Ship's Log

May 25, 2005

Happy May and welcome to my website. I said today to a friend that it feels as though I should be Christmas shopping. One Nor'easter in May is not unheard of, but is fairly uncommon. Here we are, in the middle of our second storm in as many weeks. It's hard to get any solid information on fishing results with this weather. The word is that there are plenty of striped bass, both schoolies and keepers in Narragansett Bay. Blackfishing has been okay if you can find them. The gillnetters have been getting big fluke(summer flounder) in the nets for awhile. I did sneak out with a friend on May 11. In 3 hours we had six nice fish and some shorts (16"-17"). The boat will be ready in a couple of days if the weather permits. The trolling valves will be a huge upgrade to the boat. Now I can maintain 1 1/2 to 3 knots to get to those big bass. Also block heaters (mostly for Oct and Nov but who knows) and my favorite, an 8 person Elliot life raft. The boat has been quite the project for the last year and a half. With the refit she should be as good as, if not better than, new. I did manage to put her in late July 2004. We had great luck with the tuna in August and September. Good seabass and scup in between the tuna trips and even better with tautog in October and November. Feel free to call for an open date.

Tight lines & screaming reels

Capt Rob

Early June

The boat is up and running great. I poked around a few times on days off. I found some good fluke in and around Baileys Beach, Agassies Beach and Seal Ledge grounds. As of yet, I haven't searched for any badd. Everything is late with the water temperatures being so cold.

Good Luck

Capt Rob

June 25

Captain Paul & Dom took a group out from Carnegie Abbey. The day was less than perfect. NNE winds to 25 knots. While circumnavigating Aquidneck Island, they did manage to stir up some action with bass and bluefish. The group had a great time and caught plenty.

Till next time

Capt Rob

June 28

John G and his brother Costa had the boat today. With the Blake brothers and Bob S, despite 50' visibility and less at times, Paulie and myself managed to make our way to Bailey's Beach where we found a good supply of fluke in shallow water. The group had a blast with many double headers. Nothing super large but enough to feed the family. I think Kevin was high hook, but the Greeks will never admit.

Tight Lines

Capt Rob

July 7

Word is that there are some big bass around Block Island. Even better news on the bluefin tuna bite. Today we settled for a 1/2 day trip with a group from Castle Hill (Thanks Tim). Today striped bass was the target. Destination, "out front." On the very first tow at our destination, Paulie & I had a double header. A 27" fish and one spit the hook that was a real good fish. Every pass I marked the fish on my new fishfinder, and every pass for about 1 1/2 hours we had bass, all day bass. After that a couple of bluefish, but the bass were still thick. The group was very excited with the biggest fish around 25 lbs, a couple in the teens, and several schoolies. Thanks Guys

Till next time, tight lines

Capt Rob