Word from the black fish boat was of a slightly slower day than yesterday but still respectable for so early in the season. We do know that the last stop of the day was the best and that longtime fisher Mark from Queens and one other fisher boxed five good size tog apiece. A couple of 7-8 lb fish were overshadowed by one big brute that First mate Greg estimated to be dangerously close to the ten pound mark.There were some keeper size sea bass as well with a handful of fishers boxing several keepers apiece. We try again tomorrow with the Lady Frances setting sail at 6 am. A few pictures today forthcoming courtesy of Greg.
Roger reported today’s cod fishing was very slow for cod. We only had a few handfuls of market size fish with the best perhaps pushing the scale down to the ten pound mark. One longtime fisher, Eddie from NY did manage to box three nice ones however on jigs nonetheless and we were anchored up all day. He used a big Norwegian jig. Some good size scup, some fair size ocean perch, a couple of nice sea flounders, one big blue fish. A few short cod, one short pollock, plenty of unmentionables of a rather small size, and things still look great for next Saturday. We try again tomorrow, Capt. Rich sets sail aboard the Admiral Frances at 6 am.
Roger
