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2008 Reports
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6/25/2008
We had another very good day at Gardiners with
the John Tibbetts group. Last week the silver balls were very
productive but today the plain hook, no gimmicks, spearing and fluke
belly worked best. Mate Tom Sadowski nailed 4 while dead sticking
and working the deck. Ryan Dunn had a 6 1/2 pounder ti
to win the big fish pool. Tom Mulieri- was a close second.
The boys had 18 keeper fluke. Note the scrape wounds on the fluke in
the group photo. Fish was most likely in the way of a trawl.
6/24/2008
On Friday a group from the E.P.A. led by Felix
LoCicero had a great time with a mixed bag of fishing. Starting in
the Gut they took 2 bass and about 8 blues. Then we went to the
Ruins area and took some very nice fluke. I have ben tagging fluke
for years with American Littoral Society tags. I tagged 15 fluke
that measured from 18.5 inches to 20 1/4 inches. They managed to
keep 6 plus a 5 pound sea bass caught by Rich Caspe. We hit a porgy
spot for around 30 keeper sized scup (11 in.) There are photos
showing the tagged fluke. I recommend taking up tagging. As long as
you are releasing a lot of these fish you might as well be having
some fun doing it. I have had many returns over the years and the
travels of fluke can be amazing. Capt. Bill
Terry McTeague, his brothers, sons and friends
fished for fluke with us on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday,Joe
Amedure had the largest with a 6 3/4b. fluke. It was a slow drift
and the fish are scattered so patience and perserverance is
key.Sunday's fluking was much better. See a separate report
The McTeagues returned to Gardiners Island for
part two of their fluking weekend. Conditions were much better than
Saturday with a nice south wind and a flooding tide. Covering a much
greater area the boys ut together a catch of 21 keepers. Terry
snagged a live squid(there are lots of them in the area and that may
hold the fluke for some time) and put it down. He landed an 8
pounder with it. Silver balls worked well for some of the boys but
plain rigs did well too.
6/15/2008
On Friday afternoon we fished the Gut for some
steady blue -bass action. Pete Cheney aka Wilford Brimley, took 3
keepers and while Missy Saladino only caught blues she's better
looking than the guy that caught the bass
On Saturday the annual Jackie Bauer pre
fathers day fluke trip took place. Some beautiful fish were taken.
Ed Borst.pictured with his two sons, Bob and Tom took first place in
the pool with a 6.5 lb. fish. Bob Drake had his limit plus a nice
seabass. Myra and Capt. Mike each had a few nice fluke as well
6/12/2008
We fished at Gardiners today
with the J. Pauls Pub from Oceanside. There are some very nice fluke
down there. With a good tide and favorable breeze you can cover a
lot of territory to locate them. Trey Smith won the pool(left) with
a 6.5 pound fluke while Mario Toppi finished a close second with a
6.2 pound flattie.
6/11/2008
Brothers Chuck and Bob
Hamilton came bass fishing with us on Friday,. Bob's 20 pounder was
the largest of the bunch. Plenty of blues to have fun with.
Jimmy Jacobson and friends
fished with us in Plum Gut this Saturday. Good fishing with 11 bass
to 25 pounds as well as lots of blues.
On Sunday the Port Washington
Fire Dept. Flower Hill group fished with us in the Gardiners Bay
area. We had a good early shot and another blast near the end of the
flood. About a dozen fluke above 20.5 in. were taken. Lots of 18 to
20 inch fish around.
On Monday we shuttled students from the Cutchogue East school over
to Robins Island from New Suffolk for their annual field trip.
Absolutely a fantastic Island to visit if you ever get the
opportunity. Peggy Dickerson, the teacher in charge does a terrific
job,. Farmer John, longtime mate and friend and I go fishing while
the students are ashore. This year I got an 11 lb weakfish... Capt
Bill Russo
6/1/2008
The Lady Reelers Fishing Club joined us today for their annual fluke
trip. They boated about a dozen nice keepers, a bunch of blues and a
few large seabass. One porgy was lucky and was returned to the sea.
Largest fluke was taken by Susie Pearsall at 5 3/4 lbs. Donna Pratt
took second with a 4 1/2 lb.fish. Donna had 3 keepers on the day.
Great day Ladies.
5/31/2008
The 60th reunion of the Wayward Boys took place this Friday. Part of
the group always comes fishing with us while the others play golf.
Otto Lohse runs the trip. The Gut looked a little quiet in the am so
we went directly to the Race. There was a steady pick of fish for
awhile. More blues showing up each day. Jerry Coughlin had the
largest (again). The photos show part of our catch. We hit the Gut
on the way home and the blues were thick.
5/26/2008
Fished up in East Marion today and the bite was very good for
awhile. Boat traffic always a problem on a big weekend. Eric
Micalizzi had a 7 1/2ounder and Capt. Mike had one of 6/12. Jim
Miller, in red had a pair of very nice fluke.
We had a trip this afternoon with the Montesori school. The
kids were great and caught some nice fluke. After the trip we
dropped the kids off for a few days
at a Retreat. Great experience for these youngsters.
It was breezy, hence the hat on backwards. Jessica had a 7 pound
beauty, our largest of the day.
5/20/2008
Dr. Monte Nussbaum and his friends and family fished with us today.
The morning saw great action with fish on most of the time. The
middle of the day was a bit slow but the first of the ebb saw the
fish turn on again. Gary Greco lead the way with 4 keepers. The
photos show brothers Tony (in orange) and Gary Greco
Week of 5/12/2008
On Friday we fished with Terry McTeague and his friends. We targeted
fluke all day and caught many, keeping about 10. Some folks think
that 10 fluke on a given trip isn't that great but if they are all 3
to 5 pounds, it's a very good day. Look at the smiling faces on
these guys
The boys from Stallion Inc. opted for striped bass on Sunday and did
a fine job indeed. The group had 12 keepers up to 25 pounds(4 were
in the twenties) and a bunch of blues. Achilles had the biggest.
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