Sea Otter Fishing

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:37:00 +0000

Sun 11/22
Rob Crane and crew were aboard Sea Otter IV today with captain Joel out of R.I. The guys hauled in close to 100 tog with the largest weighing in at 10 pounds making a pool winner out of Bill from New Rochelle. Rob Crane garnered the high hook award with a dozen keepers.

Sea Otter IV is sailing the blackfish season from Snug Harbor RI . 1-15 passenger Private Charters are available as well as some select OPen Boat trips by reservation. (Open boat dates are: Fri 11/27, Sun 11/29, Mon 11/30Thurs 12/3 Fri 12/4 - more to be added) Call 860 739-1882 to inquire.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:29:00 +0000

Mon 11/2
Dennis O'Donnell and crew were out for a mixed bag trip from Montauk today. Called the trip early due to the rough sea conditions but the guys made the best of it with some decent iamond jigging with good numbers of blues and stripers over the rails.

Sat 11/7
Capt. Joel has the boat back up in Snug harbor for Nov. and Dec. to take advantage of a hot tog bite and 8 fish per man regs. jim Luccente and pals made the trek and were not disappointed. Fishing in 70 feet of water the gys had well over 7o keepers over the rails. High hook was Pat with 18. The tally had 8 fish over 8 pounds with the largest at 10 pounds,

Please call the office to book your private charters aboard Sea Otter IV (1-25 pass,) and get onto this hot bite 860 739-1882

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:22:00 +0000

Wed 10/21
Sea otter IV sailed from Montauk with Kieth Haberman and crew aboard. The guys diamond jigged their limit of stripers to 18 pounds and had really good action on the blues. Switching to sea bass they had a fair bite gong in the afternoon.

Thurs 10/22
Bill Connolly and friend headed east today for som diamond jigging action. Nabbing thier limit they nailed stripers to 18 pounds. There was plenty of bluefish action going on to keep reels turning.

Fri 10/23
Brian and John Minsky had a bunch of guys out to brave some tough seas. In spite of that they nailed their striper limi and caught a pile of blues as well diamond jigging. Paul, the jigging machine, was high hook and brought the largest bass over the rails.

Sea Otter IV will be in Montauk through Election Day and then up to Snug Harbor RI to take advantage of those Tog regs! For charter info please call the office at 860 739-1882

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:31:00 +0000

Sat 10/11
Ken mccloud and a gang from Colonial Medical Supply fished with Captain Joel for a 1/2 day charter from Groton today. It was a mixed bag with blues, stripers porgies and tog! Nacy was "queen" of the bluefish fore the morning while Steve Kreuser was high hook on porgies and he nailed the first keeper striped bass. Very good keeper action throughout. Peter was high hook on Tog.

If you are loking for a weekend charter, Sun 10/25 and Sun 11/1 are open from either Groton or Montauk as wellas some weekdays. Give the office a call at 860 738-1882.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:45:00 +0000

Tues 10/6
Mike Conolly and family were out today to try their luck at Striped bassing. Very good day - using live eels they pilled us some nice striperswith some over the rails between 35 1nd 41 pounds. denny scored with the 41 pounder.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:57:00 +0000

Unfort. a few cancellations this week due to weather!
Thurs 10/1
Greg Mogil and friends were out aboard Sea Otter IV with Captain Joel today. They started out catching some porgies and even Greg was able to contribute!
They switched to stripers and some blues. They ended with 15 keeper striped bass to 34 pounds.

Sun 10/5
Denise Kawalski and family headed out to Montauk for a half day fishing trip. Using live eels they had a nice run of dtripers ending with 16 keepers. Denise nailed the largest at 40 pounds with a 38 pounder taking second place honors.

Capt. Joel will have Sea Otter IV in Montauk and Groton through end of Oct. Some open weekend dates are Sun 10/11, Sat 10/17 and Sun 10/18. Call 860 739-1882 for reservations.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:04:00 +0000

Back in Montauk and Groton for Sept and Oct!
See you in Snug Harbor, RI for Tog in NOV!

Wed 9/23
Krispy Kreme Nagel and friends headed out east for striped bass fishing. Starting the day the guys boated a bunch of porgies. By the end of the day a decent striper bite turned on and 16 keeprs were over the rails to 26 pounds.

Thurs 9/24
Alan Preiss and crew were out to work the bass bite. Great start of porgie action. Jimmy christened his new pole with 3 keeper bass. Picky bite but the boat reeled in its limit to close out the day.

Fri 9/25
Andy and the guys from Arrow Tree Service were back for their annual Sept. fishing trip. The day began with trolling for stripers and blues. to escape the wind condition they switched gears to bottom fishing. Over the rails sailed a very good mixed bag of sea bass to 5 pounds, porgies to 4 pounds and a bunch of trigger fish also weighing to 4 pounds,

Sat 9/26
Brian Minsky headed out with a great bunch of guys for his annual Sept retun to the mecca. It was a tough start for live baiting bass. Switching to bottom fishing proved successful with a load of sea bass to 4 pounds as well as a mess of porgies and trigger fish. Jim and Brian earned high hook honors with a dozen keeper sea bass each.

Captain Joel will have Sea Otter IV in Montauk and Groton for the months of Sept and Oct. Please call the office to book reservations at 860 739-1882. Will be back up ihn Snug Harbor RI for Nov taking advantage of the tog regulations.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:25:00 +0000

Sat 9/19 and Sun 9/20
Earl Harris and friends were out for the weekend aboard Sea Otter IV for some mixed bag fishing with Captain Joel out of Snug Harbor.

Saturday the sea bass fishing was fantastic. The gang saw a few hundred sail over the rails with weighs to 5 1/2 pounds. They also enjoyes some terrific porgie action with the scale tipping in at 3 1/2 pounds.

Sunday they enjoyed some more fabulous sea bassing and some excellent porgie action. Switching to stripers the largest weighed in at 31 pounds. Ron Jr. scored with his first ever a very nice 25 pounder.

Sea otter Iv heads back to Montauik and Groton for the month of October but will be back in Snug harbor for November to take advantage of the much anticipated blackfish season. For private charter reservations please call the offie at 860 739-1882.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:20:00 +0000

Wed 8/26
Vinnie Justino and pals came up to Snug Harbor today mixing it up aboard Sea Otter IV with Captain Joel. The guys got off to a good start with a mix of porgies, sea bass and tog. They then live lined over 25 keeper bass throwing back the overage. Great quality fish with 4 over 40 pounds. A 45 pounder, two 42 pounders and a 41 pounder respectively.

Captain Joel will be bringing the boat to Montauk and Groton by 2nd week of September and will be back up in Snug Harbor by end October for the Tog season. Call the office to make reservations for your multi-passenger private charters 860 739-1882.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:55:00 +0000

Wed 8/25
Krispy Kreme Nagel and friends made the trek to Snug Harbor today to do a mixed bag charter with Capt. Joel. Unbelievable quality stripers!!! Tom Egan nailed his first striped bass ever and an impressive 55 pounder it was! Brian Murphy also hauled a huge cow over the rails at 51 pounds. Jimmy weighed in a 45 pounder and there also was another 41 pounder over the rails. Fabulous action. Adding to the mix was porgies and sea bass. Sage pulled up a double header sea bass with a nice pair of 3 pounders. Jeff Egan brought in a jumbo porgie at 4 pounds. Terrific day!

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:28:00 +0000

Mon 8/17
Tony Cat was out with friends and family celebrating his birthday. Using live bait and drifting buktails the guys landed some nice stripers including a couple of 35 pounders. The best gift of all came over the rails at 46 pounds for the birthday boy.

Fri 8/21
A mixed bag day today. Porgies, sea bass and plenty of bluefish action. Some decent stripers on live bait with a 29 pounder reeled in by Hunter.

Sea Otter Iv will be back in Groton and Montauk for private charter availability of multi passengers for the months of September and October. Give the office a call at 860 739-1882 .

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:28:00 +0000

Sat 8/15
Justin Smith came out with a bunch of friends to celebrate the final days of his batchelorhood. Great group that enjoyed a mixed bag day. Lots of action on bottom fishing with sea bass and porgies. Kevin had double header keeper sea bass to 3 pounds . He also nailed the largest striped bass. Tiffany reeled in the largest bluefish, tipping the scales at 16 pounds.

Sea Otter Iv is avail. fro,m Snug Harbor RI for groups up to 25. Call the office for avail. dates. 860 739-1882.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:58:00 +0000

Fri 8/7
Marc Schloss and friends were out today for some mixed bag bottom fishing. Very good sea bass and scup fishing as well as a bunch of ling and some fluke over the rails. Things rounded out with a few cod in the mix as well. John managed a grand slam of keepers today. Good trip, good bunch of guys and great food!

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:09:00 +0000

Sat 8/1
Steve Kreuser and Matt Ruiter chartered Sea Otter IV today for some mixed bag action out of Snug Harbor. Very good porgie bite to start it off along with some nice sea bass action. Renee brought a solid 6 pound tog over the side. They had a decent striper bite going with Lisa hauling in a beauty at 35 1/2 pounds.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:44:00 +0000

Sat and Sun 7/25 and 7/26

The guys from Manhasset Bay Sportsman Club chartered Sea Otter IV for a mixed bag weekend sailing from Snug Harbor RI. Very good sea bass action, with fish to 4 pounds. Wayne managed his first keeper sea bass on Saturday and also went home with the pool winnig fluke at 5 pounds. Sunday the guys had lots of jumbo porgies over the rails and again, gpood numbers of sea bass. Biull was the pool winner wiith a 20 pound striped bass today.

JULY - SNUG HARBOR RI

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:33:00 +0000

July 9th 2009
Michael Preiss and buddies came out aboard Sea Otter IV for a mixed bag day from Snug Harbor RI. The guys started out by catching live bait and EVERYONE participated for a change (ha/ha!). Switching to stripers they had a great run of fish with 3 and 4 on at a time. the gang nabbed their limit with fish coming over the rails to 25 pounds. Tough tide for late aftermnoon for fluking but ended ok with Steve weighing in the largest flattie at 4 1/2 pounds.

July 12, 2009
Aaron Dimunno and his friends came out to Snug Harbor for some shark fishing action. The guys started out trolling bass and blues. Switching gears to shark, it was a lsow start that quickly changed once we got rid of all the BANANAS on board! Great shark action with 7 blue sharks up to 250 pounds. We left them biting!

Sea Otter IV, with Captain Joel will now sail private charters 1-25 passengers from Snug Harbor RI. take advantage of those RI regs and book your trips today! Call 860 739-1882 for reservations.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:27:00 +0000

Wed 3/18
Lloyd Malsin and friends were out today aboard Sea Otter IV for some cod. Very tough day for the guys, around 25 fish taken. Slow fishing. Tony C. had the pool fish at 22 pounds.

Thurs, Fri and Sat trips cancelled due to weather forecast.
Hoping for better weather and a better bite, Fri 3/27 is the next opemn boat day. call 860 739-1882 for reservations.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:34:00 +0000

Mon 3/16
Slow morning bite for the open boat crowd led to a very decent afternoon bite. Definately worth the effort. Tony Brodeun scored the pool winning 25 pound cod and Captain Joel got in on the action of course and hauled a 32 pounder over the rails. Some pollock too.
The next open boat day for availability this week is Thurs 3/19 then Mon 3/23. Call for reservation at 860 739-1882

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:24:00 +0000

Sun 3/15
Joe DaSilva and his friends were out today for a private charter aboard Sea Otter IV. The bite definately cooled off a bit today. Victor nailed a pair of 18 pounders. Some ling over the rails as well.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:38:00 +0000

SAT 3/14
Bob Morell and his crew of 11 anglers chartered Sea otter IV taoday for a private charter out of Snug Harbor for cod. Awesome day with the fish biting as soon as we got to the grounds. Limits were nabbed early with Bob nailing the pool winning cod at 24 pounds. We also had a mix of conga eels and ling over the rails.

Next open boat availability is next Thurs 3/19 with a few spots left for Fri 3/20. Call 860 739-1882 for reservations.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:11:00 +0000

Fri 3/13
Friday the 13th proved to be lucky for the anglers aboard the Sea Otter IV Open Boat out of Snug Harbor RI. Although the early morning started out slow, by mid morning we were marking fish and then it was lock and load for the next few hours. Nailed the limit by noon and then played catch and release for awhile. Mr. Yu was the lucky pool winner courtesy of his 26 pound cod.

Sat and Sun we are sold out but the next dates for open boat next week are Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri. Call 860 739-1882 for reservations or fro private charter booking.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:26:00 +0000

Thurs 3/12
Plenty of wind made for a tough morning but by late afternoon the bite was on. Lots and lots of short cod and over 130 keepers over the rails. Ray the Puker was our pool winner with an 18 pounder.
The next dates avail for open boat reservations or charters aboard Sea Otter IV from Snug Harbor RI are Next mon 3/16, Tues 3/17, Thurs 3/19, and Fri 3/20. Call 860 739-1882

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:14:00 +0000

Tues 3/10
The early A.M. bite started out looking bleak with the open boat group picking away. The tide changed, we anchored up and then proceeded to whale on cod for the remainder of the trip. There were plenty of double headers to go around. Archie brought the pool over the rails at 24 pounds. Mostly bait was the trick but jigging was decent too. Had our limit by 11 and played catch and release for the next hour before we headed back to Snug Harbor. Left them biting for another day.

Next week open boat days are Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri. Call for reservations or to book a private charter at 860 739-1882

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:39:00 +0000

Sun 3/8
Craig Wiegel and crew from Niantic were aboard Sea otter IV for some excellent steady action throughout the day for cod. Some highlights included Uncle Rusty nailing a nice 20 pounder and Christine out schooling him with 3 fish between 20 and 31 pounds. Scott D was high hook with 50 fish, including 6 doubleheaders and getting a sore arm tossing the overage back overboard.
This week we are looking at Tues, Thurs and Fri for open boat trips, with the week of 3/16 fairly open. Limited space so call today 860 739-1882.

noreply@blogger.com (Tracey) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:11:00 +0000

Sat 3/7
Outstanding is the word for todays's cod action for Pat O'Brian and his group aboard Sea otter IV out of Wakefield RI. Plenty of double headers over the rails and sore arms as the guys easily nabbed their limit and threw plenty overboard for another day. The largest cod went around 26 pounds with 15 and 16 pounders aplenty. Headed in by mid morning. Nothing like it!!!
Days available this week are Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri. Call the office for reservations at 860 739-1882. Limited number of spaces so reservations a must!