Stellwagen Bank Cod Fishing Hot - Lots of Bait, Whales & Action
Capt. Roland Lizotte
May 28, 2008
Stellwagen Bank - Saltwater Fishing Report
I will start with our Sunday trip first since I can describe it with one word in my opinion, "outstanding". We had Brian and his crew on board with us for a full day of cod fishing out on the bank. We left Brewers right at 530am and set a course for the middle part of the bank around the BE buoy. We had very light NW winds which allowed us to cruise out at 35+mph. We made it up onto the bank in about 40 minutes. Shortly after we started fishing, we had the first few fish up to the boat. The first 3-4 hours of fishing were a bit slower than what I would expect with a slow pick of cod, haddock and mackerel to the boat. Around 10am, we started to loose the tide and the fish stopped biting, so we decided to move around a bit.
While we were trying to find some feeding fish, we enjoyed the show that the whales were putting on all around us. The whales were breaching
right out of the water and that is just an amazing site to see that time and time again. Around 11am, I gave the guys two options 1) head up to the Northern part of the bank or 2) move 3-5 miles South to where we have done well in the past. The decision was made to move back South and it proved to be the right one.
Around 11:30, we picked the tide back up and the fish started to bite. For the rest of the day, we had fast fishing with everyone on fish each time the jig hit the bottom and in some cases, before it hit the bottom. All the guys commented on how nice it was to use the Okuma T-20L reels with the level wind/lever drags to pull the fish up to the boat.
All said and done, we ended the day with a host of fish up to the boat: lots of cod, 1 haddock, mackerel, pollack and 2 wolf fish (Brian's was a
keeper at 30lbs). It was a blast to be on the water with these guys for the day, I was laughing non stop and it was great to see them have fun pulling in fish after fish. I hope to see them on the water again soon once the bass fishing picks up in the next couple of weeks. We still have spots open for cod trips over the next 2 weeks and we have been filling up our schedule with bass trips beginning the second weekend in June. If you are looking to get out on the water for lots of fun and have some fresh fillets for the grill or freezer, give me Capt. Roland Lizotte a call at 774-437-1882 or send us an email.
Target Species:
Cod, Haddock, Pollock, Mackerel, Wolfish
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