Red Grouper season opens April 1st and will remain open throughout the rest of the year.  Rock piles, ledges and reefs in the 60 to 100 foot depths are loaded up with Red Grouper this year making for big catches.  Bottom fishing with a good assortment of live and dead bait will provide great action and plenty of fish for ...

Red Snapper is going to be the big fishing story for this month.  This years Red Snapper season is going to be very short but sweet so don’t miss your chance at one of the best fishing trips that the Gulf of Mexico has to offer.  Book your trip early is our best advice!  Red Snapper are an excellent fish ...

Well, it has been some time since I have posted here on the Blog. Truth of the matter is I just have not had much to speak about so far as fishing news is related this season. A VERY disappointing accident has had me sidelined since the first week of April and the doctor figures me to remain so until early June

Date: Mon, 05/24/2013 Water Temp:  58-63 Water Clarity:  Off-colored, high Hatches: Caddis, Hendrickson, Sulfurs, Blue Quill, Quill Gordon, Black/Brown Stoneflies, Yellow Sallie (smaller Suggested Patterns: Elk Hair Caddis, Parachute Adams, Gray Wulff, Pheasant Tail

Well it’s a big weekend coming up, kind of the official start of the summer season on the island. Sunday and Monday will bring the sun, so I suggest fishing in the drizzle on Saturday. At least you’ll avoid the mass of tourists. As far as tides and weather go, don’t forget that you can check them out right here in the site by visiting our Tide/Weather page. Sturgeon Charlie Crue of Channel Edge Charters sent us in this lovely photograph of a Sturgeon this week. Now, we don’t want to recommend trying to catch these monsters, especially as they are endangered species. It’s illegal to remove them from the water, even to take a photo. However, if you get one up close so you can remove the hook while the fish is still swimming, that’s just fine! So here we are. By the way, Carlie is a great guide, and pretty much knows all the nooks and crannies fish hang out in along the river, so if you’re interested, check out his site. Last Year we wrote a story called “A Tale of Two Sturgeon – Leave Both Alone” which tells the story of the two kinds of sturgeon we have in the river, the Atlantic and the Short-nosed sturgeon. It’s an interesting read, and includes the regulations.   Herring I got a note last week from down on Cape Cod about the pile of herring there this year. The note said, “Oh ya I know you could care less bout cape fishin…but herring are thick rite now…thickest ove seen in years…sandeels everywhere….pogies just pujhed thru canal on Tuesday commin yer way….and mackeral loaded in east end of canal and barnstable habor…Hey…got close to 100 fish already….and closing in on 24 keepers….best one so far…only 36″… see ya soon.”  Who says we don’t care about the Cape?  Local Herring Lee St. Louis sent us this cool video of why the bass are up in the river. Herring! He wrote, “They were really focused on the small stream running out of the beaver pond on Scotland Rd more than the creek coming out of Sweeney Farm fields.” Well those herring look fat and tasty, even to me. George Bossi Long time Plum Island resident and superb striper fisherman, George Bossi, has another passion…..wrestling.  During the 2013-2014 season, George will be celebrating his 50th year as Lowell High School wrestling coach. In preparation for George Bossi’s 50th wrestling season at Lowell High next winter, the Lowell High Wrestling Alumni group is raising money to fund a documentary about their coach, being shot by Hudson, N.H., filmmaker Tim O’Donnell. At Surfland, George often stops by to check the fishing report and chat with other fisherman.   You may have noticed George, or rather heard his booming voice.  There are many times when he is recognized by one of our other customers, usually a former wrestler.  George always seems to remember their names and talks a little about former days and then excitedly talks about the fishing.  After George leaves, we frequently hear comments that “he changed my life”, “I hated him in high school, but he was the best thing that happened to me”, or “I know I’m a better person after having him for a coach.” His coaching career stats: Over 500 career wins 16 Division 1 State Titles 11 State Championships 4 New England Titles He has coached over 70 Individual State Champions and more than 30 New England Champions and several High School All-American Athletes Massachusetts and the National High School Wrestling Coaches Halls of Fame. George is the only member of the Lowell High Athletic Hall of Fame who did not attend Lowell High. George is a Lowell legend! Please check out the movie trailer at http://www.bossimovie.com/ . Watch it and support history if you can! Lowell Sun Article about the film

    It’s getting to be that time, the 1st of the big bugs have been spotted on the lower creek.  Stop in and stock up on half off Friday. 1/2 OFF Fridays.  50% Off your 1st dozen nymphs and … Continue reading →

  REPORT: Well, if the picture that’s floating around on the net of the legitimate 29″ brown that came out of Rock Creek doesn’t motivate you to give it a shot up here, we’re not sure what will.  What a … Continue reading →

While lots of local options have begun to open up, the Blackfoot isn’t one of them at this point.  Water levels are on the rise here this morning and conditions were less than ideal even before this bump.  With Rock … Continue reading →

REPORT: The flows just above town and then down by St. Regis have bumped just enough to put a hitch it the good fishing we’ve been seeing the past week or so on these sections.  The upper river is up … Continue reading →

Flows on the ‘root as of this morning are pretty much stable having changed little in the past 4 days.  There is decent color along the edges and we’ve been having good luck from a boat pretty consistently.  There are … Continue reading →

The flow below Holter this morning is 4120.  The fishing’s been very, very, VERY good on the Mo recently and it doesn’t matter whether you’re a dryfly, streamer or nymph chucker, it’s all working! Looks like the weather is lining … Continue reading →

  The flow below Holter this morning is 4120 – exactly what it has been for the past four days.  The Mo keeps giving up insanely good fishing these days, and it doesn’t matter whether you’re a dryfly, streamer or … Continue reading →

Our trip began with a little cruise North, while watching the sonar for bait in 18 to 23 feet of water. I saw the Turns and Seaguls diving near shore so we set lines and ran the shoreline.  Our five surface boards were slamming on the beach side!!   I was running a small Spin doctor, orange down 8 feet on a rigger that got slammed regulatly too.  I ran it back 50 feet so it made a big loop that was driving the Cohos crazy.  90 minutes and we had our limit!  NICE!!   Small flies are still the key bait even though the Coho are filled with 4 to 5 inch Alweives.     This Sunday and Monday (Memorial Day), Have openings still for a Charter.. Next 2 days look bad for fishing unfortunately.  Gale force winds.   UGH!

This week’s broadcast of the Chevy Florida Insider Fishing Report will feature dolphin or (mahi mahi). It’s another prized game fish found in offshore waters along both coasts of Florida. There are many techniques and tactics for fishing for dolphin and tackle and rigs vary greatly depending on the region. Dolphin can be caught while trolling or with live bait on flat lines drifted out from a boat. Anglers will want to tune in to hear the latest reports as… Read More »

I’m deeply involved in more Montana Fly Fishing right now.  Soon it will be time to head north to Alaska, but it is Missouri River time.  Matt and Kenny came to Craig Montana for some fly fishing fun and landed right the middle of the Craig Caddis Festival.  I think they had fun. The Craig [...]

 What an awesome day of fishing in St. Augustine!.. This morning I had repeat client Jay along with Eric and Josh out for a charter. We started off quick with the guys catching some big trout. These trout were fired up putting up some drag screaming runs on the light tackle they were using. A short while later we switched up to some top-water plugs and they had quite a few interested redfish none of the fish stayed hooked up. We switched it up to some live bait and the redfish started chewin! The rest of the was spent catching some nice slot redfish. Great day of fishing guys!

-Capt. Tommy
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500lbs Blue Marlin & 60lbs Spearfish

Today we had top angler Kris Sterckx from Belgium on Cal Rei. He made a dream come true by catching a big Blue Marlin & a 60lbs Spearfish on the spinning rod. The Blue Marlin died unfortunately in the fight. He will be back in August to release more billfish with Cal Rei!

Hey Everyone! Everything is biting! the backwaters are on fire with sheepshead, bluefish, flounder, redfish.... and the nearshore waters are producing lots of flounder, seabass, Spanish mackerel, kings, and cobia... Capt. Mike has been putting 25 to 60lb Cobia on the deck of the boat everyday with amazing numbers sighted every trip... and I've been smacking down the flounder nearshore! Now is the time to book your summer trip... My last trip out this past Sat. we landed 19 flounder from 1 to 4lbs and lots of seabass! Call now... we're booking fast for June thru August! Thanks for all your support in the past and we look forward to having you folks onboard this season! Capt. Jeff Cronk 910-325-8194 or 336-558-5697 Cap. Mike Taylor 252-725-2623

Well finally some good news on the Fraser River’s conditions and July is shaping up to be a good month to fish it. River is still very high but it is on the drop and we should see some sandbars appearing just in time for the July 16th Chinook Salmon opening. The river opens July [...]