10/06/11 customer report

Back in Westchester by 10:05AM. All caught on live Bunker. Full boat limit in a matter of minutes. Played catch and release then let the bluefish bite bunkers in half for a while. A picture says a thousand words as they say. Grazie Vincenzo!

10/05/11

The past few days have yielded some quality fish into the thirties on Wendesay morning, Anthony had his limit with many released.

Tuesday was another limit plus day for Anthony, Andy, James and friends. The night bite is also produceing.

All on live bait. 

10/03/11

Sunday morning pictured below Pete with a bass in the mid twenties live bait ,as an added bonus Steve with a familiar fall favorite on light tackle.

And on Monday the bassin',Andy, Anthony, Louie and friends limited out on striped bass today, nice keepers into the mid teens with releases, bluefish also on deck.

10/1/11

Tog update:Brief followup from this mornings bassin' Capt Bob Singer at the helm for a blackfish trip. Legal limit with releases on the white chins fish to 9 lbs. 

9/30/11

Brief summary of the last few tides:

Friday a.m. limit on bass 25 plus keepers to the upper twenties all on live bait,

Thursday limit on bass to mid twenties multiple releases. Once again live bait.

Spots for Saturday morning available and Friday Saturday and Sunday evening.

Capt Vinnie 516 728 6952/ Reservations 516 593 3075

Any light tackle enthusiast this is your time the back bay is yielding nice fish casting.
 

8/18/11

Tuesday a.m Bass to mid twenties/live bait

Tuesday p.m. Jessica and her guest from throughout the country had a memorable evening striped bass limits with many releases, fish were typical "summer" bass into the mid teens with plenty of smaller fish to keep the rods bending; the group kept a few for the table.

Wednesday a.m.Lou,Billy and Bobby bass to upper teens on live bait, some keepers on the chunk baits

7/25/11

Brief review of the past few tides,Sunday a.m. Jessey and his group from Florida caught their first bass ever I shared the helm with Capt. Frank fish to upper twenties

Saturday a.m. Pete, Steve, George, Jose, Dan, Sherm excellent bassin fish to the low twenties

Friday a.m. excellent fishing bass to upper twenties limits with multiple releases.Awaiting

7/23/11

Did not get much of a chance to fish the last month but was luck enough to get a last minute spot on Karen Ann this morning - (330am).

One throw by Capt Vinny was enough secure the bait. We hit the jetty and on the second and third drop boated 11 bass.

After that the Capt moved and worked around the beach but not much action was to be had.

I was happy and surprised that we are getting bass at the end of July - Tight Lines.
 

7/22/11

Briefly the week in review, starting from today exceptional bassin' for July as Pete, Frank. Lou, Bob and Bill limit multiple releases fish to 18 lbs live bunker, Thursday two boats out bass/flike combo on one yielded a nice catch of bass and a few keeper fluke, the second boat livelined and caught bass into the low teens. Wednesday excellent bassin fish to 38 lbs on the scale once again live bunker. Tuesday a.m. another good pick on the bass, the afternoon yielded more bass also on live baits, Monday a.m. saw yet another early morning trip with quality bass.Capt. Frank had an afternoon fluke trip and stayed in Jamaica Bay bending the rods very few keepers a lot of action.

7/18/11

Captain Vinnie out with lou gary and guests this morning. It was a boat limit and multiple, multiple releases with bass to 30lbs+ all on live bunker.

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Today I landed a 37 and 38 lb striped bass on live bunker. I also had another LARGER BASS straighten out a hook on a bunker snagger, but I did get a decent look at a very LONGGGGGG & LARGEEEEE Bass.

I've been an avid bass fisherman since 1997. I've NEVER had one straighten a hook on a snagger before. I had the drag on the spinning reel set pretty lightly too, for fear of ripping the hook out, or breaking off the bass due to bunker belly nicks in the line.

The first run that bass gave me seemed to go on forever. I thought we'd have to chase it with the boat! Finally the fish stopped and I got her turned. I had her coming and gained back allot of line just not enough. I saw her on top 30-40 ft behind the boat. UHG! Big fish don't just bend your hook straight, they break your heart.

Thankfully I was given 2 more chances for reprieve and all went right with the 2 beauties that came inside the boat.

We hooked up 3 other bass landing one of them. Surprisingly almost shockingly it was only a 28-30" fish? What was THAT doing there with those COWS????? 2 others were broken off and I didn't get a look at them. They were estimated as BIG though not as big as mine.

A great day was had by all. Rounded it out trying for some fluke only decking a few shorts that went back.

Thanks to my dear long time friend Capt.Ed Parker of the Karen Ann fleet for showing us a fantastic day! Pics to follow,....hopefully. 

7/16/11

Captain Vinnie out with Hank and guest out this morning with bass to 30 lbs and many released

7/11/11

Captain Vinnie at the helm with Frank, Lou and Jay. Bass to upper teens all on live bunker. 

7/10/11

Captain Vinnie just returned from the dock with a boat limit and multiple releases of bass to 32 lbs all on live bunker. The father and son charter Alex and Scott experienced live lining for the first time and certainly made their mark. 

On the open boat this morning, Captain Bobby had a nice catch of bass to the mid-thirties all on live bunker. 

7/9/11

The AM trip for ReEfdOnKeY, Sunil, Jay, Jay's Uncle, SRG, and "power of the bassman" Pete was seek and destroy. Landed bass to 30lbs, and of course Jay had a nice run of a thresher shark. The big girls are here come down before its gone! 

 Todays trip for Martin and friends did really well. Many bass up to 30 lbs. Capt Frank put the guys on da meat for 4 thresher hookups good fight until line snaps. Treat yourself to a day of quality fishing. Every fisherman deserves and should experience Capt Vinny's operation.

7/4/11

Exceptional bass fishing today.Cesare Capio and friends over 20 bass, releasing all but there limit. Quality fish to thirty pounds.

7/3/11

Captain Vinnie at the helm today with Mike Steve Lyle and guest. They had nice action with bass to upper twenties all on live bunker. 

7/2/11

Karen Ann Charters out with 2 boats today. Nice catch this morning with bass to mid-thirties all on live bunker for both boats.

7/01/11

Went out with friends today on the Karen Ann and had a great day with multiple hookups to 35+ lbs.

We even had 4 thresher sharks hooked up to but they got away.

Vinny really puts you on the fish!

6/30/11

Boat limit +++quality bass to 35lbs all on live bunker. KAREN ANN=BIG FISH. SMALL PRICE! 

6/29/11

Recap from last night and this mornings charters. Last nights charter for Brian Laffey and friends saw great action with over 20 keepers for the group and many releases. Biggest to mid twenties. This mornings charter saw boat limit of bass with multiple releases for Jay Lou and guest with bass to 35 lbs all on live bunker. We are running a special open boat for offshore tuna next Wednesday and Thursday. Call the office to reserve your spot. It's sushi time!!!!!!!!!!

6/28/11

Brief review of the past few days, bass fishing still on the upswing some good catches fish yesterday and today in the mid to upper teens.Multiple releases. Live baits worked well.

I'll be dedicating a boat to fish offshore for tuna, if interested feel free to call the office.

6/26/11
WOW!! what a day livelining bunker!

Capt. Vinnie really had his game on today.

He put us on the fish early and kept us on them drift after drift....what a day, we landed over 40 keepers upto 32lbs. tons of fish hit the deck today and tons were released.

6/25/11
Captains Vinnie and Bobby out this morning with a private charter for Alan and his dad from PA. Full boat limit with multiple releases of bass to 30 lbs all on live bunker.

6/24/11
I do not know how Capt. Vin does it...when you think the bass are gone...he goes every which way to find them...Thanks Capt Bobby for your info and knowledge today, it helped us get on the fish....we took a trip and it paid off...glad to spend the last day of my vacation in local waters...great weeks vacation to say the least for me..fluking, sharking and bassing....

Bass were caught on live bunker and chunks...this is only my fourth time fishing live bunker so I still have much to learn, I honestly should have landed at least 4 more fish than I did...Capt Vin Ripped into me real good ahahhaha.... the bite has been different each time I fished live...we had just about every fish to 15lbs or better...25lbs was the largest...full boat limit and we threw several back!!

Capt. Vin and the Karen Ann are one of the best Bass Boats in the business....he has been on fish every single day except for maybe three days since April...AMAZING!! Great group of guys to fish with today...3 doctors, a lawyer and a gentleman who has been retired for the past 6 weeks....way to go guys!!

Captains Vinnie and Bobby took out the open boat today and had agreat morning with a full boat limit and multiple, multiple releases with bass to 28lbs all on live bunker. We are booked tomorrow and have a few spots for Sunday. On another note we will be running long range tuna trips so call our office for information.

6/21/11
Just spoke to Captain Vinnie who had a private charter for Dave who celebrated his birthday in style. They had a great bite this morning with multiple releases and bass to the mid thirties all on live bunker.

6/20/11

Captain Vinnie out with the father son team of Vinnie and Vinnie Jr. Full boat limit of bass to 20lbs all on live bunker this morning. We will be running night tide trips this week. 

6/19/11

KAREN ANN OUT TONIGHT AND IT WAS LITTLE MEN.........BIG FISH. CAPTAIN VINNIE HAD DAVID RIOS AND SONS OUT FOR FATHERS DAY AND HAD BASS TO OVER 30 LBS TONIGHT. GREAT MEMORIEZ FOR THE RIOS FAMILY! 

The Kareen Ann had 4 boats out this morning all targeting bass. Quality fish were caught today with the largest caught up to the low thirties by Pete from Staten Island. It seems like after this wind and rain we've had the fish are starting tosettle in. We are sailing every morning, so call to secure a spot on the open boat or charter.

6/16/11

Captain Vinnie out with Carmine Joe and friends for some ocean bass fishing. They were not dissappointed as a boat limit of bass to 30lbs and blues were had all on live bunker. 

6/15/11

Captain Vinnie out for a real early "before work" charter for Wayne who chartered the boat for his good friend Tony's birthday. The boys got intothe bass real good with a full boat limit and multiple releases of bass to 30 lbs. They were back at the dock by 8:30. Our other boat with Captain Frank is on a full day charter so another report will follow later this afternoon.

6/14/11

Captain Vinnie and Frank out with a private charter. Bass were on the live once again as bass were caught to 20+lbs this morning. 

6/13/11

Capt Ed Parker fished downeast this morning working Fire Island and the neighboring waters with success, bass to 35 lbs. on live bunker for Michael, Jimmie and guest. I'll more than likely move one boat to the east for the summer months depending on the appearance of the tuna.

Fished with some royalty today Lou Palmer of the "alou eel " fame came aboard and true to form put a 40 pounder on the deck, not bad for a man pushing eighty.The boat limited out big bass live bunker.

6/12/11

Today's AM trip for the Trini/Grenadians paid off big time. Capt Frank put these guys on da meat! Boat limited out on fish to 30lbs. Yolanda showed her crew how to catch a 30lb fish! The fish are back on da chew so come on down.

Captain Vinnie at the helm for this mornings private charter for Jim Shirley my insurance broker and myself. Off the dock by 4:00 am 2 throws for bunker and off to the grounds where we had lock and load fishing. We caught our limit by 6:00 am played catch and release, and our final tally was 16 bass to 25lbs. After that it was off to Cross Bay diner for some eggs and pancakes for the captain and myself. 

6/10/11

Karenann charters out this morning. 10 Bass to the upper thirties all on live bunker. Despite an off morning 10 fish hit the deck. 

6/09/11

Captain Vinnie out with Hans, Richie, Bryan and Ed. It was awesome fishing as the boys limited out with multiple releases with bass to the upper thirties. The largest was officially weighed in at 39 lbs. Live lining the bunker flat and bass were exploding on top. It was a sight to see as the boys enjoyed every minute of it!

6/08/11

Today's trip for the Smitty boys paid off. Little Lucas reeled in the pool weighing in at 40lbs! The guys caught their limits all in the 28-30 lb range and threw back a few 30lbers! Amazing fishing with the Karen Ann fleet. Give Capt Vinny a call now. Don't miss your fish of a lifetime.

6/07/11

Captain Frank managed a few bass. We will be strictly ocean fishing and also doing long range vow bass trips.

6/06/11

William, Jim, Anthony and guest enjoyed a good morning bass into the upper thirties Live bunker was the meal ticket. Plenty of fish with numerous jumbo releases. A few kept for the table.There's a decent shot of fish offshore, we will be targeting the big fish day and night our fleet covers ground fast.

6/04/11

Our fleet was out today, and it was a tough day on the water. Captain Eddie landed 12 bass to the mid teens. The other boats didn't fare as well landing only a few bass and many bluefish. 

6/03/11

Captain Vinnie at the helm for the late afternoon charter of Seth Levine and his nephew. Full boat limit and multiple, multiple, multiple releases of bass to the mid-thirties

KarenAnn had 4 boats out this morning catching well over 100+ fish to 45lbs on the scale. Live bunker was the ticket. 

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Hi guys, my first report ever. 6 guys on the karen ann chater out of howard beach ny. while on the lobster boat we caught 15 stripers in last 2 1/2 hours of fishing today a.m. not to far from shore line near riis. kept only limit and all others released. it was a wonderful last half of trip. we all limited on striped bass using live lining bunker. i was high hook at 5 fish and lost one while attempting to gaff fish, i think we lost a total of 5 fish all together but still limited out and released some too. what a day. cant wait too learn how too post pictures. capt frank you did it! thanks capt vinnie, lol! 

6/02/11

3 boats at this morning Under very windy conditions. All 3 captains still managed a nice catch with bass to 25lbs

We also had an early evening charter with us as Peter Chin and family had a boat limit and multiple releases with bass to 28 lbs all on live bunker. 

6/01/11

Had 2 boats out this morning. The first boat had our special guests, members of the wounded warriors. It was an honor fishing with these fine men. Our second boat with Capt Frank also had fine fishing with full boat limit and releases. Quality bass on live bunker.

Bruce,Emery,Stan,Carmine and friends had an enjoyable afternoon catching bass into the mid teens. Even with an ominous forecast they did well.Bunker the bait de jour. Just a brief note I'll be doing some long range bass trips down south and east chasing the ocean run of big fish.My newest edition has 40 plus knot speed and 360 fishability. 

5/31/11

Just spoke to Captain Vinnie. A great day of fishing on the water this morning for Tony Richie Hans and Lyle. Full boat limit and multiple releases of bass to 25lbs. All fish on live bunker.

5/30/11

Another great day on the Karen Ann with Capt Vinnie...

lots of fish hit the deck today. All on live bunker, we even slayed them in the pouring rain, Thanks for another great trip Capt.... 

5/29/11

3 boats out this morning. Bass to mid twenties today. Call for open boat and reservations. Sailing early morning and evening according to tide.

5/28/11

Today we had 4 boats sail this am. The bite was picky but the crew worked hard to put together a nice catch. Give Capt. Vinny a call while the chew is on. 

5/27/11

3 boats out today with bass from mid teens to 31 lbs today. 

5/26/11

Fished with Dennis and Pete on the KA today and Capt Vinnie didn't let us down. He put us on some nice big bass. Vinnie took us to a place he hasn't tried this spring but had had success in early June of past years and the fish were there big time.

It is very hard for a fisherman to keep throwing back 20 pound fish but you can only keep 2 so thats what we did.

Dennis had the biggest a nice 34 pounder. Pete was high hook with 7 and I had 5 bass and a big blue fish. (ORL).

Thanks for the great morning Capt!

5/25/11

Took my son out yesterday on Vinnie's fast new boat for a striper fiesta. Same old story...limited-out boat followed by some c & r. My son kicked my backside hooking-up right and left. Lots of blues out there biting your live bunker in half. You want to catch striped bass?? Go on the Ksren Ann. You won't be sorry. By the way, Vinnie changed my name to Ira.

5/24/11

Captain Vinnie had good friends Joe and son Michael on the boat tonight. Limit of bass and a few blues mixed in all on live bunker this evening. 

5/23/11

Captain Frank at the helm for the open boat with 5 anglers in the rain and wind this morning. Nonetheless, full boat limit and releases. We have spots for Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Get your raingear on and join us rain or shine. 

5/22/11

3 boats out again this morning. Nice catches with bass to 28lbs.

5/21/11

Karen Ann had 2 boats out this evening. Captain Vinnie at the helm for the open boat with John friends and a special appearance by Tony the Hawk. Full boat limit and multiple releases with bass to 28lbs. All on live bunker. On the other boat chartered by Andy and friends. Captain Frank also found the meat for the 5 anglers. Full boat limit and multiple releases as well as some bluefish in the mix. Bass on live as well as the chunk. 

5/20/11

Plain and simple. 3 boats out and boat limits and multiple releases for all parties! Bass to mid-twenties. Great fishing this morning.

GREAT FISHING with Capt Vinnie and mate Eddie on Karen Ann. After the Capt caught plenty of live bunker (with a throw net!!) - we all hit the limit on Stippers with plenty of large Blues for fun.

5/19/11
Captain Vinnie had a six pack charter with Walter and friends outthis morning. It was business as usual on the KarenAnn as a boat limit was achieved and multiple releases as well. Bass went from high teens to mid twenties.

5/18/11

Karen Ann had 2 boats out once again today. Though we were hancuffed by the wind, both boats put together good catches. Bass went from mid teens to our biggest so far at 38lbs. The cow was caught by George Hwang on the open boat and was officially weighed at Crossbay Tackle. Great job George!!!

5/17/11

As reported Captain Frank, had Walter and friends out on the charter early this morning. They put a beating on the bass getting their limit by 6:30 am, and played catch and release. All were taken on live bunker with bass in the mid teens....the largest about 20lbs.

07/10/10

The McDonalds enjoyed some excellent fishing on yet another trip today. Limiting out on some quality fish and memories.Dare I say a Kodak moment. 

The fishing downeast was off today. Several factors hampered the bite; a vetching sea backed by easterly winds, less than desirable tides and boat traffic. Still we managed to slide a few fish on the deck I had three boats out mixed results nothing up to my standards.

07/09/10

I had two of my boats out both with exceptional catches by some talented anglers. Limits as well as hopes of stellar fish were filled early. Numerous forties and multiple releases.

07/08/10

Today was yet again a very special day, our good friend/mentor Tony aka "the hawk" was aboard with a group from the seeing eye dog foundation. Skippy his new working partner was also aboard as was Mark his trainer and guest. Fish too numerous to count probably over 25 and then some to the low forties. Tony will be aboard and available should you have a special needs friend who fishes. And as part of "our fishers of men program" they come as our guest.

07/07/10

I was honored today by having as my guest Sgt. Caves, both a recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star,because of his bravery, heroism and dedication to our country I am able to go fishing without incident. Our fish tales cannot compare to his story. I wish to thank him for fishing and sharing the morning with me. If you wish to fish with a true hero we dedicate the boat to the Wounded Warriors the first Wednseday of each month. This mornings trip limit on bass low forties 42 and change going to Srgt. Caves, all quality fish.

07/06/10

this morning Jim, Anthony and friends also limited out 48.16 on the scale for Captain Eddie who rode shotgun with me, several over forty and better than ten over thirty once again multiple releases to boot. all in all good day of fishing.

07/05/10

July 3rd. Booked a birthday trip with Big Ben , Steve SRMAGG44 and his partner in crime this past Saturday Aboard the Karen Ann , What an unbelievable day it turned out to be..BIG BIG BASS coming over all day. Smallest Bass was in the low 30’s up to the largest at 37-38 lbs, Steve did a number with 4 brutes, Big Ben Landed a Fat Lady at 36 lbs, Boat easily limited out by 8am and it was catch and release time..Felt funny watching bass in the 30’s being released..great day on the water with some good friends , I had a crappy day missing what would have been the pool fish , I felt one hell of a run started fighting what felt like a 40-50lb beast , so what idiotic move I make, yup , I start to tighten my drag in fear of being spooled..Snap goes my line and I lose what would have been my personal best too date..At the end of the trip Capt. Vinny says hey skunk, Wanna come out as my guest Monday morning... I look at him..Absolutely Capt. .let’s do this..

Now Its July 5th I jump on the Karen Ann again being accompanied by my brother Gus Aka Cuban link and Pete aka “one arm Pete” aka Stinky Bait on noreast , Meet up with Buck tail bob and his big buddy, Sorry I can’t remember his name but one hell of a nice guy. We started the day with a couple of Smaller bass probably in the 15 lb class , I was oh oh ,not the big ones like the other day…NOT… One of the guys next to me get a sick run , At the same time I feel my line ripping from my reel , felt like I got caught by a passing boat , I noticed that I wasn’t caught on anything , I had me a big fish on , I pulled back and it felt like I was stuck ,all of a sudden line starts peeling again, Oh My God , this is one big fish , hey vin in about 10-15 minutes I’m gonna need a gaff , this lady had me fighting her for about 15-20 minutes it felt like..And when she surfaced my eyes started up like the first time I saw boobs in a movie..Gaff..Gaff..Capt. Quickly came over and gaffed me this fine specimen of a bass..Ladies and gentleman..Skunk is now an official member of the 40 Club , Weighed in at 43 lbs..It was one of those special days aboard the Karen Ann , Here are a few of the pics I already have, the rest will follow..Once again I would like to Thank Capt. Vinny for Looking out for da Skunk and taking me to the land of the giants..ps..two other 40+ fish were taken that trip and the rest were from 35lbs to 39 lbs..I also have to congratulate Pete on his personal best of 39 lbs and 36 lbs, my brother Gus also landed a personal best of 37 lbs... Sick sick fishing..it was great fishing with all you fine gentleman this weekend it was my pleasure meeting all of you…more pics to follow...

07/03/10
WOW....
We picked right up where we left off yesterday..All big fish again today. All on live bunker the biggest fish we weighed today was 37lbs but we had one yesterday that actually BROKE the scale..well over 40 lbs

07/02/10

Great morning of fishing again. Once again, all big fish. Quality fish to 38 pounds on live bunker.
 

07/01/10

Captain Vinnie has been busy beating on the cows and asked me to put this up for him:
Last nights' charter did very well. Once again cow bass. Multiple fish in the 30+ pound range with the biggest fish close to 40 pounds.
This mornings charter also featured quality bass to into the 30 pound range.
Cows galore right now and Capt. Vinnie is right on top of them.
 

06/30/10a
44.5lbs, 42lbs several mid to upper thirties, no runts today quality fish live bunker

06/30/10b
Had the pleasure to fish with Capt. Vinnie of the Karen Ann yesterday in the evening.
Located a nice school of fish and proceeded to bang away at numerous fish. Every single fish was 25 pounds and better. Biggest fish was 41.5 pounds on a boga grip.
All fish except 1 were released.
There are some HUGE fish around now. Right now is the time to hop on with the Karen Ann and pursue your 40+ pound fish.
P.S. Had a fish hooked up that I couldnt budge. Was fighting the fish for 10+ minutes when the fish spit the hook. Easily estimated at 50+ pounds.


06/29/10
Big fish again ,better than 15 total for two anglers who took the boat 9 over thirty lbs. Live bunker

06/28/10

Morning a.m trip for Lyle and buddies from the exchange. Limit on bass and releases. Fish to 18 lbs. Interesting morning whales, dolphins and bass. Were runnibg an afternoon special on Tuesday and Wednesday.

06/27/10

Good fishing today Mat, CP, and friends limit on bass to 39lbs. Live bait produced best.

06/26/10

I had two boats out, both limiting out and then some. Fish to the upper thirties with a half dozen or so over thirty and the remaining fish all quality stuff. Live bait produced well. 

06/25/10

Damon, Mike, Slavo, Bob. Steve and friends picked away at the bass, 39lbs, and 40lbs. the biggest couple of thirties and husky twenties mixed in. Not bad for a summers morning.I'll throw some pics up later.Thursday's evening trip bass to 38lbs live bait fishing. 

06/23/10

George and friends limited out on bass to 25 lbs, multiple releases to fight another day. Even though George was a little under the weather he represented and Avee picked up the slack. 

06/22/10

Another great morning plenty of bass, quite a show as some surfaced and did their thing working the schools of bunker. Chauncey from Coram made the trek to Jamaica bay and wasn't dissaponted. His limit with releases, were his rewards for the day.

06/21/10

Another great morning for Eric from Long Beach, he his dad and guest limited out on striped bass and released quite a few. 

06/20/10

06/19/10

Friday night good bass bite, on both live and chunks, Saturday morning Three of my boats were out two bass fishing one targeting seabass and stripers an extended trip. Ok on the striper trips earlt a.m. both boats limited out with multiple releases. Quality fish live baits accounting for most. Captain Bobby meanwhile steamed offshore hitting some wrecks and bottom that a seasoned veteran has. Well experience pays because he caught very well. I'll be running more of these special trips hitting both species a shot at the bass early and then running off.
 

06/18/10

Excellent fishing this morning, quality fish limited out and too many releases to count. If your looking for some big stuff I'll be targeting the south Jersey run in the wee hrs this upcoming week. 

06/17/10

Pre- fathers day trip for Michael from Rockaway his dad Gus and guest. Gus nailed his first striper ever , enjoyed it so much he followed it up with a few more. The boat limited out and then some. Live bait was the meal ticket. 

06/16/10

This morning bass to 32lbs live baitfishing Jamaica bay, Plenty of action after limiting out safe release on the others.

06/15/10

Brief update the last two mornings we continued to catch bass into the mid twenties on live bunker. There for the moment seems to be a nice body of fish around. 

06/14/10

Brief update the last two mornings we continued to catch bass into the mid twenties on live bunker. There for the moment seems to be a nice body of fish around. 

06/13/10

Spectacular bassin today , Felix,Rudy, Alfonso, and friends limited out on fish to 30 lbs multiple releases live bait accounted for all of the fish.I'll be doing some late night trips this week theres seems to be some quality fish around. Also we'll be booking some special extended trips targeting stripers at dawn and bottom fishing after that. 

06/12/10

today was a great day on the ocean with Capt Vinnie...
One stop shopping who ever wanted their limit had it lots of fish released.upto 25lbs all on live bunker
 

6/08/10
Wrecked em? Dam near KILLED em!!! K A R E N A N N !!!!!!
Rockin' the rock fish!!!!!! C.P. and Crew on board today taking up TWO boats!!!!
CAPT. Vinny's boat won the pool with fish just missing the 30 lb mark!!!
Limits were banged all around by BOTH boats with a good bunch of Quality BASS into the mid 20'lbs range and many fine, strong, healthy, girthy, hearty, LIVE BUNKER EATING specimens released to fight again another day!
A GREAT TIME was had by all customers and crew alike!!!

4/08/10
Danny and friends picked some bass into the low teens today(all safely released to live another day), light tackle was the meal ticket today. The bay seems to be showing some signs of life.

4/06/10

TODAY CAPT VINNIE AND I WERE JOINED BY BUCKTAIL BOB AND MIKE FROM ROCKAWAY.

BUCKTAIL BOB WAS BLESSED WITH THIS 17LB BEAUTY THAT WAS SAFELY RELEASED TO BE CAUGHT ANOTHER DAY.

SURFACE TEMPS TODAY WERE AROUND 57 IN MOST AREAS, AND THE BAY SEEMS TO BE COMING TOGETHER FOR WHAT LOOKS TO BE A GREAT SPRING RUN! CAPT. VINNIE AND I WILL BE SAILING DAILY SO IF YOU HAVE CABIN FEVER FEEL FREE TO GIVE US A BUZZ!

THIS YEAR THE KAREN ANN FLEET WILL BE OFFERING A VARIETY OF FISHING OPTIONS TO FIT EVERYONE'S LIKES AND BUDGET! WE WILL BE OFFERING AN A.M BASS EXPRESS TRIP DAILY. THIS WILL BE DEPARTING DAILY WHILE OTHERS ARE STILL ASLEEP AND AT THE DOCK, RETURNING WITH MORE THEN ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO WORK OR ENJOY THE REST OF THE DAY, ALSO AT A PRICE THAT CANNOT BE BEAT!
 

10/21/09
Capt. Eddie headed out with 2 customers for 3 hrs of blackfishing, had a total of 30 keepers, only keeping their limit.  Fished Jamaica bay in 40ft of water, green crabs were choice, avg weight of 3 lbs, and heaviest of 5lbs.

9/02/09

We were out the the last two mornings for some really fun false albacore fishing. Albies were breaking all over the place, feeding on anchovies and spearing. We used light tackle spinners casting deadly dicks, small rubber shads, poppers, and live peanut bunker. Everything worked extremely well. Yesterday morning we landed over thirty albies, today we landed just about the same. Our new 26' C Hawk center console is available for charter. 4 person max for spinning gear and 2 person for fly rod.

8/21/09
Excellent porgy action,fish to 2 plus pounds,added bonus bluefish livelined in the bunker schools 

8/15/09
JUST GOT THE REPORT IN FROM CAPT. VINNIE. LOADS OF GORILLA BLUES AND BASS TO 19 LBS FOR HIS CHARTER THIS MORNING! WHEN THE BITE SLOWED DOWN HE TOOK THE CHARTER OUT FOR A SLAUGHTER ON THE PORGIES WITH PORK CHOPS TO 3 LBS!
DIFFERENT DAY, SAME STORY! THE KAREN ANN IS SLAUGHTERING THE FISH ON THE NORTH SHORE!

8/14/09
FOR THE PAST 4 DAYS THE KAREN ANN HAS HAD EXTRAORDINARY
FISHING IN AND AROUND MANHASSET BAY ON LIGHT TACKLE SPINNING RODS ARMED WITH POPPERS.
LOADS OF GIGANTIC BLUES WERE FOUND ALL WEEK FOR OUR CHARTERS OVER REEFS, ALONG WITH JUMBO PORGIES TO 3 LBS BY EXECUTION LIGHT AND OTHER AREAS.
WE HAVE ALSO HAD OUR SHARE OF THE STRIPER ACTION AROUND THE SOUND WITH BASS TO 18 LBS.
DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND OF CAPT. VINNIE'S LIVE BUNKER STYLE OF FISHING WE WOULD LIKE ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS TO KNOW WE ARE BRINGING ALL 3 BOATS OVER TO THE NORTH SHORE BY THE END OF THE WEEK SO THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM!

7/30/09 (reported by customer)
Fished with Captain Vinnie, George, Lucien and Basil yesterday evening in the WESTERN SOUND aboard the Karen Ann.
We had awesome fishing landing 35 bass to 20 pounds with an easy limit out in less then an hour and also had 20 blues from 5-12 pounds. Just to make things even more interesting we also banged away at 20 JUMBO porgies to 2.5 pounds.
All this took place in less the 2 hours of fishing! We fished 20-35 foot depths.
Great trip and bass are far from gone in the western sound.
We saw massive schools of bunker throughout with lots of blues all over as well.
Fishing has exploded in the area again.

7/22/09

Great pick of the bass today! Todays charter of 4 people had there limit and played catch and release for 2 hours! Fish into the high teens all caught on live bait!

7/18/09
UNBELIEVABLE FISHING THIS MORNING AGAIN ON THE KAREN ANN!
TODAY STEVE, ELIO(FELLOW NOREASTER SKUNK), DAVE AND RICHIE HAD THERE LIMIT OF BASS ALONG WITH 2 HOURS OF CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING!
HIGH HOOK GOES TO STEVE(YET AGAIN!)(PETE AND GLEN YOU SURE MISSED OUT TODAY)
AND SKUNK DIDN'T GET SKUNKED! (ELIASV AND DAMOND YOU MISSED OUT AS WELL!)

7/17/09
WE HAD A CHARTER FOR ALEX, GEORGE AND BASIL. GREAT BASS FISHING WITH FISH TAKING THE CHUNKS!
HAD OUR LIMIT IN LESS THEN AN HOUR..
IN THE PROCESS I MANAGED TO DROP DOWN AND CATCH THIS 4 LB SEABASS.

7/16/09
MATTHEW, TONY AND ALEX JOINED CAPT VINNY AND I TODAY IN SEARCH OF ALL THE BASS WE'VE BEEN CATCHING!
BOY OH BOY DID THEY GET A TREAT TODAY!
THOUSANDS AND I MEAN THOUSANDS OF SCHOOLIE BASS AS FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE WERE SEEN TODAY OFFSHORE BUSTING WATER FROM BREEZY POINT TO DEBS!
CAPT VINNY PUT THE GUYS ON THE FISH WITH LIGHT TACKLE SPINNING RODS ARMED WITH PLUGS!
EVERY CAST PRETTY MUCH ACCOUNTED FOR A BASS BEING BROUGHT OVER THE RAIL AND THEN WAS RELEASED(DUE TO ALMOST EVERY FISH BEING A SHORTY)!
WE DID MANAGE HOWEVER TO GET OUR LIMIT BY DAYS END AND 5 BEAUTIFUL FISH INTO THE 20 LB CLASS OUT OF THE SCHOOLS OF BASS!
TODAY ALMOST LOOKED LIKE A FALL DAY AT THE MECCA WITH THE AMOUNT OF BASS BREAKING WATER! IT GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS!

7/15/09
TODAY ITCHIE ALONG WITH HIS BROTHER DOV AND FRIENDS ENJOYED BASS FISHING AT ITS BEST!
TODAY WE MADE A RUN TO THE EAST TO FISH THE BUNKER SCHOOLS JUST OUTSIDE DEBS FOR A BASS MASSACRE! WE HAD OUR LIMIT IN LESS THEN AN HOUR, ALL FISH WERE CAUGHT WHILE DRIFTING THE SCHOOLS.
BIGGEST FISH TODAY WAS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20'S..

7/13/09
THE PAST FEW DAYS IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT LOCK AND LOAD FISHING ON THE KAREN ANN!
ON FRIDAYS TRIP GLEN AND THE BOYS HAD NON- STOP ACTION ON THE CHUNKS IN THE RIPS OUTSIDE,
WHILE ON SATURDAY PETE, STEVE AND RICHIE YIELDED THERE LIMIT OF BASS TO 24LBS BY 6:30. STEVE WAS HIGH HOOK WITH 5 JUMBO FISH(ONLY KEEPING HIS LIMIT OF COURSE) THEN THE BOYS PLAYED CATCH AND RELEASE. THE TICKET SATURDAY WAS THE LIVE BUNKER!
SUNDAYS TRIP OF JEFF, ALONG WITH HIS SISTER CODY AND FRIENDS CAUGHT THERE LIMIT OF BASS UP TO 18 LBS AND ALSO PLAYED CATCH AND RELEASE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. ALL FISH CAUGHT ON CHUNKS!
TODAYS TRIP SAW ANOTHER LIMIT OF BASS BY 8:30 WITH FISH UP 29LBS, ALL FISH TODAY WERE CAUGHT ON CHUNKS.

7/11/09 reported by customer
Went out early with Capt Vinnie this morning
We loaded up the live well with bunker and hit the ocean by 5am I was limited out by 530 with fish upto 24lbs. I had 5 nice keepers and about 15-16 total for the boat I caught all mine on live bunker although chunks did produce. Vin had a nice keeper fluke as well on the chunk. It was a beautiful day to be on the water ....can't wait to do it again

7/10/09 reported by customer
Another stella day on the Karen Ann we only got 20 bass today of cource only keeping our limit. Just your typical day of bass fishing on the KA.

7/9/09
TODAY ANOTHER DECENT PICK OF THE FISH ON THE SKIFF. OUR BOAT LIMIT WAS CAUGHT AND WE CALLED IT A DAY!
ALL FISH WERE CAUGHT OUTSIDE IN THE OCEAN AND ALL ON BUNKER CHUNKS..

7/8/09
DECENT PICK ON THE BASS TODAY OUTSIDE BREEZY IN THE RIPS ON LIVE BAIT. BASS TO THE MID 20'S..

7/3/09 reported by customer
Went out with Vinnie on the skiff this morning. As usual vinnie managed to put a nice a catch together, biggest fish today was 23lbs

6/30/09
THIS MORNING WAS ANOTHER GREAT MORNING OF BASS FISHING FOR CAPT. VINNIE AND HIS CUSTOMERS, ALEX, JEFF, BILL AND TIMMY! EVERYONE CAUGHT THEIR LIMIT WITH FISH INTO THE HIGH 30LB CLASS RANGE AND THEN PLAYED CATCH AND RELEASE FOR A WHILE.

6/29/09 reported by customer
Went out with the Karen Ann 6 pack on Sunday morn 4:30 am. Caught some bunker and chunked and lived lined a bunch of big ones. Great boat Capt. Rich put us on the fish and Mate Scoot was hard working. Thanks for a great day from me and my family.

6/26/09
We left the dock at 2:30pm yesterday with the intentions of traveling far south in search of LARGE bass. We filled the livewell with bunker and began our run. 5-10kt southern forecasted winds turned to 20kt winds but we continued south knowing it would be on our back going home. 2 hours later and 30 miles from the dock we were into acres of bunker off the Jersey beaches. After a short while we were into big bass. We ended up boating 16 bass, all but 1 fish was over 30lbs and the biggest fish went 44lbs on the scale. Truly exceptional fishing for our area.
This morning we had two boats out for local bass fishing. The fishing was fantastic! Capt Eddie took sammy and friends out and they ended up landing over 20 bass to 20lbs using live bunker and chunks.
The other boat was run by capt Vin and myself and we ended up with over 30 keepers and a dozen shorts.

6/21/09 reported by customer
It appears the fish are starting to move to cooler waters, accordingly, today Captain Vinny and Captain Ed anchored us just off the Breezy Point jetty.
With diligence but little effort, the Captains leaned on their experience to put us on some quality fish. Some of us were more proficient in hook ups but we all went home with fillets as the boat limited out up to the mid 30lbs along with a bunch of releases.
Also notable today was the wide variety of species caught including a ~4ft thresher shark (released) and 2 massive (+9lb) fluke. It hurt but the out of season fluke were released.
Kudos to Vinny and his friends (pictured) for a fine day out fishing.

6/17/09
We had a light crowd today. Capt Vin and Ed took out Bucktail Bob, Illia and his guests out on one of the Carolina skiffs, and I took the other skiff out with just myself and Frannie aka Franie's feet. Fran took a personal day from work today and it was well worth it.
On my boat, the two of us landed over 30 keeper bass to 20lbs and about a dozen shorts. Hits came just about instantly. Unfortunately, we also dropped a big weakfish boat side.
I didn't get the report from Capt Vin but their group has similar action boating their limits and carefully releasing MANY fish using a 12" Baker hook remover. We highly recommend this tool if you are catching + releasing because it allows you to gently back the hook out without removing the fish from the water. Even with gut hooked fish!

6/14/09

Live bunker and chunks were the meal ticket for some crafty bass as the back bay continues to produce, adan,jose,mike,nick,ed,and ilea limited out with several releases fish to mid teens.

6/12/09 reported by customer
Fished on the Karen Ann this morning with Staten Island Pete and a new guy lets call him red hot Joe who had a dozen fish.
Total for the day was about thirty keepers. Don't worry we only kept our limit.
Everyday I should have that kind of fishing (I wish)...
As usual Capt Vinny today with Capt Eddie and Mate Scott did a fantastic job.
The bass fishing remains red hot.

/08/09 reported by customer
Are you kidding me?? Capt Vinnie has been working in the same place I work..I have been there for the last 4 years and had no idea he was a captain of one of the best bass boats I have ever fished with...go figure, small world!
As for the trip....outstanding!! This was my first time live lining bunker/chunking (which we caught before the trip started, I used a snow shovel to put them in the livewell)...The tip here is to let the fish eat and once that line begins to run...you whack um! I was a little out of sorts at first and out of my element, but after a little while I lightened up my tackle realized I was not fishing in Orient Point and I got my smack on.....5 keepers (ORL) to 15lbs...out of the 2 boats that went out and a total of 8 fisherman we had close to if not over 50 bass with 40 plus being keepers....nothing huge as the largest fish was about 20lbs...but it was still an amazing experience...Thanks Capt Vin and well I guess I will see you at work! hahaha

6/05/09 reported by customer

Fished the Karen Ann this morning with Capt Eddie on the helm. Bob and myself in the stern. Great day! 3 of us had 10 keeper bass up to 20lbs.(only keeping our limit) When you limit out by 6:30 AM catch and release is so much fun....

6/02/09
We had a couple of slower mornings over the weekend due to extreme boat traffic and stagnant weather conditions but that has past. Yesterday morning and today the fish fed pretty hard.
Carmine,Walter, and their group limited out by 7am this morning and played catch and release for the rest of the day. Congrats to Walter on his 32lber. We had both carolina skiffs out and they limited out as well.

5/27/09
The Bass fishing was excellent today. We had all the boats out this morning and everyone limited out early with bass into the 30lb class. Very fast bite!
On my boat we left the dock at 4:30am sharp. We caught our bunker for the livewell by 5am and began fishing by 5:20am. By 6:15 6 guys had their limit of bass to 22lbs in the boat. We worked a few different areas for the day and landed some more bass, a bunch of blues, and a 14.1lb weakfish. I believe the total for today for the day was 18 keeper bass landed.

LIMIT ON BASS FOR KEVIN AND FRIENDS FISH TO UPPER THIRTIES,LIVE BUNKER THE BAIT OF CHOICE

5/25/09
AGAIN ALL 3 OF THE KAREN ANN BOATS SAILED TODAY! AGAIN ANOTHER DAY OF QUALITY BASS FISHING TO 30 LBS WITH LIGHT TACKLE IN THE SHALLOWS! PLENTY LIMITS OF BASS CAUGHT TODAY! THE BASS FISHING IS RED HOT ONCE AGAIN!

5/23/09
DECENT PICK OF BASS INTO THE LOW THIRTIES FOR JOSE AND BUDDIES ON THE LIGHT TACKLE SKIFF,FISHING SOME SKINNY WATER ,AFTER LIMIT OTHERS RELEASED,MY DOWNEASTER ALSO PUT TOGETHER A CATCH ON BOTH BAIT AND BUCKTAILS

5/20/09

Sunday night we had a couple of evening trips for bass that produced some pretty big fish for Jamaica Bay. Ronnie, Timmy and friends were out on one boat and ended up with 9 bass to 40.5lbs. The 40lber took a live bunker and headed straight for the anchor line. On the other boat Mark, Chris, and Chris ended up with 7 bass to 30lbs. Monday morning we had three boats out for some live-lining action. Pete, Steve and friends were out on one boat and ended up with limit of bass. Timmys group landed a limit of bass as well on the other boat. The third boat had a late start and only ended up with 3 keepers and one 15lb weakie. Lately an early start is a must to improve your catch.

5/17/09
The fishing over the last few days has been excellent. Using live bunkers and chunks, most charters have limited out with bass to 30+lbs. One fish caught by little Rich was in the mid-upper 30lb class. We're still waiting for the official weigh in. Jumbo blues have been pretty thick but we've been fishing through them and have been rewarded with good catches of bass. Many missed weakfish bites with telltale fang marks in the bunker as well.
The morning trips have produced non-stop action with many blues mixed in with the bass. The evening trips have been producing less blues with some larger bass in the mix.

5/13/09
The Bass fishing in Jamaica bay over the last few days has been nothing short of amazing! We have been landing fish in the 30lb class just about everyday and some big weakfish have shown up as well. All fish caught on live bunker and chunks.
Yetserday in the am we landed 2 Bass over 30lbs and a 15.5 weak. In the afternoon we landed a bass weighed in at 36lbs.
This morning we landed one Bass over 30lbs and a 17lb weak weighed in at crossbay B+T.

5/11/09 reported by pj718 (customer)
fished with karen ann crew today 5-11-09 capt.vinny and capt.rich excellent skip's put us onto bite immediately capt.vinny netted us plenty of bunker and we fished,limited out early all caught fish 15-25lbs.excellent day back @9am.capt.rich very helpful for a newbie like myself to live linning.capt vin just yelled at me (lol).would highly recommend a trip to anyone such nice guys and very funny and helpful they will not give up till you catch the big one for the table!!!thanks guys I WILL SEE YOU AGAIN!!!!

5/9/09 reported by strippedbassnut (customer)
FISHING TODAY WAS GREAT ABOARD BOTH OF THE KAREN ANN BOATS WITH BASS TO 30 LBS!!  ALMOST EVERYONE ON BOTH BOATS HAD THERE LIMIT WITH THE BASS AND BLUES!
THE BIG BOAT HAD A 30 POUNDER ALONG WITH ALMOST EVERYONE CATCHING THERE LIMIT!

5/9/09
The fishing has been fantastic over the last few weeks. Some trips are better than others but just about every trip has been limiting out + playing catch and release. We did have one bad trip due to the rediculous amount of blues that day but even that day we landed a few keepers and a bunch of blues.
The Night bite has been has been just as good if not better than the day. Most of the action at night has been on bunker chunks and heads with less blues and more bass. Last night was an awesome trip. Danny and his crew landed over 20 keeper bass nad about a dozen blues.

5/8/09 reported by strippedbassnut (customer)
FOR THE 3RD DAY IN A ROW I FISHED THE KAREN ANN AND WAS BLESSED ONCE AGAIN WITH OUTSTANDING STRIPED BASS FISHING!
TODAY BOTH BOATS SAILED, AND BOTH BOATS LIMITED OUT WITH FISH CLOSE IN THE 30LB RANGE!(PICS WILL BE POSTED LATER ON FROM THE SKIFF IN THIS POST BY CAPT RICH)
TODAY I BROUGHT 2 OF MY FRIENDS OUT ANTHONY AND JOHN, AND MET FELLOW NOREASTER STINKYBAIT ON BOARD AS WELL!
WE DEPARTED THE DOCK BY 4:15 AND BY 5:30 I ALREADY HAD LIMITED OUT! IT WAS AN ALL OUT SLAUGHTER TODAY! I CAUGHT A TOTAL OF 4 KEEPERS RELEASING 2 AND EVERYONE ON THE BOAT LIMITED OUT AGAIN FOR THE 3RD DAY IN A ROW, NOT TO MENTION WE ALL LIMITED OUT BY 8:30! FOR THE NEXT HOUR CAPT ED TOOK US TO PLAY CATCH AND RELEASE! MY FRIEND JOHN NAILED A HUGE STRIPER OF 22 LBS THAT WAS RELEASED AND IT WAS NONE STOP ACTION ON JUMBO BASS TILL WE WENT IN!I SWEAR THIS BOAT IS LIKE "CRACK" YOU GET HOOKED ON IT SO EASILY! NO OTHER BASS FISHING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE COMPARES TO ANYTHING EVEN CLOSE TO WHAT THE KAREN ANN HAS OFFERED ME IN THE PAST 3 DAYS!
I DEFINITELY PLAN ON SAILING WITH THEM A LOT OF THE SUMMER AND IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS WHILE THE ACTION IS STILL HOT!

5/6/09 reported by strippedbassnut (customer)
FISHED ABOARD THE KAREN ANN ON THIS MORNINGS TRIP WITH FAT TONY, AND CAPT ED.WE STARTED OFF BY FINDING THE BUNKER RIGHT AWAY AND GETTING SOME BAIT! IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE SLAUGHTER TODAY WHEN IT CAME TO BASS! WE HAD A TOTAL OF 9 KEEPERS IN A MATTER OF A HALF A HOUR! WE ONLY KEPT OUR LIMIT OF BASS TO 20LBS AND CALLED IT A DAY!

5/5/09
The fishing in the day has been excellent. All of the trips have been limiting + catching and releasing bass into the mid twenty lb class. Tonight we found a very good bight with some larger bass mixed in. Three of us landed 9 keeper bass and a load of blues. 2 bass kept weighted in at 33lbs and 34.5lbs. So far it has been an exceptional season.

Good bassin today,quality fish,Bob and friends limited and released some bluedogs mixed in Should anyone be interested I'll be doing some evening and heart of the night trips

5/2/09
DECENT PICK OF BASS ON LIVE BAITS LAST FEW DAYS ,SOME BLUEFISH THROUGHOUT THE BAY MIXED IN.

5/1/09 reported by gevans (customer)
Fished on the Karen Ann today with Pete, Sherman, Eddie, Alex and Capt Vinnie leading the way. Bunker were alittle hard to find this morning but Capt Vinnie as always came thru and we loaded up.
The early morning bite was also a little slow, by the way by early morning I mean about 4:40AM. Vinnie had a hunch of where the fish were so we made a move and by 7:50 we had 10 keepers in the boat. Pete was not only high hook with 3(only keeping his limit) but also had the biggest fish a nice 16 pounder. I had 2.

4/30/09
The fishing remains solid in Jamaica bay. We fished all over the bay today and had fish on just about every drop. Live bunkers and chunks worked equally as well.
We had 2 boats limit out today + play catch n' release with fish to 20lbs.

4/29/09 reported by bigtunabunda (customer)
Went on a trip today with my good freinds on the Karen Ann. Capt's Vinny, Richie and Eddie, put us all on the meat today. Live bunker was the hot ticket today.
I was high hook & pool winner on the skiff today & I landed 6 keepers to 18 lbs ( retaining only my limit of course & releasing the rest to fight another day). Everyone was catching bass today. It was a good, solid, steady pick of action all morning.
It's ONLY the beginning!
more on this report
It was great day in spite of an IFFY weather report, luckily we were able to get MOSTLY out of the wind. The fish were there and compliant.
My buddy Matt - Fat Tony 12 joined me out there today and also did a great job, He decked 4 and lost 3 on his first ever live lining trip. We all had a BLAST! Going again tomorrow lemme get to sleep so I can wake up a get out there again! YAHOO!

4/28/09
The fishing was excellent as it was yesterday. John, Alex, Itchy, Ronnie, and Ed caught their limits of bass to 20lbs using live bunker and bunker heads. Later in the am we used lures and released a few more keeper and shorts.

4/27/09
HEADED OUT WITH DR. ANDREW AND FRIENDS TODAY.  TOTAL OF 11 KEEPERS IN THE UPPER TEENS.  ALL FISH CAUGHT ON BAIT TODAY.

4/26/09
TWO BOATS OUT TODAY, EDDIE ON THE DOWNEASTER AND I ON THE LIGHT TACKLE SKIFF.  MY GUYS STUCK WITH THE LIVE BAITS, NO FISH FOR THE SECOND MORNING IN A ROW.   WE RESORTED TO TROLLING AND PICKED SOME FISH, MOSTLY SHORTS ONE KEEPER, EDDIE STARTED THE DAY WITH ARTIFICIALS AND HAD ACTION, TWO KEEPERS A DOZEN OR SO SMALLER FISH

4/25/09
AFTERNOON TRIP FOR TWO ANGLERS.  MARK AND CHRIS SAW ACTION ON LIGHT TACKLE, A COUPLE OF KEEPERS WITH NO ACTION ON THE LIVE BAITS

4/25/09
MORNING TRIP, VERY MUCH HANDCUFFED WITH DENSE FOG AND LITTLE TIDE CONDITIONS AT DAWN, STILL A FEW FISH WITH TROLLING OUT PRODUCEING THE LIVE BAITS

4/22/09
MORNING TRIP LIVELINEING PRODUCED BASS TO 21LBS FOR ALEX AND BILLY.

4/21/09
A.M. TRIP SAW AN IMPROVEMENT FROM THE PREVIOUS TRIPS, AVEE AND FRIENDS BASS TO MID TEENS ON LIVE BAIT.

4/15-4/19/09
WEEKLY UPDATE

OPENING DAY FOR STRIPED BASS WAS A TOTAL BLOWOUT GALE WINDS RAIN NOT MUCH ONE COULD DO BUT RETURN TO BED.
THE FOLLOWING DAYS SAW SOME BASS ACTION BEST DAY BEING FRIDAY 6 KEEPERS AND A DOZEN OR SO SHORTS, NOTHING SPECTACULAR BUT A START. SATURDAY SAW ONE KEEPER ON A LIVE BUNKER AND A FEW SHORTS ON LIGHT TACKLE AND LURES, SUNDAY THE BUNKER MOVED INTO THE BAY A LITTLE BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS TRIPS BUT WITH WATER TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID FORTIES NOT MUCH ACTION. TODAY MONDAY WAS A REPEAT IF NOT WORSE CONDITIONS FROM OPENING DAY,SO THAT'S WERE WEARE AT FOR THE MOMENT.THE END OF THE WEEK IS PROBABLY THE BEST SHOT AND HOPEFULLY THE WEATHER WILL SETTLE IN.