First mate Troy was pleased to report the Juan Larios Striper Private Charter last night was a success. Despite some mildly sporty conditions the Stripers were on the chew and the group amassed a nice mess of bass up to 25lbs and a tidy pile of blue fish to ten pounds along with a massive but thin 29 inch estimated 8lb fluke.
Plenty or room on tonight’s Striper trip leaving at 7pm so please call the office to make a reservation if interested. Striper fishing has picked up considerably over the past week! Speaking of Stripers word has just come in from Capt. George who is out on a Private Charter on the Captain Frances for Stripers today that the bass fishing is excellent and there are plenty of choppers in the mix as well. Nothing big but the bass have been all nice keeper size which make for the most succulent table fare! A pic is provided courtesy Capt. George. Capt. George reported the charter ended up great with a nice catch of good eating size Stripers into the mid teens, all the cock tail size blue fish one could ever want, and a few nice fluke kept the Bill Jolley group busy. Capt. George loves to find Striped Bass for his charter customers, speaking of which there are still plenty of prime dates available for private charters aboard the Capt. Frances so if interested call the office for further booking details!
The morning half day was on the quiet side according to Capt. Mike. A few fluke, a fine eating size blue fish and some shorts made up the morning’s report. First mate Nicky reported the PM half day was remarkably better with more keeper fluke and lots more short fluke and a nice mess of big sea bass up to 5lbs to please the anglers aboard this afternoon. Last but certainly not least was the 7lb blue fish that took the prize money for one lucky angler this afternoon. Two half days on tap for tomorrow with the first set to sail with Capt. Mike at 8am and the second at 1pm.
Capt. Matt reported his 8am to 3pm full day fluke/sea bass charter found the fluke and sea bass to be off of their bite for the Craig Goetz group. Some days the fish just have lockjaw. A few nice fluke and a few handfuls of nice sea bass and that’s about it.
Capt. Rich reported a tougher day than usual on the Full Day Fluke/Sea Bass. Just a handful of fluke. The sea bass did help to save the day with close to a boat limit of sea bass but not as many big ones with the best in the 3.5lb range. A couple blue fish and a few nice size porgies. The left over swell probably had something to do with the slower bite today. Tomorrow is a new day and Capt. Rich looks forward to setting sail on the Gail Frances at 7am.
