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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.