Plenty of fish still around!

By willy

Tuesday, 4/27:
Capt. Josh reports a fair to good day on the open-boat trip aboard the Yankee Clipper. There were a load of fish feeding on a load of bait, and pretty much every drop produced a fish, but the short:keeper ratio was atrocious, something along the lines of 7:1. Nevertheless, they were able to put a pile of fish in the boat, mostly 24-26-inch scrod but some better markets in the mix as well. A 12-pound cod took the pool.

Thursday, 4/29:
Another good day on the Yankee Clipper despite rather sporty conditions for much of the day. They began with a couple of anchor stops that produced fair fishing, with a handful of cod coming up at each one. They then made a shift and proceeded to motor-fish in rather difficult conditions for the rest of the day. But the fish, in Capt. Josh’s words, “chewed their faces off,” and anglers enjoyed non-stop action for the last two and a half hours of the trip, bringing up one or two cod each time they dropped to the bottom.

Friday, 4/30:
Capt. Josh reports another good day overall with a full load of anglers on the Yankee Clipper . For some anglers, like high hook Pete Jones, the action was very good, but other anglers only walked off the boat with enough fish for dinner. The average was around 5-8 fish per person. The first few anchor stops in the morning were slow, but the action steadily improved along with the drifting conditions over the course of the day, and they ended the day with an excellent drift on market-sized cod. An 18-pound cod won the pool.