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“The Pirate” and I ventured down to the Cape to check out some more fall Albie action.  We were not disappointed.  The sharks were pretty thick but we managed to thread plenty of albies between them and get some nice … Co

The tautog are taking green crabs off of the rocky structures in Nantucket Sound. Many are shorts and have to be thrown back but it sounds like if you put in the time you can get your limit with out having to go too far. Bigger striped bass have bee

Sea run brown trout on the fly rod!  It is with sadness that I report the passing of my father Ralph Pickering at the age of 93.  I know many of my readers knew him as we fished together for decades.  In fact everything I know about f

This happy angler landed this albie on his very first cast this morning on a float and fly. The hurricane/ tropical storm waves are rolling in along the oceanfront.  I've seen some giant waves in the 10 foot range pounding the shore. Under

Had Rocco out with the family plan was originally stripers but with the sketchy striper bite in the ocean decided to spend the afternoon chasing tuna. Kept the kids busy with Albies until the right one came up. Rocco did a nice job on the bft and no

First albie landed for me! Could be the start of something big?  We'll see in the coming days.

Lots of stripers in the last two day on this Cocahoe/float set up. It is a real good choice in rough water.  The Queen Cocahoe mounted on a half ounce jighead and attached to a float has been a big producer. I've caught big numbers of strip

Captain Willy had out Sam Angelo today for a inshore trip. The guys had a lot of fun cranking on albies all morning till they couldn't any more. Had one short bluefin in the mix as well. After that they went bottom fishing where they had seabass

Still getting reports of albies biting from Hyannis to New Seabury. Depending on the day and the timing the schools may have thinned out or they could be thick. Hopefully you have timed it to the latter. Fishermen are also still hooking into Spanish

  I'm about to grab a schoolie that was caught from the kayak this morning.  The fishing all over RI was hot as the weather today! The RI saltwater scene just took a dramatic turn for the better.  Along the oceanfront a lot of tha

There have been big numbers of schoolies in the 20 to 25 inch range in the Bay.  Some small keepers are in the mix. Fishing for bluefish has been the best it has been in decades  in the Bay. September was about as good as it gets in Narrag

 I have caught so so many fish in the last three days on the float and fly.  The blitzing stripers are fussy as they feed on masses of small bay anchovies. The float and fly is the killer artificial to lure these fussy fish into hitting.&n

My next show stop will be at River's End Tackle in Old Saybrook CT. This popular and free event titled Striper Surf Day will be held on Sat. March 25.  It will feature sales on tackle tackle reps. demonstrations and seminars. This will be my

It was impossible to fish in most places along the oceanfront today due to hurricane waves.  There are lots of happenings along the oceanfront in recent days.  Here are just a few: 1. Huge Waves- Just too much in many places as we are bein

Fished the last day with Darryl Dave and Bill. It started out very rough but turned into a beautiful day. The fishing was on fire. We had well over 35 albies and a few other sea bass blues and porgies. We had a bunch of doubles and a few triple head

Usually a productive spot for stripers, albies and bonito. Bass bite is best predawn and after midnight. May, June, September & October are best for bass. Albies and bonito are seasonal, show up in July & August. You can use any bai

 The hype has already started. Just about every fishing report I have read today says bonito and albies are being caught as if these are the same fish.  They are not and a number of uninformed fishermen out there simply do not know the dif

  A very hot plug in recent days has been the Yo Zuri Hydro Pencil in a bone color. I've  landed 14 slot keepers on this plug in the last few days. The best plug for me in the last couple of days has been the Yo Zuri Hydro Pencil. 

  This near keeper hit a jig off an egg float. The jig has a Fat Cow jig strip added. Those strips have been very  effective this fall The last few days saw some of the best striper fishing for us in the last month along the oceanfront. My

I landed this schoolie a couple of days ago. Their numbers have been on and off so far but I am guessing it will all get more consistent in the coming days and weeks. These big storms like we are currently experiencing really change things.  I