Roger reported fair cod fishing today. The weather was gorgeous and the water was NOT dirty. A few cod at each drift/anchor set. A few decent size fish into the teens. A few anglers had two keepers apiece and longtime regular and exceptional rod handler Lou P from Niantic was hi hook with three nice cod. Tim Thompson from Springfield Mass had the pool fish today with a fine green cod of around 15 lbs. A few handfuls of short cod, some big ocean perch, a few large sea flounder, a slammer 7lb fluke and just a few good size porgies. The unmentionables were a force to reckon with in the beginning but ebbed later on in the day and later in the trip could easily be avoided with a hook down low near the sinker. All things considered it was better than we expected after eight days of gale to near gale force wind. Almost all of the cod taken were caught on bait and the bite was generally reported to be soft and changing bait often was important. Friday will be a new day out in search of the brown bombers and Capt. Rich will be set to sail at 7am aboard the Gail Frances. A few pictures today provided courtesy of Roger.
WE WILL BE PORGY FISHING BOTH DAYS THIS WEEKEND WITH THE ADMIRAL FRANCES SET TO SAIL AT 7AM AND RETURN AT 3PM BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH CAPT. RAY AT THE HELM.
Roger
