After a few days off the Frances Fleet is looking forward to going fishing again tomorrow. Capt. Rich will be set to sail at 6am tomorrow morning on the Lady Frances. We will be taking reservations for tomorrow’s trip until at least 8pm this evening. The crew is also anxiously looking forward to tomorrow night’s first squid trip of the season, setting sail with Capt. Ray at 7pm and we are also very excited about the first day out after fluke which will be Saturday morning at 7am. Reports both first and second hand are of both fluke and squid showing up along Rhode Island’s south shore beaches.
COD REPORT FOR MONDAY MAY 2ND 2011
Capt. Rich reports a very long and tough day of local cod fishing despite the incredible weather. We drifted all day long, just with the tide as the water was like a mill pond. Regular Norm grabbed a nice cod today in the mid to high teens and had a couple other nice market size fish while regular Joe had two nice pollock including a slammer of 20lbs which was today’s pool fish. A couple other cod and a few shorts, a handful of nice size mackerel, a couple perch and that was it for the day. Every keeper cod and pollock was taken on jigs and teasers. Looks like some weather over the next couple of days so hopefully we can get back out there later this week.
Monday May 2nd
The Lady Frances is out today with just a handful of anglers. No word on the fishing, as of this report, but Roger will be in later and will update with all the details of today’s trip. On another note, one of our crew members went out in his own boat for the season’s first fluke and came home with dinner not just for himself but also a few co-workers as well. The fluke season officially opened May 1st, the Frances Fleet will begin it’s trips Saturday May 7th. Our schedule for May will be daily, weather permitting, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We are also “expected” to start squid fishing Friday May 6th, but that will be confirmed later in the week.
COD FISHING REPORT FOR SUNDAY MAY 1ST INCLUDES FIRST KEEPER FLUKE OF THE YEAR AND ANOTHER 30LB COD!!
Capt. Rich reported that todays cod fishing took on a much more relaxed pace than the previous day’s fishing. The fish seemed to be very scattered over a large area and not nearly as bunched up as the day before, and chasing down mackerel which means they would be under the boat for a minute and then they were gone. Mackerel being members of the Tuna family are very fast swimmers and mackerel also must never stop swimming or they will die. When cod fish chase mackerel they will swim way up in the water column at times with cod fish today hooked as much as 30-40ft above the bottom!! Anglers did manage to some nice green white bellied cod in the boat with Ken from Durham CT taking the pool with a fine hanger just shy of 30lbs in fact had she been filled out the fish would have been well over 30lbs. Another angler today had a triple header of nice green cod with a total weight of probably close to 25lbs when we went over a pile of fish. A couple cod were caught on bait but the vast majority of the fish boated were taken on jigs/teasers. We also had our first keeper fluke and short fluke of the season on the cod jigs today and also had a smattering of good size mackerel and one big ocean pout. While the bite was off today there was still a good sign of fish in the general area and a slower trip was bound to happen sooner or later. We will be taking reservations til around 6pm this evening for tomorrows outing. The weather looks very nice tomorrow to go out after cod.
VERY GOOD COD FISHING TODAY, SATURDAY APRIL 30TH 2011 ON THE LADY FRANCES WITH FISH UP TO 30LBS!!
Capt. Rich reported a very good day on the local cod grounds with a lot of really nice quality cod fish brought aboard today. A very good slug first thing in the morning settled into a steady pick the rest of the day. Early on the fish hit both bait and jigs well but the bite eventually went to just jigs with the butterfly and hammer style jigs doing the best. Pink colored teasers also seemed to be preferred by the cod today. The biggest fish today was a solid 30lbs and it was followed by a few others around 20lbs and quite a few in the teens. Not nearly as many shorts today and the majority of the fish were of the larger market variety and larger. A tremendous amount of mackerel and herring on the grounds holding the fish in the area. Ken and Matt from JB Nianitic crushed the cod today easily putting a couple dozen good size fish up to 20lbs in the boat and were true sportsmen keeping less than the reccomended limit and sharing the wealth with those less fortunate. A good number of other anglers had a half dozen or more fish apiece as well. Good scores were seen all around the boat however the numbers per angler did vary rather dramatically today. That is just the way cod fishing is sometimes. Next cod trip is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 6am on the Lady Frances so please call the office to make a reservation and get in on this great spring run of cod!!
COD FISHING ON THE LADY FRANCES TOMORROW, SATURDAY APRIL 30TH 2011 AT 6AM
Capt. Rich looks forward to setting sail tomorrow morning at 6am on the Lady Frances for cod. This is definite. The weather looks great with light winds, bright sunshine and balmy temperatures. Cod fishing has recently been very good with some bigger fish showing up so bring a friend and come on down! The Capt. Tackle will be open at 5am for checking in.
Wednesday April 27th
Although the weather has not been on our side for most of April, the crew has been busy getting all the boats in tip top shape for the upcoming season. Fluke season officially opens May 1st, but based on last years results, we are going to wait until May 7th to start. For the month of May we will have one fluke boat sailing daily, weather permitting 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Squid is expected to start on or around May 6th, provided that they have come into the area by then. Squid will sail Wed. – Sun evenings 7:00 p.m. We will also continue codfishing through most of the month of May. We may sail on a limited schedule, so be sure to check with us on the exact sailing days.Our office/store will begin opening on a more regular basis this coming weekend, so feel free to stop by or give us a call if you would like to make reservations or have a question on the schedule.
As far as the immediate schedule. The weather looks too windy to sail tomorrow. But Friday, Saturday and Sunday look very good, finally. Codfishing remains strong, so grab your buddies and come on down.
EXCELLENT COD FISHING TODAY, FRIDAY APRIL 22ND 2011 ON THE LADY FRANCES!!
Capt. Rich reported a great day of local cod fishing. The bite was hot and heavy in the morning with several drifts making the day. The first four drifts saw rods bent up and down and all around the rails of the Lady Frances with quite a few double headers in the mix. Better size fish in the mix as well with a lot more of the larger market size fish in the six to ten pound range and a few bigger fish well into the teens with the pool fish not far from 20lbs. Both bait and jigs were productive today. The bite was savage in the morning but became a bit more delicate towards midday and one angler got around that by fishing with just one small piece of bait on a bare hook and promptly put several short biting cod up to 12lbs in the boat. This time of year it is always a good idea to be able to switch up between bait and jigs and adapt accordingly. The nice weather brought out a healthy group of cod enthusiasts today and the vast majority of anglers aboard had several cod apiece to take home with some doing even better. Still quite a few shorts in the mix but the keeper ratio was vastly improved over the past few weeks. There appears to be a newer body of cod fish moving on to the grounds as clearly evidenced by the increase in average size and all the cod fish were healthy green fish. No fishing tomorrow due to the weather expected. Hopefully things will settle back down for early in the coming week.
Thursday April 21
The Lady Frances did not sail today. It seems the reservations that we had decided not to show up, which ultimately wastes everyone’s time. Very unfortunate. We apparently need to be more strict with our reservations and deposit requirements. Call the office today for tomorrow’s trip. Tomorrow’s weather looks good. Saturday looks very questionable and the boat does not sail Easter Sunday.
Wednesday April 20th
The Lady Frances is scheduled to set sail tomorrow, Thursday April 21st at 6:00 a.m. Capt. Richie and crew are anxious to get back out there after quite a few days off due to the nonstop wind. But according to the forecast, the winds are going to start dropping out, for a day or two anyway.
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