December 26 2010 Inshore Bite is Red hot.
The inshore bite has been off the charts the last few days. With the fishing only being 5-10 minutes from the mooring, these are ghreat trips. Multiple hook ups with Pacific Jack Crevalle and Sierra Mackeral. Lots of bait around right now too. These Jacks are all good size range and fight hard. The sierra mackerals are also in bigger size and are making great table fare.
December 12 2010 First trip of the season
Went out on our first exscursion of the season with my friends Randy and Jacqui for a shakedown scout misson. Our launch driver that morning had told us that the Mahi Mahi were very close, find the rip line.
We headed of Northwest towards the area called the Furuno. We got out about 7 miles and we had found what the launch driver was talking about. Nice well defined rip line with lots of flotsam in it. We threw out a spread and trolled our way north a bit. Lots of birds and promising signs but not a sniff for an hour. So I decided to head south. We ran into a bunch of feeding birds and like clock work we had a double header. Two large Mahi Mahi. Randy jumped on one rod and I passed the other to Jacqui. Clearing the other rods I see Jacqui struggling to try to reel. She informs me she is left handed and cant reel a right handed rteel, ugh. I watch as her Mahi Mahi does a airborn leap and get clear out of the water, also getting his freedom.
Randy is still tight and is dug in on his large bull Dorado. About 15 minutes of Tug a War and we landed the nice first fish of the season. After that we headed for the barn. Not bad for a 3 hour trip.
December 10 2010 Costa Rican craft launched
After weeks of work and "Cinta Rojo" (Red Tape) I finally got launched. As everything in Costa Rica, it was a "Pura Adventura" (pure adventure). The only "boat ramp" (this term is used loosely) in town is only accsesable at midtide and a 1/2 mile drive down the beach. Thanks to my good friends Jacqui, Randy and Mark we got the boat a float. Here are some pics of the launching. Ready to fish..!
Pura Vida
November 1 2010 Gearing up for Costa Rica
Relentless weather this fall here in the Northeast. It has been a steady flow of windy days and only a couple of fishable days since the beginning of September. The Diablo is up on the hard and winterized. I am currently collecting all of my tackle together and packing up. I am leaving for CR wenesday the 17th. I hope to have the boat all set and ready to fish by the first week of December. I am planning to be fishing in CR until April 10th. If anyone has interest in getting out of the cold and into the sun, drop me an email. I can also help arrange accomadations for you escape as well.
-Pura Vida
October 9 2010 Wind, Wind and more Wind..!!
Unfortunatley, this has been a verry windy fall so far. Lots of blown out trips and the water south at the canyons is breaking up. The Cape Cod season is winding down to a quick halt.
We snuck in a trip with 4th time returning guests, the Stellar family. With winds out of the North West at 15-20 knots we oppted to keep people from getting sea sick and did a trolling trip. Ran to one of my productive rips and started to work the area. We finally got a fish on on our second pass. The reel Screamed more than usual 10 minutes later a nice 8 pound False Albacore came aboard. After that pass we hit the numbers again and kept coming up with Bluefish. Hopefully thus weather pattern changes and settles down a little.
October 1 2010 Fall Srtiper migration is happening..!!
September 18 2010 Striped Bass Fishing Hot again
Last couple of weeks we have been back at it with Striped bass trips. The action has picked up again. Our last few trips have been double digit "keeper size" Stripers and some large Bluefish in the mix too.
August 30-31 Atlantis-Veatch Canyon trip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F33Y8X9aLf4
September 2 2010 Up on the hard
The Diablo is out of the water for a short stint, thanks to Hurricane Earl. Hopefully back in the water Monday or Tuesday.
August 29 2010 Stripers, Blues and Seabass
Again we have been doing multiple halfday trips for Stripers in the last few weeks. The fishing remains good and should get better as we approach September.
August 17-18 2010 Fishtails Canyon
Another weather window opened up and got in another trip to the edge. This time we made a “short run” to Fishtails Canyon. Although the run out was short distance wise it was long, time wise. The seas were anything but calm. A short period wind waves made for a miserable ride out. We made it out there and got set up and decided to put down some sword baits and forgo the chunking due to the rough sea state. It was us and 3 other boats. Morning could not come soon enough.
With the sea calming down and dawn happening our spirits were lifted. We got
up on the troll and started to work the canyon. Porpoises and whales abound, the
area looked fishy. We trolled along almost for 2 hours without a touch. Finally
the green
Spreader bar was hit
and we were tight. A nice 70 pound Yellowfin tuna came aboard. There were some
dark clouds to our West. Another boat called us on the radio and told us it
looked like quite a bit of lightning coming our way. We were concerned but the
forecasts did not call for thunderstorms. We continued to troll and decided to
start northward worried about the impending storms.
We got up on to the flats and were working some high flyers and picked up a
few Mahi Mahi. Mostly smaller Mahi Mahi, with the biggest being 10 pounds. Then
out of nowhere the green spreader gets tight again. Something a little bigger
this time. Then I see it jumping, “White Marlin on”. We got the fish to the boat
in about 10 minutes. We pulled the 50 poundish fish in for some pictures and
then released. High fives all around.
Setting the spread out again, we circled the area and picked up a few more
Mahi 
Mahi. Then continued
North. About 45 minutes goes by and the long center rigger goes off. Again we
see the un-mistakable jumping of a “skillie” white Marlin. Same process to the
boat, pictures and released.
With it approaching noon we pulled up and ran for the barn. We did get some rain storms while out there but the lightning never happen as forecasted. A slow start but definitely a good trip.
August 7-8 Hydrographers Canyon run
Weather, water and timing all came together for our charter, Allen Chused, his son Adam and friend Pat Perkins. The reports were excellent from Hydrographers canyon, 115 nautical miles from the dock. We loaded up the boat and threw on extra fuel (two 55 gallon drums) and set off for the far away fishing grounds.
Smooth but slow. The ride out was fairly smooth only some ground swell over the Nantucket shoals area. Our load on the boat did slow us down quite a bit, only making 22 knots.
We got to the tip of Hydro about 1 pm and found a fleet already working the
area of a good temp break.
We set out our spread and
started fuel transfer while trolling. It did not take long before our first
hook up, about 25 gallons worth of diesel transferred. Our center long rigger,
the magical lure a SEABIRD GODFATHER with a bird in front was attacked. Pat was
on the first fish. We circled and kept the fish off our port corner as Pat
fought the hard pulling fish. 20 minutes goes by and we had a 60 pound Yellowfin
Tuna in the boat. Not a bad start.
We got back up on the troll and started transferring the other drum. Working the area we hooked up with a bunch on skipjack, brought to the boat and released. Lots of life in the area with skipjack and whales all around, again we had a serious knockdown. Same lure, same position as last fish. This time we had a minor mistake with one of the crew putting the reel in free spool by mistake when taking the rod out of the holder. Birds nest and SNAP! Magical lure lost.
Getting over it we made some minor adjustments and got back up on the troll. Working our way back towards the canyon tip we heard of a good bite happening. We joined the fleet of boats for the dusk bite that was happening. We landed 2 more Yellowfin tuna, 1 being released. Also getting a double of Mahi Mahi, 2 nice gaffer fish. Only landing the female as the large male broke us off at the boat.
We set up for the night drifting
in the area of the bite that was just happening. First
Mate Tim Folan and I set up some Swordfish baits down deep and live baits under
some balloons. We then started to chunk. The night was quiet with no action
except a whale that circled us for about a half an hour. I think the whale was
curious of our underwater lights or maybe feeding on the bait that was attracted
to them. Pretty cool scene. Finally at about 4am one of live baits goes off.
Adam gets on and fights the fish to the boat. Ended up being a 7 foot dusky
shark, we released him and got ready for the morning troll.
False dawn and trolling, this is my favorite time. We had drifted 8 miles over night. With our spread out we were making our way towards where the bite was that evening before. 10 minutes on the troll and fish on. 50 pound Yellowfin Tuna (YFT) comes to the boat after inhaling a cedar plug. I circle around and hit the same spot again and fish on. Another YFT comes to the boat, on a ballyhoo this time. We continued to work this little area we had found and put 5 more YFT in the boat. All approx, the same class of fish 45-65 pounds.
With our fish holds full 9 YFT and few Mahi Mahi we decided to go down the canyon to see if we could scare up a Marlin. To no avail there was no billfish for us. We did only make one ride down and we pulled the plug at 11am and headed for the barn. A five hour steam in flat calm seas, until we hit Vineyard sound and Buzzards Bay where the wind and waves whipped up a little. Back to the dock at 4pm to clean fish and tell a few fish stories. Overall a great trip with a great crew.
We have been doing a lot of Striper fishing trips in the last 2 weeks and all have been good. Multiple fish over 40" and limits have been the norm.
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Welcomed first time guests Marty Mcgovern, Jake Mcgovern and crew for some Striper fishing. Caught our limit and then some. Calm sea conditons, a little fog to block out the sun and a lot of fish made for a great fishing trip. All stripers 28-43 inches. Jake took the high hook award with this 43 inch 30+ pound Striper.
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Made it out again. Found the fish in 81 degree tropical water. Yellowfin up to 60 pounds and Mahi Mahi up to 25 pounds.
Made it offshore again. Yellowfin, Stingrays, Mahi Mahi, Porposies, Man-of-War Jellys. As always always an adventure of no comparison.
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Welcomed returning guest Steve Brady and friends for a half-day Striper trip. Back at the old chunking grounds we did very well and the fish seem to have uped a Notch in class size.
Striper fishing is on fire still. Limit of keepers is 2 hours. Lots of action.
John Black helping his daughter reel in a keeper.
Weather, water and work schedules all came together. We took the first shot at heading South and were rewarded with Yellowfin, Tigers and our friend Flipper. Scored some "nicer than last year" Yellows and had a Tiger (shark) by the tail.
| Estimated 650 pound Tiger Shark | 50 poundish Yellows |
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The Tournament is 2 days, the 19th and the 20th, for Striped Bass and Bluefish. Sea Bass fishing on the 19th gave us a handicap. None the less we tried hard on day 2. With a lines out at noon we had to pull out the stops. Got on the water at 6 AM and ran to our favorite spots and did pretty good. We landed some nice Bass and a Bluefish, (although we needed 2 of them). Got back in time for weigh-in with 2 Bass and 1 Bluefish. Even without the Bluefish and only 6 hours of fishing of a 2-day tournament, we still placed 3rd out of 45 boats.
Teamed up with dockmate Philthy Lou for some Sea Bass fishing. The Sea Bassing is slowing down. We did catch a bunch though. Yet they are all pretty small.
Got back to the end of Martha's Vineyard with a great group of co-workers. Chunking Pogies yet again produced great results with 20+ fish being caught. Limited out within a few hours, again. Bass up tp 30 pounds!!
Below, Peter Arnold from the Simplex Janitorial Charter holds a 30 pound Striper.
Epic fishing today for Stripers. Chunking Pogies. We caught aprox 25 Striped Bass between 20 and 30 pounds. Caught our limit within an hour and a half. After that we started throwing back keepers for 2 hours straight.
The Rivellini Brothers Doubled Up
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Had a half-day trip planned for Saturday. We got out at 7:30 and got some trolling of the old canal in. 1 Bluefish later we shifted gears to go for Sea Bass. Got to the spot and got in a couple of drifts. Then a MAJOR T-Storm rolled in. Nothing like we usally get around here. With lightening coming down all around us we aborted misson, ran back to the dock and called it a day.
Got back out, with the Alkon Family for some more Sea Bass and Bluefishing. Hit up my Sea Bass spot and had instant action with multiple keeper Sea Bass, Scup, Fluke and even a Bluefish on the drift. Great weather and nonstop action made for a perfect half day charter
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Welcomed back returning guest Dave Parkinson for a half-day Sea Bass trip. Good thing that we don't have to go far for fish this time of year because the seas were solid and building. Headed out into Buzzards Bay, to my Sea Bass spot and had to use the sea anchor to stay comfortable. We did well though inspite of the heavy seas lots of jumbo and large Sea Bass. Headed in a little early and was at the dock by 11 am.
Great Spring fishing continues. The Black Sea Bass have moved in with the recreational season opening the 22nd. There has been LOTS of jumbo sized Sea Bass this season so far. Plenty of Scup too, some up to 2.5 pounds. The Bluefish and Stripers are still herding bait in Buzzrds Bay. Now is a great time for a combo trip for Sea Bass, Striped Bass and Bluefish.
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After a week of windy weather, we finally got back out on the water Monday the 10th. Finding acres of diving birds in Buzzards Bay the action was on. Casting and trolling in and around the birds produced Bluefish of all sizes from 4-9 pounds. WE also caught some school Bass at about 24". Mostly Bluefish though.
Tuesday, headed out again and ran into the same kind of commotion. Again we casted and trolled around the birds, but this time it was all Striped Bass. All decent fish from 24" to 35". About a dozen fish came to the boat in a hours time. Great non stop action.
Went back out on Sunday morning over to the Cotuit Flats area to confirm rumors that the Bluefish have arrived. Light tackle and top water action was the venue. We had awesome action with fish ranging 4-9 pounds. Rangers, line Stretchers and Ocean lures were lures of choice.
Went out with returning guest Emir and his son Brandon for some searching. We have heard stories of Bass and Blue blitzes happening in Buzzards Bay. We headed out to take a look in perfectly flat calm seas. Ran across Buzzards Bay to KBS, a spot I have been fishing for years. We saw some birds and fish activity and proceeded to cast and troll. The fish were very finicky. To make matters worse we hooked and dropped 2 fish. They were up then down and scattered all over the place. They were small schoolie Bass and some Bluefish in the mix. The tide went slack and so did the activity.
We decided to head over towards Clevelands Ledge and try for some Tautog. We had our first and only Tautog in about 15 minutes. No other bites for about 45 more minutes and we decided to head for the barn.
With a rumor of the first keeper taken yesterday, fishing buddy Scott Carpenter for sure got one today. They are starting to run, the next few weeks should start the spring blitzes. I still have a few dates open, drop me a note if you want to get in the oncoming action!
Went to one of my usal early season haunts and found some very promising
things. First we found 2 schools of pogies in the harbor. This the earliest I
remember seeing them. Secondly, we caught the first Striper of the season.
Although only about 18 inches, it was good to see. The 2010 Cape Cod fishing
season has offically started ...
E-paint bottom paint above (the
greener choice), with Squids stenciled on the bottom.Finally found a decent boat. It has been a long process. Just bought a 21' Aquasport center console with a quiet economical 4 stroke Suzuki outboard. It is a perfect platform for fishing in the calm waters of the peaceful Pacific ocean in Costa Rica. She will be perfect for charters up to 4 people. I am going to have her ready to fish in December and fish through April.
