WWFG Fishing Reports

Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 Post subject: Rain, Stripers, and even one Bluefish

I was on the water this morning with my brother Seth and sister-in-law, Liv. Both very accomplished fly-fishermen. Seth had returned a few weeks ago from a trip to the Keys for some tarpon fishing. The weather and the fish may not have been the same, but the action was on fire! The weather was less than ideal, with rain most of the morning, but the fishing was worth it! Waking up to the pouring rain, we almost did not go out, but were glad we did. When we got out there, the rain stopped and the wind died. After trying a few spots with no luck, we headed outside the harbor and found a nice school of fish on the surface in about five feet of water. After a few casts all three of us were hooked into fish. Seth and Liv spend the next hour hooking into nice fish on the fly. The school was up and down for about an hour and we were able to hook into a good number of them. After multiple attempts by me to get one to hit a popper fly, I handed it over to Seth for a few attempts. On one of his last casts, one swirled and then attacked the popper just at the boat; always an amazing sight. As soon as we had gotten into the fish the rain also picked up again so after about an hour of continuous action we decided to call it a morning. We made one stop to check the lobster traps and caught a few shots of Seth and our interesting catch!

6/13/09 The first bluefish of the season was hooked this morning. It is early and it was not the only one we saw this morning. I was on the water this morning for a couple hours with Todd and Jon. Calm winds and sunny skies made for a perfect morning. We found fish just outside the harbor and were able to hook a few early before the rest of the boats showed up. The fleet of boats that came in to the area put the fish down so after a few nice stripers we made a move. We fished one of my favorite spots and after a few casts we hooked the first fish and as we brought it to the boat, we saw it was a blue. Although I had heard reports of blues in the harbor, I was still surprised to hook one this early! We hooked a few more stripers before we headed in around 8. Send an email or give a call to book a charter.