9/14-9/17 and 9/11 Overnighter Reports

By tomconley

The first fall overnighter aboard the Yankee Freedom, with Captain Tom Orell at the wheel, sailed last Thursday night and fished all day Friday, from 5:00 AM - 4:00 PM. After a slow start in sloppy seas in the early morning, Capt. Tom anchored up on a patch of hungry haddock with some quality market cod mixed in as well. Anglers picked away at these two species, with the occasional spurt of haddock making for some fast action. They then stopped on a school of larger pollock that for the most part cooperated; jiggers did especially well, with one of them capturing the pool-winning 18-pounder. In the afternoon, the bite tapered off, and they scraped away at haddock and cusk with the occasional cod or pollock mixed in. Overall, Capt. Tom called the trip good overall, with a slow start and finish but a solid bite in the middle of the day to make up for it.

9/14: Capt. Kirk reports a fair to good day on Monday’s day trip on the Yankee Patriot. In the morning, anglers picked away in sloppy conditions on a mix of haddock, cusk and cod. The action was never fantastic but they continued to grind away for the better part of the morning. For the first time in a while, dogfish made their presence known and were a nuisance to bait anglers. In the afternoon, the wind let go and Kirk motor-fished for the last hour or so, putting a handful of cod and haddock in the boat. Two 10-pound codfish tied for the pool.

Capt. Josh had a charter aboard the Yankee Clipper on Monday, and reports good action on mainly cod and haddock, with just a couple of cusk and pollock mixed in. Anglers enjoyed a steady pick of haddock at each of five anchor stops with the occasional flurry of haddock or slug of keeper codfish.

9/15: Once again, Capt. Josh sounded quite pleased with the take on Tuesday’s limited-load trip on the Yankee Clipper. Once again, they experienced steady fishing on cod and haddock all day, with no lulls in the action. An 18-pound wolfish took the pool

Wednesday’s and Thursday’s trips were canceled due to weather.

Willy