August 17th, 2015 – Weekend Wrap-up

Saturday, August 15, 2015

The morning 3/4 day trip was very good. We had a full boat and great weather. The fishing and catching was very good, we came very close to catching our bag limit of haddock; throw in a few pollock, cusk, and redfish to round out our catch. The pool fish was a pollock of 6 lbs, caught by one of our irregular regulars. A few dog fish were caught, but not a problem.
 
The afternoon half day trip was cancelled, then not cancelled. We went with a very light crowd, caught only a couple keepers, caught some nice cod that were returned unharmed. Not a great afternoon trip except for the weather was perfect, until we rounded the breakwater on our return. We got hit by a squall with zero visibility, heavy rain, lightning, and hail. By the time we got to the dock, the skies had cleared.

Sunday, August 16

Another perfect day to go fishing with warm weather, sunny skies, and calm seas. We had a private charter full day trip. On the way to the fishing grounds, we steamed through a school of dolphins, close to a basking shark, and an ocean sunfish (Mola Mola).
 
On the fishing ground, the tide was screaming, making it very difficult to catch fish and created many more tangles than we have seen in a long time. Eventually, the anchor was useless, so we drift fished the last few stops. By the end of the day, we came 14 haddock shy of our quota, but we added some pollock, cusk and hake to our catch. The white hake are the first that we have seen this year. Largest fish was a 8 pound cusk just beating a couple 7lb class haddock. We had a few blue sharks feeding on some of our catch which created some excitement, especially for our younger anglers.
 
Upcoming open boat trips include………
Thursday, August 20th – Half Day Fishing 10am-2:30pm
Friday, August 21st, All Day Fishing 7am-4pm
Saturday, August 22nd, 3/4 Day Fishing 7am – 1pm
Sunday, August 23rd, 3/4 Day Fishing 7am -1pm
Sunday, Sugust 23rd, Half Day Fishing 1:30pm-6pm
Please call 978 559 1978 to make your reservations.

From the Deck of the Lady Sea
Captain Mike & Crew

Week Ending July 26th, 2015

July 21st through July 26th

For the Lady Sea, it was a choppy week, a mix of charters, half day, full day, and 3/4 day trips. The fishing was generally good. The full day trips limited out on haddock and caught some pollock and cusk as well. The 3/4 day trips continue to provide the mixed bag that we expect, haddock, pollock, red fish, mackerel, and cusk. The half day trips were ok, not great for keepers, but plenty of action including small haddock, whiting, small cod, pollock of all sizes, and some redfish. The Saturday am 1/2 day was met by a strong NE wind, 3-5 foot seas that negatively impacted our catch for legal fish and was a little uncomfortable. The full day corporate charter caught plenty of fish, but many anglers left the boat missing their shoes….don’t ask! Dog fish have been very manageable, and ask any of our regulars, this has been one of the best fishing and catching seasons we have had in many years.

 The Lady sea is taking the next week off to head Down Maine to help our Navy friends at the annual Lobster Festival in Rockland, ME. But, when we come back, we have the month of August to fish before the fall regulations take effect September 1st.

We have the following trips available:

Thursday, August 6th – All Day  7am – 4pm
Saturday, August 8th – Half Day 1:30pm-6pm
Monday, August 10th – All Day 7am – 4pm
Wednesday, August 12th – 3/4 Day – 8am – 2pm
Thursday, August 13th – All Day  7am – 4pm
Saturday, August 15th – 3/4 Day 7am – 1pm
Saturday, August 15th – Half Day 1:30pm -6pm

Check out our schedule on line for more trips through out the month of August.

Please call us at 978 559 1978 to make your reservations.  As always, we thank you for fishing with the Gloucester Fleet.

From the Deck of the Lady Sea
Captain Mike & Crew

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 21st, 2015 3/4 Day Fishing Report

Tuesday, July 21st

Today we ran a ¾ day trip. The fishing and catching was excellent for the entire trip. Much like Sunday, we had too many below legal size fish. We ended up with a mixed bag of haddock, pollock, cusk, red fish, and mackerel. We had almost as many keeper Pollock as we did keeper haddock. The best news was the lack of dog fish, only a couple for the entire trip.

Still room on the weekends trips.  Give us a call at 978 559 1978.

From the Deck of the Lady Sea
Captain Mike & Crew

 

 

Friday, Saturday, Sunday July 17-19, 2015 Wrap Up

Friday, Saturday, Sunday July 17-19, 2015

Three full day trips, three days of haddock limits. The fishing and catching this weekend was great. We reached our haddock limits on all three trips, we saw many more keeper Pollock up to 10 lbs. Saturday was a one stop day, and we caught fish the entire time.  Sunday was our slowest day in a while, but mainly because our catch consisted of many more dog fish and juvenile haddock. We moved to a slightly different area and produced more keeper haddock.
We have a very busy week ahead with charters and some non-fishing cruises, but do have room on the following open boat trips:

Tuesday – 3/4 Day Fishing 8am – 2pm
Saturday – Half Day  7am -11:30am
Sunday – 3/4 Day  7am – 1pm
Sunday – Half Day 1:30pm-6pm

Please call us at 978 559 1978 to make your reservation.  Spaces are filling up quick!

From the Deck of the Lady Sea
Captain Mike & Crew

Father’s Day Special

MY ESCAPE (1)

Sunday, June 21st, 2015

$10.00 off the All Day Trip
7am – 4pm

$56.00 per person, plus a $5.00 rod rental fee

Please call for reservations at
978 559 1978