NOTES FROM THE CAPTAIN
I realize I have not been updating my reports and
things have been a
little slow lately but I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone
for
fishing with us this year. During the past few months, my father
Ken,
the man who taught me how to fish and many other things in life
was very
ill and passed away on June 20th. He will be missed and thought
of
every day and I know I will miss spending time with him and seeing
him
with a pole in his hands. Needless to say being with Dad and
being around my family was my number one priority and not being
aboard RELENTLESS.
Now that this storm has passed it is time to get down to business.
For those who have fished with us before we have improved our
seating aboard RELENTLESS by taking out the galley
counter and sink and replacing it with another bench seat. We
still have the counter down below to make sandwiches and the
sink in the head to wash your
hands. This had really opened up the boat making it more comfortable
for everyone aboard.
New seating
New seating
We have updated our fish reports and also I would
like to fill everyone
in on what is going on. The striped bass fishing is HOT, HOT,
HOT
and along with catching many bass, there are good numbers of
large
bluefish mixed in. Now is the time to gt into this action and
we will
conduct night trips if someone wants a chance at a big cow.
Cod fishing has been a little picky but good numbers
of haddock,
cusk, pollock and other species will provide anglers with good
action
and plenty of fillet weight. I expect with all of the bait on
Stellwagen
Bank the cod will move back into the adjacent waters feeding
on them.
Don't forget, if you want to get some cod and haddock for the
freezer
this fall you will have to go prior to 01 November as the new
regulations will not allow us to retain cod in the Gulf of Maine
from November through March. We will be attempting to get this
changed but it will take time. We will also still be running
our shared trips for cod if you can not get a full group together.
Tuna, both school and giants, are here now and on
our first trip of
the year at 5:10 AM we had a giant slam a rig, make a run and
break
off. It was exciting for about 30 seconds. There are plenty of
fish
around but the giants are not eating yet and we are seeing more
school
fish (less than 73") moving into the area. These provide
plenty of
action on the lighter 50 class rods and reels.
Shark Fishing will be beginning soon and during the
last week of
August we will be focusing on shark and cod combination trips.
This is actually shark fishing east of Stellwagen Bank, and while
drifting, a few anglers jig up some nice cod and haddock to take
home. Most of the action will be Blue Sharks but we you will
have a good chance of landing a Mako, Thresher, or Porbeagle.
Take advantage of this fishery as it is a great time and lots
of fun.
If you have any questions regarding a charter or have
any question,
please give me a call anytime at (781) 871-2113.
CaptDave@relentlesscharters.com
www.relentlesscharters.com
(781) 871-2113
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