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"Cathy Ann" Boats a nice Blue fin Tuna 325 pound fish makes the season!
Captain Dave Patry delighted with his crew's catch. June 28, 2009
Jimdogg and Elmer make good use of available sun shine to do some Kayak fishing. June 2009 has been one of the coldest and wettest on record for Massachusetts and New England. So when the weathermen called for clear skies and low winds we headed out to the Gurnet to launch the kayaks and fish for winter flounder. Skies were a beautiful blue and made a perfect background for Gurnet Light. This is one of the prettiest places to go kayaking in SE Massachusetts. With the barrier beaches stretching for miles in both directions there is plenty to see. Lobster fishermen use this area and set out a lot of colorful buoys to mark their traps. This only adds a lot more color to the already intense blue of the water. Small boats hug the rocks hoping to coax a large striped base to take their bait. Boat traffic was busy and you must pay attention at all times. Out on the open water the big boats do not slow down as the pass, throwing large waves in your direction. Be SAFE and........
Keep an eye on the other guy!
Jimdogg has his first kayak flounder and of course the omnipresent skates. Elmer gets both winter and summer flounder along with a tiny sea perch. "I'm going for my PS (personal smallest) in saltwater fishing." says Elmer. "So far I have PS's for cod, perch and fluke this year." Well summer only lasted till noon this day. Then the fog rolled in on a cold east wind putting an end to beach weather for another day.
Fluke season opens July 1, 2009 June 20, 2009 "Irish Ayes" flounders on Hospital Shoals Potential bad weather on the banks, brings Capt. G-No and the "Boys" into Boston Harbor to chase winter flounder. Recent reports spoke of plenty of decent fish in the Hospital Shoals area just south of Rainsford Island. The fog lay heavy on the water when we set out from Tern Harbor. The sun made a ghostly appearance, and after a short benediction by "Billy Bob", we set out.
It was a slow trip through the fog to where we wanted to be, but we weren't in a hurry anyway. With the radar guiding us we were soon through Hull Gut and on the fishing grounds. Elmer and the Capt. confer on the best place to start the drift. And soon we had our quarry. Winter flounder need to be 12 inches long to take and there is a 10 fish per person limit.
We boated 22 keepers in just a few hours and threw back quite a few also. Billy Bob retains his skulpin crown with a beauty. We had plenty of friends appear after the fog lifted, and Jimdogg just loved the ride in after another successful day on the water.
Billy Bob is all smiles as he catches his first winter flounder. "I get to mark one more salt water fish off my list." said Billy Bob. "They are a fun fish to catch and very tasty too!"
June 14, 2009 Atlantic Cod fishing remains good. Northern Stellwagon Bank produces again! Captain G-No puts the cod crew on a great drift. Despite rain and gillnets, the "Irish Ayes", and Captain Gene Kelly's crew filled the fish box to the max. Most fish were in the 25-27 inch range, but on one drift we hit the bigger fish. And in a very short time everyone hauled in 4-5 fish in the 8-15 pound range. The Capt. had the biggest fish of the day for the second week in a row. Nice job Captain G-No.
The Captain says to Elmer, "Who's Mr. Cod now?" Jimdogg says, "What about me?" Elmer just laughs and throws another into the box. Meanwhile we see Rock Bottom fantasy fishing on the bow.
"I've got you now Mudguaard!" shouted G-no. "Why, do you have 4 fish on two hooks? replies Elmer, as he hauls in three fish on two hooks. "Yeah, well haul in this one." says the Captain at the end of the day. It was another banner day with almost everyone catching their quota. We released 2 times as many fish we kept, with many of those near or slightly over 24 inches. A couple of dogfish cost Jimdogg some of the Captains gear and late in the day we were using 2 pound jigs to hold bottom. In 6 hours we landed over 100 fish with non-stop action. "They were hitting everything we dropped on them. " said Jimdogg. "The key was to start jigging 30 feet from the bottom and letting line out slowly as you jigged till you hit the bottom. I had one on almost every drop using this method." _________________________________________________ June 13, 2009 Rockland Fishing Derby a huge success. Peter Ewell of the Rockland Park Department did a great job organizing the event. All the kids involved had a busy day bringing all the various species to the weigh in. Big winner of the day was Zach (left end in red) who took it with a 1lb 14oz large mouth bass. Thanks to Rockland Eagles Aerie 841 for the prizes. Rockland park Dept., Rockland Youth Commission, Rockland High School Key Club and many others including members of the "Bite Me Bait Co". Billy Bob (Computer Bob), Jimdogg, AC and his wife Missy.
The winners and the heavy hitters ham it up. "Bite Me Bait Co" members do a great job weighing fish and handing out some great prizes once touched by Elmer himself. Many kids and many fish made for a fun day. __________________________________________ Elmer and Mar-e make big splash with Carp Anglers Group at Great Meadows Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, Massachusetts.
A fishing clinic was held at Great Meadows Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Elmer in his role as Co-Chair of the Massachusetts division of Carp Anglers group held an informational booth touting carp fishing as an excellent freshwater adventure. We also had a peg set up on the river that was manned by Greg Budd and Chris, who did an outstanding job teaching carp fishing the many people we sent their way. Corey and his wife Felecia, along with Marius Albota and his dad from Romania, helped make a good time even better.
Thanks to Susan Russo, who set it all up, for an outstanding day. Susan was a great help to us and is quite an asset for the Great Meadows Refuge.
Elmer hams it up with the staff and some of the many people that passed by today. Fly fishing and fly tying, spin cast practice, face painting and live fishing filled out a beautiful day for all the participants.
_____________________________________ "Bite Me Bait Co" teams up with Captain Dave Patry of the "Cathy Ann" Striper Season in full swing. Captain Patry shows Billy Bob where to catch the big ones.
Dan Lucas catches a nice 2 pound lobster which was returned to the sea. Anita Marie's cook Chris had plenty to celebrate as he brought in some fine fish of his own.
Dan Lucas fights another keeper to the net!
"Cathy Ann" Striped Bass and Bluefin Tuna move onto the bank and waters around Provincetown. Cod Fishing
Like most of our fishing trips we start with breakfast. Breakfast in Rockland means "Anita Marie's." Proprietor Vivian Anastasia caters to the fishing crowd and will often show up early (4am) to make sure we are full and ready for a day of fishing. The coffee was hot and the eggs done to perfection. It was a portent of things to come.
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Cathy Ann supplies one fine 2009 Cod fishing season to their clients Every outing leads to a great cod harvest! June 3, 2009
Capt. Dave Patry is all smiles as the cod keep coming. "One of my best years ." says the Capt. " Everyone caught fish!" Cod fishing at it's best! Capt. Dave enjoys the catching, while Bud pulls in the pool winner!
"Jimdogg" leads the crew this day and "Billy Bob" held up his end too! Bite Me Bait Co cashes in on the bank for 2009
Cod fishing stays hot! Frances Fleet shadows "G-No" and the "Irish Ayes" Rhode Island based outfit a good value for the ticket price. "Rock Bottom" hauls away another nice Atlantic Cod May 31, 2009 Cod fishing remains steady on Stellwagon Bank Mackerel invade the inshore waters from Plymouth to the New Hampshire border
"Rock Bottom", the "Earl" and "RG" (retired guy) load up on mackerel in the "Bass"O"Matic outside of Green harbor. Bait coffers are filling up quickly.
Jimdogg takes species champ during mackerel madness. Mid week afternoon hits the jackpot. With the cooler filled with macks, we turned to jigging the bottom to see what we could catch. Jimdogg came up with the most different fish with a Sculpin taking top honors. Elmer caught his smallest Atlantic Cod ever.
Jimdogg even hauls up a pollock along with many, many mackerel. Fish were flying with near nonstop action. "This is like flipping eggs at Anita Marie's" said . It wasn't long before we had a hundred fish in the cooler. Elmer even landed a schoolie on a #4 Sabiki hook. ______________________________________________________ The "Irish Ayes" shines on the "Bank" May 31, 2009 G-No hits the hot cod corner and leads the crew to another great day cod fishing on the bank. Sand eel teasers do the job for the Capt. Jigs and teasers of various sorts and even cut bait worked. New cod fisherman Dave, of LCT Computers in Rockland center, had a great day and went home with plenty of fish and lobsters (bought off the boat in Green Harbor) to share with the folks at home. We wouldn't let him keep the Sea Robin.
"Billy Bob" lost at Ouija pretzels and had the mate's duties most of the day, doing a yeoman's job with the net. He had his share of keepers in the box too. "Elmer" had a steady day with the cod and caught a few macks too. "Jimdogg" had the hot hand with the mackerel today catching most of the 35 fish we took home. Fresh mackerel on the grill is a great way to end a great day!
As great minds think alike. The first boat we ran into on the bank was the "Cathy Ann" out of Green Harbor. Here Elmer receives hand signals from Capt. Dave Patry describing the proper drifts to set up on. Looks like it's drift #1.
The "Boys" give the Captain a well deserved rest!
photos by "Jimdogg" ________________________________________________ Fresh Water 2009 Fresh water fishing is always just around the corner. Don't overlook any of the ponds in your local area. Most will carry bass and pickerel along with the many pan fish that feed them. "Jimdogg" takes a nice large mouth bass from his home pond in Pembroke
Elmer shows a local resident from a nearby pond
I'll have the turtle soup and make it snappy! ________________________________________________ Merrimac River heats up. Rising water temps start things moving. Carp and Striped Bass fishing picking up.
Elmer and Jimdogg take a ride to springtime carp fishing on the Merrimac River. The water was moving fast in the tidal section of the Merrimac River Saturday morning, with plenty of debris. One hook up and a lost fish was the best we could do. Striped Bass were jumping and breaking water as they chased herring upstream. Sunday was different spot upstream in Lowell and a couple of fish in the 9 pound range for Elmer. Newbie carp fisherman Scott, displays a fine 17 pound fish he caught on light gear and 8 pound test line. Nice Job Scott. Reports from Roger and Corey say the biggest fish can be caught near the mouths of in flowing water. They are taking fish in the low, to mid twenties on a regular basis.
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