Full report to follow…. Pool Winners: 1st Place – Jamal Davis from Baltimore MD – 9lb Haddock 2nd Place – Audie Campbell from Shirley NY – 6 lb Haddock Edible Pool – Michael Lynch from Union NJ – 8 lb Cusk

The fish are beginning to show as the water begins to warm. Most reports of striped bass have come from the ocean beaches both east and...

Here is one of five schoolies landed this week. The spring run of stripers has bee a trickle of fish thus far.  I fished long and hard for 5 days in a row this week.  I came away with exactly 5 fish all under slots and mostly small. I would call the beginning spring striper run more of a trickle rather than a run. Doesn't matter where you fish.  T...

Right on schedule I landed my first migrating striper of the year along the oceanfront today. I knew it was a new fish because of the sea lice on its body.  The fish was just shy of a slot.  It hit a 4-inch Cocahoe minnow fished off a one ounce jighead. I had one other hit. I fished multiple spots and made a lot of casts but it was just this one...

Striped bass season is finally upon us and we are hearing rumors of schoolie sized fish being caught in our surrounding waters. Nothing...

Happy Spring to all We've been open for a few weeks now and prepping the shop for the season. A few new things and a lot of all the gear...

Capt JR reports a tough trip on the Viking Star. We tried a bunch of spots but only had luck with a couple of Cod. We will give it another shot next weekend! The pool winner was Audley Campbell from Shirley NY with a  6lb Cod.

I haven't been fishing this much this winter   but I have sure been enjoying my skiing. I'm up to about 60 visits to the mountains.  In recent weeks it has been good as ever with tons of snow north of us. I've especially enjoyed skiing with 2 of my grandkids who like their father and grandfather are addicted to it. I've also been doing some hikin...

Capt JR reports a less than exciting trip on the Viking Star. The wrecks were definitely not as lively or fruitful as we had on our last trip. Just a pick of Cod and a few Pollock on each. The first place pool winner was Robert Devoe from Boston MA with a 10 lb Cod. […]

Friday March 1 to Sunday March 3 Capt JR reports another excellent trip onboard the Viking Star. Loads of Cod and very nice Pollock kept us extremely busy with rods bent all around the boat. We ended the trip with an easy boat limit of Cod and a great catch of Pollock. As in the […]

My next stop on my winter seminar tour is the Springfield Sportsmen's Show on Saturday Feb. 24 at the Big E in Springfield MA. I will be doing seminars at 12:00 and 2:00.  For anyone who has never been to this popular show it is a mix of everything outdoorsy. There's hunting and fishing stuff camping stuff outfitters charter boat captains tackle...

Capt JR reports a beautiful day on the water unfortunately the fishing has not picked up much! The trip for tomorrow Sunday Feb 11th is cancelled. We have two trips left for February. Wednesday Feb 14th and Wednesday Feb 28th. We will be closed Feb 17th thru Feb 25th. Pool winners: Chris Fallier from Ronkonkoma […]

Every time I do a seminar someone asks me where I buy my wooden eggs to use with the float and jig. I buy them online in a place called Craftparts. Here is the LINK.  I buy the 2 1/2 inch wooden hen eggs. You can buy these as unpainted or painted white.  I buy mine already painted. It's a homemade project from here.  Drill the eggs out with a 1/8...

Hope to see many of you at the NE Fishing Expo this weekend! I will be at the NE Fishing Expo this weekend on Saturday and Sunday doing my latest carp and striper fishing seminars for 2024. The NE Fishing Expo is a pure fishing show that has gotten rave reviews in recent years.  This year it will move to the Royal Plaza Trade Center in Marlborou...

Capt JR reports a tough day on the Viking Star. We did lots of traveling around but found just a few Cod scattered around. We ended the day finding good action on a couple deep drops and found some very good Cunner fishing with some little Pollock in the mix. The pool winner was John […]

Hopkins No Equal- 3 oz. In terms of fishing lures 2023 brought some surprises.  Normally I stick with the same stuff year after year because it has worked.  But in 2023 I branched out a bit and found some surprising new effective lures which I had not used much of in the past. We'll give these a worked next season. *Metal - I was out on a windy...

Capt JR reports slow start to the day onboard the Viking Star. However we did some traveling and found a lively area to get some fish in the boat. We captured lots of nice Cunners and picked some decent Cod and Mackerel. Definitely a positive sign and a great starting point for our trip on […]

It's that time of year when I will be going around various big shows doing seminars. I've got a great striper fishing seminar planned for this year titled Finesse Approach to Catching Stripers. I lived this during much of the striper season often turning to small stuff to fool many of my stripers from shore and kayak. Because of the abundance of...

Yes it can happen in January if you are  fishing the right spot and the right time. And you need a bit of luck!

The fish are beginning to show as the water begins to warm. Most reports of striped bass have come from the ocean beaches both east and...

Full report to follow…. Pool Winners: 1st Place – Jamal Davis from Baltimore MD – 9lb Haddock 2nd Place – Audie Campbell from Shirley NY – 6 lb Haddock Edible Pool – Michael Lynch from Union NJ – 8 lb Cusk

Here is one of five schoolies landed this week. The spring run of stripers has bee a trickle of fish thus far.  I fished long and hard for 5 days in a row this week.  I came away with exactly 5 fish all under slots and mostly small. I would call the beginning spring striper run more of a trickle rather than a run. Doesn't matter where you fish.  T...