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Orient by the Sea Marina, 40200 Main Road, Orient NY 11957   631-323-2618
Captain Mike`s Fishing Report

August 22, 2010 - PM Bass Open Boat cancled due to weather. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 22, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Frank Ferraro and family bailed the Bluefish on diamond jigs, putting 80 Blues in the box, then switched to Porgies and put over 100 Scup away before the weather turned bad with rain and wind. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 21, 2010 - AM Rod Bender Special had 125 Bluefish taken on diamond jigs, then switched to Porgies and saw fish up to 3 lbs. Very good day. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 20, 2010 - AM Rod Bender Special had 75 Bluefish taken and over 100 Porgies. Beautiful day on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 19, 2010 - AM Rod Bender Special had over 100 Bluefish iced first thing in the morning on diamond jigs, then spent the afternoon Porgy fishing with excellent results, fish to 3 lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 18, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Paul Brown and family limited out on Porgies up to 3 lbs., pool fish went to Uncle Jerry with a big trigger fish. Nice group, great trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 17, 2010 - AM Rod Bender Special started out bailing Bluefish right out of the gate, most of the fish in the 5-6 lb. class. Switched over to Porgies with a solid pick of jumbos, most fares filled up a pail which made excellent fillet. Pool fish went to Big Joe with a 10 lb. Big Blue! Capt. Mike, PT3
August 16, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Richie & Denise Labita and family limited out on Porgies up to 3 lbs. then switched over to Bluefishing in the afternoon, with Blues up to 15 lbs. Lots of super action with the kids going crazy! Capt. Mike, PT3
August 15, 2010 - AM Rod Bender Special started out Porgy fishing in the morning which was excellent ending with everyone limiting out on Scup, then switched over to Bluefish, and bailed the Blues for a great day on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 14, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Steve Sapeta of Bay Village Marina and family had an excellent trip on the Bass and Blues landing 12 keeper Bass up to 15 lbs. and all the Blues they could muster. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 14, 2010 - AM Rod Bender Special had and excellent trip on Porgies and completely bailed the Blues! Lots of action with a great group. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 13, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Mike Steeneck and gang had a dozen keeper Striped Bass landed up go 32 lbs., pool fish going to Jim Greco with the 32 lber., although most fish were in the 15 lb. range and all the Blues they could handle. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 13, 2010 - AM Rod Bender Special had outstanding Porgy fishing, limiting with fish up to 3.5 lbs. Also had 6 keeper Bass and a load of big Blues to end the day. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 12, 2010 - AM Rod Bender Special had a load of big Blues in the morning up to 12 lbs., then went Porgy fishing and had a full limit of Scup up to 3 lbs. for all fares. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 11, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Jimmy Ryan and family had a great day on the fish, 6 keeper Bass on the boat up to 10 lbs. with all the Blues they could handlle. We switched over to bottom fishing and put together a limit of jumbo, jumbo Porgies at the end of the day. Fun day! Capt. Mike, PT3
August 10, 2010 - AM Rod Bender Special had a super day on the Blues and Bass, with 8 keeper Bass up to 12 lbs. and a full limit of Porgies. Nice group of folks enjoyed some good fishing. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 9, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Clay Biddinger and family had a great time catching Bass and Blues, landing 10 keeper Striped Bass up to 12 lbs. with all the Blues they could want up to 12 lbs. Nice night on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 8, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Jose Lozano and friends targeted Porgies and had a very successfull day on the Scup with many jumbos, up to 3 lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 7, 2010 - PM Open Boat Bass had great action with Striped Bass and Blues with 16 keeper Bass, pool fish going to 16 lbs. Great group. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 6, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Steve DeTiberiis and gang limited out easily, releasing several Bass to catch another day, biggist fish went to 18 lbs. Nice night, great group. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 6, 2010 - AM Rod Bender Special had a lot of great action fishing locally with all the Bluefish you could want, 7 keeper Striped Bass, and a bushel of Porgies at the end of the day. Fun fishing. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 5, 2010 - PM Open Boat Bass with 12 anglers onboard limited out in 2 hours with Striped Bass up to 36", Jim Greco taking the pool. Some anglers caught as many as 6-8 keeper size Bass which were released to live another day. Awesome bite, only a few Blues taken in the melee. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 5, 2010 - AM Rod Bender Special had excellent action on the Bass and Blues with many big Bluefish taken up to 12 lbs. and 7 keeper Bass were boxed up to 12 lbs., with most anglers catching their limit of Porgies as well. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 4, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Dave Riley and fellow lifeguards had great action with Striped Bass and Bluefish all night, with all the Blues you could want up to 12 lbs. and 10 keeper stripers up to 15 lbs. Super retirement party, great trip! Capt. Mike, PT3
August 3, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Junior Sheikh and friends started out with Striped Bass and Blues in the morning producing 8 keeper Stripers up to 35 lbs. and all the Blues you could want up to 12 lbs. We finished off the day with a bushel of Porgies, nice time for all. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 2, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Brian Fabrizio and friends limited out on Striped Bass up to 25 lbs., great trip on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 2, 2010 - AM Open Boat Rod Bender fished locally, yielding a couple of bushels of Porgies in the morning, then switched over to Blues and Bass, catching a ton of big Blues with 6 keeeper Bass in the mix. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 1, 2010 - PM Open Boat Bass produced a limit of Striped Bass, with good action after dark. All fares limited out on Bass along with a nice amount of Big Blues. Pool fish went 16 lbs. to Michelle Amilicia. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 1, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Andrew Georgakopoulos and friends produced 3 bushels of Porgies up to 3 lbs. then switched to Stripers and Blues, putting 14 keeper Bass in the boat with all the Blues you could want. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 31, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Dennis Lisida and friends limited out with Striped Bass up to 20 lbs., many fish were released to fight another day. Great trip, great guys! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 31, 2010 - AM Open Boat Rod Bender Special had a good shot of Porgies early on with fish to 3 lbs., switched to Blues and Bass, fishing with diamond jigs. Several anglers limited out on Striped bass to 15 lbs. with plenty of Bluefish action. Excellent day. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 30, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Steve Sapeta of Bay Village Marina and gang limited out on Striped Bass to 20 lbs. before sunset! Many Blues were also taken up to 12 lbs. Fun trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 30, 2010 - AM Open Boat Rod Bender had good Porgy action in the morning, but only 3 Striped Bass amongst a million Bluefish. Just could not get through the Blues. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 29, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Gino Martel and family limited out easily on Striped Bass up to 25 lbs. All the grandkids had a ball reeling in Stripers and big Blues! Great trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 28, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Steve Lee of Calverton Links fished in strong winds of SW 30+ knots, limited out in a short time and then decided to head in early due to increasingly bad weather. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 28, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Dave Horowitz and crew blasted the Striped Bass using bucktails and diamond jigs, some quality fish up to 25 lbs. taken. We then switched to Scup later in the day and put together a bushel of Jumbo Porgies. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 27, 2010 - AM Open Boat Rod Bender had great Porgy, Blue and Bass action. Another great day on the water this season. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 26, 2010 - AM Private Porgy Charter with Sam Washington and friends resulted in 2 bushels of Porgies on a beautiful summer day. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 25, 2010 - PM Striped Bass Charter with Tom Brady resulted in a handful of Bass and Blues, generally a slow evening of catching. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 25, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Mike Kennedy and company put together a dozen Striped Bass up to 12 lbs. with a mess of Big Blues up to 10 lbs. We switched and went Porgy fishing resulting in a bushel of Jumbo Porgies. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 24, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Robert Todaro and family had an excellent evening on the Striped Bass, catching a full limit of fish up to 26 lbs. Great night, super fun. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 24, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Mark "The Greek" Louvros and gang had a ball on the Porgy grounds with a full limit of Porgies taken up to 3 lbs., along with a limit of Striped Bass up to 12 lbs. Crazy guys, crazy fun! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 23, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Jimmy Ryan and The A-Team resulted in 14 keeper Bass with Cliff Deptula taking pool honors with 29 and 32 lbers. Beautiful night out on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 23, 2010 - AM Rod Bender Open Boat resulted in a full limit of Striped Bass with 32 keepers, along with several bushels of Jumbo Porgies. Slammin' trip! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 22, 2010 - PM Private Charter with Rob Reha and friends had a full limit of Bass up to 20 lbs. using live bait. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 22, 2010 - AM Rod Bender Open Boat had a full limit of Striped Bass with 26 keepers and a full limit of Porgies for all fares. Great fishing, great catching. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 21, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with John Anderson and friends had a full limit of Striped Bass up to 25 lbs. Nice night, great guys. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 21, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Jimmy Ryan and Crew produced over 40 Striped Bass, retaining our limit of 20 keepers. We also had a couple of bushels of Jumbo Porgies. Slammin' Bass fishing! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 20, 2010 - AM Private Charter with June Torres and friends had 12 keeper bass up to 15 lbs., 25 Big Bluefish up to 12 lbs., and a bushel of Porgies to top off the catch. Great day of catching. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 19, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Fred Layer had a limit of Striped Bass up to 20 lbs. Beautiful night on the water with a great group of anglers. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 18, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Danny Dern and friends had a super day on the Striped Bass with 16 keepers up to 15 lbs., many Big Blues, and ending the day with 2 bushels of Porgies. Great trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 17, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Tony Manetta and friends had an excellent evening on the water, limiting out easily with over 30 fish landed with 6 fish in the 30 lb. class. First timer, young Nicholas took the pool. Nice fish Nick! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 17, 2010 - AM Private Charter with CJ and Crew had 2 keeper Bass landed on Porgy rigs. We went on to limit out on Jumbo Porgies in the morning then went Fluking in the afternoon, putting a dozen big Fluke in the boat up to 6 lbs. Nice day for catching! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 16, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Steve Sapeta and the Bay Village Marina Village MarinaGang slammed the Striped Bass with 5 fish in the 30 lb. class. All anglers limited, many Bass were released for a great night on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 16, 2010 - AM Open Boat Rodbender started on Porgies in the morning with several hundred landed, Shaun Hughes had a surprise catch of Striped Bass on clam bait during the bottom fishing to win pool. We went on to Fluke fish in the afternoon, putting 12 keeper Fluke on the boat, releasing 40 shorts with a nice by-catch of Seabass on the Fluke rigs. Great day. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 15, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Brian Pisano and the Verizon Diggers group had an excellent night on the Bass grounds, catching 35 big Bass in 2 1/2 hours of fishing. Four fish over 30 lbs. were landed, with Glen taking a 38 lber. for the pool. Great trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 14, 2010 - AM Open Boat Rodbender started the day off Fluke fishing in which 10 keeper Fluke made it into the box along with 40 shorts that were released. The day Striper fishing was good, taking 12 Bass up to 15 lbs. and 20 big Bluefish up to 12 lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 13, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Eddie Mariella and the Dunton Inn crew went Fluke fishing in the morning, putting 18 keeper Fluke in the box and releasing 60 shorts. We then switched up to Porgy fishing at the very end, putting 2 bushels on ice for the crew. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 12, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Steve Melish and friends put 27 big Bass in the boat using live bait. The Porgy fishing had a bushel of Jumbo Porgies up to 3 lbs. at the end of the day. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 11, 2010 - PM Striped Bass Charter with Vito Latorre and friends limited out on Striped Bass up to 38 lbs., with Danny Gregorio taking pool. Bobby Lam and Billy Gregorio landed some nice fish in the 30 lb. range. Great night on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 11, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Matt Easton and pals put 16 keeper Bass in the boat first thing in the morning, then hit the Fluke grounds for 10 keeper fish releasing 50 shorts and 6 Jumbo Seabass. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 10, 2010 - PM Private Charter with Spiro Krokidis put over 30 Striped Bass in the boat retaining our limit. Pool Winner John took the loot with a nice fat 30 lber. Nice trip, fun guys! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 10, 2010 - AM Open Boat Rodbender had excellent Porgy action with fish up to 3 lbs. with many of double headers and everyone limiting out. A few Seabass up to 4 lbs. also in the mix. Pool Striped Bass was taken by Mike Hogan. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 9, 2010 - PM Open Boat Bass trip had at least 75 Striped Bass landed, retaining our limit up to 15 lbs. Highlights of the trip were 12 year-old Marina Sapeta and dad Steve combining for 15+ bass, and Brian, Diane, James and Patrick Wamsley with a family catch of 35+ Bass, James tying for pool. Geat fishing. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 9, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Chrystal Wise and family had a great day putting together several bushels of Jumbo Porgies up to 3 lbs., 6 keeper Bass, and some Big Blues up to 12 lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 8, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Philippe Jean-Louis, Marty Tai and friends resulted in over 40 Striped Bass up to 20 lbs. Fun evening with lots of action. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 8, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Mike Perody and friends had a great trip with a dozen Striped Bass in the boat up to 15 lbs. using live bait, also had a mix of Blues up to 12 lbs. with a handful of Fluke up to 6 lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 7, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Mike Hogan and the Blake Sheet Metal group landed over 35 keeper Bass with fish up to 26 lbs. using live bait. Many Stripers caught and released for a night of exceptionally good fishing. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 7, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Jimmy Ryan and family had a dozen Striped Bass up to 12 lbs. with 20 keeper Fluke up to 6 lbs., releasing 50 shorts. Fun day. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 6, 2010 - AM Rodbender Special had a nice steady pick of Bass to 15 lbs., with a limit of Porgies caught by all anglers onboard. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 5, 2010 - PM Open Boat Bass limited out easily with fish up to 20 lbs. Mike Vangi ended up with pool at the end of the night. Super evening on the water with a great group of anglers. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 5, 2010 - AM Private Charter with Todd Miller and friends had excellent action right out the gate first thing in the morning as a mix of Blues and Stripers up to 15lbs. were landed. 10 keeper Bass and 18 keeper Fluke tallied the day. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 4, 2010 - AM Rodbender Special had slow Bass action with only a few Blues taken, however the Fluke fishing was good with 60 shorts, with 14 keepers up to 6 lbs. making it into the box. Nice day on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 3, 2010 - PM Private Bass Charter with Jimmy Ryan and crew slammed the Bass with 30 keeper Bass up to 35lbs. with Liz Anderson copping the pool. Too busy landing fish to take more pics! Super night. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 3, 2010 - AM Charter with Joe "Battery, Battery" Herbst had 8 keeper Bass also bucktailing some jumbo Blues up to 12lbs. We finished the day Fluke fishing with 70 shorts and 6 keepers. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 2, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Joe Melia and friends had a limit of Striped Bass up to 15 lbs., with my wife Jenny hitting her limit in the first few drifts. Absolutely beautiful sunset on the water, great trip! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 2, 2010 - AM Rodbender Special had a nice mix of Blues and Stripers up to 15 lbs. at the beginning of the trip. We changed up and went Fluking after lunch, putting a decent catch together with 10 keeper Fluke and 60 shorts. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 1, 2010 - Private Charter with Phil Schwartz and crew targeted Striped Bass with excellent results catching fish up to 15 lbs. Young Gavin at 7 years old caught his first Striped Bass! Congratulations Gavin. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 30, 2010 - PM Open Boat Bass limited out on Striped Bass up to 15 lbs. with Derrick Wittneben of Willmington, N.C. catching a 9 lb. Fluke off the end of the dock prior to the Bass trip and putting 6 Bass in the boat, taking high hook and pool! All fares caught their limit of Bass, excellent fishing. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 29, 2010 - PM Night Bass with Sal Mogavero slammed the Striped Bass up to 38 lbs., all the action took place in a 2-hour heavy bite. Several fish released, awesome trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 29, 2010 - AM Rodbender Special limited out on Striped Bass using live bait. Howie scored the pool with a 20 lber. up in the bow! Nice fish, Howie! Capt. Mike, PT3
June 28, 2010 - PM Striped Bass Charter with Chris McCreary and friends slammed the Bass early on, limiting and releasing several others. A lot of quality fish caught in the 20 lb. class, with the pool fish going to 36 lbs. Congratulations, Big Frank! Capt. Mike, PT3
June 28, 2010 - AM Fluke Charter with Rick Breitweiser and family had excellent action on the Fluke grounds with over 70 Fluke landed, keeping 16 fish up to 6 lbs. Great Fluking! Capt. Mike, PT3
June 27, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Jimmy Ryan and friends resulted in 16 keeper Striped Bass, Big Dave took pool honors with a 25 lber. Poor visability with rolling fog made fishing a challenge. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 27, 2010 - AM Open Boat Rodbender Special resulted in 18 keeper Bass fishing deep water ledges, with many anglers limiting. All fish caught on live bait, with Jimmie Chesnos taking the pool at 22 lbs. We also picked away at medium Porgies after lunch to top off the catch. Very productive day. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 26, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Tony Manetta and friends had an excellent trip with a limit of Striped Bass in the heavy range with 6 fish in the 30 lb. class, and two 40+ lbers. Great night on the cows. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 26, 2010 - AM Open Boat Rodbender Special continues with excellent Striped Bass fishing, with most fares catching their limit. Pool fish at 23 lbs. went to Dana Wych, fishing with her family husband Ron and son Ty. The Liotta family, Paul, Karen and Anthony gave them a good run though with young Anthony limiting out on Bass. Switched to Fluke later in the day, with 60 fish landed, keeping 9 Fluke up to 5 lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 25, 2010 - AM Striped Bass Charter with Jeremiah Wilson's RR Crew had an excellent trip, limiting out on Striped Bass up to 20 lbs. We switched gears and went Fluking in the afternoon, putting together over 90 Fluke and keeping 12 fish to 6 lbs. Great day! Capt. Mike, PT3
June 24, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Gary Grosso and friends had a good night of Bass fishing, limiting with Striped Bass up to 20 lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 24, 2010 - AM Open Boat Rodbender Special started the day Fluke fishing with very good action, releasing 50 shorts with 8 keeper Fluke up to 5 lbs. Also had 15 keeper Striped Bass in the boat, up to 25 lbs. Fun day of fishing. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 23, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Mike Parody had very good fishing on Striped Bass, limiting out easily with fish up to 20 lbs. Great trip, great fishing. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 23, 2010 - AM Day Charter with the Bob Mills group had 10 keeper Striped Bass up to 15 lbs., also 10 keeper Fluke with 80 shorts released back. Excellent Bassing and Fluking trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 22, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Jeff Troiano and friends had an excellent trip limiting out easily with Striped Bass up to 20 lbs. Great group of guys. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 22, 2010 - AM Open Boat Rodbender had 15 keeper bass up to 16 lbs. Felicia and Mike Nealy had a great day between them, with Felicia taking the Pool. Nice day on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 20, 2010 - Father's Day Open Boat Rodbender put 15 keeper Bass in the boat up to 15 lbs. Switched over to fluking in the afternoon and experienced very good action as over 50 fish were caught with 10 keeper Fluke up to 6 lbs. Great Father's Day trip! Capt. Mike, PT3
June 19, 2010 - PM Striped Bass Charter with Steve Sapeta of Bay Village Marina had an outstanding catch and release of Striped Bass up to 42 lbs. 6 fish were hauled in over 30 lbs. with Junior taking the pool with the 42lber. Super night on the water. Savage bass fishing. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 19, 2010 -AM Charter with Mark Louvros and friends had 20 Striped Bass first thing in the morning with fish up to 18 lbs., then called it a day to get to the soccer finals! Capt. Mike, PT3
June 18, 2010 - AM Open Boat Rodbender experienced good Bass fishing in the morning with several fares limiting out later in the day, we had several bushels of porgies as well. Nice trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 17, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Raul & Russel Rasch and friends limited easily with fish up to 25lbs. Great crew, super guys. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 15, 2010 - AM Charter with Jimmy Ryan and friends put together 15 Striped Bass early in the morning then switched over to Fluke fishing, retaining 15 keepers with at least 60 quality throwbacks. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 14, 2010 - PM Night Bass Open saw some great action resulting in 20 keeper Stripers up to 15lbs. with my wife Jenny hooking up 5 keepers in 5 consecutive drifts despite a sprained wrist! Beautiful night. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 14, 2010 - AM Charter with Dave Vlachich and the 5th Precinct put together a nice catch of Striped Bass, with even the youngsters onboard getting in on the action! Capt. Mike, PT3
June 13, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Richie & Denise Labita and friends enjoyed excellent Striped Bass fishing, limiting out and releasing several fish to 20lbs. Richie & Denise's niece caught a beautiful fish on her first time out, another young angler in the making. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 13, 2010 - AM Charter with John Chang and friends put together a nice mess of Striped Bass up to 15lbs. and more than a bushel of Porgies. Nice trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 12, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Bobby Todaro and the A-Team limited out on Bass and released many others, finishing the night with fish up to 25lbs. Fun night for all! Capt. Mike, PT3
June 12, 2010 - AM Charter with John McCauly and friends had a great time Bass fishing, got a nice mess of fish up to 30lbs., then pulled up a bushel of Porgies to end the day. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 5, 2010 - AM Open Boat Bass had some nice consistent action throughout the day with the pool fish going to Prime Time regular and all-around top guy, Ronnie Wych. Nice fishing Ron! Capt. Mike, PT3
June 4, 2010 - PM Charter with Eric Drewes and friends had an exceptional night landing over 35 fish with many quality fish released. Pool winner Glen Westerland, out with his son Baron, had 2 big fish at 35lbs. and 45lbs. 9 year-old Chris Drewes put 11 keepers in the boat! Awesome night. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 4, 2010 - AM Open Boat Bass with 9 fares easily limited with fish up to 18lbs. Great fishing, great action. Pool fish caught on a diamond jig. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 3, 2010 - PM Charter with Jeremiah Wilson and friends had over 35 fish caught, pool fish went to 22lbs. Super gang! Capt. Mike, PT3
June 3, 2010 - AM Open Boat Bass trip limited out on Striped Bass up to 15lbs. with many fish released. All Bass caught on bucktails and diamond jigs. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 2, 1010 - PM Open Boat Striped Bass caught over 30 Bass, with all anglers limiting. First timer Jan Kirwin started the night out with a bang and everyone followed with consistent action throughout the trip. Joe Bunderchuck and sons Dan and Mike had a great trip but lost the pool to Kevin with a nice 20lber. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 2, 2010 - AM Charter with the John Reilly group enjoyed fine Bass fishing, many limits retained with fish up to 15lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
June 1, 2010 - PM Striped Bass Charter with Frank Ferraro had over 50+ Striped Bass landed retaining our limit. Many anglers had a dozen Bass a piece, absolutely spectacular evening on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 31, 2010 - Memorial Day Open Boat Bass Trip had a very good day catching and releasing many Stripers up to 18lbs. Bucktailing was the method as all anglers limited with Striped Bass with high hooks as high as a dozen fish. Super fun day. Day and Night trips are very productive. We will mix in Porgies on the easy tides. Bassing is peaking NOW! Capt. Mike, PT3
May 29, 2010 - PM Striped Bass Charter with Teddy Freund and friends had excellent fishing in rough conditions, 22kt SW wind made fishing difficult although we had a very strong bite and limited out easy. Only mananged one photo of Teddy Sr. as conditions required that both hands be on the wheel! Capt. Mike, PT3
May 29, 2010 - AM Open Boat Striped Bass Trip yielded 29 keepers, many anglers limited out with fish up to 16lbs. with the pool fish going to Ronnie Wych. All fish caught on bucktails and diamond jigs in deep water ledges. Nice trip with a super gang. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 28, 2010 - Private Day Charter with Linda Auriemma had a great time catching Bass, Blues, Fluke and Porgies! Great day on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 27, 2010 - PM Striped Bass Charter with Matt Helberg had a great night on the water with a limit of Striped Bass up to 40lbs. Pool fish went to newbie Mike Helberg. The crew made him wear the skunk hat all night, his initiation is complete! Capt. Mike, PT3
May 27, 2010 - AM Open Boat Bass Trip saw a flurry of action on bucktails and diamond jigs with a full limit of Bass up to 22lbs. Dave "Bayside" had the pool with Kristina Boccio, Dave Persson, and Dan Partridge pulling up 5-6 fish each. Nice catching guys! Capt. Mike, PT3
May 26, 2010 - PM Night Bass Open Boat Trip had 11 Anglers onboard and over 50 Bass landed retaining our limit of quality fish. Fish went to 25lbs. Left the fish biting heavy. Awesome night on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 26, 2010 - AM Bass Charter with Todd Miller and friends had a spectacular day catching and releasing Striped Bass. Over 35 fish landed up to 26lbs. on bucktails and diamond jigs. 80 Cocktail Blues were also taken on diamond jigs. Bass fishing is as good as it gets right now. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 25, 2010 - PM Bass Charter with Bill Kouba limited out with Bass locally. Pool fish went to Andy at 32lbs. Great trip, great night on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 25, 2010 - Open Boat Day Bass trip resulted in over 30 fish landed, keeping a limit of Stripers with many fish in the 15-20lb. range. Bill Gironda and Raoul Rasch put 15 fish in the cockpit with several 20-25lbers. Fishing is excellent right now as fish are filling into all the summer zones. The last few days more and more quality fish showing up and pools over 25lbs. are common. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 24, 2010 - Private Night Bass Charter with Johnny G. and friends put a hurtin' on the Stripers from start to finish. Over 50+ Bass landed, releasing over 30 fish. Pool fish went 25lbs. Awesome evening on the water! Capt. Mike, PT3
May 23, 2010 - 8AM Open Boat Bass Trip had many limits taken in good conditions with fish to 15lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 22, 2010 - 8AM Open Boat Bass Trip fishing in heavy fog turned into a great day on the water as over 30 fish were iced. C.J. took the pool with an 18lb. Bass. Great trip! Capt. Mike, PT3
May 21, 2010 - PM Striped Bass Charter with Steve Sapeta of Bay Village Marina and friends limited out on Stripers to 28lbs. Steve Sapeda was high hook with 6 Bass, Jenny Boccio came in second with 4 fish. Great trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 21, 2010 - 8AM Open Boat Bass trip put together 18 keeper Bass up to 20lbs. on a beautiful day out on the water. Lots of happy faces and big smiles! Capt. Mike, PT3
May 20, 2010 - PM Striped Bass Charter with Freddy Layer and friends had great action on bucktails and jigs with fish to 22lbs. Over 35 fish landed, many fish released. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 20, 2010 - 8AM Open Boat Striped Bass trip yielded 18 fish all on bucktail rigs. Most anglers took home a limit of Bass and William Schaffer copped the pool fish of 16lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 19, 2010 - Night Bass Charter with Raoul Rauch and members of the A-Team landed over 35 Bass on bucktails and jigs. Dave "Westchester" Anderson had the 30lb. pool fish on a bucktail. Bass fishing is excellent! Capt. Mike, PT3
May 16, 2010 - Open Boat Fluke trip had a slow pick throughout the day with some nice keepers landed by the time we came into the dock. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 15, 2010 - Open Boat Fluke trip picked away at some quality fish in the morning as most fares were able to take home dinner. Several 4-6lb. fish made their way into coolers. Pool fish went to Harry Maldinado, an 8.5lb. beauty. Wednesday 5/19 begins our Striped Bass/Fluke Combo. This trip is limited to 16 fares and provides plenty of deck space while Diamond Jiggin' Striped Bass in Plum Gut or the Race. Call for reservation. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 14, 2010 - 8Am Open Boat Trip yielded 20 Striped Bass to 15lbs. along with many limits of Fluke. Several large Fluke released over 6lbs. including Ronnie Wyck's 10lber. Stephen Morales, Phillip Gonzales, Mark Link and James Clark did back to back trips with limits of Fluke and Striped Bass. There are a lot of quality fish out there as we released 15 fish over 7lbs. over the past week. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 13, 2010 - Open Boat Fluke trip was excellent in regards to numbers and size. Bill Keyes had 10 fish within RSA limits with several 5 and 6lbers. Roberto Martinez whooped a double limit on spin tackle to 6.75lbs. All fares took home a limit of 4 fish while Capt. Eric Klein bagged a 10lber. on the last drift with a Yo-zuri squid imitation rig. Nice fish Eric, congratulations! Capt. Mike, PT3
May 12, 2010 - Day Charter with A-Team led by Jim Ryan and friends had an exciting day on the fishing grounds. The crew put together a full limit of Striped Bass, Fluke and a couple bushels of Jumbo Porgies. Dave "Westchester" Anderson nailed a 30lb. Bass as well as a 3lb. Porgy, and Cliff Deptula landed a 7lb. Fluke. Exceptional day as everything was chewin' hard. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 10 & 11, 2010 - Private Charters with Mike Parody and Dave Yagy groups. Both days experienced loads of Fluke, Tom Modica got pool honors with an 8.25 on 5/10 and Dave Yagy Jr. was on fire with a double limit of fish on 5/11. Fluke fishing has been outstanding every day. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 9, 2010 - Mother's Day Open Boat Fluke trip had a limit of 4 Fluke per Anlger on the RSA in a 40 knot wind. Pool fish went to Mr. Jin with an 8.5lber., and Mary Ann McDonald, Mitch Tucker, and Tom Boccio all had two 6lbers. each. Fishing is red hot, get in on the action! Capt. Mike, PT3
May 8, 2010 - Private Fluke Charter with Bob Todaro and friends had many limits of Fluke on the RSA with many fish to 7lbs. released. A 34" Striped Bass was also taken on a Fluke rig first thing in the morning. Great day, great fishing! Capt. Mike, PT3
May 7, 2010 - Private Charter with Brian Siminetti had excellent results with a limit of Fluke and many quality fish released. We also diamond jigged the first Bass of the season at 34" in Plum Gut. Special thanks go to Dave "Bayside" for loaning his handscale this week as many 6-8lb. fish have been weighed. See ya Thursday Dave! Capt. Mike, PT3
May 6, 2010 - Open Fluke trip produced excellent results as most fares put together a limit of fish and had an opportunity to see several fish in the 5-7lb. class. Don Knox had 3 fish to 5lbs., Eugene Palumbo limited with fish to 6lbs., Larry Lechmarshi limited to 6lbs., and Steve Daxs limited to 7lbs. Great day of fishing regardless of the forecast. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 5, 2010 - Cinco de Mayo Day Fluke Charter with Dave Horowitz and friends limited on fish today in superb conditions. John Magione landed the largest fish of the day with an 8lber. early in the trip. Several 5-6lb. fish released to battle another day. Great fishing in calm sheltered waters! Capt. Mike, PT3
May 4, 2010 - Open Boat Fluke trip saw a good pick of fish on the outgoing tide. All fares went home with fillets and some had to release 5-6lbers. Pool fish went to Bill Grotheer of 6lbs., who's has been Fluke fishing on the Prime Time 3 for over 20 years. Bill said this was a great opportunity to fish the Peconics with minimal boat traffic and bigger bag limits made an outstanding day on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 3, 2010 - 8AM Open Boat Fluke trip sailed in heavy rain in the morning with 10 anglers aboard. We had a slow pick of Fluke and totaled 2 dozen fish to 6.5lbs. Jim Turansky took the pool with a 6.5lber. while Susumo Sato limited on fish 18-20 inches. Rob Lindquist also limited out on quality Fluke. Several Blues caught up to 7lbs. Most fish fell to bucktails and teasers. Good trip overall. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 2, 2010 - Today's Open Boat Fluke Trip was good as 36 keepers fell in the RSA slot of 17-20 inches. Several fish released in the 4-5lb. range. Many anglers took home fillets for the table, while some sharpies limited with teasers and jigs. A dozen Blues landed up to 7lbs., always fun on light bay tackle. Capt. Mike, PT3
May 1, 2010 - First Fluke trip of the season turned out to be a fine day on the water with just enough action to keep it interesting. Many anglers took home dinner while some had a few hearts broken having to release some 4-5lb. fish under RSA permit rules. Best May 1st trip I can remember as most of the regular spots produced fish. Typical squid/spearing combos with teasers were the ticket. Bluefish also showed as 20 big Blues up to 7lbs. topped on Fluke rigs. Capt. Mike, PT3
April 30, 2010 - Last Blackfish day of the season turned out as usual. They bit like there was no tomorrow. Full limit of fish all around the boat, Jenny Boccio took biggest catch with a solid 8lber. Ralph Perez was out again and put a hurt on Togs to 7lbs. Jermaine Owens couldn't do no wrong catching a limit to 6lbs. and releasing a mess of fish. DEC was onboard today, they counted 60 Keepers and 60 Shorts. Great day. Capt. Mike, PT3
April 24, 2010 - What a difference a day makes! 130 Togs hit the deck fishing local waters of Long Island Sound. Limits of fish all around the boat, and high hooks up to a dozen fish. Debbie Perez took the pool with quality fish to 7lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
April 23, 2010 - Open Boat Blackfish outing saw a slow pick of fish on deep wrecks. Approximately 30 Blacks with a few Cod in the mix. Ken Jasinski managed a limit of Togs while Gary Ruff took the pool with a 5lb. Codfish. Capt. Mike, PT3
March 22, 2010 - Open Boat Fluke fishing will begin May 1. Looking forward to catching some Big Fat Flatties real soon! Capt. Mike, PT3
February 4, 2010 - We have obtained an RSA Permit for Fluke and Porgies. This will allow us to fish for Fluke on May1-14 before regular season opens on May 15. Past season's have proven excellent Jumbo Fluke fishing occurs the first 2 weeks of May. This is a great opportunity to bring a gang out for excellent Fluke action. We are also accepting Porgy Charters in early June to go after Peconic Bay Stud Scup. Capt. Mike, PT3
November 22, 2009 - Open Boat Blackfish trip tallied 75 fish to 8lbs., many anglers limited on 5-7lb. Blackfish. Charlie Oskey and son limited to 6lbs., Bill Keys took a limit to 7lbs., and Frankie D. was High Hook with 10 fish to 7lbs. Solid fishing. Capt. Mike, PT3
November 21, 2009 - Steve Mott's group put together a limit of Blackfish with several guys landing a dozen or better. Tom Schlicter of Southold limited easy up to 8lbs., Harry Carter of Oyster Bay put 20 fish in the boat up to 9lbs., Danny Dern took 6 Togs to 7lbs. and a 24" Codfish, while Steve Mott decked the pool fish of 10lbs. Excellent day! Capt. Mike, PT3
November 19, 2009 - Blackfish Charter with Jimmy Ryan's group hammered away at Togs up to 10lbs. Over 120+ Blackfish caught and many released. Capt. Mike, PT3
Veterans Day, November 11, 2009 - Open Boat Blackfish trip had great fishing in rough conditions. 80 fish landed with 3 fish over 10lbs., many limits for those who braved the rail. Larry Collins from Staten Island split the pool with Nick Dellasperanza from Smithtown, with two 13lbers. Joe Shannon from West Babylon had a double header with an 11lber. tied on! All in all, an outstanding day. Capt. Mike, PT3
November 10, 2009 - Open Boat Blackfish trip limited out all around the boat with Keith Wallace nailing the 11lb. poolfish on the first drop. 120 fish landed with a mess of 5-8lb. fish. Awesome trip! Capt. Mike, PT3
November 9, 2009 - Open Boat Blackfish trip yielded many limits around the boat with high hooks around a dozen. Rob Reha lit up the bow with 12 fish up to 10lbs. splitting the pool with Ray Balchi. Jenny Boccio had to get in on the action on such a nice day and landed 6 fish to 11lbs. Super day. Capt. Mike, PT3
November 8, 2009 - Blackfish Charter with Mike Lazan and the Sportsman's Club had a great day on the Togs. Well over 100+ Blackfish landed with a lot of 5-7lb. fish. Pool fish went 9lbs. to Mike Hernandez. Capt. Mike, PT3
November 7, 2009 - Open Boat Blackfish trip resulted in 100+ Togs up to 10lbs. Many fares limited with Maureen Lein from Centereach nabbing the pool loot on the last drop with a 10lber. Good action all day! Capt. Mike, PT3
November 2, 2009 - Blackfish Charter with Skip Anderson and friends had great Toggin' with limits all around. Quality fish in the 4-8lb. range were caught, Raymond Gilliam was High Hook with 18 fish to 7lbs. Way to go Ray! Capt. Mike, PT3
November 1, 2009 - Blackfish Charter with Steve Sapeta of Bay Village Marina had great action on Blackfish to 10lbs. Big Bluefish to 14lbs. were bucktailed in Plum Gut in the afternoon. Super Trip! Capt. Mike, PT3
October 31, 2009 - Blackfish Charter with Ryan Cachey enjoyed solid Toggin' with fish to 9lbs. Many limits were taken and high hook up to a dozen fish. Great trip! Capt. Mike, PT3
October 30, 2009 - Open Boat Blackfish Trip put 80 Togs away up to 8lbs. Joe and Melanie from the Black Rock Sport Fishing Charters took home some nice Togs on a day off. Many folks limited with quality fish. Great day on the water! Capt. Mike, PT3
October 26, 2009 - Day Charter with Danny Dern and friends limited out on Blackfish in beautiful weather. Most anglers had between 6-12 fish a piece in the 3-7lb. class, the 7lb. pool fish was taken for the second consecutive season by Bobby "Napster" Schartz. A good time was had by all. Capt. Mike, PT3
October 25, 2009 - Private Charter with the Syosset Fire Dept. had a solid pick of Blackfish in 30 knot winds. Pete and Alex were high hooks with fish to 8lbs. Jenny Boccio joined the gang and boxed a dozen fish to 7lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
October 23, 2009 - Open Boat Blackfish trip saw many limits around the boat with Ray De cop the pool fish on the last drop of the day. Capt. Mike, PT3
October 22, 2009 - Private Blackfish Charter with Frank Schlecht and friends picked away on quality Blackfish. 60 fish were boxed with Frank nabbing the pool fish of 10lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
October 21, 2009 - Jim Ryan and the A-Team limited out Blackfishing in calm beautiful conditions. Many quality fish between 5-7lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
October 20, 2009 - Private Charter with Mike Parady and the "Pros From Dover" limited out with Blackfish in the 5-7lb. class. High hooks put a dozen fish in the boat using Asian crabs. Bob Bancheri of Huntington capped the pool and had the 3 largest fish of the day with 9, 10, and 11 lb. Togs. Way to go Bobby. Capt. Mike, PT3
October 19, 2009 - Charter with the Freeport Tuna Club limited out with fish to 8lbs. Many quality fish in the 5-7lb. class. Capt. Mike, PT3
October 5, 2009 - Open Boat Porgy bail job in the morning for 2 hours filled all coolers 10 minutes from the dock. Many Jumbo Porgies in the 2-3lb. class. 20 Blackfish up to 6lbs. also taken on the Porgy drops. Excellent day on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
October 4, 2009 - Night Bass Charter with Tony Manetta fished the full moon and limited on Striped Bass to 26lbs. Jenny Boccio joined the crew and put 4 Bass in the box! Great night. Capt. Mike, PT3
October 3&4, 2009 - Open Boat Porgy trips saw full limits of Scup all around the boat with many double headers. Pool fish went 3lbs. Real solid fishing! Capt. Mike, PT3
October 2, 2009 - Open Boat Porgy Trip had excellent results; 13 anglers took a limit of Porgy, a limit of Blackfish and 30 Sea Bass. Super bite all day. The Night Bass Charter with Steve Sapeta of Bay Village Marine took home a dozen Bass to 25lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
October 1, 2009 - Open Boat Porgy Trip saw outstanding Scup action beginning to end which made for full limits all around the boat. Many double headers taken. Capt. Mike, PT3
September 20 & 21, 2009 - Day Open Boat Porgy trips both saw outstanding Scup action with Jumbo Porgies up to 3lbs. Fishing was excellent drifting and anchoring in 30' and 60' water. Some quality Seabass up to 3.5lbs took pool honors. Capt. Mike, PT3
September 19, 2009 - Day Open Boat Porgy run was a nice mix of big Porgies on the first drop in the morning. Some Sea Bass also crowned the buckets in the 2-3lb. class. We had a bail job at the end of the day, with medium fish coming up with a lot of double headers. Sailing Open Boat all week and weekends. Capt. Mike, PT3
September 18, 2009 - Open Boat Porgy trip today was very successful in high winds. All fares loaded up on medium to jumbo Scup by 1:00 PM. Many double headers and some triple headers were wrestled from the water. At least a dozen Bluefish marauded the baits while on the anchor, loads of fun! Capt. Mike, PT3
September 17, 2009 - Open Boat Porgy trip had incredible action all day. Full coolers were the norm on medium and large Porgies. now is the time to fill your freezer! Capt. Mike, PT3
September 14, 2009 - Night Bass Charter with Rich Labida and friends had an excellent time on the water. It was definately Ladies Night as Denise Labida and Jenny Boccio tied for the Pool fish at 25lbs. and as well as high hook. Beautiful night out. Capt. Mike, PT3
September 13, 2009 - Night Bass Charter with Steve Lee of Calverton Links had an easy limit of Striped Bass on eels and bucktail rigs with several fish in the 20lb. class. Beautiful calm night on the water. Capt. Mike, PT3
September 13, 2009 - Day Charter with Steve Mott and family landed over 1200+ Jumbo Porgies and a handfull of Seabass to 3lbs. Excellent conditions made for great fishing. Lots of BIG SMILES! Capt. Mike, PT3
September 12, 2009 - Night Bass Charter with Bob Todaro and friends fished the outgoing water in the Race and slammed the Bass with the top fish around 26lbs. Over 30 fish landed many released on bucktail rigs. Capt. Mike, PT3
September 12, 2009 - Open Boat Porgy trip experienced excellent Porgy action in local waters. All fares limited on Jumbo Scup. Eddie Lundsford bagged a 5lb. Seabass, but Carlos Vega fought and landed an 8lb. Bluefish for the pool! Great day. Capt. Mike, PT3
September 7, 2009 - AM The past 3 days we have been putting solid catches together with most fares catching a limit of quality Porgies and a sprinkling of Seabass. Most fish fall in the 1.5-3lb. class with half the fish leaning into the jumbo status. An occasional Blue to 10lbs. or keeper Bass hop on clam baits and cop the pool. Capt. Mike, PT3
September 5, 2009 - Day Open Boat Porgy Trip was solid fishing from beginning to end! 1300 fish made a full limit of Scup. Average fish went 2-2.5lbs. and pool winner fish went 3.25lbs. A lot of jumbos taken. Sunday and Labor Day Monday will be great. Capt. Mike, PT3
September 4, 2009 - Night Striped Bass Charter with Brian Lyons produced some keeper size Stripers on bucktail Rigs. Highlight of the evening was Dave Anderson's 41lb. trophy on a black/white combo bucktail. Capt. Mike , PT3
August 27, 2009 - Night Open Boat Striped Bass trip yielded excellent results. The Gino Martel group did it again with a full limit of Striped Bass up to 20lbs. Many fish caught and released with several junior anglers landing their first Stripers. My wife Jenny Boccio took a night away from business and ended up with 7 nice keepers. Pool winner was Kurt Freudenberg. Beautiful night on the water, great trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 25, 2009 - Rob Bender Special had great Porgy fishing for 3 hours in the morning with everyone filling buckets of big Scup. The Bass and Bluefish action on the incoming tide was very good with 12 keepers and numerous shorts, and Bluefish kept anglers busy for the rest of the trip. Joe Tsiforas from Queens limited on Striped Bass and Porgies as did Victor Collaco and Frank Murphy from Astoria. The Bass ranged from 28" to 33". Great trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
This week we fished everyday and several afternoon bass runs with solid results. Yesterday's 4 pm bass charter with Fred Fico and friends beat the blues / bass right off the bat for several hours on the out going flow. Switched to porgy fishing till the tide returned and put a quick bushel of Jumboes together for the fillet table. All the guys went home with bass fillets a load of blues for the smoker. awesome trip in flat seas.
Jim Ryans day charter resulted in 12 bass a load of blues and a limit of Jumboes on 8/19 fishing was challenging with serious 5 kt drifts , but the A- team prevailed and showed their skill and preserverance.
Several Rodbender Specials this week put away some beautiful Jumboes and several keeper bass drifting deep ledges in the Race. Blues are always there to please anglers desire to twist a rod.
Looks like the next chance to get out will be Sunday the wind will shift to the N.W. 10kt and make for excellent conditions . Looks like Bill will be 550 nautical mile east and will have 0 effect on our area. For now a greatly needed rest and maybe a trip to the beach to see Hawaii surf on L.I. Capt. Mike, PT3

August 15, 2009 - Night Bass Charter with Mike Steeneck and friends fished the afternoon tide for 14 keeper Bass on bucktails. Most fish fell in the 30-32" range. Andrew Martorella used a live eel to dupe the big one that went 35lbs. Nice fish Andy! Capt. Mike, PT3
August 15, 2009 - Our Rod Bender Special day trips have enjoyed good drifting on Bass/Blues with limits of Porgies up to 3lbs. This morning's trip put together 10 keeper Bass and 50 Blues to 10lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 14, 2009 - Night Open Boat Bass trip had some quality fish on live eels early in the trip, then bucktailed several more keeper size fish into the dark hours. Edgar the Bridge Painter from Local 806 took the pool money with a splendid 30+lb. Striped Bass. Nice trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 14, 2009 - The past week's Day Open Boat Rod Bender Specials have seen a wide variety of fish. Limits of Jumbo Porgies every day, Bluefish are abundant every trip, Striped Bass, given the right tides, has seen many anglers take home limits. Most Bass fall in the 28-32" range. Excellent action overall and take home tablefare plentiful. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 6, 2009 - Rod Bender Special saw many anglers take home their limit of Striped Bass. Leigh Sherman took the pool with a 32' Bass. Porgy fishing was very good with Scup up to 2.5lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
August 5, 2009 - Night Open Boat Bass trip yielded limits for nearly all anglers aboard with some quality Bass on live eels. Christine Delvecchio limited early in the trip to 20lbs. Robert Gatehouse put a 36lb. beauty in the box and Mark Cooper from Colorado took the pool with a 46lber. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 30, 2009 - Night Open Boat Bass trip had a slow start and a strong finish. High Hook went to Ray Curiale with 6 fish to 25lbs. All anglers went home with their limits of Striped Bass and boat patron Ron Wyche took the pool with a 29lber. Great trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 29, 2009 - Ron Johnson Charter bucktailed 8 Bass up to 25lbs. and Blues up to 12lbs. in the Race. Switched to bottom fishing during the change of tide and loaded up with Big Porkchops up to 3lbs. Biggest Porgy was 19", that's a hell of a hubcap! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 28, 2009 - Rod Bender Special had excellent action in the morning bucktailing the Race. Big Blues to 12lbs. and a lot of Bass kept patrons busy on the outgoing tide. Spent the afternoon bottom fishing and blasted the Porgies on one anchor drop. Had some healthy Seabass and a big 9lb. Fluke for Lori Gerisch. Great trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 27, 2009 - Day Charter with Joe Loccisano from East End Aviation enjoyed excellent Fluke fishing with a mix of Seabass. Doug Liguori nabbed a 6+lb. Seabass and Danny Dibari had a 10lber. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 26, 2009 - Night Bass Charter with Steve Lee from Calverton Links had a spectacular night on Striped Bass. Steve Lee 32 lbs., Tamara Lee 41lbs., and Tom Short 46lbs. Wow! What a night! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 25, 2009 - Night Bass Charter with Robert Tadero and special guest Bob Zetorski from Saranac Lake put a hurtin' on the Striped Bass into the evening hours. 35 Bass landed, 4 in the 30lb. class. "Hobbit" took the pool at 35lbs. Awesome trip! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 24, 2009 - Night Open Boat Bass trip put 12 keepers in the box. 4 fish weighed between 25-30lbs. and Gino Martel took the pool with a 52lb. Bass taken on a white bucktail. Nice Fish, Gino! Way to go! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 24, 2009 - Rob Bender Special spent the morning diamond jigging Big Blues locally in stiff winds. After the wind subsided we had a good blast of Porgies up to 3.5lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 23, 2009 - Rob Bender Special was fantastic, all patrons limited on Striped Bass to 36 inches. We went flukin' the remainder of the day and put 15 keeper Fluke in the box between 21-26 inches. Everyone went home with smiles! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 22, 2009 - Night Open Boat Bass had a full limit of Bass taken up to 35lbs. Russell Rasch was high hook with 7 Bass up to 30lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 22, 2009 - Jim Ryan Charter had a blast of Bass in the morning and finished up the day Flukin' with 18 keeper Fluke out of 75 fish landed. A few big Seabass taken up to 5lbs. A good trip was had by all. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 21, 2009 - Today's Rod Bender Special had some tough conditions with a stiff east wind and rain but put a good catch together with 6 keeper Bass, a few Jumbo Blues, and a full limit of Jumbo Porgies up to 3lbs. Highlight of the trip was Joseph DiBella pullin' a 26lb. Striper in on a porgy rig! Nice fish. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 20, 2009 - Night Bass Charter with Vito Latorre from Competition BMW enjoyed fantastic Bass fishing on the incoming tide. The group easily limited early in the trip and had some quality fish on live eels up to 38lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 19, 2009 - Night Open Boat Bass trip had excellent conditions and fantastic bucktailing action. Fishing was hot and heavy during the daylight hours with fish to 36". Joe and John M., 14 and 18 years old, teamed up for a dozen Striped Bass between them. Raul Rasch took the pool with a 30lber. on a live eel. Awesome fishing. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 19, 2009 - Open Boat Rodbender Special picked away at some Porgies early, then switched to Bass and Blues later in the day. The action was solid with a good mix of Blues to 12lbs. and some keeper Bass to 32". Capt. Mike, PT3
July 18, 2009 - Night Bass Charter with Jim Ryan and the A-Team was spoiled with over 60 Striped Bass hitting the deck! A dozen fish in the 25-35lb. class were boxed and everone onboard released a mess of fish. Best trip so far this season and it will be hard to beat! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 18, 2009 - Open Boat Rodbender Special fished locally for great action on the Blues and Bass. 7 keepers were tallied along with Blues to 10lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 17, 2009 - Night Bass Charter with Craig Sullivan and friends whaled on the Bass after dark, landing 25 Bass up to 44 lbs. on bucktails and live eels. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 17, 2009 - Day Charter with Fred Fico and friends had a ball bucktailing Bass and Blues on the morning tide then switched over to bottom fishing in the afternoon. 10 keeper Bass with 75 Blues to 12 lbs. landed. Some large Porgies up to 2 lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 16, 2009 - Night Open Boat Bass Trip saw excellent action on quality fish. Joe Harris from Florida put a 40+ lb. Striper in the boat early in the trip. Matt Harris, 16 years old, took a 32 lb. Bass on a live eel and my wife Jenny caught dinner for the next evening. All patrons limited with 15-30 lb. fish. Great trip. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 15, 2009 - Night Open Boat Bass Trip had great action from the get-go. All fares had an opportunity to release fish after retaining their limits. Many quality fish in the 30 lb. class, with young James Wamsley bagging the pool with a 41 lber. Nice night. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 15, 2009 - Open Boat Rodbender Special had only a few keeper Bass taken with Blues to 10 lbs. The highlight of the trip were two Jumbo Fluke nailed on bucktails. John Powers got his double digit Fluke of 10.5 lbs. The fish took drag out 3 times in 120' water on a 4/0 Penn. "That's one tough Fluke!" Capt. Mike, PT3
July 14, 2009 - Night Charter with Bill Kouba and friends had a steady pick of Bass through the trip with some quality fish after dark. Several fish in the 30 lb. class with Bill taking the largest of 42 lbs. Odd catch of the trip was a keeper Cod on a bucktail! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 14, 2009 - Day Bass Charter with Eddie Mariella from the Dunton Inn Fishing Club whacked the Bass first thing on diamond jigs then bucktailed a mess of fish in the afternoon. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 13, 2009 - Night Bass Charter with Rich Labita hammered out a limit of fish at dusk! Many 10 lb. class fish, with Jeff Carpenter of Moriches taking a 45 lber. for the pool. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 12, 2009 - Night Open Boat Bass had 13 Keeper Bass landed up to 17 lbs. with some Big Blues to 12 lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3 (7/13 pix)
July 12, 2009 - Day Charter with Joe Richford and crew from upstate New York put 15 Keeper Bass in the box on bucktail rigs. Nice day. Capt. Mike, PT3 (7/13 pix)
July 11, 2009 - Day Charter with Nick Kaloudis put 20 Keeper Bass away on the incoming tide. A bushel of Porgies also were filleted and iced as well. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 10, 2009 - Night Charter with Steve Sapeda from Bayville Marine brought the crew out for some Bass/Blue action and were well rewarded with 16 keepers to 20 lbs. and Blues to 10 lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 10, 2009 - Open Boat Rodbender Special had a great day on the Stripers/Blues on the morning tide. 6 keeper Bass found their way into the box; diamond jigs accounted for most of the action. Porgy fishing has definately picked up with all anglers taking their limit of fish to 3 lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 9, 2009 - Open Boat Rod Bender Special had a very active day with a shot of Striped Bass in the morning then Blues on jigs up to 8 lbs., and a good drop on Porgies finished the day. All fares caught fish and took home fillets. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 8, 2009 - Night Open Boat Bass saw great fishing after dark with a mess of big Bass up to 35 lbs. Everyone had a great time! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 8, 2009 - Day Charter with Jim Ryan and friends spent the day working the whole gammit. Porgies in the morning, Bass in mid-morning, Fluke at noon, and Blues late in the day. Several Bass to 25 lbs., 8 keeper Fluke to 6 lbs., a bushel of Porgies to 2 lbs., and Blues on jigs to 10 lbs. Super day. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 7, 2009 - Night Striper Charter with Eric Bergen and friends enjoyed solid fishing after dark in the 20 lb. class. Gene Shannon took pool honors with a 36 lber. topping several other fish in the 30 lb. class. Great night out on the water, beautiful full moon. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 7, 2009 - Rodbender Special Open Boat jigged a load of Blues to 10 lbs. first thing, then bucktailed a dozen keeper Bass up to 34 inches locally. Porgy fishing had a nice pick of fish to 3 lbs. with Rilla Williams and several other anlgers taking a limit home. Jenny took a day off from the office and joined in on the fun landing her limit of Bass. Fantastic fishing. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 6, 2009 - Day Charter with John Reilly and friends had a ball catching Bass and Blues locally in the AM then switched to bottom fishing for the change of tide. Loads of Big Blues were iced to 10 lbs., a dozen Keeper Bass and a Buschel of Porgies were filleted for the barbeque. Great Day! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 5, 2009 - Night Open Boat Striper trip saw excellent action with Bass to 20 lbs. Starting out with a nice Fluke at the beginning of the trip, we saw over 30 fish landed with most fares taking home their limit. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 5, 2009 - Full Day Open Boat Gardiner's Island Fluke Special saw all the regular Fluke sharpies out. 15 keeper Fluke taken up to 6 lbs. along with over quality shorts. Good solid fishing with several limits around the boat. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 4, 2009 - Day Charter with Craig Sullivan and family put 14 keeper Bass in the box to 12 lbs. Great fun with the junior anglers onboard made for a memorable experience. Happy 4th! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 3, 2009 - Night Bass Charter with Rich Borgio produced a limit of Bass to 25 lbs. Great action during daylight hours with some big Blues for the smoker. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 3, 2009 - Day Charter with Brian Dawson and friends whaled on the Bass and Blues on diamond jigs right out of the gate. An old fashioned jigging blitz, with some keeper Bass to 20 lbs. and Blues to 12 lbs. Later in the day, we switched over to bottom fishing which produced a few Jumbo Porgies to 3 lbs. Exciting day out! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 2, 2009 - Rodbender Open Boat trip was fun today with some keeper Bass and Blues to 12 lbs. Most fares took home Bass fillets with Kerry Andrejkovics taking the pool fish of 16 lbs. Capt. Mike, PT3
July 1, 2009 - Night Open Boat Bass trip limited easily with all patrons landing many Striped Bass. Howie Siegel, on his first night trip, put away 6 Bass to 30 lbs. Pool Winner Robert Fay took 5 fish to 40 lbs. using live bait. The bite is on! Capt. Mike, PT3
July 1, 2009 - Rodbender Day Open Boat had a solid pick in the morning on keeper size Bass and Blues to 14 lbs. The Porgy fishing was cut short due to heavy T-Storms, adding a little unusual excitement to the day as well as a good drenching! Capt. Mike, PT3
June 30, 2009 - Night Bass Charter with Joe Closer and the Sportsman's Club had a good pick of Bass and Blues before sunset. Ed Hill, Jr. took the Pool with a 25 lber. of live bait. (Second Photo Day Trip.) Capt. Mike, PT3