Capt. Mike reported a slower morning half day trip with lack of drift early on making things tough. By the end of the trip the water started moving better and anglers began to chip away at a few keepers and a few handfuls of shorts. The pm half day was just about the same. Next scheduled half days are set for this coming weekend with trips both Saturday and Sunday the 31st and 1st leaving at 8am and again at 1pm.
The report from the full day fluke boat was of slightly better fishing than yesterday. Again the emphasis is on quality. A slow steady chip throughout the trip that included a nice bunch of fish in the 3.5 to 5 lb range. Mark Tapam from CT had a good day with five nice keepers, including three jumbos in the 5 to 6 lb range which also included the pool winner! Way to go Mark! Mark’s preferred method today was fishing with Peruvian spearing sandwiched between two nice tapered strips of squid. Peruvian spearing, by the way, is sold here at the Capt. Tackle for those who might want to give it a try and over the years a good many jumbo fluke (including some double digit size slabs) have fallen victim to these smelt sized bait fish. Hi hook honors go to exceptional rod handler Mike from northern Ct who brought nine keepers to the boat (orl) using buck tails. Cin and his son from NYC each boxed five nice size keepers using both bait rigs and buck tails. Mr. Po from upstate NY who never plays the pool had the big fish for the day with a fine 8 lb slab. A few nice fluke were taken on whole squid towards the end of the day as well. Longtime regular Mike from Providence was down today with his sister Gretchen and Gretchen is now in the lead for the biggest skate so far this season. The big Block Island skate laid to rest on the deck of the Gail Frances weighed in at just under ten pounds!! Well done Gretchen! Tomorrow’s weather looks ideal for fluking with a nice steady but modest southwest wind and mild temperatures, Capt. Cory will have the office open around 6 am for tackle and ticket sales and Capt. Mike will be set to sail for fluke at 7am aboard the Lady Frances. The picture above today’s report is of a recent pool winner, picture provided courtesy of Office Manager Tammy. As an aside Tammy, myself or Capt. Cory will always be happy to take a photo of your big fish if you’d like inside the Capt. Tackle after your trip.
Today’s report written by Roger.