Sea Otter Fishing

2010-06-06T18:46:00.002-04:00

Fri 6/6
Gary Lyons and crew were aboard for a Full day charter out of Groton, CT. Very good bassing compliments of diamond jigging, 3-ways and bucktails. The guys bagged their limit and landed some blues as well. Fish went to 18 pounds with Steve being high hook with 5.

Sat 6/7

Sea Otter IV sailed over to Montauk fro a half day bachelor party fishing trip wth Matt Libassi and pals. The guys nailed rthier limit on bass in 2 hours by diamond jigging and trolling. Fish went to 15 pounds. Nick and Matt scored some triple headersr.

Capt Joel is running 1-25 person private charters from our Groton, Ct location and our Montauk, NY location. Break out your calenders and call the office to book 860-739-1882.

2010-03-20T07:49:00.006-04:00

THANK GOD FOR COD!!!!!!!!!!!

Thurs 3/25
Amidst unfavorable weather conditions this week we took out 'Doc" Tony Corrao of CT and his angling club buddies for a private cod charter aboard Sea Otter IV from Snug Harbor. Heading SE of BI, alot of action kept things busy with over 250 shorts boarded. Ended the day with close to 50 keepers with the largest at 9 1/2 pounds thanks to "Dark Cloud Ralph" who brought it over the rails. Plenty of bait around shows good sign of the continued cod bite. We are sailing open boat by reservations Thurs 4/1, Fri 4/2 and Sat 4/3 - private Charters also available. Call 860 739-1882 to inquire and book.

Fri 3/19
Very good morning bite on th eopen boat trip aboard Sea Otter IV out of Snug Harbor. Anchoring up, clam bait was the way to go. Over 75 keepers over the rails with George Seufert of NJ taking top honors cortesy of his 40pound cod!
Next dates available: Sun 3/21 Tues 3/23 Fri 3/26 and Sun 3/28.
Call 860 739-1882 for open baot recervations and private charter info.

Sat 3/20
John Cyr chartered the boat today for some cod action. It was a good day for "Woodchuck's" charter with the morning providing plenty of action , alot of shorts and some keepers mixed in. Towards the end of the day the bite improved with over 115 keeprs boated. "Newcomer" Tom snagged the 18 pound pool and even Steve "the house Bulider" managed to bring some keepers over the rails.

Sun 3/21
Good day on the open boat trip aboard Sea Otter IV out of Snug Harbor. Decent morning bite but a steady afternon bite with the limit taken. Eric 'the roofer' from Oyster Bay New York was hihj hook with 15. 12 year old Brian Weiss from Avon, CT stole the pool honors from his dad with a 19 pound cod. Dad, Jim, took 2nd place with a 16 1/2 pounder. Captain Joel reports lots of herring around so looks like the cod will be around for awhile so take advantage of the bite.
Next available dates: Tues 3/23, Fri 3/26 and Sun 3/28. Call the office 860 739-1882

2010-03-11T09:00:00.002-05:00

Tues 3/09
Lots of smalls over the rails today aboard the private charter for Brad L. from RI. Tougher day but some nice sized keepers over the rails. Danny from Point View Marina nabbed a pool winning 17 pound cod.

Wed 3/10
Open Boat trip today aboard Sea Otter IV. Busy bite in the morning with mostly small fish in the mix around 30 keeepers. Rich Valerie was high hook with 7 fish.
Next Open Boat availability for the week ahead: Sun 3/14, Mon 3/15, Wed 3/17, Fri 3/19, Sun 3/21 call 860 739-1882 for reservations and private Charter availability.

2010-03-08T18:18:00.002-05:00

Mon 3/8
The week started off on the right track for the anglers aboard Sea Otter IV's Open boat trip out of Snug Harbor this morning. First drift got on the fish, anchored up and had excellent action. Matt Loitz scored the pool winning 25 pound cod. Caught out limit and headed back in by 9:45 AM. Clam bait was on the menu again.
Space available on the following OPEN BOAT TRIPS:
Sun 3/14, Mon 3/15, Wed 3/17 and Fri 3/19.
Prvate charters avail: Thurs 3/18, Sat 3/20, Sun 3/21
Call 860 739-1882

2010-03-03T10:47:00.006-05:00

Tues 3/2
Fishing SE of Block Island Sea Otter IV headed out as an Open Boat today for an excellent trip. Started the day with double headers and ended with double headers. Drifting bait and some jigging we limited out by 10:30 for 12 patrons. John from Providemnce brought the pool winner over the rails at 22 pounds. debbie from Waterford, CT nailed a 20 pounder. Good quantity in the 8-12 pound range.
Call the office and sign up for next open boat dates - max 14 passengers
MOn 3/8, wed 3/10, thurs 3/11 sun 3/14. 860 739-1882

Fri 3/5
It was a rough snowy start for Rocky Demato and pals as they headed out of Snug Harbor for some cod fish action. First drift was a pick then Captain Joel anchored up and it was lock and load. Awesome action with over 120 fish hitting the deck by 9:30 AM. The largest cod tipped the scales at 26 pounds and Ralph landed a nice 15 pound double header. Great day and back to the dock early!

Waiting list only for Mon 3/8 open boat, 1 spot left on Wed 3/10 and limited avail left on Sun 3/14. Next Open Boat trips are Mon 3/15, Wed 3/17 with others added as available. Call the office today to secure your spot or to book a private charter for your group. 860 739-1882

Sat 3/6
Picture perfect day for Tim Norton and gang for a private Charter aboard Sea Otter IV. The cod did not disappoint! Non-stop action from when we first dropped anchor. Fished clams in 145' of water. Double headers were common with "Pasta" boasting at least a dozen. Jerry from McPhee Electric scored the pool with a 19 pounder. 15 anglers had their limit by 8:45 AM. Awesome!

Sun 3/7
Tom Valyo and his CT friends headed up to Snug Harbor to check out the cod bite on a Sea Otter IV Private Charter. It was a tougher morning but good improvement by midday. Combing drifting, anchoring and using clam bait the gang nailed close to 85 keepers. Jim took top honors for the day holding first, second and third place honors courtesy of his 18, 16 and 14 pound cod.

Open Boat update: SOLD OUT Mon 3/8, Wed 3/10 Will take names for waiting list in case someone has to back out. Next trip open are: SUN 3/14 Mon 3/15, Wed 3/17 and Fri 3/19. Private charters avail 3/16, 3/18, 3/20 and 3/21.
Call 860 739-1882

2010-02-28T16:38:00.002-05:00

Sun 2/28
PauL Laporsini and friends were aboard Sea Otter Iv today for some cod action. Things were off to a slow start but by mid-day a positive turnaround. Fishing SE of Block in 146' of water the guys drifted clams and were rewarded with a bunch of double headers and their limit. Woody L. scored a pair of double headers at 15 pounds a piece. Good day and great crowd.
Call the office for updated open boat dates and private charter availability.

2010-02-23T11:32:00.004-05:00

MON 2/22
Good morning bite but quick on the open boat trip aboard Sea Otter IV from Snug Harbor. Pick throughout the day drifting. Very good bite towards end of day, good numbers of fish with a bunch in the 15 pound range. Over 70 keepers hit the deck. Ppol fish over the rails at 30 pounds. Next open boat dates avail for next week are Mon 3/1,wed 3/3 and Fri 3/5. Private charter dates also open. 860 739-1882

2010-02-21T17:59:00.002-05:00

sun 2/21
Rob Crane and crew were aboard today. Some decent action in the morning with a bunch of shorts. Action mid morning improved with about 50 keepers over the rails.

Open boat availability of private charters for the coming week: Thurs 2/25, Mon 3/1, Wed 3/3, Fri 3/5. Call 860 739-1882

2010-02-05T19:10:00.003-05:00

Fri 2/5
Awesome cod action today with Tim Smith and his friends aboard a private charter with Capt Joel from Snug Harbor. The gang nailed their limit by 10:30 - over 130 keepers. Even Al put up a respetable showing with 14 keepers including a double header with one at 15 pounds. Matt caught the pool at 20 pounds. Anchoring up provided plenty of cod and a few ling.

Next available dates for either private charters or open boat start the week of 2/22. Call for reservations or to book your group. 860 739-1882 SIGN UP FOR OPEN BOAT MON 2/22 AND WED 2/24

2010-01-22T07:16:00.002-05:00

Thursday 1/21
UP in SNUG HARBOR, RI for the cod season again and an excellent day to report. Bob Morrell and 10 of his local R.I. salts with a load of quality fish. Plenty over the rails in the 8-12 pound range . The largest tipped the scales at 31 pounds for Wade a.k.a. "the wandering fisherman". Just one stop and anchored for the day, limiting out, mostly with clams.
Call 860 739-1882 to book your private charters aboard Sea Otter IV- select open boat dates available as well. Call and sign up for Open Boat Sun 1/24, Wed 1/27 and Fri, 1/29.

2009-11-22T17:37:00.002-05:00

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.

2009-11-08T17:29:00.002-05:00

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

2009-10-25T16:22:00.002-04:00

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

2009-10-11T17:31:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-10-08T12:45:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-10-04T16:57:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-09-27T14:04:00.004-04:00

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.

2009-09-20T18:25:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-08-30T15:20:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-08-25T19:55:00.002-04:00

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!

2009-08-23T16:28:00.002-04:00

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 .

2009-08-16T17:28:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-08-09T15:58:00.002-04:00

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!

2009-08-02T13:09:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-07-27T11:44:00.001-04:00

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

2009-07-13T07:33:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-03-22T16:27:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-03-16T19:34:00.003-04:00

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

2009-03-15T18:24:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-03-14T19:38:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-03-13T19:11:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-03-12T20:26:00.002-04:00

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

2009-03-11T20:14:00.003-04:00

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

2009-03-08T16:39:00.002-04:00

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.

2009-03-07T20:11:00.002-05:00

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!

2009-03-06T07:01:00.002-05:00

THURS 3/5
The morning started out slow for the group aboard Sea Otter IV then turned into nonstop action for the rest of the day. Over 150 keeper cod over the rails with an assortment of ling, pollock and conga eels to mix it up. Ray , a.k.a. Puker nailed a 22 pounder to take pool honors. Sold out Sat 3/7 and sun 3/8. Next Open Boat dates or charter availabilities are Mon 3/9 annd Tues 3/10. Call 860 739-1882 for reservations.

2009-03-01T17:57:00.001-05:00

Fri 2/28
Tough day of fishing for the open boat crowd. Lots of effort but a slow pick. Mix of ling with the cod. Rich Inglesias was high hook with 7 cod.Next Open boat days this week are Thurs 3/5 and Fri 3/6, call for reservations. Those interested in weekend private charters the 15, 22, 28 and 29th are avail. Call 860 739-1882.

Thurs 2/26

2009-02-26T18:31:00.001-05:00

Thurs 2/26
Sea Otter IV ran as an Open Boat from Snug Harbor RI today. Good fishing with aropund 130 keepers over the rails with the largest tipping the scales at 30 pounds. Some pollock and a couple ling rounded out the catch. Scott D. was high hook with 15 keepers including a pair of 25 pounders. Call for resevations - next open boat day is Sat 2/28. We will sail Open Boat all days not chartered, weather permitting and reservations an absolute must. 860 739-1882

Wed 2/25

2009-02-25T17:02:00.003-05:00

Unbelievable cod action today! Over 110 keepers over the rails by 8 AM! Half the fish weighed in the teens with 10+ over 20 pounds. The largest tipped in at 27 pounds. Some pollock and a few ling over the rails for the open boat crowd aboard Sea Otter IV out of Snug Harbor in Wakefield RI!. Sailing all days weather permitting either private charters or open boat!. Get your buddies together and make the call while the action is HOT! 860 739-1882

Sun 2/15

2009-02-15T18:31:00.004-05:00

Tues 2/17 Bruno Przybylski and his pals from CT were out today. A slow start for the morning led to a very good afternoon bite with some real nice fish brought in. Around 70 keepers for the day with 40 fish over ten pounds and the pool coming in at 20 pounds. A mix of cunners, pout and ling as well.

Mon 2/16
Good action for the John Kawalewski and crew from NJ today aboard Sea Otter IV out of RI. Very Good cod action in the morning and a fabulous ling bite throughout the remainder of the day. Over 80 cod came over the rails with the pool going at 23 pounds. The 6 guys also counted over 100 ling for the afternoon.

Sun 2/15
Awesome cod trip out of R.I. today aboard Sea Otter IV. Although breezy in the morning, fish gave plenty of steady action with plenty ion the teens for Louis Pedone and gang. The pool weighed in around 20 pounds. Paul Sr. nabbed a double header with a pair of 15 pound twins. Over 120 cod over the rails along with some pollock.

Captain Joel will be sailing private charters aboard Sea Otter IV from R.I. for the winter - give a call while the action is hot. Call for reservations for an open boat trip on Fri 2/20. Also booking private charters from Montauk and Groton for the summer/fall season.

FRIDAY 2/6

2009-02-08T10:28:00.003-05:00

Awesome action today aboard Sea Otter IV with Captain Joel at the helm. The private charter of 7 guys easily boated around 185 keeper cod. Caught all on jigs to 21 pounds. Terrific day and an unbelievable group!

Get in on the hot action now! Starting Fri 2/13 SEA OTTER IV is running PRIVATE CHARTERS for the winter season from SNUG HARBOR/Point Judith Rhode Island.
COD< COD< COD!!!! Call 860 739-1882 for available rates and dates!

2008-11-16T18:15:00.001-05:00

Sat 11/15
With a tough weather forecast for the weekend, Sea Otter V headed out of Groton for a longer trip but had terrific results on the tog today. Anglers nailed their limits with a high hook of 12 fish. The largest for the day tipped the scales at 9 1/2 pounds.

Sea Otter V will continue to sail for Blackfish on Saturdays and Sundays from our Groton location from 8am-2pm. There is a poosible trip this Wednesday, 11/19 - give the office a call 860 739-1882.
We added Black Friday - Nov 28 - day after Thanksgiving to the schedule. Please check with the office for any time changes.
Sea Otter IV is still booking charters for the rest of the season from Groton and Montauk - the new calender is ready for 2009.

Week of 11-3 - 11/9

2008-11-09T17:33:00.002-05:00

Mon 11/3

Bob Gull was out today with some friends aboard Sea Otter IV. Terrific togging with plenty of fish and many on the 9-10 pound range. They also had a few sea bass in the mix .

Wed 11/4

George Lafatzis and some Noreast buddies were out for some very good tog action today aboard Se Otter IV. Lots of fish over the rails with the largest coming in just over 9 pounds.

Sat 11/8
Mr. Park and his friends were out today for some blackfish action aboard Sea otter IV. No disappointments with plenty of fish between 8 an 10 pounds and some sea bass too.

Sun 11/9
A bit slower bite for Thomas Kim and crew aboard Sea Otter IV today. The guys worked for their limit and had fish to 7 pounds.

Sea Otter IV and V are available for tog charters. Sea Otter V will resume sailing for blackfish from Groton CT, on Saturdays and Sundays and Fri 11/28 starting this weekend 11/15. 8am-2pm hope to see you soon.

Weekend 11/1-11/2Sat

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Sat 11/1
Aboard Sea Otter V out of Groton, Chuck Gifford and his fishing club buddies from Queens chartered for some tog action. Tougher bite but Rabbit nailed the pool with an 8 1/2 pounder along with 5 keepers over the rails. Romeo was high hook with 8 keepers.

Sun 11/2
Out of Groton, the Sea Otter V sailed as an Open boat for tog and it was a phenomenal day! Limits all around with three fish weighing in over 10 pounds. Big Frank Kilanowski took in a 10 1/2 pound tog and Park hit the pool with his 11 pounder.

Aboard Sea Otter IV it was a private charter for Bum Kim, Mr. La and friends. Excellent day with limits taken and plenty of throwbacks. Lots of tog in the 8-10 pound range along with some Sea bass.

Sea Otter V runs open boat tog trips from Groton, CT Fri, Sat, Sun and Mon 8am-2pm, and is also available for private charters. Call the office at 860 739-1882 if you would like to make a reservation for a Special Election Day tog trip (11/4) -8AM-2pm!
Sea Otter IV is avail for private charters from Montauk.

Week of 10/20-10/21

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Mon 10/20 & Tues 10/22
Steve Petrecca was back for his annual two day private charters aboard Sea Otter IV. A great two days with plenty of stripers. Highlights on Monday included the 42 1/1 pound striper that Bruce diamond jigged. Tuesday they brought over 35 keepers over the rails on live eels with Jimmy nabbing the biggest at 35 pounds.

Fri 10/24
Tough bass bite for Ken Piil and pals aboard Sea Otter IV today. Pleanty of bluefish action.

Sat10/25
Tommy Hart and the boys were aboard Sea Otter IV today for some togging action. Decent day with Tommy Sr. weighing in fish to 7 1/2 pounds and Tommy Jr. scoring his first blackfish.

Aboard Sea Otter V, Pat and some guys from Peconic Ironworks were out mixing it up. They brought a bunch of sea bass over the rails and over two dozen triggerfish. They had a very consistent bluefish bite and ended the day with stripers to 18 pounds.

Sun 10/26
Sea Otter V ran as an open boat for blackfih out of Groton today. The boat nailed its limit with Big Frank bringing in his first keeper tog and then bringing another 7 over the rails -keeping only his limit. High hook was Mr. La with 12 keepers and Kit nabbed the pool tog at 7 1/2 pounds.

2008-10-19T17:08:00.002-04:00

Week of 10/13-10/19
Wed 10/16
Awesome trip aboard Sea Otter IV from Montauk today for Mikey Waters and fellow firemen. Over 100 keeper sea bass over the rails kept things busy. Great bass fishing with the highlight being a pair of 42 pounders coming in.

Sun 10/19
Sea Otter V out of Groton had an outstading blackfish trip to report today. Louis Pedone and a bunch of pals from back on L.I. came out and easily brought in their limit of Tog. Over 100 keepers reeled in. Joe Noga was high hook with a dozen on his own and 1st time togger, Andy, nailed his limit and tipped the scales with fish between 7 and 9 pounds.

Unfort. this weekends winds shut a few charters. Please note that Sea Otter V sails Fri, Sat, Sun and Mon for blackfish from Groton at 8am-2pm. Call the office for any schedule changes and to book your private charters aboard Sea Otter Iv and V from Groton, Ct and Montauk, NY!

Fishing Report - Week of 10/6-10/12

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Mon 10/6
Charlie Nicotra and coworkers headed out aboard the Sea Otter IV for a private charter. Very decent bass bite by way of live bait and jigging. The guys were not disappointed with weights topping out in the upper 30's.

Thurs 10/9
Rich Lemke and crew took the Sea Otter IV for a full day mixed bag trip. Using the combinatiopn of live bait, diamond jigging and trolling the guys brought in a bunch of blues and around 16 keeper bass to the 30 pound range.

Sat 10/11
Rudy Kastanek and the guys from work headed out for a private charter today aboard Sea Otter IV. Lots of nice sea bass over the rails. Good numbers of stripers as well coming in to 32 pounds.

Sea Otter V ran an open boat porgie trip today. Incredible non-stop action with plenty of take home for all.

Sat night Gary Wetmore chartered Sea Otter V for some night eeling action. Gary scored his limit as did Tom who also nabbed the pool winning bass at 27 pounds.

Sun 10/12
Gary Kollesar was able to reschedule his charter aboard Sea Otter IV today. Nice striper action with their limit taken to 30 1/2 pounds. They also made good work of some nice sea bass to round the day out.

Sea otter V headed out with the open boat porgie trip from Groton. Once again unbeliveable scup action with some nice jumbos over the rails. 11 year old Evan took the pool with a 3 1/2 pound porgie.
Please note the Sea Otter V open boat schedule switched gear to Tog on Friday 10/17 - 8AM-2PM from the Groton location.
No trip available on Sat 10/18.
Sea Otter IV and V are available for blackfish private charters as well. Call today!

Fishing Report - Week of 9/22

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The weather combined with forecasts cancelled a bunch of trips this week but those that did get out were not disappointed.
Wed 9/24
Dr. Matt Clemente flew some family and friends in from Albany for a private charter aboard Sea Otter V out of Groton. Great trip with plenty of bluefish boated and around a dozen keeper bass to 15 pounds.

Sun 9/28
John and Brian Minsky and friends chartered Sea Otter IV for a great bass trip using live eels. The guys nabbed their limit early to 34 pounds and were back at the dock before the seas got too rough.

Aboard Sea Otter V today a very good porgie run. Some nice jumbos over the rails and Big Frank Kilanowski took the pool with his chubby 3 1/2 pound porgie.

Please note Sea Otter V will not be available for porgie trips from GROTON on Fri and Sat 10/4 and 10/5. Sea Otter IV is available for a private charter from Montauk on Sun 10/5.

2008-09-21T17:59:00.002-04:00

Fishing Report Week of 9/15

Mon 9/15
Tough weather conditions made for a tough bite for Robert Wright and crew aboard Sea Otter IV for a half day private charter. Using live bait the guys boated stripers in to the mid twenty pound weight.

Thurs 9/18
Just shy of limiting out on stripers, the Haley family crew and Greg C. nailed some beauties on live bait to 35 pounds aboard a private charter on Sea Otter IV.

Sat 9/20
Some tough sea conditions to contend with for Phil Iorio and crew aboard Sea Otter IV today. The guys put a few stripers and bluefish into the boat. They rounded out wioth a mix of porgies and stripers.

Sea Otter V out of Groton today was chartered for a private bachelor party fishing trip. The Secal family and friends brough in plenty of bluefish and nailed a bunch of keeper bass. Bob Jr. the pending groom to be was high hook with 3 keeper stripers.

Sun 9/21
Good day for Rich Bowers and crew aboard their private charter aboard Sea Otter IV. Using live bait they had stripers to 40 pounds. They also had a mess of porgies and sea bass.

Aboard the open boat Sea otter V today out of Groton it was porgie mania. Great day with plenty of fish with some nice jumbos to 3 1/4 pound. Also had some sea bass in the mix. The NY boys went back over the border with lots of take home.

The porgie trips run out of Groton, Ct 8AM-2PM, Fri, Sat and Sun. Stripers & Blues run on Mondays from 9AM-3PM. All aboard - no reservations taken.

Fishing Report - Week of 9/8

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Week of 9/8
Tues 9/9
A private charter aboard Sea Otter IV today provided a terrific mixed bag for Bob Gull and friends. Terrific sea bass bite in the morning. The guys then switched to striped bass where they scored their limit after which they were releasing fish in the 30 pound range. The biggest bass of the day tipped the scales at 36 pounds.
Wed 9/10
Krispy Kreme Nagel and pals had an excellent mixed bag fishing trip aboard Sea Otter IV today. Lots of big porgies over the rails mixed in with some nice sea bass. Switching gears to stripers the guys kept plenty busy with fish tipping the scales at 30 pounds plus.
Thurs 9/11
Pat Folen with family and friends were out aboard Sea Otter Iv for a half day trip. They trolled some nice stripers and kept it interesting with a decent bluefish bite.
Sat 9/13
Earl Harris headed out with some friends aboard Sea Otter IV. Awesome porgie bite to start things off where they also got into some sea bass. They then pulled up some stripers and ble fish.
Aboard Sea Otter V today, Casey and the Great Gun Angler Fishing Club fished with Captain joel for a mixed bag day. Plenty of porgies and some nice sea bass over the rails. Mike nabbed a nice 5 1/2 pounder. Switching to diamond jigs the guys kept rods bent on striped bass and bluefish action.
Saturday nights striped bass trip with live eels aboard Sea Otter V was a good time. Good start to the evening, a little slow during slack tide and then great action on the outgoing tide. George Storry was high hook with 3 keepers. Steve Kreuser of Canterbury nabbed his limit as well as scoring the pool winner at 25 pounds.
Sun 9/14
The open boat trip aboard Sea Otter V for porgies was not a disappointment. Plenty of porgie action with Brian Johnson taking the pool with a nice one just shy of 4 pounds. After getting their fill of porgies out came some diamond jigs for some good bluefish action and some short bass.

Please note that Sea Otter V's open boat schedule out of Groton has some terrific Porgie trips going at 8AM on Fri, Sat & Sun. Mondays are 9AM striped bass and bluefish runs. Pack your lunch and head on down. Sea Otter V is NOT available for the daytime trip on Sat. 9/20.

Fishing Report - Week of 8/25

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Thurs 8/28
Pete Mueller and a bunch of friends charterd Sea Otter IV today.Lots of mixed bag action on stripers, porgies, blues and fluke. Great start with triple header keeper stripers and ended the day with double header keeper stripers.

Fri 8/29
Sea Otter IV hosted Joanne M. and her family for their yearly end of Summer fishing trip. The kids kept busy reeling in a mess of porgies and bent some rods on sea bass as well.

Aboard Sea Otter V today a decent bite provided Herb with the pool winning bluefish at 15 pounds. Both George and sonny pulled in some keeper stripers as well.

Sat 8\30
Sea Otter V sailed bass and blues from Groton today. Good action today on bluefish and stripers. Ed nabbed the pool striper at 28 pounds.

Sun 8/31
Craig Freedman had some family aboard Sea Otter IV for a half day private charter this morning. Mixed bag action with plenty of porgie, sea bass and fluke fillets to go around.

Aboard Sea Otter V today there was plenty of action all around. Amy Buckley scored the pool bluefish at 16 pounds. Wendy took the top spot for her keeper striped bass at 14 pounds.

Mon 9/1
Tim Parsons chartered Sea Otter IV today to celebrate a pals pending nuptuals. Very decent fluke bite for the last day with fluke to 5 pounds. The guys also brout sea bass and porgies opver the rails. switching to stripers they had a good catch to 31 pounds.

Sea Otter V has a new schedule out of Groton for the month of September. Friday, Saturday and Sundays come aboard and bend some rods on Porgie action - 8AM-2PM. Mondays it is Stripers and Blues from 9 AM-3PM. No reservations needed on daytime trips. Call for nite bass reservations on Fri & Sat nights at 6PM.

Fishing Report - Week of 8/18

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Mon 8/18
Kerri Hammond and co-workers were out celebrating the end of summer aboard Sea Otter IV.. The 1/2 day trip guys mixed it up for a sea bass and fluke bite. Fluke to 5 pounds.

Tues 8/19
Bob Gull put in a trip aboard Sea Otter IV. The gang had a very good fluke trip. Paul took the pool with his biggest fluke to date at 6 1/2 pounds.
Fri 8/22
Howard Breindel and families were vacationing and took the kids out for a 1/2 day charter aboard Sea Otter IV. The kids had a blast reeling in fluke. Playing catch and release the gang had fish to 6 pounds.

Aboard Sea Otter V today the open boat crew mixed it up with stripers and bluefish. Steve's bass got edged out for the pool winnings by Carlo's 15 1/2 pound bluefish. Lots of bluefish action today.

Fri night aboard Sea Otter V's night bass with live eels a winner was made by Bill Pesca. He hauled in a 24 pound striper to take the pool.

Sat 8/23
Aboard Sea Otter IV Jim Goolsby and buds from Roslyn Highland F.D. came out and mixed iot up on the Full Day Sea Otter IV privatye charter. The guys brought in around 15 keeper fluke to 7 pounds. They also landed some nice sea bass.

Sea Otter V open boat had plenty of bluefish and a fair amount of short stripers keeping anglers busy. Wade was the pool winner with a 16 pound bluefish.

Sun 8/24
Decent action today abord th eopen boat Sea Otter V. Dean stole th epool with a nioce 18 pound bluefish.

Fishing Report - Week of 8/11

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Thurs 8/14
Sea Otter IV charter today by Krispy Kreme Nagel and pals. Awesome day with stripers over the rials to 38 pounds. 10 fish weighed in th e30 pound range. the guys nailed their limits and were releasing bass at 35 pounds. terrific day!

Fri 8/15
Anthony Testa and family were out today. The big gang had a fun day with lots of action on bass and blues, reeling up triple headers. 7 year old Vinnie Testa was the big winner with his 7 3/4 pound fluke.

Sat 8/16
Steve Varney and college buds were out for a half day trip from Groton. Lots of blues and bass action keepeing them busy. pop had his limit on bass.
Aboard Sea Otter V today the guys mixed it up with bass and blues. Bob was the pool winner.

Sun 8/17
Al Goldberg took some friends out today for some mixed bag action. Some jumbo porgies over the rials to 3 pounds. Some nice sea bass and some fluke came over the rails.
Aboard Sea Otter v today mixed axction on the bass and blues. abe pulled up the pool winning 15 pound bass.

Fishing Report - week of 8-4/8-10

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Tues 8/5
Pete Martorama and the guys from Islip were out again for a private charter aboard Sea Otter IV and had a very productive day. Caught some nice size porgies in the morning and also had some decent sea bass in the mix. They switched into a good striper pick boating fish from 25 pounds to 35 pounds.

Fri 8/8
Awesome action aboard the open boat Sea Otter V today. Plenty of fish keeping rods bent. George Story was our pool winner with a striper at 17 1/2 pounds with Carlos from MA taking second witha 15 pound striper.

Sat 8/9
Sea Otter IV had Julie Benkovsky and her family out this morning for a private trip.The gang trolled a bunch of blues and landed bass to 25 pounds.
The afternoon charter was a bachelor party courtesy of Dain Lee. the guys brought in a bunch of sea bass and had some nice fluke to 7 1/2 pounds.

Sea Otter V sailed today with a tougher bite than the day previous. The bluefish bite brought fish to 11 pounds over the rails.

Sun 8/10
Sea Otter V sailed today with a picky bite. High hook was 6 blues and 10 year old Maddy was the pool winner. The young sharpie reeled in an 11 pound blue for top honors.

Fishing Report - Week of July 22 & 27, 2008

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Tues 7/22
Pete Martorama and the guys from work were out aboard Sea otter IV todau. Mixing up the gang got into some fluke and sea bass. they nailed their limit on bass with weights between 20 and the mid 30 pound range.

Wed 7/23
Keith Lanning headed out with some friends with Capt. Joel aboard Sea Otter IV for some shark action today. The guys startedend ended the day with some striper and bluefish action. Highlights included the 25 pound bass that Kevin scored. Birthday boy Danny brought in a small legal mako that they let go. The guys also let a blueshark go.

Fri 7/25
Sea Otter V had some excellent fishing today on the 9am-3pm bass & blues trip. Non-stop action from start to finish. Plenty of poles bait on bles and bass with Leslie Douglass as the pool winner courtesy of her 18 pound striper.

Sat 7/26
Tim Carroll and friends were celebrating a pals impending nuptuals today aboard Sea Otter IV. Focusing on a good bass bite the guys brought over a dozen keepers over the rails to 37 pounds.
Over on Sea Otter V today, the open boat patrons enjoyed a very decent bass and bluefish bite. Big Frank Kilanowski took top honors in the bluefish category with a 17 pounder. He beat out Bob S. for the pool. Bob's striper tipped the scales at 16 3/4 pounds.

Sun 7/27
Sea Otter V left the Groton dock again this morning. Weather conditions were less than ideal but there was lots of bluefish action and a fair amount of short bass in the mix as well to keep patrons minds off the rain.

Mon 7/28
Sea Otter V out of Groton sailed bass and blues today. Good trip with very decent action. Elvis had the pool fish - a blue at 14 pounds.

Thurs 7/31
John Michalik and family chartered Sea Otter V today from Groton and had a terrific trip. Tons of action, awesome bluefish bite. Michael caught the first keeper bass at 16 pounds. Julie was high hook with 18 blues.

Sat 8/2
Livingston Electric chartered Sea Otter V today and mixed it up with sea bass and fluke. terrific sea bass acyion with Pete nabbing the pool winner at 4 1/2 pounds. On the fluke side there was good action with Joe Williams bringing a 7 3/4 pounder over the rails and edging out Linda's contender at 7 1/2 pounds. Nice fish, great company and fun day.

Sun 8/3
Sea Otter V was back to an Open Boat today sailing bass and blues. Good action all day with Dean taking pool honors with a blue fish at at 15 1/2 pounds. Joshua and Bill were the bass catchers today.

Fishing Report - Week of July 14, 2008

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Tuesday 7/15
Private charter aboard Sea Otter IV for Bob Gull and friends today. They mixed it up bottom fishing for fluke and sea bass action. Fish to 6 pounds.

Tuesday night
Taking advantage of a decent bass bite, Mike Hole was out with his buds for a private charter on Sea Otter IV. Using live eels the guys had some nice quality fish over the rails. Three went over 30 pounds with their largest tipping thew scales at 35 pounds.

Wednesday 7/16
An afternoon charter aboard Sea otter IV was a lot of fun for Mike Botto and his family. the kids hada great time with some fun fluke action and sea bass. The lartgest fluke weighed in at 6 1/2 pounds.

Wednesday twilite - Dave Wong, his boss and family headed out....

Thursday 7/17
Sea otter V hit the grounds for some fluking action this afternoon. Derek Wessel scored the pool with a 4 pound fluke.

Fri 7/18
Sea Otter V headed out for striper and bluefsih today....

Thurs 7/10
Afternoon fluking aboard Sea Otter V provided some fair action for anglers. Donell landed the first keeper amidst some decent action that yielded plenty of shorts too. The anglers also put some porgies over the rails.

Fri 7/11
A private night bassing trip aboard Sea Otter IV gave Marcus Negron and pals some early trolling action and then switching to eels it turned out to be Marcus's night. He nailed a beauty at 47 pounds!

Sat 7/12
Bluefish action was on the rise today with poles bending on diamond jigs. A bunch of stripers hit the deck on bucktails.

Crew trips this week saw some mixed bag results with a decent porgie bite and some keeper fluke to 6 pounds.

Sat 7/12
Pete Bachus chartered sea Otter iov with some pals today. they enjoyed some mixed bag action that included some nice fluke to 7 pounds and some sea bass to 6 pounds. They also put some bas in th eboat to 20 pounds.

Sun 7/13
Aboard Sea Otter V today there was some very good fishing to be had. Good numbers of blue fish over the rails. Striper fishing was also decent with Billy, Ed and Capt. Joel scoring their limit but Billy Tadiello was the pool winner.

Sea Otter IV also sailed today. Tommy Alexopoulos and buddies took advantage of a good porgie bite with some nice jumbos for the table. They managed to put some nice bass in the boat as well with a couple tipping the scales over 30 pounds and the pool going at

Fri 7/4
Nick Marchetti and family were aboard Sea Otter IV celebrating the 4th with some night eeling action. Fair bite with the guys weighing in 3 fish around 35 pounds.

Sat 7/5
Parrish Witherspoon chartered Sea Otter IV with some family and friends for some mixed bag action. Plenty of bass and bluefish action, with lots of short bass. The gang also brought some nice sea bass over the rails and ended the day with some fluke. plenty of short fluke back over the rails.

Sea Otter V got into some bass and bluefish action with just about every drift providing busy action. Using bucktails and jigs, the pool winner John had an 18 pound bass to his credit.

Sea Otter V continues to sail from Groton 7 days a week at 9AM for stripers and blues. Tuesdays and Thursdays strat this week for fluke at 4:30. Reservations are a must for striper action with live ewels on Wed, Fri and Sat nights at 6PM. Call the office to book today. 860 739 1882.