With the weather the way that it has been it is really hard to think about fishing. Winter seems to be here despite what the calendar says however if you are willing to brave the elements you still stand an outstanding chance of catching a fish.

Striper fishing this past week can best be described as good to excellent. All hell has broke loose with these fish over the past couple of weeks providing anglers with some of the finest Rock fishing of this fall season. Fish ranging in size from the little guys of 20 inches or more to some of the big slobs that tip the scales at well over 20 pounds have treated anglers on every trip this past week. Beautiful weather and scores of boats may have hampered the weekend bite, however there were still a lot of fish caught.

The mouth of the Bay seems to have been the hot spot. Rips both in the deep and shallow water seem to be holding good numbers of Rockfish right now. While some days the bite has been a little temperamental time wise with tidal or drift conditions, these fish are around right now and they should continue to bite in the next few weeks.

We are scheduled to fish for Stripers daily until the 8th of January but with the weather being the way it has been getting away from the docks on some days is a challenge. Keep an eye on the weather and pick the best days that you can and odds are good that we will be going out.

Wreck fishing for the 2005 season will come to a close this weekend. I have personally only been out a couple of days this past week fishing for the Tog and the results were hit and miss. Sponsorship has been going hand in hand with the weather prohibiting us from getting out midweek. Saturdays trip and cloudy water saw a very slow bite for angler’s with top hooks only landing a few Tog. Sunday’s trip fared much better with good action almost all day. Several anglers would land their limit of ten Tog on Sunday’s trip with the biggest fish weighing in at just over nine pounds, of course there were a few anglers that found out the hard way that fishing for Tog is not a very good spectator sport! If Mother Nature gives us a break for the upcoming weekend there is the potential for some very good fishing for our last weekend for the year.

As our season comes to a close we are already thinking about the upcoming year. Our new schedule should be ready by early January and I would expect Wreck trips to begin sometime late in February or early March. Both long-range trips for Jumbo Sea Bass and inshore trips for Blackfish will be on the schedule. As soon as these dates are determined we will have them posted on the website.

Remember this is the last weekend that we will be Wreck fishing until next year if you want that last Tog fix. Striper fishing will continue on into January providing a few more opportunities to catch these fish. If you would like any other information about trips sailing out of the Wharf or you would like to book a charter please give us a call at (302) 645-TUNA.

Until Next Week Happy Fishing!

Capt. Rick Yakimowicz
Thelma Dale V
catchfish@verizon.net