Roger reported the morning half day was slow but the weather was as good as it gets for late May. A very slow or “crawl” of a drift made the fluke very tricky to fool. A handful of nice ones to 4 lbs and some shorts plus some sea robins, smooth sand sharks and a few skates helped keep spirits above board on the Admiral Frances. A shout out of a job well done to Jose from New York with his fine 4 lb fluke and also to John from North Providence who had a fine brace of keepers.A couple photos courtesy of Roger.
The afternoon half day was similar. Two half days on tap for Monday Memorial Day with the first leaving at 8am and returning at Noon and the second at 1pm returning at 5pm.
Capt. Rich reported a solid day of fluke fishing despite there being almost no drift. Some real quality fluke today including fish of nearly 9 and 8 lbs respectively. A dozen or so other fluke in the 4 to 5 lb range and first mate Capt. Matt noted that just about all the keepers were net worthy and did not need to be measured. Hi hook took home 5 keepers. Despite the very slow drift both buck tails and bait rigs produced. Anglers were busy catching and releasing impressive amounts of sea bass up to 5 lbs. One blue fish and a few sand sharks rounded out the species assortment for the day. Next full day Fluke trip sets sail at 7 am tomorrow morning aboard the Gail Frances with Capt. Rich.
Roger
