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Captains Bill and Mike Russo

   

 

2008 Reports                                 see Past reports

 

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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