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Another "MAGICAL" afternoon for backbay Fluke on the S&S BigEye bucktail - I had return client Erik Hansen of Doylestown with his two buddies Rodger Gensec and Michael Miele. We started working the backwaters for Fluke and the trio caugh

There are still schoolies to be had along the oceanfront but their numbers are trending downward. Less bait less birds diving less fishermen and less fish.  Things are trending downward in saltwater  fishing as the season ticks away. 

I landed 5 schoolies today in multiple spots. There were no concentrations of fish along the oceanfront in the places I fished.  Fishing has cooled after the big waves of the past week. Huge waves from Hurricane Maria have been battering the oc

JC! What the heck is with this lure??? We weighed in three fish today that were all caught on that dam lure! And since they were all different colors it is pretty safe to say that it isn’t so much the color but the action of the lure. And it wa

 The Black are really starting to settle in and have been biting consistently on the 7am morning trips... Pool fish have often been 10 plus pounds.     The night Striped Bass fishing has turned out to be the best falls run in years! &n

Schoolies- A+ This year and last year followed a similar pattern for shore fishing anglers here in RI.  Once again we were loaded with schoolies in 2019 but keepers were in short supply. There were great expectations in the fall for albies but

Summertime Striped Bass fishing is in full swing here on Cape Cod! The beautiful weather we’ve been having combined with the red hot fishing is a winning combo. The stripers have been mixing in with 10 to 15 pound bluefish that provide an incr

Flounder have shown up in Ocean City. Some short striper have been caught and there are bluefish on the beaches. Water temperatures are rising in the 50’s and fishing should start to improve. Sping dogfish and skates are abundant and ten d to s

Even a dog can have a great day fishing! Brady and Darla decided it was time to take the folks fishing. They wanted to get wet in the waters of the Plum Island River. John and Luca are seen here with their catch of a schoolie in the 28″ range.

N.Y. HARBOR TO RARITAN BAY Fluking is improving in the bay with hot action Monday morning when wind and current were together west of the Navy Pier. Capt. Ed Bunting of the Sea Horse from Atlantic Highlands reported 55 keepers up to a 5-pounder by T

The Striper fishing just doesnt get any better than it is right now. Twice this week the state record has been broken. First its was 63 then 64lbs and who knows what will happen next week. The fish are feeding on big menhaden and geting bigger everyd

Here are the 2015 fall striper rates: I would strongly suggest not doing a 6 hour trip unless the stripers are close to Cape May and at this time there is no way of knowing if that is going to be the case but last year we ended up running at least 15

June 28 and 30 trips to Lake hartwell Capt. James has been running the trips lately with great numbers and limits before noon. Book a trip today for some great striped bass action in SC. Visit us at upcloseoutfitters.com     www.upclos

Late July and early august Fishing report for Lake Hartwell Striped Bass Capt. James has been fishing lake hartwell regularly with consistant numbers for the clients.  Fishing Clients from Greenville Asheville Atalanta and Spartanburg have all j

Fished with Jim and friends yesterday in the ocean. We ended up finding one nice striper on the troll. It weighed in at 23 pounds. Lots of bait and whales around. Pro Tip: Your trolling speed matters. Sometimes small adjustments slower or faster mak

We’ve been putting a hurtin’ on the stripers on the Tar River lately.  We are seeing lots of undersized fish with a few bigger fish mixed in.  The Roanoke has yet to get going for us.  We’re hoping they show …

Several large striper caught on 5/9 30ft deep just after slack tide.

Thursay – Saturday Report This week’s Noreaster was a bit of a pain in that we had to cancel/reschedule a bunch of trips but there were some good parts about it as well.  One – we needed a break and as much as you don’t

Striper Season in the bay is off to a great start.  The unbelievable 2 week blitz that occured in the canal got an aweful lot of press and those fish have moved through and set up in their usual haunts in Cape Cod Bay.  All of the spring ar

Well it was not like yesterday. After I saw all the boats that were out today I knew it was not  going to be a easy day. We started were we have been fishing I saw one small patch of birds and they were knocked down quick. I looked around found