Fishing Reports...
Frances Fleet out of Rhode Island weekly Reports.
http://www.francesfleet.com/.
Night Striper & Blues Friday July 17th
Capt. Ray and Capt. Paul was excited to report the Striper fishing was about as good as it gets last night. Capt. Ray reported just about the entire boat was limited out on nice size bass last night. No monsters but Casey, one of our finest deckhands on a busman's holiday brought a fine 20 lbr to the gaff. No bluefish just 100 pct keeper bass. Capt. Ray looks forward to another good night of Striper fishing tonight leaving at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. Capt. Paul reported his Striper charter got off to a slow start with the tide being slack but once the tide started moving his anglers started to crush the Stripers as well and ended up having an outstanding evening. The Captain Frances is perfect for Night Striper charters for groups of up to 15 anglers.
Capt. Keith was pleased to report a big improvement in the Night Blue fish action last night with more than triple the amount of blue fish boated. All nice choppers to the 10 lb range. Next blue fish trip sets sail this evening (7/1 aboard the Gail Frances at 7pm.
7 am to 4pm fluke/cbass full day
Capt. Rich reported an outstanding trip today for both fluke and sea bass. Just about everyone went home with two to six big fluke apiece and upwards to a dozen big sea bass apiece with a half dozen or so each commonplace on the sea bass. Some real hefty sea bass including fish in the 3 to 4 lb range. The majority of the fluke are in the 4 to 7 lb class with the biggest fish around 8 lbs. The fishing just keeps getting better and better. Capt. Rich is looking forward to tomorrow's full day fluke/cbass trip which sets sail aboard the Gail Frances at 7 am.
Striper fishing Thursday Night
Capt. Ray reported an excellent night of Striped Bass fishing Thursday Night with nearly half the boat limited out on good size Stripers to nearly 20 lbs. A few nice size blue fish thrown in for good measure. The fishing was solid all night long with Stripers taken on every drift. Capt. Ray commented that this has been the best three weeks of Striper fishing in quite some time and we see no reason why it shouldn't continue. Striped Bass fishing sails Wed through Sat nights at 7pm by reservation.
8 am to 3pm Full Day Fluke
Capt. Mike reported it was a beautiful summer day in a summer which so far is starved for good weather. The fishing was as good as the weather with the catching about as good as it gets for the first half of the day. However the keeping was a bit off so Capt. Mike moved to another location looking for bigger fluke and bigger fluke he did find with Mr. Stepp from Colchester,Ct nailing a fine 29 inch 10.5 lb slab. First mate Chris also swung his rod for a few minutes and promptly brought a fine 7 lb slab to the net. A bunch of good size sea bass to nearly 4 lbs and a big bunch of jumbo scup to 2 lbs mixed in. In fact one angler was limited out on jumbo scup while fishing for fluke!!! Next 8 am full day fluke trip is scheduled for Saturday morning. The 8 am full day fluke boat sails daily aboard the Admiral Frances.
Charter 7 am to 4pm
Capt. Paul reported today's full day fluke charter was outstanding. The Mike Bochman group had a great day loading up on jumbo and super jumbo sea bass to over 5 lbs and jumbo fluke to 8 lbs. The anglers aboard were happy with the exceptional fishing and they left with many fine meals to come for many months! The Captain Frances is great for small to moderate size charters. If interested in booking a private charter call the office for further details and open dates.
July 16 7-4/8-3 update
Capt. Rich reported an excellent day of fluke/cbass fishing aboard the Gail Frances. The majority of the anglers aboard had 2 to 5 jumbo fluke apiece with a few anglers limited out for good measure. A lot of big fluke over 5 lbs with the best around or just over 8 lbs. Quite a few hefty sea bass mixed in as well with a good number of fish in the 2.5 to 4 lb range and the biggest sea bass pushing the scales down to nearly 5 lbs. Lots of short fluke to keep every one busy through the day with many of the shorts just under the legal limit. Many of these fish will probably make it to legal size by next month so this fishing already great will only continue to excel. A nice group of anglers left the boat content with plenty of good meals to come. The 7am fluke/cbass boat will sail tomorrow morning aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Paul reported another busy day along the south shore beaches on the 8am full day fluke with the keeper ratio slightly improved but still not quite where we would like to see it. Nevertheless some jumbos to 6 lbs were brought to the net. Some anglers caught more fluke today than they ever caught before on a fluke outing !A handful of jumbo sea bass to over 3 lbs and some platter size scup mixed in as well. Still tons of sand eels all over the beaches so things still look very good. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrow's fluke trip aboard the Admiral Frances.
Frances Fleet out of Rhode Island weekly Reports.
http://www.francesfleet.com/.
Night Striper & Blues Friday July 17th
Capt. Ray and Capt. Paul was excited to report the Striper fishing was about as good as it gets last night. Capt. Ray reported just about the entire boat was limited out on nice size bass last night. No monsters but Casey, one of our finest deckhands on a busman's holiday brought a fine 20 lbr to the gaff. No bluefish just 100 pct keeper bass. Capt. Ray looks forward to another good night of Striper fishing tonight leaving at 7pm aboard the Lady Frances. Capt. Paul reported his Striper charter got off to a slow start with the tide being slack but once the tide started moving his anglers started to crush the Stripers as well and ended up having an outstanding evening. The Captain Frances is perfect for Night Striper charters for groups of up to 15 anglers.
Capt. Keith was pleased to report a big improvement in the Night Blue fish action last night with more than triple the amount of blue fish boated. All nice choppers to the 10 lb range. Next blue fish trip sets sail this evening (7/1 aboard the Gail Frances at 7pm.
7 am to 4pm fluke/cbass full day
Capt. Rich reported an outstanding trip today for both fluke and sea bass. Just about everyone went home with two to six big fluke apiece and upwards to a dozen big sea bass apiece with a half dozen or so each commonplace on the sea bass. Some real hefty sea bass including fish in the 3 to 4 lb range. The majority of the fluke are in the 4 to 7 lb class with the biggest fish around 8 lbs. The fishing just keeps getting better and better. Capt. Rich is looking forward to tomorrow's full day fluke/cbass trip which sets sail aboard the Gail Frances at 7 am.
Striper fishing Thursday Night
Capt. Ray reported an excellent night of Striped Bass fishing Thursday Night with nearly half the boat limited out on good size Stripers to nearly 20 lbs. A few nice size blue fish thrown in for good measure. The fishing was solid all night long with Stripers taken on every drift. Capt. Ray commented that this has been the best three weeks of Striper fishing in quite some time and we see no reason why it shouldn't continue. Striped Bass fishing sails Wed through Sat nights at 7pm by reservation.
8 am to 3pm Full Day Fluke
Capt. Mike reported it was a beautiful summer day in a summer which so far is starved for good weather. The fishing was as good as the weather with the catching about as good as it gets for the first half of the day. However the keeping was a bit off so Capt. Mike moved to another location looking for bigger fluke and bigger fluke he did find with Mr. Stepp from Colchester,Ct nailing a fine 29 inch 10.5 lb slab. First mate Chris also swung his rod for a few minutes and promptly brought a fine 7 lb slab to the net. A bunch of good size sea bass to nearly 4 lbs and a big bunch of jumbo scup to 2 lbs mixed in. In fact one angler was limited out on jumbo scup while fishing for fluke!!! Next 8 am full day fluke trip is scheduled for Saturday morning. The 8 am full day fluke boat sails daily aboard the Admiral Frances.
Charter 7 am to 4pm
Capt. Paul reported today's full day fluke charter was outstanding. The Mike Bochman group had a great day loading up on jumbo and super jumbo sea bass to over 5 lbs and jumbo fluke to 8 lbs. The anglers aboard were happy with the exceptional fishing and they left with many fine meals to come for many months! The Captain Frances is great for small to moderate size charters. If interested in booking a private charter call the office for further details and open dates.
July 16 7-4/8-3 update
Capt. Rich reported an excellent day of fluke/cbass fishing aboard the Gail Frances. The majority of the anglers aboard had 2 to 5 jumbo fluke apiece with a few anglers limited out for good measure. A lot of big fluke over 5 lbs with the best around or just over 8 lbs. Quite a few hefty sea bass mixed in as well with a good number of fish in the 2.5 to 4 lb range and the biggest sea bass pushing the scales down to nearly 5 lbs. Lots of short fluke to keep every one busy through the day with many of the shorts just under the legal limit. Many of these fish will probably make it to legal size by next month so this fishing already great will only continue to excel. A nice group of anglers left the boat content with plenty of good meals to come. The 7am fluke/cbass boat will sail tomorrow morning aboard the Gail Frances. Capt. Paul reported another busy day along the south shore beaches on the 8am full day fluke with the keeper ratio slightly improved but still not quite where we would like to see it. Nevertheless some jumbos to 6 lbs were brought to the net. Some anglers caught more fluke today than they ever caught before on a fluke outing !A handful of jumbo sea bass to over 3 lbs and some platter size scup mixed in as well. Still tons of sand eels all over the beaches so things still look very good. Capt. Mike looks forward to tomorrow's fluke trip aboard the Admiral Frances.