Whomever said...
Whomever said...
Wind from the East...fish bite least
Wind from the West...fish bite best
had yesterday's trip nailed.
I greeted the Rob West party at docks and we departed Gloucester Harbor at 0600. As we rounded Eastern point a 10-15 knot easterly wind greeted us along with a closely spaced 2-4 foot chop. It was going to be a bumpy day for sure.
We arrived on the grounds and found the fish but again a majority of the fished hooked were sub legal cod. I noticed right away the many of the fish were fouled hooked and not taking the jigs as they had in the past two trips.
The wind continued to freshen in the morning and coupled with the very strong tide, conditions were very tough for the anglers.. These guys are good fisherman and worked hard all day even though the bite was way off. We moved around to different spots and because the crew refused to quit they finally managed to put some nice haddock the box along with a handful of market cod.
During the day the USCG was working the area doing numerous boarding of many of the larger party boats that were on the grounds. Although an inconvenience at times, these boardings remind us of the need to keep our boats up to spec in terms of safety gear and documentation. The guests on board and also reminded why even when the fishing is slow and the boxes not as full as we would like , we must still abide by the regulations in place including the release of all under size fish. Personally, I am glad the Coast Guard is out there and doing their job helping protect us and the fishery
We returned to the dock around 1400 and Rob and the guys put some nice haddock and cod fillets in their coolers to take home. Although I was disappointed in the lack of bite today, we still enjoyed a great charter and the guys are looking forward to the next trip when the wind is blowing from the WEST!
Tight Lines,
Wind from the West...fish bite best
had yesterday's trip nailed.
I greeted the Rob West party at docks and we departed Gloucester Harbor at 0600. As we rounded Eastern point a 10-15 knot easterly wind greeted us along with a closely spaced 2-4 foot chop. It was going to be a bumpy day for sure.
We arrived on the grounds and found the fish but again a majority of the fished hooked were sub legal cod. I noticed right away the many of the fish were fouled hooked and not taking the jigs as they had in the past two trips.
The wind continued to freshen in the morning and coupled with the very strong tide, conditions were very tough for the anglers.. These guys are good fisherman and worked hard all day even though the bite was way off. We moved around to different spots and because the crew refused to quit they finally managed to put some nice haddock the box along with a handful of market cod.
During the day the USCG was working the area doing numerous boarding of many of the larger party boats that were on the grounds. Although an inconvenience at times, these boardings remind us of the need to keep our boats up to spec in terms of safety gear and documentation. The guests on board and also reminded why even when the fishing is slow and the boxes not as full as we would like , we must still abide by the regulations in place including the release of all under size fish. Personally, I am glad the Coast Guard is out there and doing their job helping protect us and the fishery
We returned to the dock around 1400 and Rob and the guys put some nice haddock and cod fillets in their coolers to take home. Although I was disappointed in the lack of bite today, we still enjoyed a great charter and the guys are looking forward to the next trip when the wind is blowing from the WEST!
Tight Lines,
Capt. G
This is a possible IGFA record for the smallest codfish ever taken on a 17.5 oz jig...the fish was actually lip hooked.welder wrote:Capt. G , pictures ?
:D
The photo actually makes the little guy look bigger than he was :D
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Wind from the East...fish bite least
Wind from the West...fish bite best
That's interesting. We use that same saying out here on the West coast.
So when it's blowing from the East over there, it's coming from the open ocean? (Onshore)
...And from the West would be offshore?
Over here, East winds blow from below and up the coast. (Fishing tends to be tough during)
NE winds blow straight offshore (AKA: Santa Ana winds)
Fishing is usually best with West winds, but the ocean is usually calmest with the NE winds.
Scott
Wind from the West...fish bite best
That's interesting. We use that same saying out here on the West coast.
So when it's blowing from the East over there, it's coming from the open ocean? (Onshore)
...And from the West would be offshore?
Over here, East winds blow from below and up the coast. (Fishing tends to be tough during)
NE winds blow straight offshore (AKA: Santa Ana winds)
Fishing is usually best with West winds, but the ocean is usually calmest with the NE winds.
Scott
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Dosent get much better...here is the INSHORE forecast for the next 5 days
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... BECOMING NE
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT... BECOMING NE
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
Temps on Saturday in the high 40s and low in the upper 30s.
Both charters this weekend are blown out.
Spring will probably get here around July 4th if we are lucky :(
TONIGHT
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT... BECOMING NE
15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF
RAIN. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
SAT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. VSBY
1 TO 3 NM.
SAT NIGHT
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT.
SUN
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT... BECOMING NE
10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SUN NIGHT
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT.
MON
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
MON NIGHT
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
TUE
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WED
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT.
Temps on Saturday in the high 40s and low in the upper 30s.
Both charters this weekend are blown out.
Spring will probably get here around July 4th if we are lucky :(
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It's 90 here right now, 94 on Saturday, and probably 88 in my office with all the windows open. I'd almost trade ya temps right now, no reason to trade wind though. We have the same winds honking and bending the trees over in my yard!
I have a "bone" (aka: a once a month charter) on Monday...I'm going no matter what!!!!!!!!!
I need cash flow so I can waste some of it on turning the A/C, on.
It's 90 here right now, 94 on Saturday, and probably 88 in my office with all the windows open. I'd almost trade ya temps right now, no reason to trade wind though. We have the same winds honking and bending the trees over in my yard!
I have a "bone" (aka: a once a month charter) on Monday...I'm going no matter what!!!!!!!!!
I need cash flow so I can waste some of it on turning the A/C, on.