CodFish Blitz on the Black Rose
Capt. Rich Antonino
April 16, 2008
Stellwagen Bank - Saltwater Fishing Report
Here's a trip of three days for you! We had a shared charter for codfishing from Green Harbor this morning and the weather was perfect! I mean, unreal April fishing. There was no wind, sun, and the fish cooperated. I installed the new Navionics Gold card today and the detail over and above their older model was amazing. I had contour lines everywhere! The bite to end the day was AMAZING.
There was a good bite in the morning and we did well catching haddock with some keeper cod thrown in there. Then, the bite died for us. I mean, it died hard. We marked tons of bait everywhere we went and the whale show was amazing. We had whales jumping out of the water, bubble feeding, standing on their heads, and slapping their pectoral fins on the water. With unlimited visibility, it was very memorable.
To end the day, however, we had a blitz of all blitzes of keeper cod and haddock. The fishfinder was solid red from the top to bottom. We had whales all around the boat and it was something never to forget. Mike had the largest cod of the day at 10#, 2 oz. It's the largest cod of this young season. Richard caught the first dead fish ever on the Black Rose! Yes, he snagged an old cod head. Great day!
Capt. Rich Antonino
Black Rose Fishing Charters
Target Species:
cod and haddock
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