a fine 29.5 inch 10.5 doormat. Next biggest fluke were in the 7-8lb range with lots of 4-5lbrs. Hi hooks on the sea bass had upwards to a half dozen or better keepers. All terminal gear seemed effective whether spros/smiling bills/ tandem bait rigs or rental rod set ups. This fishing is just amazing and Capt. Rich sees no let up in sight as there is tons of squid all over those grounds. Capt. Rich looks forward to another good day out there tomorrow with the Gail Frances setting sail at 7am.

AM HALF DAY JUNE 24TH: Capt. Don reported a very good morning half day down along the beach with a nice showing of keepers and plenty of shorts to keep the rods bent. Much more reminiscent of the way beach fishing should be! No PM half tonight due to the sporty weather but tomorrow is another day and the weather is forecasted to be great with three boats leaving in the morning for fluke. The Lady will be half day at 8am. The Gail will be full day at 7am and the Admiral will be full day at 8am. Early reports indicate Capt. Rich had a very good day so look for a full update later on while Capt. Mike and Roger once again found some nice keepers very close to home before conditons got a bit too sporty.

PM HALF DAY JUNE 23RD/WHALES!!!!: Capt. Mike reported a halfway decent half day Pm trip yesterday with quite a few keepers to 5lbs for the very meager handful of anglers aboard and good action with plenty of shorts bending the rods. Biggest fish was six pounds. The half day Pm trip now sails daily and is a great way for anglers to enjoy what is usually the most beautiful part of the day. The Frances Fleet has recieved some excellent reports of lots of whales and a tremendous amount of bait south of Block Island. Reports of Blue Fin Tuna and plenty of sharks as well so there is a lot of life it seems not far offshroe. We are glad to hear of all this activity as our Whale Watch trips are set to start sailing on July 1st. Whale Watching will sail on a Tues,Thurs and Fri through Sunday schedule leaving the dock at 1pm and returning at 530pm.

7AM REPORT JUNE 23 2010: Capt. Paul reported an outstanding finish to a generally a bright beautiful warm summer day filled with miserable drift condtions. There was a four hour stretch where there was almost no bite with a pop in the morning and then things heated up late in the trip and Capt. Paul put in nearly an hour of extra fishing time to put the meat in the boat. The fluke were rather spread out today but the majority of anglers went home with some fresh fillets and all terminal gear seemed on an even keel for effectiveness. A nice bunch of sea bass in the mix too. Not as many giant fluke today but today's pool fish was a solid 9lbs. Mrs. Yung from Peace Token Tackle had her limit of good size fluke and a number of other customers quickly put several nice fish apiece in the boat today. Next 7am full day trip sails tomorrow with Capt. Rich on the Gail Frances. The 8am Admiral Frances full day boat is also poised to set sail as is the 8am to Noon Half Day trip with Capt. Don.

7AM REPORT MONDAY AND TUESDAY JUNE 21-22/OTHER NEWS: Capt. Rich reported that the two days featured some awesome fluke fishing on the 7am full day boat with some big sea bass to 5lbs mixed in. Plenty of limits both days and on Tuesday there were a half dozen or so fish around and over the 10lb mark fighting it out for the pool with the pool fish of 11.5lbs!! Mr. Pak one of our finest customers and about the best finfish fisherman I know had back to back 10lbrs on Tuesday. Steve, a regular from Venice Florida was up here on vacation with his family and had a fine catch of jumbo fluke and a few jumbo sea bass as well. The fishing is bordering on legendary. The 7am full day boat sails daily. Recent Pm half day and AM half day trips have met with a few hadfuls of keepers and some shorts to bend rods plus a small mix of keeper sea bass. Capt. Mike and Roger were out on a bussman's holiday on Monday and had no problem getting their limit of recreational fish up to 8lbs very close to home. This coming Friday and Saturday Night we kick off our combo trips and Saturday Night also has a Striper trip sheduled. Both these trips are by reservation and prepayment in advance.

7AM REPORT/PM HALF DAY/8AM: Capt. Rich reported another great day of fishing for fluke with some nice sea bass in the mix as well. Biggest fluke 7.5lbs, there were of course some angler limits and most had at least two to four nice fish apiece to take home. Capt. Rich looks forward to a bright sunny day tomorrow and more good fishing with the Gail Frances set to sail at 7am. The 8am full day boat wound up having a great day as well with biggest fish around 6lbs and anglers leaving with lots of fillets as alluded to earlier today. The 8am full day boat sets sail tomorrow morning on the Admiral Frances with Capt. Mike. Capt. Don reported some lock and load action with the fluke on the beach this evening in the fog. The only problem was there were not many keepers but anglers did pick through the shorts for a couple good ones to 4.5lbs. Even a couple double headers. One could not ask for more entertainment though. A few sea robins and a fine beach blue fish in the mix as well. Half Day sets sail at 8am tomorrow morning.

8AM CRUSH BACK ON THE BEACH LATE MORNING UPDATE!!!! Capt. Mike and first mate Cory were elated to report that the Fluking on the beach is on fire this morning with one angler getting five keepers on the first drift! Right now everyone has fish and many are close and a few even limited out on good size fluke to 6lbs plus a few hefty sea bass. The 8am boat sails daily. Further updates to follow later today or tomorrow.

SQUID/FINFISH COMBO TONIGHT ANYONE??? JUNE 20: While last night's squid trip was not red hot for squid, it sure did turn out to be a fun night for scup, sea bass and even a few fluke. We would really like to go tonight but that will depend upon how much interest we recieve over the next several hours. We need ten reservations in print to make this happen so if anyone is interested please call the office before mid afternoon to book this trip that would leave at 7pm this evening.

STRIPER/SQUID AND NIGHT FINFISH/PM HALF DAY YESTERDAY REPORTS: Capt. Ray reported excellent Striper fishing last night with a good number of limits and Stripers on every drift. Anglers had fish from keepers to the 30 lb pool fish and despite some tangles and a few dogs it was an excellent night and great way to kick off the 2010 Striper season! Next Striper trip is this coming Saturday Night leaving at 7pm by reservation and payment in advance. The Striper trip was sold out last night so make sure you do not wait until the last minute to book. Capt. Don reported a very good PM half day outing. A nice mess of keeper fluke to 5lbs and a bunch of nice sea bass for anglers to take home for a modest crowd of fares. PM and AM half days sail daily now. Capt. Paul reported a minor pick of squid last night for those who focused on them although there were sheets of squid everywhere by the end of the night. Those who fished for bottom fish did very well. The bite took awhile to take hold but by midnight anglers fishing bait on the bottom were crushing sea bass, scup and even an occasional fluke. Many had their limit of big scup to 2lbs and were giving the rest away or tossing them back. Hi hook on the sea bass was 8 or 9 keepers. Sizes on the sea bass to 3lbs. Before the midnight bite which was hot and did not matter what one used, the action was all on fresh squid with some modest success with worms early in the night but those anglers who fished with fresh squid had action and good size fish all through the entire night. Biggest fluke was 4.5lbs. Small blue fish, tiny Striper and tiny Conger eels were also recorded by anglers but the big fish of the night was a fine 6lb tog which was gingerly released back to the ocean to finish spawning. These combo trips are scheduled Friday and Saturday Nights from 7pm to Midnight through the summer by reservation. The likely scenario is to drift for fluke for awhile and then anchor up later on and fish for scup, sea bass and what ever else bites. This trip is in develpment so there is no hard plan at the moment but we know very well that all the local finfish species are active at night and this trip will also give anglers the opportunity to fish for squid if they so desire. That is it for now but the Frances Fleet would like to wish all our fishing Fathers a most Happy Fathers Day today!

7AM REPORT JUNE 19TH: Capt. Rich reported a solid day of fishing today with an exceptional turnout of anglers on this gorgeous day before Father's Day. Some anglers did quite well and some did not. That's fishing folks!! A good number of anglers had two to five nice keepers apiece to take home. A few handfuls of nice sea bass as well in the mix. Capt. Rich looks forward to more great weather tomorrow and another great turnout of anglers and more good fishing as the Gail Frances is set to sail at 7am.

PRIVATE CHARTER FLUKE AND SEABASS REPORT JUNE 19TH: Capt. Paul reported his private charter for fluke and sea bass was quite successful today. While the quantity was respectable the quality was really excellent with his group catching 25 fluke over 5lbs and a half dozen fish in the 6.5 lb to 8lb range plus a bunch of nice sea bass. The Capt. Frances is perfect for small to moderate groups for private charters. Private charter pricing can be found on this web site and if there are any additional questions or to book a date just kindly call the office.

8AM REPORT JUNE 19TH: Capt. Mike reported a slow day on the beach but great summer weather. Anglers managed some nice fluke to 5lbs and a couple nice sea bass. Not a lot of shorts today, just not much bite. Tomorrow is a new day and Capt. Mike looks forward to better fishing and more great weather with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am.

MIDDAY UPDATE JUNE 19TH: Capt. Don reported some nice fluke and a few slammer sea bass plus respectable action on the short fluke were responsible for the bent rods today on the 8am half day fishing trip. Next half day is this afternoon at 4pm. So now daily we have the 8am to Noon and the 4pm to 8pm. Anyone who does two fluke trips the same day recieves $15 off the second trip however frequent fisher cards can be signed ONLY FOR THE FIRST TRIP!. Tonight's Night Striper trip is just about sold out, only one or two more spots available. Plenty of room on tonight's Squid/finfish combo trip that leaves at 7pm. The Capt. Tackle shop is stocked with plenty of worms, clams and frozen squid for anglers who would like to buy bait to try for some night time scup and sea bass.

7AM REPORT JUNE 19 2010/ SQUID/FINFISH TRIPS: Capt. Rich reported another awesome day of fluke and sea bass fishing on the 7am full day boat but it certainly did not start that way. Much of the day was brutally slow with no drift then all of a sudden at 1pm the drift began and the fish started chewing with one drift putting 35 big fluke and some sea bass in the boat alone!! The day wound up with over 100 big fluke and thirty or so good size sea bass. Pool fish was 9lbs and fish in the 4 to 7lb range were very frequent. Biggest sea bass 3.5lbs or so. Joe Sr and Joe Jr from Wolcott,CT had 12 jumbo fluke from 5 to 9lbs today and the pool! Way to go gentlemen!! A half dozen or so other limits and a good number of people with three to five good size fluke apiece to take home. All terminal gear was working but the Joes from CT had their exceptional catch on tinker mackerel. Capt. Rich was pleased with how the fishing turned on late and he stayed out almost an extra hour to give anglers more time to make up for the lack of drift which plagued much of the day. Capt. Rich looks forward to a busy day tomorrow with good weather and good fishing and a good crowd and the Gail Frances will be set to sail at 7am. Unfortunately we have not been out squid/finfish fishing the past three nights due to lack of interest. The squid/finfish combo is sailing tomorrow night for sure and the weather sounds great. This is really a unique trip with the opportunity to experience more than just squid fishing as the scup and sea bass action has been very good on recent trips and there is still a solid body of squid in local waters. We are hoping to sail this trip Sunday night as well. While tomorrow night is a go, Sunday night is not as of yet so if interested in this unique trip please call the office to book a spot.

6-18 8AM REPORT: Capt. Mike reported a slower day today. Tough conditions with wind against tide despite some of the most pleasant weather one could hope for this time of the year. The pool was battled out between two fish over 7lbs and there was a fine 5.5lb sea bass as well. The rest of the take was a mix of nice fluke and a few other nice sea bass but the numbers were down from what we have been used to. Still all in all a respectable day of fishing. Capt. Mike looks forward to the great weather tomorrow and hopefully better fishing that should go along with it. The 8am full day boat will be aboard the Admiral Frances.

7 AM REPORT JUNE 17TH: Capt. Rich reported a great mix of nice size fluke to 7lbs and sea bass to over 3lbs for his fares today with good catches made for most of his very light crowd. Capt. Rich looks forward to the nice weather forecasted tomorrow and the good fishing that should go along with it as the Gail Frances will set sail at 7am.

6-17 STRIPERS AND BLUES CHARTER: Capt. Paul reported the Striper/Bluefish charter today for the Thao group from Wisconsin was a success today with plenty of keeper Bass into the mid and upper teens and plenty of mid size blue fish to 8lbs. There was lots and lots of action! The group finished up the day on the beach with some activity from the summer flounder and sea bass. The Captain Frances is the perfect vessel for small groups of up to 15 people for Stiper/Bluefish charter combos. Local reports indicate some good Striper fishing in the near shore waters and expectations are high for the Fleet's first Night Striper trip setting sail Saturday evening at 7pm.

8-3 report 6-17: Capt. Mike reported a respectable day of fluking on the beach today despite very tough and windy condtions. A few really nice size sea bass again in the 3 to 4lb range amongst the fluke which ranged to a peak of nearly 8lbs for the biggest. Several other good fish in the 5 to 6.5lb range. A few anglers still managed several nice keepers apiece today. Decent action with the shorts as well. Capt. Mike looks forward to another good day and better weather and drift condtions tomorrow aboard the Admiral Frances setting sail at 8am.

6-16 7AM FULL DAY REPORT: Capt. Rich reported another awesome day of fishing aboard the 7am full day boat today with lots of angler limits on jumbo fluke. Countless fish in the 4 to 6lb range with three heavyweights over 8lbs to fight it out for the pool including the 9lb pool fish taken by Nino from NY. All terminal gear was effective today and all anglers went home with fresh fluke for some fine dining to come. A nice sprinkling of sea bass to top off a great catch of fluke today. Capt. Rich looks forward to another great day of fishing tomorrow with the Gail Frances ready to set sail at 7am.

6-16 8 AM FULL DAY FLUKE: Capt. Mike reported another excellent day within minutes of the dock once again. Its quite a pleasure catching angler limits so close to home he commented. About half the boat was limited out on good size fluke to 7lbs today. A lot of 5lbrs in the mix. Single and tandem bait rigs were the big producers today. All this production considering the drift condtions were less than ideal. Fishing has been hot locally and Capt. Mike looks forward to another good day tomorrow with the Admiral Frances setting sail at 8am.

7am update mon/tues: Capt. Rich reports fishing has been quite good lately. For example yesterday there were several limits and lots of jumbo fluke brought to the net. Yesterday's pool fish was a monsterous 12lb slab! Wow!! A handful of big black sea bass mixed in too for good measure. The 7am and 8am fluke boats sail daily, also dont forget that half day begins this weekend and the Frances Fleet will offer a Fireworks cruise once again this year. Sunday July 4th leaving at 7pm by reservation. Cost is $30.

Capt. Mike was beaming today as he filed today's fishing report on the beach. Fishing close to home anglers had nearly a full boat limit of good size fluke including many many jumbos in the 4 to 5lb range with several fish in the 6-7lb range to fight it out for the pool. Very few sea bass again today just lots of big fluke. All this includes losing the tide for a bit late in the day. Not many shorts either, just lots of quality keeper fish. Capt. Mike looks forward to another good day on the water with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am.

GEORGE'S BANK CRUSH BIG GREEN COD AND POLLOCK 6-12 TRIP!!!!: Capt. Don was elated to report the jig fishing on the old school cod grounds was the best in years on this weekend's past trip. Nearly a full boat limit of big green cod and a pile of slammer pollock. Most of the cod and pollock were 10 to 20lbs with a few bigger fish and longtime regular Doc from Vernon,CT taking the pool with a fine pollock of 25lbs. Way to go Doc!! Double headers were comon and these hard fighting ground fish doubled over rods and had anglers arm weary and tired in the shallow water by the end of the trip. The grounds were teeming with bait including large sand eels, herring, mackerel and whiting and the cod and pollock were gorged with them. Plenty of Whales surrounded the Lady Frances making for a great show and an added bonus. It gives us great pleasure to report on a successful offshore trip such as this past one. Tonight's weather looks fine for squid/fin fishing, light winds and a chance of showers but calm seas. Reservations need to be made by mid afternoon or we will call the trip so if interested please call the office to book. Both fluke boats are out today although crowds on both are very light. Fishing has been very good of late for big fluke and sea bass on both boats so come on down and get in on some of this great fishing!!

7AM REPORT JUNE 12 2010: Capt. Rich reported an excellent day of fishing aboard the 7am full day boat today. Lots and lots of jumbo fluke including a behemoth 30 inch 10.5lb slab taken by Brent Little of Renssalear NY. Mike Strauss from Manville NJ was pleased with his limit of big fluke to 7lbs while Jonathan Deneka also from NJ put a fine limit catch of fluke together including an 8lb slab. Troy who works as a deckhand at the Frances Fleet took a bussman's holiday and had fluke of 8 and 5 lbs to show for his efforts. A bunch of other customers had three to five big fluke apiece to take home. A nice bunch of sea bass to 2.5lbs as well today. One blue fish as well. Pink squid teasers and spro combos did a lot of damage today but those who fished bait rigs also put some quality fish in the boat. Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's 7am full day trip as the Gail Frances will be ready to set sail.

JUNE 12 8AM REPORT: Capt. Paul reported a good day of fishing on the beach today. A very nice mix of fluke to 6 lbs and sea bass to 3.5 lbs with a good number of anglers having several nice fluke and a few nice sea bass apiece to take home. Rental Rods were tops today for size that is for sure. The bigger fish seemed to just want dragging baits on long leaders. Manipulating the bait a lot was not particularly effective today and that may have had to do with the wind against tide, slow drift scenario. But nonetheless its fishing and everyday is different and it was a very good day with a lot of happy anglers. The 8am boat sails daily and of course is set to sail tomorrow morning at 8am. There will be no squid/nightime finfish trip tonight. Tomorrow night is the next scheduled outing and will require at least a dozen reservations, if interested please call the office to book.

SQUID/NIGHT FINFISH REPORT FRI NIGHT 6-11: Capt. Ray reported a slow night of squid fishing. Once again the squid could be seen all over the place but while they would chase the jigs they just did not seem interested in trying to eat them. Those who fished for porgies and sea bass found the porgy fishing to be awesome with no problem getting the 10 fish limit of jumbo scup to 2lbs and releasing the rest. Just a few sea bass for some reason last night with the best around 3lbs. Tonight this trip sails again at 7pm, if interested please call and make a reservation.

7-4 full day, 6-11: Capt. Rich reported a respectable day on the 7am full day boat. A few really nice fluke today with the pool fish 9lbs. The fish were spread out today with no one anlger doing a tremendous amount of damage although Sandra from NY did very well and had the hi hook honors with four fine keepers. Just a few handfuls of keeper sea bass today as well. Tomorrow, Capt. Rich looks forward to the next 7am full day adventure with the Gail Frances poised to set sail.

6-11/8-3: Capt. Don reported a nice mix of fluke and hefty sea bass today with the biggest of both in the 5lb range. Lots of action for some anglers late in the day too. Capt. Paul looks forward to tomorrow's 8am full day fluke boat as the Admiral Frances is poised to set sail.

SQUID 6-10-2010: Capt. Ray reported the squid were everywhere last night, big tubes all around the boat and up and down the water column but the problem was getting them to chew. Just a slow pick as they were just not interested in the jigs but the did put on an entertaining show chasing bait all around the boat. Those anglers who fished for scup and sea bass did very well. One angler filled close to a full five gallon pail with his limit of jumbo scup and a nice mess of healthy sea bass to nearly 3lbs while another duo from CT filled half of their cooler with scup limits and a nice bunch of good size sea bass. Tonight is a different night and hopefully the squid will be spastically attacking the squid jigs. Once again fresh squid or frozen squid works the best for the scup and sea bass although last night some good catches were made with sand worms and clams. The Capt. Tackle has plenty of clams, sand worms and frozen squid available for sale for anglers who would like to target just scup and sea bass on these night trips. Capt. Ray looks forward to tonight's trip leaving at 7pm aboard the Gail Frances.

SQUID TONIGHT???: Over the past couple hours a modest amount of interest has been expressed in squid fishing for tonight. We will keep the trip a possibility until 5pm this evening. We MUST HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO GO! Therefore if interested please call and make a reservation in the next hour and a half. A definitive call will be made at 5pm. A surprising number of squid were caught on fluke baits yesterday on the 8am full day fluke boat indicating still a good supply in the local waters. The weather looks great for fluke and squid fishing the next couple of days. Both the 7 and 8am full day boats are set to sail tomorrow morning.

FLUKE REPORTS FOR JUNE 9 2010/ NO FLUKE FISHING JUNE 10 2010 DUE TO THE WEATHER!!!: Capt. Don reported a good day along the beach with a tremendous amount of action and a nice mix of good size keepers and some sea bass and scup including a few trophy sea bass. The two biggest sea bass on the beach today were 5.5 and 4 lbs respectively. Biggest fluke was around 7lbs. Everyone left with fresh fish for dinner. A few squid were caught on fluke baits today as well. Capt. Don looks forward to Friday's fluke trip as the Admiral Frances is to set sail at 8am Friday morning. Capt. Rich reported a good day on the 7am full day boat. A lot of big fluke in the 4 to 7lb range with a few bigger ones to just under 9lbs for top honors. A nice bunch of sea bass as well. Catches however varied dramatically from angler to angler with the hi lo spro combo tough to beat today. A good number of anglers were close to limited with a few limited out while other anglers had no fish to take home. That is why we call it fishing and not catching however. Capt. Rich looks forward to Friday's fluke/sea bass trip setting sail at 7am aboard the Gail Frances.

squid this weekend: The weather looks excellent for squid fishing Thursday through Sunday Night. The squid fishing last week was great and there were plenty of good size sea bass for those who put the time in to catch them fishing with fresh bait. A surprising number of sea bass were taken with the squid jigs as well. Scup is now open with a ten fish bag limit as well and they also bite at night. Keeper fluke and conger eels were also put into the coolers on recent squid trips as well. The reservations are exceedingly light all three nights. This trip requires a certain number of people to get off the dock so reservations are a must. If interested in booking please call the office. There is a lot of life on the beach and we would like to keep these trips sailing as long as possible. Just because the calendar says June does not by any means mean that the squid have left the south shore coastal waters.

7am reports for June 7 and June 8 2010: Capt. Rich reported good fishing for both fluke and sea bass but nothing like the big kill on this past Sunday. Monday saw a few limits, in particular Doug from New Hartford,Ct who had his limit and was giving fish away to customers by later in the day. Doug's biggest fish of the day was 7.5lbs. A bunch of sea bass in the mix as well but no real big ones with the largest around 2.5lbs. Several fish in the 8-9lb range battled it out for the pool and most of the keeper fluke were 4 to 6lbs. On Tuesday the bite was a bit slower but still good with experienced anglers doing better. Biggest fluke was 9lbs and there was a nice shot of good size sea bass to compliment the fluke catches. Capt. Rich looks forward to another good day to today as the Gail Frances is set to sail at 7am.

8am fluke report June 8th 2010: Capt. Mike reported an excellent day of fluke fishing close to home on the beach with a nice mess of keepers and a nice shot of good size sea bass as well. Longtime 8am regualrs Bonnie and Gus were pleased with the 12 nice size fluke they put in their coolers with Bonnie having a nice brace of 6-7lb fish for the pool. Everyone left with a few nice fluke for dinner and plenty of shorts kept anglers attentive at the rail in between keepers. Capt. Don looks forward to another good day today as the 8am boat is set to sail aboard the Admrial Frances.

Capt Richie report another good day on the Jumbo Fluke and Seabass trip. Quite a few anglers had their limit of fluke with also a good number of throwbacks in the mix to keep anglers busy throughout the day. Capt. Richie reported that there were several fish in the 5-6 lb range and even a few more upwards to 9 lbs. A fair number of seabass mixed in to give anglers a mix of fish to take home. Next trip sails Tuesday morning at 7:00 a.m. as well as a second boat at 8:00 a.m.

7AM LIGHTS OUT CRUSH, INSANE FLUKE FISHING GOING ON TODAY/HOT ON THE BEACH TOO!!-NOON UPDATE 6-6-2010!!!Capt. Kyle called in from the 7am boat with news that the fishing is just unbelievably STUPID today and that a half dozen anglers are already limited out and they are closing in on 100 keepers for the moderate group of anglers aboard. As of this writing the take is mostly jumbo fluke with 5lb fish just another fish and the biggest so far pushing 8lbs. A few nice handfuls of good size sea bass in the mix as well. All terminal gear is reported to be working well. A full report should be available tomorrow. The 7am fluke/sea bass trip sails daily. Capt. Mike called in to say that the fluke fishing on the beach was also back to red hot today with a lot of good size fish in the 4 to 5lb range as well as a few nice sea bass for good measure. The 8am fluke boat sails daily. The next few hours will be crucial for squid fishing so a few more reservations will be necessary for the boat to sail this evening. The squid and night time sea bass fishing has been quite good recently as previous reports well explain.

SQUID JUNE 5 2010: Capt. Ray reported another good night of squid fishing. Like the night before it was a slow start and an excellent finish with many anglers filling up to one half of a five gallon pail and even a little more in a few cases, most of the damage being done late in the trip. Again a lot of big tubes in the mix especially later in the night. For those who fished for sea bass the action was pretty good to excellent. Most that tried got at least a few keepers. As the night wore on things got better and better and again that last hour or so was excellent. Hi hook had 15 nice keeper sea bass to 3.5lbs, that angler released a bunch of big scup and some short fluke as well and a few dozen short sea bass. The key to consistent action with the sea bass once again was sacrificing fresh caught squid and cutting it into chunks with guts and ink and all. For whatever reason even the washed cut fresh squid did not catch as well and unlike last night the sea bass fishing while good at the end of the night was not stupid. Fishing for these fish is a viable option on this trip and should not be ignored by bottom fishing enthusiasts. Last but not least one angler was tickled with the three and a half foot conger eel that took his fresh squid bait. Tonight's squid trip needs more reservations to be a reality so if interested please call the office today to book a spot. Monday and Tuesday's weather looks perfect for fluke fishing and there will be two boats ready to sail, the 7am and 8am. Both boats have recently experienced very good fishing for fluke with lots of big sea bass mixed in.

JUNE 5 FLUKE/SEA BASS BOATS: Capt. Rich reported a good day of fishing on the 7am fluke and sea bass combo. Customers had a nice haul of fluke and a nice pile of good size sea bass. Biggest fluke of the day was 9lbs with two others in the 8lb range and there were several sea bass in the 5lb range today. Hi hook captured ten keeper sea bass today and hi hook on the fluke took home a limit of big fluke and some sea bass to 5lbs. Some shorts in the mix but the theme for the day was quality! Capt. Rich reported that he looks forward to tomorrow's fluke/sea bass trip aboard the Gail Frances setting sail at 7am. Capt. Mike reported today was much slower on the beach. Some nice fluke to 5lbs and some hefty sea bass to 4.5lbs but the action was not what we had been getting used to over the past several days. Hi hook was Dan Konkol who persevered throught he tough bite and put five nice fluke to 5lbs in his cooler. Capt. Mike looks forward to better fishing tomorrow with the Admiral Frances set to sail at 8am.

JUNE 4 SQUID WITH SEA BASS BONUS!! Capt Ray reported a good night of squid fishing for the few anglers who showed up to go. The bite was very slow to start but during the last hour and a half the squid went wild and were all throughout the column smashing the jigs with double headers commonplace. Peter and Connie Tu enjoyed another great night filling most of a five gallon pail while Capt. Ray had half of one himself and most who fished the whole night had a third of a bucket or better. Maybe not rock star squid fishing but certainly respectable especailly since most of it was done very late in the trip. A lot of super size tubes once again with those fifteen plus inch tubes common. By late in the trip the squid could be actively seen chasing sand eels and spearing all over the surface and at times the water was nearly white with squid. There was not just squid for the anglers aboard. One angler chose to fish for sea bass the entire evening using fresh cut up squid. He had a slow pick of short and keeper sea bass and some catch and release scup until around 1030 Pm when the sea bass really turned on and it was lock and load. A couple other anglers followed suit and did the same thing the last two hours. Hi hook wound up with fifteen fine keeper sea bass including several 2.5 to 3lbrs and a couple other bigger ones lost at the top while two other gentlemen wound up with 15 keeper sea bass to 2.5lbs as a combined effort. Several other nice sea bass were taken on the squid jigs. No keeper fluke last night but a handful of shorts on anchor for those who tried. Sounds like a pretty good mixed bag. The key to the sea bass action was sacrificing fresh squid for bait although during the last hour the sea bass were so thick under the boat that a shoe string probably would have worked!! The anglers fishing for sea bass on the bottom also had a few small blue fish. Just a tremendous amount of life down on Nebraska recently. Next squid trip was tonight with Capt. Ray setting sail aboard the Gail Frances at 7pm, call the office if interested in making a reservation. To clarify one thing about fishing on the squid trips, bottom fishing for sea bass is fine but no game fishing for Stripers or Blue fish intentionally is permitted. Also any scup caught must be thrown back until June 8th.

7 and 8am full day report June 4th 2010: Capt. Mike reported an excellent day of fishing aboard the 8am full day fluke boat for the small hadful of anglers who came out to enjoy it. The anglers practically had the whole boat to themselves!! Fluke to 7 plus lbs and big sea bass to 4lbs made most anglers happy. Barry Westlake from Narragansett was pleased with the several fluke he brought home including two fish in the 4.5 to 5lb range while another Barry from CT was pleased with his bunch of fluke to 6.5lbs and a jumbo sea bass. Longtime regular Jeff from Niantic had four fine fluke to 5lbs while another angler was pleased with his limit of big fluke to just over 7lbs and several hefty sea bass to 3lbs. Capt. Mike even came down and swung a rod for bit after lunch and in short put four nice fluke to 5lbs and two super star sea bass in the 4lb range aboard the Admrial Frances. Tons of shorts kept anglers busy and attentive at the rail between keepers. Squid were caught once again on the fluke baits and once again piles of bait ten to fifteen feet thick were shown on the recorder. All terminal gear from spros to plain jane tandem bait rigs were productive today with the biggest fluke of the day falling victim to a strip of squid/spearing combo. Fancy that! The 8am fluke boat sails daily and Capt. Mike looks forward to more good fishing tomorrow with the Admrial Frances setting sail at 8am. Capt. Rich reported an awesome day of fishing on the 7am full day boat. The anglers aboard crushed the big fluke and biggest kind of jumbo sea bass today. A few angler high lights include longtime regular customers Gene and Ray from lower NY state who teamed up for 9 jumbo fluke including fish of 10,9.5 and 9 lbs!!!!! They also kept six big sea bass to 5lbs releasing many smaller ones under 14 inches!! John Frost and Gary Sposato from CT had five nice fluke to 7.5lbs and 9 big sea bass, all of which ranged in the 3 to 5lb range. A pleasant group of young women from Groton CT had a great day taking home a great mixed bag of big fluke and big sea bass. The 7am full day boat sails daily and Capt. Rich looks forward to tomorrow's outing on the Gail Frances.

JUNE 3RD 8AM FULL DAY FLUKE WITH GOOD SIZE SEA BASS UPDATE/LAST NIGHT SQUID: Capt. Don reported an excellent day of fluke fishing on the beach. QUALITY for sure was the word for today. The anglers aboard put 60 keeper fluke and 25 nice sea bass in the boat. Sizes on the fluke to over 7lbs and sizes on the sea bass to nearly 6lbs. Angler hilights include but are not limited to the following: Joan from East Brookfield,Mass had a fine limit of big fluke to 6lbs while longtime regular Eben York had his limit of fine fluke to over 7lbs and took the pool. Eben even tossed a couple keepers back after limiting out. Dan Konkol put a behemoth 6lb plus sea bass in the boat, biggest of the season so far while Chris Konkol tallied five fine keepers and a couple nice size sea bass to take home. Mr. Pak was pleased with his limit of big fluke to 5.5lbs and another angler had five fine keepers to 6.5lbs including a brace of 5lbrs and that angler also had three big sea bass to 3lbs. Dave and Roger from Dutchess Cty,NY teamed up for 7 nice fluke to 5lbs and several jumbo sea bass. It was a nice steady pick of good size fish all day long with a few good shots of shorts mixed in to keep anglers busy in between the keepers. All terminal gear seemed to work well with the highest scores coming on spros and on tandem bait rigs with just squid and spearing. Some squid were taken on fluke baits today as well and the fluke were gorged with squid and sand eels. Capt. Don reported marking bait ten to fifteen feet thick at times!! There is a tremendous amount of life on the beach right now. The 8am fluke boat which has been catching a lot of big sea bass sails daily with Capt. Mike set to take the Admiral Frances. The fluke/sea bass combo also starts its daily run tomorrow with Capt. Rich setting sail on the Gail Frances at 7am. Capt. Ray reported last night was the best night of the season so far for squid with anglers filling upwards to a full five gallon pail with the tasty mollusks. Too bad just a handful of people were aboard to enjoy it. Tonight's squid trip needs a few more sponsors to sail, still squid fishing by reservation at 7pm Wednesday through Sunday nights.

SQUID SQUID SQUID. The season is far from over! Capt. Ray just called in to report that last night's fishing was incredible. In Ray's words, "the best night of the season"! Ray said almost everyone on board filled a bucket with nice quality squid. A very very light trip tonight, so give the office a call to make a reservation.

JUNE 2 2010, ANOTHER GOOD DAY AT THE BEACH!! Capt. Mike was once again jubilant to report the beach fishing was again excellent on the 8am full day fluke boat. Mind you this boat has also been catching its share of fine sea bass and today was no exception with nearly a dozen of the minature "groupers" today including some brutes with the largest tipping the scales at over 4lbs. 50 good size fluke went home with customers today including three fish in the 8lb range to battle it out for the pool. Mike Jung from Flushing,NY and his wife combined for 11 big fluke to take home today. Just about everyone left with fluke for dinner and there were plenty of shorts to keep anglers busy in between the keepers. A tremendous amount of small sand eels around as the fluke are chock full of them. This is where the beach fishing should be this time of year and we are glad its here!! As for terminal gear all methods seemed equally effective with rental rods, small jigs and tandem bait rigs were all producing well tipped with the traditional squid/spearing combo. The 8am full day fluke boat sails daily.

Capt. Mike reports that the beach is hot again for fluke, some really nice fish to 8 lbs and tons of shorts with an excellent mix of keepers keeping anglers busy all day. Some hefty sea bass mixed in as well. A number of anglers had 4-5 keepers apiece over the past two days. The 8:00 a.m. fluke boat sails daily. The 7:00 a.m. boat will begin sailing daily starting June 4th.

8 a.m. fluke boat update, May 31st. The bite is back on!!! Capt. Paul called in to say the fluke fishing on the beach has dramatically improved. As of now everyone has keepers with some having several apiece. There has been tons of shorts so the action has been hot and heavy and back to normal for the beach this time of year. A few hefty sea bass in the mix as well. All terminal gear including rental rods seemed productive today with pink teasers or feathers being a hot itme for those wanting to get really specific. This kind of fluke fishing along Rhode Island's south shore is what makes this 8:00 a.m. trip so special. the 8:00 a.m. fluke boat sailes daily. Capt. Richie reported a good day on the 7:00 a.m. boat. A nice mix of fluke and seabass. Fluke up to 8 lbs and seabass up to 4 lbs. Anglers were also kep busy with a fair amount of throwback action. The 7:00 boat will sail again on Friday June 4th and then will sail daily after that.

THREE DAY GROUND FISH CRUSH ON THE ANNUAL THREE DAY CAPT. SPECIAL MEMORIAL DAY TRIP ABAORD THE LADY FRANCES!! I just got off the phone with Capt. Mike who was elated to report a great trip. On the first day anglers had a fine pick of good size cod, some pollock and hake on the wrecks. The next day there was steady action with a mix of cod, haddock and pollock on the open bottom but very early in the morning on the thrid day the pollock turned on and anglers aboard experienced lock and load bail job action on the pollock until they were arm weary and tired!! Double headers up and down and around the boat! No monsters but all delicious eating size in the 5 to 10lb range with a few bigger ones into the mid teens. Nearly a dozen wolfish to 25lbs were caught and released by anglers as well to add a bit more excitement and variety to the fishing expedition. Both bait and jigs were productive on the groundfish this past trip. Pool fish was a fine green cod in the lower 20's. Still plenty of room on the upcoming June 12 offshore cod trip so if interested call the office to book a rail position.

Capt. Paul was quite pleased with yesterday's 8am full day fluke trip. The drifting conditons despite a pleasantly refreshing breeze at times were terrible. It was wind against tide with almost no movement. A very respectable number of good size fluke were boated to 7lbs and some hefty sea bass to 4lbs and even a nice six pound tatoug. Mr. Park from NJ had his limit by noon and a number of other anglers had two to four good fluke apiece. On the way home Capt. Paul spotted a mile long school of bluefish off the point with thousands of sea birds working above them, Capt. Paul made a few drifts and promptly put a few handfuls of school size choppers in the boat to make a nice day even a bit better. Capt. Paul is out again today on the 8am full day fluke boat which has also been catching a lot of nice sea bass recently. Stay tuned for today's update later on. Capt. Rich reported that yesterday's fishing despite gorgeous weather was plagued by terrible drift condtions. Just no movement or wind against tide. The fishing was much slower than the day before but anglers still managed some nice fluke to 8lbs and a few handfuls of nice sea bass to 3.5lbs. Longtime regular Dave Aubrey from Mass had three fine fluke to 7lbs and a big sea bass to take home for hi hook honors. Dave is a complete gentleman and is incredibly knowledgeable about all fisheries from spending a lifetime on the water and he is always a pleasure to have on the boat. Capt. Rich is out there again today in the gorgeous weather and hopefully experiencing more good fishing. Look for an update a bit later.

Capt. Rich reported a great day of fluking today with over 80 keeper fluke and a few handfuls of nice sea bass taken by the anglers aboard. More than 50 of the fluke boated today were big fish or jumbos which are fluke over 4lbs. Several nice fish between 7.5 and 9lbs to battle it out for the pool honors. There was one limit catch and Ginny Reed, a longtime regular customer, was pleased with her 5 big fluke to over 7lbs. Pics of Ginny with her great catch can be seen below. A number of other anglers had four and five nice keepers apiece. Capt. Rich looks forward to the great weather forecast and another good day of fluke and sea bass action aboard the Gail Frances which sets sail at 7am. Capt. Paul reported much improved action on the 8am full day fluke boat today with an excellent bite late in the day with a great mix of keepers and shorts coming aboard and a steady pick of good fish beforehand. Nothing huge but several fish in the 5 to 6lb range to battle it out for the money today. A nice handful of sea bass to 3 lbs mixed in as well. Capt. Paul looks forward to another good day aboard the Admiral Frances tomorrow setting sail at 8am.

Squid May 28: Capt. Ray reported a good night of squid fishing. Many anglers had a third to half of a five gallon pail with a few anglers doing upwards to three quaters. A nice steady pick all night long with some super tubes in the mix. Not much action tonight for those who tried for fluke or sea bass. Looks like the squid fishing is bouncing back nicely after a few bumps in the road. Reservations are required for squid fishing tonight and tomorrow night and as of now there is still good availability. Call the office today to book your spot! The infamous Three Day Captain Special is out underway as well so be on the lookout for an exciting offshore report later on Monday.

8am fluke boat report for May 28th: Capt. Mike reported some of the finest late May weather one could enjoy while fluking along Rhode Island's scenic south shore today, however the fishing was on the slow side. Some nice fluke and an excellent number of good size sea bass for so early in the season today including a few brutes to 4lbs. Not too many shorts today. Jon from Parsippany NJ was pleased with his 7.2lb fluke and 4lb sea bass. Tandem bait rig was the best for size and numbers today. Tomorrow is a new day and Capt. Paul looks forward to a good day of fluking on the Admiral Frances which sets sail at 8am.

Capt. Ray was elated to report about the dramatic improvement in the local squid fishing. A very strong bite late in the trip with a slow steady pick before hand gave many anglers one third to one half a five gallon bucket of squid with many really good size tubes in the mix. One or two anglers had a bit more. This improvement is remarkable compared to the previous couple trips. The squid were often suspended though just below the surface so a little experimenting with water depth was prudent. Anglers who tried for ground fish for awhile managed a few hefty sea bass, some catch and release scup and a few fluke. In fact the biggest fluke to date this season was bucktailed last night by longtime regular and exceptional fisherman Peter Tu who safely brought a fine 9lb 29 inch slab to the net last night. A picture of Peter's fish can be seen at www.noreast.com in our reports section. Nice job Pete! Looks like the squid are back, the Frances Fleet plans a long weekend of squidding so if interested call the office to make a reservation and come on down!!

Capt. Mike reported a slow day of fluking today. Conditions were good but the fish just did not want to eat. A few good ones were taken with the largest just under 8 lbs along with a few slammer sea bass as well. Yesterday was really good so we were rather perplexed today. Tomorrow is a new day and Capt. Mike looks forward to fluking leaving the dock at 8am aboard the Gail Frances. We will be out squid fishing tonight. Last night the squid fishing was slow. We hope for better tonight.

Capt. Mike reported very good fluking along the Rhode Island south coast today. QUALITY was the word for the day with at least fifteen jumbos boated and some real impressive slabs with sizes to 9lbs. The pool winning 9lbr was taken by Nick from the lower Hudson Valley in New York. Gene who is a longtime regular also comes from the lower Hudson Valley and he was pleased with his full limit of big fluke and a couple nice sea bass for good measure. At least a dozen nice sea bass today and yes folks this is the 8am fluke boat!! Many anglers had two and three nice fluke to take home today. Not a tremendous amount of shorts but plenty of keepers and happy customers. Traditional bait style rigs with white feathers and spro jigs and just plain old rental rod bait rigs were all productive today. The less movement the better today or so it seemed. Capt. Mike looks forward to another good day of fluking tomorrow with the Admrial Frances setting sail at 8am.

Capt. Mike reported fluke fishing was good on the beach yesterday. A lot of nice keepers including some good size jumbos and plenty of shorts for action. Hoping for more of the same today. Plenty of room on tonight's squid trip so call the office to make a reservation if interested.

Capt. Mike reported a decent day of fluke fishing today along the beach. Hi hook was Robbie from Colchester with 5 fine keepers to 6 lbs. The majoirty of anglers left with fresh fluke for dinner and there was more shorts in the mix for better action. Capt. Mike looks forward to another good day of fluking tomorrow on the Admiral Frances setting sail at 8am.

The Frances Fleet had two boats out for squid last night and the results were decent overall. Continued improvement from previous nights this week. Water is almost back to normal for clarity. A lot of anglers had a third of a five gallon pail with some doing a half and a few on the Gail doing upwards to almost a full five gallon pail. Of course there were anglers who had much less but as with all fishing there are often large variances in landings from angler to angler. While not great or up to last weekend's level the squid fishing of last night qualifies as respectable. Plenty of room tonight on the squid boat so call the office to make a reservation if interested. Mixed sizes on the squid the past few nights and again the lighter rods and jigs and sinkers seem to make a difference.

Capt. Mike reported continued improvement in the local fluke fishing. A few big fish today with Tim from Woonsocket taking the pool with a fine 9lb slab. Tandem bait rig with squid and spearing worked best today. The fluke required some serious finese to take but they are available for the taking. Pink seemed to work today as well. Hi hook had five fine keepers to 5.5 lbs today. Capt. Mike looks forward to a good day of fishing tomorrow with the Admiral Frances setting sail at 8am. Capt. Rich reported a respectable first day of his 7am full day fluke/sea bass combo. Just a few sea bass but a nice shot of fluke with Mr. Kim hi hook with four nice keepers and a handful of other anglers getting 3 keepers apiece. Sirus Tompkins from Hopewell Junction NY took the pool with a fine 7.5lb slab while ten year old Mason from Coventry,RI was runner up with his fine 25 inch slab that was nearly 7lbs. Capt. Rich looks forward to another good day of fishing with the fluke/sea bass combo setting sail tomorrow morning at 7am.

Capt. Ray reported more dramatic improvement in the local squid fishing last night. There was a pick throughout the night. It was still somewhat removed from last week's slam but most anglers caught enough to stay interested at the rails and many of the anglers put together modest catches with a few such as Peter Tu putting together a respectable catch of between a third and half a five gallon pail. We acknowledge it is not great fishing but compared to Wednesday night the fishing is a 360 degree turn around. The beach took a BIG HIT from last week's anamolous May storm, the kind of hit usually seen only in the middle of winter when no one is fishing on the beach. Things are certainly headed in the right direction. Looks like two boats for squid tonight so plenty of room however reservations are required and can be made by calling the office and booking with a credit card after 8am this morning.

Capt. Mike reported some improvement over yesterdays action on the full day fluke boat today. There were more keepers for less people and a few more handfuls of shorts. Still a finicky bite nonetheless however but the water was more cleaned up and things are definitely back on their way to being normal. Two slammer sea bass today as well down by the breachway they were just one day early!! Nothing huge but a fine 5.5 lb slab took the pool today. Capt. Mike looks forward to trying again tomorrow morning sailing at 8am on the Admiral Frances while the fluke/sea bass combo will make its debut tomoorrow on the Gail Frances skippered by Capt. Rich leaving the dock at 7am.

Capt. Ray reported that the squid fishing last night was much improved over the night before. By night's end a few modest catches were put together by anglers. The fishing was still slow by our standards however there were some noticeable improvements such as being able to see three to four feet down last night as oppossed to less than a foot the night before. Also by the end of the night there was bait showing everywhere so with a little luck things will be back on track for tonight and the weekend. Call the office to make a squid reservation if interested in going.

Capt. Mike reported that the water was still dirty after the big storm and the fluke fishing was very slow. A few keepers and a few shorts but really just a long day. The swell had subsided but the water was dirty. By days end there was more signs of bait on the machine. Things should clear up soon and get back to normal within the next day or two. Capt. Ray reported last nights squid fishing was poor due to the dirty water. We will try again tonight and hope for better. Next squid trip sails tonight at 7pm and next fluke trip sets sail at 8am tomorrow on the Gail Frances.

Capt Mike reported a pretty big swell today and dirty water which may have caused the fishing to be a bit slower today on the fluke boat. The weather looks great for the next few days so we are sure the fishing will improve. The boat is sailing tonight for squid at 7:00 then tomorrow morning at 8:00 for fluke. Keep in mind our Jumbo Fluke and Seabass trips begin this coming Saturday at 7:00 a.m.

Capt. Mike reported a great day of fluke fishing today. Great as far as numbers and sizes of keepers go with sizes to 7lbs. Probably almost a dozen jumbos boated. Jumbos are fluke over 4lbs. Hi hook was a tie between Capt. Kyle Blount who went home with five fine keepers to 5.5lbs and Sin from Queens who had five fine keepers up to 7 lbs. Capt. Cory Blount had two fine keepers today including a 5lbr. PaK from Upstate NY had the biggest fluke of the day with a fine slab over 7lbs. Some anglers did well today and some did not. The fluke were all gorged with sandeels and they were defintiely tough to catch consistantly. Quite a few shorts kept most anglers busy today as well. For mid May this is truly great fishing and should just continue to get better and better. Fluke fishing sails daily at 8am.

Capt. Ray reported it was another solid night of squid fishing last night. Unlike Saturday Night the squid fishing was not stupid. The squid required a deft touch and some considerable finese to catch consistantly. Those who were in the zone filled upwards to a full five gallon pail while there were some others who had as little as a half dozen pieces. That is fishing folks! Squid like all other fish can be a bit challenging to catch at times and at other times like the night before they are not. When squid fishing it is generally recommended to use the lightest possible freshwater spinning rod or your lightest fluke rod, lighter lines and the lightest weight possible and like other fisheries watch the guys who are catching, that is how we all learn! Again like the past three nights the biggest kind of squid with sizes to 15 inches plus!! Next squid trip weather permitting will be this coming Wednesday Night at 7pm.

Capt. Mike reported a very good day of fluke fishing on the beach. The morning bite was outstanding with lots and lots of keepers coming aboard. The fluke bite was hot and heavy until late morning and then it slowed way down but by the time it slowed down we were pleased with the results, especially for mid May. A number of anglers had three to four keepers apiece. Bob Lazure was out for his first trip of the season and put three fine fluke in his cooler and caught and released a pile of shorts. Bait rigs and jigs produced equally well today. Biggest fluke was five pounds. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrows fluke trip setting sail at 8am aboard the Gail Frances. Cod fishing this weekend was poor. Very few cod were taken and there was nothing big. A variety of other critters in the mix but no big numbers of anything. Not even a ton of dog fish this weekend. That will probably be it for cod for the time being. It was a great winter and a very good spring and we look forward to more good cod fishing later in the summer and over the fall.

Capt. Ray and Capt. Don both reported excellent squid fishing last night. The best fishing so far this season! Many anglers filled upwards to a full five gallon pail with the big tubes and some were busy working on a second. There were full coolers of squid! Squid everywhere. The bite was not always all night long but while it was on it was a total bail job with double and triple headers commonplace. Even novices were getting a third to a half a bucket!! Capt. Ray looks forward to another great squid trip this evening so if interested please call the office for reservations as the Gail Frances will set sail at 7pm this evening.

Capt. Mike reported a good day of fluking today despite a very fast drift at times especially during the afternoon. A number of anglers had several keepers apiece and there was plenty of action with the shorts to keep angler's attention at the rails. Some good size fish today again with the best around 7lbs. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrow's full day fluke trip which sets sail at 8am aboard the Admiral Frances.

Capt. Ray reported another good night of squid fishing with many customers filling up to and over half a five gallon pail of the biggest kind of squid. A slow but steady pick and those fishing lighter lines, sinkers and squid jigs seemed to have the best results. We will be sailing two boats for squid this evening so reservations are a must! We also would like to go squid fishing tomorrow night so if interested in going either tonight or Sunday Night kindly call the office today and make a reservation.

Capt. Mike was elated to report that the handful of anglers who showed up today CRUSHED the fluke!! Fishing was out of this world with all anglers near or at their limits and more in the way of jumbo size fish (4plus)lbs today with Capt. Mike and longtime regular customer Andrew Nolan from Natick Mass nailing fish in the 7lb range today! Well done gentlemen!! This is skinny water sandy bottom beach fluke fishing at its finest and it will likely eclipse itself over the next few weeks and through the summer. Capt. Mike reported a tremendous amount of squid and also small sand eels showing up. The whole food chain has arrived along Rhode Island's south shore beaches. Any kind of rig was productive today whether it be spros or simple bait rigs. The Fluke boat sails daily at 8am. Looks like some cod fishing on tap for this weekend as well plus plenty of squid fishing so lots to report on over the next few days, Stay tuned!!!

Capt. Ray was very pleased to report a HUGE IMPROVEMENT in the local squid fishing from a week ago. It was a slow pick with a few good flurries thrown in. As is often the case one really had to work for the squid but when all was said and done the more tuned in squid anglers filled upwards to one half to nearly three quaters of a five gallon pail for a few customers. This is tremendously improved from the last time we were out. Almost all big stuff too with most tubes well over a foot in legth! Looks like a great night tonight to go squid fishing with Capt. Ray taking the Gail Frances out this evening at 7pm.

Capt. Mike reported a scant handful of anglers showed up to enjoy a beautiful spring day along Rhode Island's scenic south shore beaches. The fishing was certainly busy today and there appears to be a good body of fluke moving in as the fish are just covered in sea lice. A fair number of keepers amongst many shorts. The fluke are sure eating well too as evidenced by the big squid they are spitting up all over the decks. No monsters today but the best was a solid 5 lbs and hi hook took home 4 nice keepers. For both size and numbers simple bait rig with just squid and spearing was the way to go. In fact one angler caught two nice keepers and a dozen shorts using just squid strips on bare hooks!! The fluke were quite aggressive today as well with violently moved baits producing lots of action and fluke were caught by anglers reeling in their baits. A couple supersize sea robins but otherwise it was all about fluke. We will be out squidding tonight so look for a fresh report tomorrow morning. We would really like to go cod fishing this coming weekend so if interested PLEASE call the office with your name and the number of people in your party.

Looks like some great weather on tap for us tomorrow, sounds like a great day to be drifting along Rhode Island's scenic south shore looking for some big early season fluke. If you would like to join us the Gail Frances will be setting sail at 8am tomorrow morning with Capt. Mike. Tomorrow night also looks like a nice night to go squid fishing so feel free to give us a call and make a reservation if interested.

Capt. Mike reported a pretty decent day on the fluke boat. A very modest group of anglers enjoyed a fairly busy day including alot of throwback action and a few nice keepers. Not a bad day considering what the date is.

Capt. Mike at the helm today on the fluke boat. A pretty day on the water, albeit a little chilly. Fishing was definately on the slower side. Not unusual, considering it is very early in the season. Keep in mind we couldn't start fluke fishing last year until the middle of June. So be patient, the fishing will improve. The smaller size this year, we believe, will help make this season outstanding. Feel free to check in and inquire about the fishing. We do try to update our fishing report section on a regular basis. We will try cod fishing for the next couple of weekends, but be sure to call the day before to give us your name and how many people in your party. Our Jumbo Fluke and Seabass trips are expected to start on May 22nd, when seabass opens.

Gale warnings have been posted and there is no Fluke or Squid fishing for Mother's Day. Next Fluke trip will be 8am Monday morning with Capt. Mike and next squid trip will be Wednesday night at 7pm with Capt. Ray.

Due to the severe weather conditions forecasted for today all trips are cancelled including tonight's squid trip. We will make a decsion regarding the Mother's Day fishing schedule later this afternoon and or this evening as tomorrow's weather has some question marks around it. Stay tuned.

Squid fishing started last night for the 2010 season here at the Frances Fleet. Capt. Ray reported the squid were of excellent size and there was a very good showing on the machine but the catching was a bit tough due to the very strong tides that the anglers encountered. Still one has to start somewhere and it is a beginning and there should be nowhere to go but up from here. Due to the weather tonight's squid trip is cancelled. Again to just avoid any confusion there is no cod fishing this weekend due to the weather but with better weather and a respectable amount of interest we will surely try again next weekend at 7am.

Capt. Don reported a very solid start to the Frances Fleet Fluking season today. A good sign of fluke on each and every drift. Some nice keepers with the biggest around 5.5 lbs, Doc H from CT had two nice keepers to take home today. A couple other anglers had two keepers, some had one and some just had shorts but its a start. Roger who has made more fluke trips over the past eleven seasons than just about anyone we know around here thought it was the best early season Fluking he had ever seen during the first week of May. Both strip baits and whole squid were working although no one bait or lure seemed to be particularly hot today. The drift conditons were also particularly challenging today with speeds frequently up to and over two knots further illustrating the fact that we are off to a very good start catching what we did. Early season fluke are typically very sluggish to the baits and anglers reported some of the fish hitting very aggressivly today. Tomorrow looks a bit wet but we are sailing for fluke leaving at 8am on the Gail Frances tomorrow morning. Tonight we will start our squid fishing so look for a report tomorrow morning. Due to the somewhat sporty weather forecasted there will be no cod fishing this weekend. We will keep the cod option on the table for next weekend provided mother nature provides us with some better weather and the level of interest is there. As for trips Saturday Night and Mothers Day we will evaluate the weather Saturday afternoon and make decisions accordingly.

The Frances Fleet's opening day of fluke season is here!! Friday May 7th, the Gail Frances will be taking the first trip out, sailing at 8:00 a.m. Roger will have the office open bright and early so you can purchase your tickets and any tackle that you might need.

FLUKE HAVE ARRIVED ALONG RHODE ISLAND'S SOUTH SHORE !! One of our crew members was out doing some scouting today on his own little boat and was pleased with the level of action and size of the fish he found and he had no problem taking his recreational limit. The fluke are here folks! The fish did take a modest amount of finese but that is par for the course early in the season with cool water temps. All signs are encouraging for our first day on Friday morning at 8am.

Cod fishing for the small boats going out continues to be very good. One local charter boat had four excellent trips in a row! All nice green fish with sizes into the low teens and fish all over the local grounds! We are going to try again to cod fish this coming weekend sailing at 7am both Saturday and Sunday. Please call the office during the week to express your interest in cod fishing with us over the coming weekend. As all of you already now we are excited to begin Fluking this coming Friday and Squidding this Friday Night. Brochures will be delivered to us from the printer next week and the brochures are also available to download from our website for your convenience!! Saltwater fishing licenses are currently only available on-line but will be available to purchase at Capt's Tackle/Frances Fleet office sometime in June. Remember, you don't need a license to fish on our boat or any other party or charter boat, but you do need one to fish from shore or a private boat. To get more information you can visit www.saltwater.ri.gov or a similar website in your own state.

There will be no cod fishing during the coming week. The next day cod trip will be this coming Saturday leaving at 7am. For the charter boats that sailed locally for cod fish over the past couple days the fishing was good. In fact it was the best early May fishing in quite a number of years. Our next full day trip will be Friday May 7th for Fluke sailing at 8am. Also the first squid trip of the year will sail Friday Night at 7pm. Word from the small boat sector was of the first fluke being taken on hook baits over the weekend so the fish are here and with the warm temperatures expected this week we feel things will just get better by the day.

Looks like a beautiful weekend of warm spring weather ahead of us. The cod boat is set to sail at 5am both Saturday and Sunday. Fluke and Squid fishing will begin next Friday May 7th. Word is trickling in of some of both starting to show already which is right on time. Also the May 8th Georges Special trip is cancelled as the Lady Frances is still in the boat yard.

Due to the high winds forecasted for Wednesday April 28, there will be no fishing trips. The weather looks like it will improve after that, leaving us a beautiful weekend.

Capt. Don at the helm for Saturday's outing. Although the action was better than on Friday's trip, it was primarily throwback action. Only a handful of keepers for the boat. Long time regular, Ginny, caught the one that counted, the pool winner! It weighed in at 10 lbs but was enough to take the day's honors. We wanted to mention again that the Frances Fleet will begin it's Fluke Trips on May 7th. The boat will be sailing daily at 8:00 a.m. Squid fishing will also begin on the 7th., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. & Sun 7:00 p.m. The cod boat will continue at the 5:00 a.m. sailing time UNTIL May 7th, at which time it will begin sailing at 7:00 a.m. If you need any other information or clarification on the schedule, don't hesitate to give us a call.

Capt Mike reported a very slow day today on the water. Certainly not the same quality day as Wednesday this week. But tomorrow's another day. The Gail Frances will set sail at 5:00 a.m. with Capt. Don at the helm.

Our 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Fluke trips will begin Friday May 7th. Our Squid trips will not begin until Friday May 7th, unless we get reports that the squid are in earlier than that. We will also continue cod fishing through most of May. We will stay at the 5:00 a.m. sailing time through May 5th, then starting May 7th we will switch to the 7:00 a.m. sailing time, but will continue with 5 day schedule of Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat. & Sun.. Jumbo Fluke and Seabass won't start until approximately May 22nd, when the seabass season opens.

Capt Mike reported an action packed day today on the Gail Frances. Several kids from one of our local high schools, on school break this week, enjoyed a great day of cod fishing. They were kept busy all day with the tremendous amount of throwback action, as well as some keepers in the mix. A good bunch of kids and we thank them for joining us today. Other highlights include Doug, a good friend/customer of the Frances Fleet had 6 nice keepers to take home. Doc, another loyal Frances Fleet customer had 4 keepers in the cooler. Most all other anglers had 1-3 fish to take home, and also enjoyed alot of catch and release action. Nothing real big to report, pool winner was around 9 lbs. Our next trip will be Friday morning at 5:00 a.m.

Due to the low call volume, we unfortunately are not going to go cod fishing tomorrow. Wednesday right now looks like a fine spring day and that will be our next trip with the Gail Frances set to sail at 5am with Capt. Mike.

Capt. Don reported a good day of cod fishing today aboard the Gail Frances. There was a hot bite in the morning with gave way to a slower pick later in the trip. Just about everyone left with fresh cod fillets. A lot of shorts and a nice mix of keepers with the biggest in the low to mid teens. Paul from Durham,Ct was hi hook for the trip with six nice keepers plus the pool honors while a couple other anglers walked off the boat with several nice keepers apiece. Some anglers caught as many as fifteen throwbacks apiece! A few nice ocean perch and one pollock in the mix otherwise it was all cod fish. Everything was caught on bait today. We would like to go tomorrow but as of this writing the call volume has been very light so if you are interested in going tomorrow please call the office by 7pm.

Capt. Don reported just a couple handful of anglers showed up to enjoy a nice spring day on the local cod grounds but early report is that the cod are already flying over the rails and at a decent clip to boot! In fact a few customers already have 2-4 keepers apiece! There are a lot of shorts mixed in like there have been keeping everyone busy and Capt. Don says anglers are catching all around the boat. The weather sounds good for tomorrow too. If interested in going tomorrow please call the office today so we can gauge the interest in tomorrow's trip. Look for more updates on today's fishing as they become available.

There has been a lot of interest recently in both Squid and Fluke fishing. Both trips are set to get underway in very early May and the exact start dates are to be available very soon. Even on a cold windy raw day like today it sure is easy to think about the great spring fishing that lay just around the corner!

Due to the wet and windy forecast tomorrow there will be no cod fish trip. Sunday and Monday both sound like much nicer days to go out after the north atlantic cod and the recent fishing has been on the better side of good for sure. Sunday and Monday the Gail Frances is set to sail at 5am. For those interested the Capts. Tackle will be open this weekend from 9am to 6pm Saturday and from 9am to 5pm on Sunday. Those times are the best times to call and speak with a customer service representative for making a reservation or for any scheduling or other customer service related issues. The Capt. Tackle is now fully stocked with a wide assortment of frozen bait and fully stocked with tackle to target all the local spring to fall fisheries.

Capt Mike reported a very good day of fishing on the Gail Frances today. Only a handful of anglers on board who enjoyed not only the beautiful weather but also the double headers that were coming over the rails. Lots of action, with the morning being a little busier than the afternoon. Lots of shorts in the mix as well as a few hake. All anglers on board went home with fish and all seemed pleased with their day. Biggest fish was mid-upper teens. Next trip is scheduled to sail Friday morning at 5:00 a.m., but be sure to call Thursday afternoon to double check the weather.

Capt. Mike reported that it was another bluebird Monday with bright blue skies and light winds and flat calm seas just like one week ago. The difference between last Monday and today was that there was no late day rally. Anglers chipped away at some keepers and a few bunches of shorts throughout the day and a few times the bite looked like it would really take hold but it just never did. Capt. Mike reported marking big stacks of bait and fish but the bite was just off and the anglers aboard today reported the cod bite they had was of an incredibly soft nature. Nothing big today with the largest cod crawling toward the ten pound mark. Not a whole lot else mixed in with the cod today. Just a couple good size ocean perch and one sea raven. Wednesday is another day and the weather looks divine and Capt. Mike looks forward to taking out the Gail Frances setting sail at 5am.

Capt. Mike reported a pleasant but somewhat sporty day on the local cod grounds. The cod kept a somewhat lower profile today than they did on Wednesday. Anglers did manage to chip away at some keepers and a bunch of shorts but it was a very soft bite. Longtime regular Andrew from West Hartland,CT did take home several fat green cod and the pool honors today with a nice fish that just crept into the lower teens. In addition anglers had a few good size red hake and some nice size ocean perch plus a few ocean pout. No one tried jigging today everything was on bait. Tomorrow is another day and the Gail Frances will set sail at 5am skippered by Capt. Mike.

With spring and even some early summer like weather already upon us in recent days it is now time to start thinking about some of the great warmer weather fishing which lies in near future. Squid fishing is set to kick off the first weekend in May and then is scheduled to sail Wednesday through Sunday nights thereafter. The departure time is 7pm. Also in very early May look for daily Fluke fishing trips to get underway sailing at 8am. Speaking of Spring the Lady Frances is in the boat yard getting spruced up which includes a head to toe brand new paint job! However due to the relentless rains of this spring season the stay in the boat yard is going to be a bit longer than anticipated so unfortunately the first two offshore trips of the season will have to be cancelled. The April 17 and April 24 trips are again cancelled. We expect the Lady Frances to be ready around May 1st. ALSO FOR THOSE CUSTOMERS WHO CALL AFTER BUSINESS HOURS, PLEASE EXCUSE US AS THE INFORMATION ON THE VOICE MAIL IS NOT ALL ACCURATE AND WE ARE WORKING ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CALL THE FRANCES FLEET DIRECT DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS TO OBTAIN NECESSARY INFORMATION UNTIL THIS MATTER IS CLEARED UP.

We have decided to cancel tomorrow's cod trip based on the most recent updated forecast. Cod fishing has shown some dramatic improvement the last couple outings and we want to focus on the fishing Sunday and Monday as that is when the better weather is forecasted. Sunday looks good weather wise and Monday looks great!! So therefore we look forward to seeing our customers Sunday morning as the Gail Frances will be set to sail at 5am skippered by Capt. Mike.

Capt Mike called in from the Gail Frances at 2:00 and reported an excellent day on the cod grounds. Not only a picture perfect weather day, but the cod action was also picture perfect. A very small group of anglers pulled cod over the rails for most of the day. Every angler had at least 5 keepers with others having 7-9 a piece. Doc, our long time regular, landed himself 7 fine codfish to take home. The biggest of the day was upwards to 20 lbs. Alot of throwback action as well today. We will not be sailing on Tuesdays and Thursdays until further notice unless we get enough calls for it. So that means the next day for sailing is Friday. We are still keeping to the 5:00 a.m. sailing time until further notice. It is always advisable to give the office a call the day before to confirm all details of the trip. As the season gets into full swing our office wil begin extending it's office hours until 8:00 p.m.

Capt. Mike reported just a handful of anglers showed up to enjoy another blue bird day on the water with brilliant sunshine, warm temperatures, and flat oil slick calm seas that only gave way to a modest one foot ripple with a light late day sea breeze. The fishing today ended as good as the weather with a very strong bite the last hour and everyone ended up leaving with fresh cod to take home for dinner. Hi hook today had 8 nice green cod to take home and that fellow caught seven of them in the last hour !! Some bigger cod today with Mr. Goffe from Bloomfield,Ct taking the pool with a fine 20 lb cod fish. Longtime regular and excellent multispecies angler Norman had the second biggest fish with a fine fat green cod of 18 lbs. A handful of other cod in the 10 lb range with the rest all nice market size fish. Quite a few shorts in the mix as well when the bite turned on but the percentage of keepers was way up from the weekend. The action was all on fresh shucked skimmer clams. A few handfuls of nice size ocean perch and one super size red hake to compliment the cod catch today. Other species that were caught today but returned due to regulations included the season's first black fish, a very large snowshoe flounder, and quite a few ocean pout including some real jumbos which will all live to spawn again. Today was all about a strong fishish after a very slow start. Capt. Mike reported marking haystacks of bait all over the cod grounds and Whales were once again sighted. All the signs point to some good fishing in the day's ahead. Today also saw more of a mixture of species indictating that the waters are warming up, yet another good sign. As a side note for those anglers who do not think that a cod fish can pull a clam off the hook quite efficienty, one 22 inch cod fish was found to have six pieces of cut clams in its stomach !!! There is no cod fishing tomorrow but we still plan to try and sail daily, just please call ahead the night before to double check that we are going especially on Tuesday's and Thursday's.

Capt. Mike reported another gorgeous spring day on the local cod grounds. Results were about the same as yesterday with a fair pull of keepers and a lot that had to be returned. Capt. Mike reported seeing a lot of fish and bait all day but they chose to eat early and again late in the trip. While not the wild action of the past winter this fishing is by any local standard downright respectable. The signs are all there and fishing should continue its upswing. A few more ocean perch and ocean pout today. Congrats to Capt. Kyle who took a break from studying and had the two biggest cod of the day!! No cod trip tomorrow in observance of the Easter Holiday however look for cod fishing to resume on Monday at 5am and right now the weather looks great!

Capt. Mike reported the local cod fish action was much improved on this fine bluebird spring day. Cod fish were caught at a few different locations and Capt. Mike reported seeing piles of bait all over the local cod grounds. Generally a slow chip all day with one nice pop during late morning. A good load of shorts and a respectable number of keepers with the largest around 10lbs. Other than cod there were just a few ocean pout and sea ravens today. Connor from Narragansett was pleased to take home his four nice fat market cod. Tomorrow looks like another fine spring day on the water with light winds and balmy temps under brilliant April sunshine. Capt. Mike will be taking the Gail Frances out at 5am. There will be no trip on Easter Sunday but sailing will resume on Monday at 5am and is now scheduled on a daily basis at 5am weather permitting through the month of April.

Capt. Mike reported the local cod fishing was not all that exciting today. The action was a smidge or two better than Thursday but it was still slow. Some keepers and a few bunches of shorts plus a few ocean perch and a couple of ocean pout and that was it. Looks like no fishing for the next two to three days as yet another in an epic series of noreast gales begins its assault on southern new england during the overnight. However there is a light at the end of this rain weary tunnel as it looks as though we could be in for a great stretch of warm and fair weather towards the end of the coming week. Spring is almost here folks !!

Due to the weather Capt. Mike has decided to cancel the day cod trip for Saturday March 27th. As of now Sunday March 28th is a go at 5am aboard the Lady Frances. Cod fishing yesterday was tough according to Capt. Don. The Capts. Tackle will be open Saturday 9am to 7pm and Sunday 9am to 5pm and the phone will be answered as well during those hours of operation.

Capt. Mike reported a handful of anglers came out to enjoy a beautiful day on the water and mild temperatures but unfortunately the cod did not cooperate. A handful of keepers first thing with fish to 10 lbs and some shorts but then the bite died for the day and that was it. Capt. Mike marked piles and piles of herring so the feeling is that the fish are still around and or going to be moving back in very soon. Some weather coming up for the next two days but stay tuned as the Frances Fleet will be back out sailing for cod as soon as things settle down.

Capt. Rich reported great weather but terrible fishing today. Just no bite. Tomorrow is a new day and Capt. Mike looks forward to taking the Lady Frances out at 5am leaving from the port of Galilee. Weather sounds great for tomorrow, cloudy but mild with very little wind and the rain is suppossed to hold off until after the fishing trip is done.

As stated in today's fishing update the cod fish boat tomorrow will be the GAIL FRANCES. For anyone who was told otherwise earlier we wanted to state this again for clarification. Also we would like to thank one of our favorite regular customers Katherine The Great from Boston for sharing her day with us on the cod boat and we still think she has the most fantastic pair of fishing boots we have ever seen !! Looks like really nice weather on tap for the next two days before the threat of yet another coastal storm so Sunday and Monday right now look like the best two fishing days coming up in the near term.

Capt. Rich reported a tough day of cod fishing aboard the Gail Frances despite a great turnout of anglers who came to enjoy another incredible day of mid to late March weather. A few keepers and a few shorts and a smattering of assorted bottom dwellers including a few handfuls of big ocean perch but that was it. Capt. Rich will try again tomorrow as the GAIL FRANCES will be sailing at 5am. There has been an adjustment in the schedule and it will be the GAIL FRANCES sailing tomorrow at 5am. Capt. Mike reported back that his 3am limited load trip also endured much slower fishing than the past couple days. Capt. Mike was able to grind away at some keepers and a few good pops of shorts but it was a tough day for the Lady Frances as well.

LATE DAY COD CRUSH ON THE LADY FRANCES TODAY MARCH 19 Capt. Mike reported the incredible late spring like weather here during the final days of the winter season brought eager cod fishermen and cod fisherwomen out in force. The cod fish were cooperative on this bluebird day on the Block Island cod grounds. A sharp bite in the morning gave way to a slow pick and some flurries. Capt. Mike was marking big stacks of fish all day long but they were very challenging to catch during the mid part of the day and late morning. Then right as we were about to leave the cod fish suddenly started to chew and one more excellent drift turned into another and so on for the next couple hours !! Capt. Mike unfortunately did not have time to take any pics today due to the hectic late day chew. There were many double headers and rods were bent up and down and all around late in the day. Wille from the Bronx had his limit while longtime regular Barry from Florida also had his fine limit of healthy green cod fish. No monsters today but the largest were in the lower teens. A good many anglers had four to seven nice cod apiece to take home today. Just a few ocean pout and supersize sea ravens in the mix plus two fine market size pollock. A tremendous amount of short cod kept anglers very busy later in the day when the bite was on. There are still a handful of openings for anyone interested in tomorrow's 3 am limited load cod fish trip but the boat leaves sharply at 3am !!! There will be no 3 am cod fish trip on Sunday this weekend just the 5am full day boat. Weather looks great so come on down but make sure to get here early !!

Cod fishing rebounds strong on the Lady Frances!! Capt. Mike reports today was a great day on the water with an outstanding bounce back bite on the cod and some awesome mid March weather to boot! There was action all day long and with the nice sea conditions they were able to drift. The anglers aboard put over 150 nice green cod into their bags and coolers today with a good many anglers going home with around a half dozen or so fine cod fish apiece and most anglers getting at least a couple to take home for dinner. Some nice fish in the mix with the largest well into the teens. There were also a tremendous amount of short cod in the mix to keep things nice and busy. The Lady Frances will be sailing Friday morning at 5:00 a.m. and the weather sounds awesome! The weekend weather also sounds great. We will be running two boats on Saturday. A limited angler trip at 3:00 a.m., which requires reservations and the regularly scheduled trip at 5:00 a.m. that does not require reservations. Sunday, we will be running one boat at 5:00 a.m.

Capt Don at the helm today with a very small group of anglers. Still quite a bit of a ground swell today from the recent storm and the water was the color of coffee. Not a good day of fishing reports Capt. Don. The codfish just didn't bite, which is not unusual immediately after a big storm. Tomorrow is another day. Capt. Mike at the wheel tomorrow.

The weather has finally broke. We endured quite the noreast storm over the last few days. The boat is scheduled to sail tomorrow morning at 5:00 a.m. The days following are also looking picture perfect. We are planning on two boats for the weekend. An early, limited angler trip and the regularly scheduled 5:00 a.m. trip. The limited trip is by reservation and must be paid in advance, so be sure to give the office a call.

The boats have been tied to the dock since last Friday. This has been quite the New England storm. But according to weather reports, things should start improving after tomorrow. No fishing on Tuesday but Wednesday looks like a go. But be sure to call the office Tuesday afternoon to double check. We are, as of right now, planning on some limited trips for the upcoming weekend, so be sure to call and check on those as well.

Unfortunately NO fishing this weekend due to the weather. Please call back on Sunday for the weather update for Monday and Tuesday. Also, check back next week to see whether or not we will be running two boats and what days.

Capt. Mike was elated to report the cod bite came back strong this afternoon. It was a rather quiet beginning but during the early afternoon Capt. Mike found a big pile of hungry codfish. Rods were bent up and down and all around with many many double headers. A moderate group of anglers all ended up going home with a nice bunch of fresh snow white cod fillets for many great meals. All sizes including many shorts to make the hour or so bite very busy but the anglers aboard went home with generally four to seven nice cod a piece with a few guys doing a little better. Largest fish today was in the lower 20's and some other nice fish in the teens were taken. Tomorrow sounds like the beginning of another marathon noreaster event so there will be no fishing for at least a few days but hopefully the upcoming storm will blow itself out sooner than forecasted.

Capt. Mike and Capt. Don both reported a very slow day on the water. Unlike previous days, the bite today was late in the day. The Lady Frances will be sailing tomorrow but after that please make sure to call ahead to check the weather. It looks like our streak of beautiful weather might come to an end for a bit.

Capt. Mike reported a slower pick of nice green cod fish today. It was a beautiful late winter day on the water however. No monsteres but the largest was well into the teens. Tomorrow looks like another great day to try again for the Winter King with the Lady Frances setting sail at 5:00 a.m.

Capt. Mike reported a good day of local cod fishing with a real strong bite early in the day. A solid 5-7 fish per man average today with a good number of quality fish taken including a few into the 20's to fight it out for the pool honors. Capt. Mike looks forward to another nice day on the water tomorrow.

Capt. Mike reported that it was a very long day on the water but was well worth putting in some extra time. There was a good bite in the dark this morning and then things shut down execept for a few flurries. Then very late in the trip the cod decided to chew again and things got red hot with quite a few double headers. Bigger fish once again today with the best over 30 lbs and a handful of others in the 20's and quite a few in the teens. There were a few handfuls of limits today and the majority of the anglers aboard left with enough fresh cod for at least several good meals. Capt. Don reported overall a decent day of cod fishing. It was more about quality than quantity today with a lot of big cod fish taken. Chris Bernier from East Killingly, CT had the days largest cod with a fine hanger of at least 35 lbs. Other fish in the 20's and many in the teens. On both boats the majority of the fish were caught on fresh shucked skimmer clams, although a few cod were caught by those who worked jigs.

Capt. Mike reported awesome codfishing today with the sold out limited load trip, limiting out and the boat back to the dock two hours early today. All nice green fish with the pool winner 25 lbs and a nice bunch of other fish in the high teens with the rest all fine fat market fish in the 5 to 10 lb range. Most anglers used the fresh shucked bait today, which worked really well, although the anglers who chose to swing jigs were awarded as well. Capt. Don reported good codfishing today with a lot of nice size codfish coming over the rails. A lot of bigger fish with the best in the low to mid twenties. A good number of anglers were limited out or very close to it and just about everyone left with enough fresh cod for at least a few good meals.

Captain Don just called in from today's cod trip. It was a windy day on the water. The fish bit on anchor this morning and then on the drift this afternoon. The fish today were not spread out very evenly. Some of the anglers did well while others only had a few. It was just that kind of day. We will have two trip sailing both days this weekend. The Gail Frances will be doing limited trips sailing at 3 am. The Lady Frances will be doing the 5 am trips. Reservations are a must for the 3 am trip. The regular day is first come first serve.

The Gail Frances will be sailing Sat and Sun mornings at 3 am on limited load cod trips. Please call the office and make reservations. Tammy will be in today and tomorrow 9 am until 5 pm. We will also be sailing on the Lady Frances at 5 am both days. The weather looks great for the weekend. We are also planning on sailing Friday morning at 5 am.

The weather is keeping us at the dock both Wednesday and Thursday this week but the brightside is that it looks like the next few days after that are going to be beautiful. Finally a break. I think everyone is more than ready for this winter to come to an end. Here in rhode Island, fortunately we haven't had the snow that other states have had to deal with but we have had our share of high winds. Hopefully we can turn a corner soon and look forward to some nice weather. Please check back with us on Thursday or Friday as to whether or not we add a limited early morning trip this weeekend.

Captain Mike just called in with today's report. He only had a handful of anglers today and had a great day of fishing. There were several anglers that had catches into the teens. The boat had it's limit today. The only thing missing on today's trip was people. Today was the day to be here if you don't like crowds and enjoy great fishing. Looks like the next trip will be on Friday. The weather for the weekend is looking very good so give a call and come on down.

Although it was a late bite when the cod fish decided to chew things were hot and heavy with the small handful of anglers aboard Sunday enjoying excellent fishing with nice green cod fish with sizes into the mid teens. Capt. Mike stayed out a bit late Sunday due to the late bite but the majority of anglers at the rail were close to limiting out with a couple limits and as stated before they didnt chew until late so this was all accomplished in a pretty short period of time. More details and hopefully a few pics to follow. The Frances Fleet will be sailing tomorrow at 5 am. Some earlier trips may be on tap in the future so please call the office for details.

Another wintery February day in Galilee which means the boats are tied to the dock. With the exception of Monday the boats haven't gone anywhere. No trip on Saturday, but we are hopefully optimistic for Sunday. But be sure to give the office a call on Saturday afternoon. Hopefully the weather gives us a break soon and the boats can get back to sailing on a regular basis.

Capt. Mike reported that the fish cooperated a little better today but still not the incredible fishing we saw in the past few weeks. Mr. Pak had his limit and long time regular Fred Pohlig and his buddy teamed up and had 15 nice keepers plus 2nd place in the pool for the biggest fish. There were also alot of shorts caught today, something that we haven't seen on recent trips. Capt. Don on the Gail Frances had a great bunch of guys from CT but unfortunately the fish did not cooperate at all for the group. Hopefully things get back on track here real soon. The weather for the next few days is not looking favorable for fishing, so please call before you head down to the docks.

Captain Mike had a tough day on the water today. There is an old saying one day chicken one day feathers. On Thursday he was a hero today the fish didn't cooperate for us. A few boats had a good bite today but we didn't. At one point the fish started to bite and there were fishing coming all around but unfortunately it only lasted about a half hour and there were far too few fish for the good load of anglers that were on board today. The weather looks good for tomorrow. We expect to be busy in the morning so please get here by 4:30. If you can wait until Monday there should be fewer people onboard.

Capt. Don just called in to say he had a good day of cod fishing. While the weather was somewhat sporty the fishing was solid with a nice steady pick of nice green cod fish through the day. The cod fish were fairly spread out among the anglers today with some anglers very close to their limit. A few nice red hake and some jumbo ocean pout in the mix as well. Largest cod fish in the mid to upper teens. Early word from Capt. Mike who is out with a private charter today is that fishing for him is quite good as well with a lot of nice green cod coming over the rails. A full report from Capt. Mike will be available tomorrow. We are waiting on the next udate before we say we are sailing tomorrow. Please call the office and check before heading down to the docks.

It's a winter wonder land out there again today. It is raining and snowing here today and tonight the wind is going to blow. There are gale warnings posted until Wed morning so there will be no trip on Wed. As of now it looks like there will be a break in the weather for the weekend. The fish are still out there we just need to have the winds die down a little so we can go catch them. It seems like the phone company has everything working again and the lines aren't crossed anymore.

A perfect storm is what happened over the weekend. A lot of technology that all went wrong at the same time. It is unfortunate that we had to cancel Sunday's trip late Saturday night. As soon as the trip was canceled we took the machine off and started to answer the phone from approximately 8:30 PM until 12:30 am. When the answering machine was turned back on the tape stated that we were not sailing. Not sure what happened but some how between two different phone companies and 5 different phone lines our lines were crossed and somehow a fax line was crossed with our main number. Anyone that called after 12 am got either no answer or a fax machine. This was brought to our attention by customers that drove to the docks after they called. We thought we had made every attempt to let people know that we were canceling the trip due to 30 knot winds. Instead a computer glitch somewhere made us look like we had little or no regards for our customers. I wish I could make the phone company apologize but instead I guess I need to it for them. To make matters even worse we were notified this morning that our web site was down. Oh well. I miss the old days where we had no Internet, no answering machine or computers. We just went fishing Captain Frank.

Capt. Mike called in with an excellent cod fish report today. A modest amount of anglers enjoyed a very pleasant day on the water and while the bite was on the later side today, once the cod fish decided to eat there was a lot going on with rods bent up and down the side of the boat. A lot of nice stuff today too with a lot of fish in the 8 to 10 lb range and some bigger fish with the largest into the middle 20's. Everyone went home with a nice bunch of fresh fillets today and there were a few limit catches but the majority had around a half dozen or so nice fish apiece. Hi hook for the day had 14 (orl) while longtime regular Ginny from Rhode Island managed to put 8 good size cod in her cooler. Most anglers were using bait today so therefore that is what seemed to work the best but one angler who stayed with a jig had six fine cod for his efforts so both certainly were productive. Capt. Mike will be ready to sail tomorrow morning at 5 am aboard the Lady Frances. The bite is back on so come on down !! The weather for the next few days is looking a llittle questionable.

Captain Mike just returned from today's fishing trip. The water was very dirty after the big winter storm that went by on Tuesday. There was no bite today. We try to post everyday not just on the good days. Somedays are better then others. That is why they call it fishing and not catching. Slow fishing is the same thing that we experienced on the first trip after the last storm. Fishing bounced back 2 days later and was as good as it could be for awhile. Tomorrow is another day so let's hope the fish bite again.

Capt. Mike was pleased to report that the cod fishing ended up quite good Tuesday. A very light load of anglers came out to enjoy the good mid winter fishing so not only did they have a solid cod bite but they enjoyed a nice day on the water. The fish bit early and then again later in the trip, cod fish were marked all over the grounds throughout the day but for whatever reason they were especially hungry early and again later in the trip. Angler highlights include but are not limited to the following: Michael Frank from Congers,NY had his limit of fine fat healthy green cod fish to take home and along with his buddy they combined for a total of 18 nice cod. Anthony Mecurio from Coventry, RI was pleased to take home 9 nice cod fish today. The majority of the rest of the anglers aboard who fished all day had around or slightly better than a half dozen cod each to take home. Some nicer size fish again with the largest in the middle teens. The Lady Frances will be sailing sails Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 5am.

Captain Mike called into say it looks like the cod fish are hunkering down for the big winter storm. He sailed this morning with a few hearty souls. The few fish that they are catching are all the dark colored grounds keepers. The same thing happened before last weeks storm. The fishing bounced right back after the water cleared up so we are hoping the same thing will happen after this storm passes. We will not be sailing Wed. or Thursday this week. We are planning on going Friday if the sea calm down. As of know it looks like the weekends weather is going to be ok. Make sure to call before you head down to the boat.

There are Gale Warnings posted for tomorrow so the Frances Fleet will not be sailing. We are planning on sailing Sunday morning. Make sure to call the office on Saturday after 12 to get an updated on the weather for Sunday and Monday. Capt Mike report it was a nice day on the water but the fish did not cooperate for him today. There was an early morning bite but he only got in on the tail end of it. There were a few nice cod fish but no where near the record numbers from a few days ago. All in all ist was a slow day. The water cooled off a few degrees today. We are hoping that tomorrow's storm stay way to the south and fishing is back to normal by Sunday

We did not sail today. We were hoping to sneak a trip in this morning before the wind came on. A hand full of anglers showed up at the dock and several of them decided to come back on a better day when the wind isn't blowing. Tomorrow looks like a much nicer day. The Captain and crew will be ready to sail on the Lady Frances in the morning.

Captain Mike just returned to the dock. Today was not the all out bail job of the last few days but all in all it was still a good day on the water. The pool fish today were in the mid teens. There were more shorts today then the past few days. There some good size hake caught. Most people had 4 to 7 cod fish and there were also a few limits caught as well. Today more fish were caught on bait. The lady Frances will be sailing tomorrow morning at 5am.

What a day! Capt Mike did and outstanding job today. There were a lot of full coolers coming off the Lady Frances today. The boat had it's limit of cod today at around noon time. The largest cod tip the scales at 30 pounds today. Today both jigs and bait worked. As the day went on the fish seemed to want the clams. There were also pearch up tp 3 pounds. The hake were back today as well. There is going to be a little snow tonight but the weather for tomorrow looks great. The Lady Frances will be sailing at 5 am.

Captain Mike called in at 11 am and said that the boat was nearing it's limit of cod fish. It's is too bad that all the people that called yesterday to see if we were sailing didn't show up and brave the weather. The anglers that did brave the weather were treated to one of the best days this year. Some people will be reading today's report and wishing they made the trip. It was cold and windy but the fish bit all the same. As the day weather got nicer the coolers filled up with cod. Once again the largest fish was in the 20 pound range. We are now sailing daily at 5 am weather permitting

Captain Mike called in at 11 am and said that they were picking away on the cod fish. It looks like the fish are settled down after the big storm last week. We are past the full moon now. This is the time when fishing exploded last winter. The biggest fish so far is just over 20 pounds. The weather is looking good for the rest of the week. We are now scheduled to sail at 5 am daily. Please call the office for reservations for tomorrow. Always check in first. We don't want you to drive down to the dock to find out we aren't sailing due to the weather.

Winter is here! We have had gale force winds much of the day and the wind chill has been right around zero. Even with the heated rails and cabin freezing spray and single digit wind chills are not a day to be on the water. Tomorrow looks to be much the same as to day. Sunday looks like the best day for this weekend. Starting Monday we will be sailing everyday weather permitting. Make sure to call the off to check the day before you head down to the docks.

Captain Mike sailed today on the Lady Frances with a light load of anglers. The seas were a little choppy this morning but that is when the fish bit the best. The weather got nicer as the day went on and the bite slowed down. All in all it was a good day.Jigs and bait both worked again today with most of the fish coming in on jigs.The pool fish tipped the scale at 20 pounds. We will be sailing 5am Sunday morning. We will have the second boat on stand by if needed in the morning.The weather for Monday is not looking all that good. Make sure to all the office tomorrow for a weather up date.

Capt. Mike sailed today on the Lady Frances. It wasn't the nicest day on the water but the fishing was good to excellent. There was only a couple dozen anglers onboard today and most of them limited out. The cod were coming over the rails all day long. The largest cod fish of the day tip the scales at over 20 pounds. They also boated a monk fish of the same size. It looks like it is going to be a good weekend on the water. Now is the time to come down and get your winter cod. Jigs have been working as well as clams. The best jigs are 10 and 12 oz diamond and 14 oz Norwegians. We will be sailing 5 am Sat and Sunday morning.

Capt. Don reported a very light crowd of fishermen enjoyed a good day of winter cod fishing. The fish were very spread out today. There was a very good bite first thing in the morning and then again just afternoon. Everyone with home with fish today. All cod today and just about all the action was on jigs today. It looks like a new batch of fish is also moving into the area. There were alot of shorts kept anglers busy at the rails as well. The next trip is set to sail on Friday at 5 am aboard the Lady Frances

Capt. Mike reported a beautiful day on the water Sunday and red hot cod fishing to boot !! A small load anglers 24 in all, crushed the cod fish today with nearly the entire boat limiting out and the few who didn't only missing by a fish or two !! Most of the cod were in the 10 to 15 lb rangel with the biggest close to 20 lbs. It was pretty much just an all out cod show today. At times the action was so hot every rod was bent over up and down and all around the boat. Lots of double headers as well. Just a great day of cod fishing and a great day of weather to boot. The action was mostly on jigs today although bait did produce some fish. Keep in mind that the Frances Fleet sailing schedule will expand to a daily basis weather permitting February 1st. The LADY FRANCES will be sailing tomorrow morning at 5 am. The weather for the weekend is looking good and we will have a second boat on standby if needed.

Captain Mike is out on the Lady Frances today with a good load of anglers today. Keep in mind that you do not need reservations but it always good to call the office and check the weather before heading down to the dock. The weather for tomorrow looks good in the morning so we will be sailing at 5 am.