Stripers and Big Blues Are In-Come Hook Up On The Jersey Girl
Capt. Roland Lizotte
July 24, 2008
Race Point - Saltwater Fishing Report
All we can say about this trip is "WOW!!" What an amazing day on the water with Scott, Marc, Sammy, Jackson and Seamus.This trip was planned as a 6th birthday present for Sammy. What a gift it would turn out to be. I have to admit up front that I think this was one of our best trips to date and it brought back a lot of memories from the days I started out on the water fishing when I was Sammy's age.
We left Brewer's Marine at 6am today for a ride over to Race Point for some striped bass fishing. As we made out way out of the harbor, there was no wind and the water was like glass. I let Sammy take the wheel for part of the ride across to give him a feel for what it was like to run a boat at 40mph across the bay. When we hit the 5 mile out mark from Race Point, off in the distance, you could see little puffs of spray against the sky line. We knew exactly what it was and it would turn out to be a site that I have never seen before. As we got closer, there were about 70-90 whales all within a 1/16th of a mile of each other. To see so many whales in such a small area was amazing and to see how excited the kids were as the whales swarmed around the boat. I shut the engines off and we had a group of whales breaching around the boat, waving their fins and at one point, we had a whale come up right next to the boat and blow. It was so close, that the mist actually covered us as we stood in the boat. (There was 7 of us on board today so we all were witnesses to this) The kids had never seen anything like it before and the looks on their face was enough to make the entire trip a hit, even if we never put a fish in the boat. Somehow, you know that we would end up with fish though, especially since we guarantee the bass and bluefish!! :)
After the great whale show, the kids were anxious to start fishing. We moved up closer to shore and started our first pass for some fish. About 10 minutes went by and we did not have any hook ups, so we decided to move about a mile up from where we were. Once we made it to our spot, the jigs were on the bottom and we had fish on right away. Sammy was at the rod first fighting what turned out to be a nice 29-30" striped bass. Then a few minutes went by and 9 year old Jackson (Sammy's brother) had his shot at a fish. Finally it was 6 year old Seamus at the rod cranking away on the reel. Within 30-40 minutes, we had our first 3 keeper bass in the boat. Scott and Mark were not left out of the action. Both had their share of fighting fish with the fish of the day taken by Marc. He ended up with a nice 41" 25lb striped bass. After putting 6 nice fish in the box, we decided to switch over to some light spinning tackle. After about an hour of sight casting, Seamus landed a nice 27" bass and everyone had a little bout with the sand sharks that were mixed in with the bass. The kids were amazed by the sand sharks.
In the end, it was an exciting day for everyone on the boat. Scott and Marc seeing their sons pull in nice sized fish (the biggest fish they had ever caught), seeing the looks on everyone's faces when the whales were around the boat and just bringing back the memories for me from when I was a kid tangling with that first bass made this a day one I will never forget. To quote Scott, they had an "amazing time on this trip, have a lifetime of stories, great pictures and 2 very tired boys." So if you have children that have never experienced being out on the water, seeing whales up close or hooking into their first fish, now is the time to get on the water aboard the Jersey Girl. It has been fast fishing and we will keep the kids (and adults) busy with non stop action. Contact Capt. Roland Lizotte for details.
Race Point Fishing Forecast:
Striper fishing should remain hot through August. Big bluefish up to 15lbs are around and expect bluefin tuna action to heat up. Cod fishing will pick back up in late September.
Target Species:
Striped Bass, Bluefish, Bluefin Tuna, Cod, Haddock
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