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June 24, 2009
This has probably been the worst weather on record for June but the fishing has been great nonetheless.  Steve Colton and his brave crew hit the beaches on Fathers Day night fly fishing and reported a spectacular time despite the insane wind.  A couple of days of northerly wind and we finally got out on the South Side and did OK yesterday and fantastic today.  Dogfish are still everywhere making a mess of things for the flukers... who after sifting through the dogfish are still finding it hard to find keepers.  The 1st Block Island Shark Tourney is this weekend hosted by J&B Tackle - hope to have some good pictures. 

June 17, 2009
The fishing has been really good at dusk and into the night.  The Rip has been red hot on the moving tide, sometimes top water and sometimes mid water - sluggos (anything like them) and the jumpin minnow are choice lures for light tackle guys.  Brian, Marianne, and Tony came fishing with us again and had a spectacular sunset trip at the rip with 30 fish in an hour.  Squid flies, white deceivers, and sandeels are working on the fly.  Joe and Suzanne enjoyed a sunny morning chasing some bass at the Rip and then at SW Pt.  The fish were a bit finicky but getting the fly into the middle of the pack seemed to prompt the strikes. Charleston Beach has maintained it's reputation as the place to be for the first to weeks of June for the surf casters and the New Harbor channel is freshly dredged and holding fish.  Not much happening at Black Rock yet....


Marianne and Brian 6.13.09

  
Brain and Tony 6.13.09


Suzanne 6.17.09

June 6, 2009
So the fishing has been pretty steady so far, and with fathers Day not far off it should only get better.  Historically the week of Fathers Day is nuts, particularly on the west side with epic nights off the shore South of Charleston Beach.   Customers in the shop today reporting bluefish caught at Clayhead and the charter boats have picked them up as well.  There have been bass in the 20-30lb range caught trolling and with eels.... an occasional large keeper from the shore.  The larger stick baits and needlefish are what surf casters are using.  On the fly, I've had most luck with an all white deceiver...  also sandeel patterns.  The video link below is some of a morning at SW a few days ago - it's mediocre video but  fun nonetheless.  The tide was a ripping ebb and let me just say the dogfish were everywhere but the bass where also there with them.... good thing they don't hit a fly very often!  The dogfish were spread thick from Graces Cove to SW Pt and wreaked havoc on the guys fishing bait.  The North Light (AKA the Rip) also has been fished successfully the past week - tides worked when the sun is low on either horizon are the best times.  Good friend and former guide 'Moose' had an epic night on the 6th... epic, as in 1/16 visibility and more fish than you can imagine an no one else around!  Squid flies where the ticket (at the rip it usually is) with the largest at the mid 20# range.  Matt King on the Hula Girl also had very good luck at the rip earlier in the day limiting out within the an hour on the troll with umbrellas.  We should have a worm hatch soon in the inner ponds - this is always fun to watch and a challenge to fish.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvX_uhQEBSE

 

MAY 23, 2009
Stripers arrived a little over two weeks ago right as the shad was blooming. Rick Hall was once again the first to land a keeper bass on the Island - on May 4th I believe.  But most of the local shore guys, Gary Censorio, Jamie Johnson, and Ed McGovern  followed suit shortly after.  Plenty of bait around - sandeels and baby bunker.  7"-9" soft plastics in a variety of colors have been working.  Dark patterns at night for fly fishing have been best.  There has been some good boat action along the SW Pt and North Light and I expect the south side to light up soon.  Keepers are around with lots of schoolies.  No Blues yet.

 

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