|
Home About the Capt. Charter Info Contact Info Photo Galleries Reports Articles Fly-Tying REQUEST EMAIL FISHING REPORTS |
|
email:
captdaveazar@livetofishcharters.com
Current Reports
"ANOTHER AWESOME DAY!" Today I served as first mate aboard Dr. Ron's 28 GradyWhite, which I have nicknamed the "Sarah's Lament", and led Ron and his sons Isaac & Jack to a great catch of striped bass and big bluefish in the Breezy Point area. Isaac was high hook for the day including the biggest bass and blue, and even the captain was able to get in on the action. The fish were on baby sand eels and plain 007 and yellow tubed diamond jigs were the ticket. We left them biting after several hours of non-stop action.
"BACK IN THE GAME!"
I will be the first
to admit that my last few trips, while producing fish, have been a little,
uh, lean. Today changed all that as I was able to put it all together with
Slowbad
(aka:
Dr. Steve Slobotski) & Infamous (aka:Danny Harari). First it was
outside in the fog for a bunch of bass from 25" to 29" on light tackle.
Slowbad was deposited back at the dock at 9:00 after which Infamous & I
headed to the airport for a little live-lining. The action there was "sick"
with a constant bass bite for 2 more hours. The smallest fish went 10
pounds and the biggest 23 pounds. Oh yeah, and during all the lulls in the
action we caught all the small bluefish you could ask for, OR NOT!
Lots happening with 12 hour fishing days, holidays, birthdays and family functions haven't had time to write. Fishing in Jamaica Bay and nearby ocean waters is going strong, mostly bluefish, but a new crop of stripers of size have shown up and are taking flies and artificials.
I have been concentrating on the shallow water fishing early in the
morning around the sedge islands in Jamaica Bay. This has accounted for
schoolie stripers and medium bluefish on each of the last three trips.
Friday's charter with Laurence and Curt was very productive on the flats for
several nice bass and a few bigger bluefish all on the fly. Sunday morning
Roger and Steve worked the edges for some more schoolies and blues. Steve
hooked a bigger fish on a clouser but it slipped the hook before we could
get a look. Unfortunately Sunday I missed a great striper bite by the
Breezy Point jetty, but the word is that a new crop bigger bass has moved in
and they are taking flies and artificials. There are bluefish almost
anywhere you look in Jamaica Bay, and this has made for hours of solid
fishing with crease flies, clouser minnow flies and light tackle poppers.
Sunday afternoon 8 year old Joseph Bijou was out with his dad Leon for some
nonstop action with Joseph getting the hang of casting, retrieving and
fighting one blue after the other. Monday afternoon Dr. Ralph and I caught
up the bluefish in shallow water, hoping for an evening striper bite that
did not materialize. The nice weather of the next few days along with a new
moon should make for some great action.
May 19, 2008
WINDY! No rush to wake up this morning what with 49° temperature and wind gusts to 25 knots...but despite it all my trusty first mate, Dr. Ralph, and I got in a short trip close to the marina. And we did find fish. After 2 hookups and one landing of a 28" striper on a popper by the Dr., it was unanimously decided that we had nothing more to prove and headed for a nice meal in a warm restaurant!
TOUGH, BUT STILL GOOD! A bit of a struggle today, with a lot of fish present but loathe to bite. Steve K. was aboard and we started on the flats in the early hours, but only got one pass by a pretty big bluefish in 2 feet of water, but after an hour and a half of sustained effort with the fly rod we moved on. Pods of fish were working under birds but moving very quickly in water 5 to 8 feet deep making it difficult to intercept them without spooking them. Steve worked hard to hook a couple of nice fish. We found a lot of fish stacked in deeper water and Steve picked up several healthy schoolie bass and several medium blues. Towards the end of the day a very nice fish took the fly...literally, cutting it off with its sharp teeth.
May 16, 2008 WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY!
May 6, 2008 THE BITE GOES ON! Tuesday, May 6: A special trip for Don from London & Monte from California, good buddies who get together several times a year to fish at various locales around the globe, imagine Jamaica Bay is one of them...and with good reason. Both anglers were fly fishing and Don started things off with a 15# striper under the bunker schools, then it was some fun with blitzing blues and small stripers and later still some better action with bigger blues and several decent schoolie stripers. On the way home we stopped to pick up several more small blues and schoolies, ending the trip with a double header and we were back at the dock by 10:30! Now that's a spectacular way to spend a morning! The bay is loaded with fish, there are a few monster weakfish being caught everyday by a few lucky anglers...book a trip who knows, you could be the next lucky one!
Sunday, May 4: Arik was aboard and we started off with topwater bluefish, after landing several 3 to 4 pounders we went in search of some bigger fish. It was a tough bite but we made the day with a 13 pound striper on a jig and 10# blue on live bunker (thanks to John M. for providing the bait).
Friday, May 2: Jay & Ted were out for a fantastic day on the water. It started out a little slowly but when we finally got on the fish the bite was non-stop with blues to 12 pounds and stripers to 16 pounds. And the color for the day was pink with pink sluggos, pink finSfish, pink whatever getting most of the bites.
J-BAY ON FIRE! It's amazing how early it happened, but over the past week in addition to the loads of stripers we have been catching, bluefish of decent size and weakies have invaded Jamaica Bay. Dr. Steve Slobotski was out April 25th with buddies Wasim & Tim for a great day of striper fishing with fish to 25 inches and a few bluefish. Steve Rahmey's daughter Jeannie got in on the action from his boat with a nice 5 pound weakfish on a storm shad jig, WAY TO GO JEANNIE! This season is off to a hot start and it can only get better, I have several May dates still open so contact me now if you want to get in on this hot action.
Cut out of work early yesterday to take advantage of the fine weather. Steve & Eddie came along and we picked up several sundown schoolies. Today it was the "Tres Dentistos", Dr. Ralph, Dr. Steve and myself, putting the hurt to a bunch of bass...I guess we can't get enough of sticking sharp things into mouths! Dr. Steve once again proved his skill with a fishing rod by being high hook for the day and putting the first "keepah" of 2008 aboard the "Live To Fish". A lot more bass along with that from 12 to 24 inches. Things are heating up quickly, there was even a rumor of a couple of weakfish taking a fly, since they both got off the consensus was that the guide was hallucinating (but he was probably not!), we'll see.
April 16, 2008 THEY'RE HERE! After many trials, and much tribulation the boat went into the water last Friday and after a shake down cruise and a few final tweaks all systems are good to go for the new season. Got out for some scouting before work this morning and found the stripers in a couple of the usual early season spots and they were taking small jigs and flies. As is usual for this time of year they are little guys, but there are already bunker in Jamaica Bay and that means that the big boys can't be far behind. I will be sailing Friday but won't be out over the weekend due to the Passover holiday. Will try to get out a report Friday p.m.. Also be sure to check this month's issue of the New Jersey Angler, I am on the cover and have several pieces in there including one on fly fishing for striped bass. Things are gonna heat up fast so let me
know if you wanna go!
FIRST BASS 2008!
|