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07/21/2010 I will be shaking down the SeaCraft tomorrow by running offshore for Dolphin. I will update with a report over the weekend.
07/20/2010
There was no free lunch this week in the shallows. The backcountry was holding a good amount of Bass as in previous weeks, but this week’s warm weather had its effects making them very fickle and spooky. The approaching moon has turned the shallows into one big giant vat of decapod crustaceans and fry sized bait fish which gas the bass in the very selective and lazy mode. All week the Bass on top water as well as subsurface presentations have given anglers 1 chance for a hook up and then they are gone. I must say though that the bigger lurker Bass are certainly still present through out the SJ back country as twice this week we had our hands full with a couple of bruisers that after a brief battle alluded us as they managed to take us around structure when running and broke us off. Blue are still cruising around making their presence known, usually ranging in size from 1-3 lbs, with a bigger 4 to 5 lb'r mixed in. Water temps are a sultry 77 degrees and steady. Summertime patterns are in full effect, low light and night time are the right time until Fall. Sleep is overrated, let’s go fishing. Photos and daily reports can be found on my web site. Remember fall is just around the corner ...
07/09/2010
It was as if I fell asleep and woke up and it was last Tuesday again. Warm water, smooth conditions, Bass chasing bait, and very hard to get them to eat. We started off stalking a big Bass that we had heard slashing bait in the shallows Once we had him in our sights and took a shot at him he went to crash the plug, missed it by a foot, and never came back. That's the scenario that would repeat itself over and over again today. One chance and done. Later in the trip we swapped up for some subsurface action to try to redeem ourselves in the area where we had the 2 trophy break offs from Tuesday and it did not take long before we had them again on the end of our line. Unfortunately we had the same results, 2 on and 2 off. Though we stayed in front of Bass the whole trip we had a 1 chance per spot allotment, which ultimately resulted in not removing the skunk from the boat today.
07/07/2010
All looked very good as we pushed off from the dock with high expectations to repeat the spectacular action we had in the week leading up to the July 4th holiday.....not so much. We raised our 1st Bass right out of the gate today, followed up by nice groups of Bass cruising for grass shrimp in ultra skinny water, but we just could not get them to feed on our artificials. This continued to be the case for the remainder of the trip. We had 1 Blue fish on topwater that was a nice size @ about 4lbs but that was it for surface action. We did a little run & gun to look for some action but the real event happened at our last location of the day when we had 2 brute size Bass grab our offerings and got the reels singing as they peeled off line once hooked, but both of them wrapped us around structure and broke us off. Having not seen these cows, I can tell ya by how they reacted once they were hooked that they must have been in the 36" + size class. So today the Bass won.
07/01/2010
Someone should have called the fire department because the backcountry was on fire today. Leaving the dock the waters looked great with good moving water, big temperature swings and no other boats on the water due to the daily storms in the surrounding area. Coming up with only a few bumps at our first location we made a move to find a cooler patch of water that will in turn be holding the Bass. Settling down for a quick "hit and run", while in route, gave us our first bass of the trip. This six "cast location" dished up a 22" schoolie on top water that got the skunk out of the boat and the ball rolling Photographed, released and off we went to one of my favorite flats. Settling down on the edge I poled us across the hard sand flat in to position and with only a few casts in we raised a big bass that was laid up in a small pocket. Working our way down the flat to our final "stake out" destination we raised 2 more Bass and boated 2 others both in the 23" range. As we approached our final position to set up for shots at Bass as they approached I could already see nice groups of fish waking and fining in the shallowest part of the flat. This was just the beginning of a 2 1/2 hour Striper party that provided truly non stop action offering up a minimum of 11 Bass to the boat and countless amounts of fished raised. Most Bass ranged in size from 26" to our largest of the trip which at 32" 10lbs gave us a great fight as he sped across the flat after crushing the top- water plug. I did just so happen to have captured about 30 minutes of video footage which I will post some still photos from later next week that will include Bass attacking so aggressively on top-water that they would launch themselves completely out of the water on the take. Needless to say very entertaining and exciting
06/29/2010
Refer to 7/21 trip and you'll have today's report
06/24/2010
A beautiful blue bird day today with NW winds to start the day and SE 10-15 to end the day. We started off slow this trip with very warm water (73) and very poor water clarity. Our first couple of hours today produced one strike despite that the water in all the areas looked fishy. As the Golden hours approached we made a significant move to another zip code and upon settling the skiff down on another one of my favorite spring flats we worked our way deep onto the shallows. We were only there for about 5 minutes and saw our first bass moving along the edge chasing tinkers. Quickly I got us into position and a few casts later raised our first on top water. This Bass (@ 26") exploded on the fly launching him self about a foot and a half into the air we fought him for a minute or so before dropping the fly, very exciting none the less. We stayed on these fish for a little over an hour raising 5 Bass landing 2 others schoolie size 1 @ 22" the other 20".
06/21/2010
Here we go folks, we have instantly jumped into summer with 90 degree days, 75 degree water temps, gnats, green heads, and rolling and tailing Bass. Love it. We had a very fun day today and the Bass was the exact opposite of Friday. We had happy Bass pretty much the entire trip today with a nice mix of techniques. Three hours of topwater action and an hour of subsurface presentations had us in Bass the whole day. On top water we had a poor hook up ratio of about 50%. We started our day off in a small basin, slick calm water and Bass rolling on and sipping bait off the surface. It didn't take long before we had our first customer crash our top water plug. In our first area alone we raised 5 Bass, but landed 0. With the tide right we ran to a flat that has really turned on as of late. We settled down and I jumped on the platform, poled us into position and it wasn't long before the plethora of bait began to flow and right on their heels were the bass which led to a 1 and 1/2 hour top water session that delivered 4 Bass to the boat, while missing 6 others that crashed the plug and and another that broke us off. It was a very interesting bite today, these Bass were super stealthy, only offering subtle hints of their presence, despite their aggressive feeding, pulsing water, corralled bait, and opposing wakes...to the untrained eye the area was void, but to the trained eye the Bass were thick as thieves. Very fun. As the bite cooled off I decided to run to an old school area to do a little probing of some deeper water. We slipped into the area and it took 3 casts before we were tight to a fish which ended up being a 3 lb Blue. We continued working the area for about 15 minutes until we got on to a tightly packed school of Bass and for the next 45 minutes we sat on top of this school and had our way with them. We picked up 4 more Bass and missed at least 7 others. We also picked up a nice flounder...and then there was the Mogen..ah yes the one that got away. We hooked up with this tanker that thumped the lure and immediately was headed for deep water with a slow constant run off the flat with the reel singing. Then he thought he would turn and head back at us and in the process wrapped us around a big piece of old submerged sod bank and he was gone, breaking us off on the 6 lb portion of our line.
06/18/2010 A very exciting day and all we got was a Bluefish. We had Bass right out of the gate today, with the plan of targeting laid up Bass from the overnight hours. Well....they were there, they were targeted, but they were far from laid up. These Bass today were on the cruise and not predictable at all as they frantically chased around erratic bait in the basins of the SJ back country. This was pretty much the case at all locations we fished today. There is no doubt there was some real bruisers lurking as we could see them rolling like Tarpon as they grabbed mouthfuls of grass shrimp but wanted nothing to do with our flies. This is the way it goes and these are the challenges that sometimes happen in the shallows.... this is hunting....and it is all part of the game
06/15/2010 Here we go again with a big spike in the water temperatures, going from 60 to 74 in 1 and 1/2 days, shutting down the mid day Bass bite. We left the dock today in less than predicted stellar conditions. Winds were blowing ENE 15-20 so we had some protection but not much in our favor. We had a great tide, good moving water with very fishy looking areas, but the bite was tough. For 3 hours we had seen it all, short strikes, missed strikes, mystery strikes, break offs.....in all I consider them non opportunity opportunities. Finally in the 9th inning we got into some action with a few of the same trials and tribulations, but managed to get 2 Bass to the boat 1 @ 21" that jumped boat side leaving a hook in my thumb and the other Bass was a beautiful specimen @ 26" and fat, which marked the end of our trip. Stock up on the coffee, the summer pattern is now in full effect.
06/11/2010
Today was like a pure fall day for the exception that its June. When pushed off from the dock it was 55 degrees air temps and 60 water temps light winds and it felt alive. We had good moving water as we are approaching the new moon so I knew we would see Bass pretty quickly today. We made a short skiff ride to our 1st flat of the day once settled down I hadn't even got up on the platform yet to pole us onto the flat yet and we could already see Bass working the shallows. I poled us in to position and no sooner that the plug hit the water on our 2nd casts of the day we had a bruiser size Bass crash and roll on it and miss leaving a manhole size boil behind. The next 2 casts 2 more misses then finally our following cast we were tight an a few minutes later we had the skunk out of the boat with a nice 21" Bass. We stayed with these bass for about an hour before we lost them. We managed 3 more Bass and raised and missed 5. We continued to work the flat for about another 1/2 hour before we plucked another fun 22" bass laid up in the current. With the current on the wain we made a run to a "small window" flat in hopes to find a few Bass rooting in the grass for shrimp. We crystal clear water good mix of bait. and after a few minutes we saw some good movement on the edge of the flat and with a precision casts "WHACK" we were hooked up to what seemed to be a very solid Bass and after very back and forth battle on 6 lb test we had bloat side a 5 .lb side hooked Blue. but fun none the less. Even though topwater was priority we mad a quick stop to work the subsurface in an area but it only produced a few quick tugs. With the conditions just right and our trip drawing to a close I decided to made make a quick skiff ride to a very fun old school spot called "Lochness" to try and hit a few more topwater Bass in this remote area. It took about 5 minutes of working the gin clear water be for we were hooked up with a healthy 20" Bass. Oh yeah good ole' Lochness, Its like comin home again. We had to 2 more Bass opportunities there but could not close the deal.
06/09/2010
I love these types of mornings when a plan comes together. Hitting the weather window is a wonderful thing, with 53 degrees air temps, the water dropping back down to 60 and a low pressure system getting ready to pass through, we had calm winds and smooth water, when it was predicted to blow 20-30 knts. We stayed in front of Bass nearly the entire trip today, spending much of the trip sight fishing Bass rolling on grass shrimp. The best Bass of the trip today came on top water when I spotted the pulsing water of this Bass layed up in a small pocket in a larger basin and a perfect cast brought the lure across his nose. In no time he turned and grabbed it and a few minutes later we had this nice 23" Bass boat side. Our first stop of the day gave us 4 Bass and raised a 1/2 dozen more, as well as a decent amount of Blues in the 4 lb class. We decided to make a run, and a short skiff ride later we were sitting once again on a gin clear flat looking for Bass stemming the tide, waiting to ambush bait as it flows off the flat. Our action remained strong but our luck didn't follow on the fly or spinning tackle. My client put a perfect cast with the fly up current and it swung directly in front of a layed up beast of a Bass, followed by a THUMP, game on, as the Bass sped off to the shallows before reverting coarse and coming mock speed directly at us. Reeling as fast as possible a second later he had broken off as he caught a mussel shell in the shallows. A few casts later as I was tying on a new fly my light tackle client hooks up and nearly the same battle occurred as the Bass ran to deeper waters and broke us off in the shells. Once the action faded and the winds started kicking up we did some hit and runs for the remaining 45 minutes of our trip, which resulted a few strikes but no more boated.

06/04/2010 I think I am beginning to see a trend developing here. It’s the good, the bad and the ugly scenario. Good obedient Bass rolling and tailing in the shallows, tracking predictably, providing good topwater action on the fly and light tackle..a nearly 2 hour dose. Calm winds turned SW, current slowed, and the Bass bite shut down. We had 3 Bass, missed 8 others, and had some Blue fish action and a couple of quick Bass strikes the remainder of the trip. Water temps jumped big time to 71 degrees...this could potentially mark the official beginning of the summer time pattern if cool nights don't prevail.
06/01/2010 - 06/03/2010
This week dished up the usually spring time menu. For an appetizer this week we had bait minestrone consisting of a good assortment of shrimp, crabs and spearing stirred every 6 hours with the change in tide. For the main coarse we had happy Bass...all this bait making its way into the SJ back country brought rolling Bass in the basins and along the edges of the flats in turn offering us good shots at fish on top water throughout the week. In typical spring fashion the schools are moving fast and seemingly never hang in the same spot twice, so each area will be "all or none" with the Bass and dictated by the current. Bluefish in the 3-6 lb range make a good side dish when we are in between Bass. Always willing to play, the Blues have been on a tear with some real tankers lurking around, all willing to make short time of anything put in front of them, always a good time to use up the older less distinguished looking flys and lures. (aka the second string). I expect the sight fishing action to keep on accelerating at this pace as the weeks unfold going into July, at which time we will be on the low light schedule consisting of many sleep deprived weeks, a lot of coffee, late nights, early mornings, fishing the witching hours of the night....and loving it.
05/26/2010 Today was yesterday as we started off with top water Bass action right out of the gate. We had good solid sightfishing for about 2 hours as we targeted rolling Bass feeding in our first area of the day. We got the skunk out of the boat fast with a 23" Bass who crashed the fly, 2 strips into the retrieve. We managed to stay on top of this pod of Bass until the current died, delivering 7 Bass (and missing twice as many) from 20" - 25" and 4 Blues in the 4-6 lb class. The bite turned off as we lost current with the remainder of the trip only dishing up 4 more Blues and a few Bass grabs. Water temps creeping up 62.
05/24/2010
We started off today's trip with ideal conditions, and this was confirmed when we arrived at our first location of the day and were greeted with Bass rolling like tarpon in the basin and along the banks of the flats. The biggest decision was which Bass to fish for, which is always a nice problem to have. We had our first Bass boat side within our first 5 minutes of fishing, a nice schoolie @ 21" and fat. We opted not to take a photo so we could get our lines back into the water and repeat the process. We poled into position to target a Bass we had been watching since our arrival and a perfect cast had him in pursuit as he crashed the topwater plug but dropped it just as quick. We followed up with another cast only this time we had a 3 lb Bluefish intercept the plug. Hooked and released we took another shot at the shore cruising Bass and once again he took a slash at it, but missed and then left the flat. As hot as the action was, it was like a light switch when the action turned off as a fog bank moved in and air temps plummeted. We made a move and the next area proved to do the same, only with a smaller window of activity, then shut down. The fog stuck around for nearly 2 hours before burning off and as it did we got back into fish, no more Bass but a very good Bluefish bite with fish in the 4-6lb range, aggressive and thick as thieves.

05/21/2010
Today resembled yesterday. We pushed off the dock in beautiful weather and a light ENE wind and headed off to our fist flat of the day. It took about 10 minutes before raising our 1st Bass of the trip, little did we know but that would be the only Bass for the day as the winds once again shifted to the SW putting a halt to the Bass bite. All the action today was with thick schools of Bluefish in the shallows making short time of anything that was put if front of them. They where certainly entertaining ranging in size from 2 - 5 lbs and very fun on the fly rod. We have a very good weather pattern developing for next week and should have the Bass strapping on the feed bag once again.

05/20/2010
A bright sunny sky blue bird day with 65 degrees air temps and light SE wind when we pushed off from the dock. We started the trip today running to the area that we had our topwater action yesterday but to our misfortune today was another day, and the area went from clear smooth water to a light chop with very dirty water. Knowing that spring often has multiple personalities consisting of dirty/silty patches of water while 200yrds away it can be gin clear, we made the skiff ride to get ourselves in position to sight fish some gin. We rolled in to a beautiful flat that offered water so clear it was as if the boat was floating on air. We silently poled into the area hoping to see laid up bass and that's just what we found. There they were facing into the current 10" of water waiting for our plug to go by. Our 1st cast delivered a swipe, and a miss, a couple casts later we had a nice 29" Bass crash our plug and he was off to the races as he took off headed off the flat for deeper water but as he headed out he made a run right at us, then under the bow, and as soon as he did that he broke us off. We regained composure, got back into position and 5 minutes later we had two bass crash our offering a 30" & a 22" hooking up with the smaller of the 2, a few minutes later we had him posing for a photo. Having cleared the flat with the action we ran to another clear water flat to do it all over again and it didn't take long until we were back in Bass and Blues, picking up 6 Blues in the 5 lb class, 1 more Bass, missing 3 others and breaking off another nice 30" bruiser. The winds picked up from the SW which put the brakes on the action for the remainder of the trip.

05/19/2010
It was a very fishy day as we pushed off from the dock today. A Fall season sky with partial cloud cover, air temps 64, water temps 56 and light offshore winds. We started off by running to a time tested spring time basin looking for some topwater action and it didn't take long before we had our first bass crash our plug. This 24" speed demon had the reel drag singing as he made his way off the flat in record speed and a few minutes later we had him boatside posing for a photo. We got ourselves back into position to repeat the process raising 3 more Bass but could not hook them up. The Bass bite turned into a Bluefish bite as a pack of 3-5 lb’ers moved in taking over the area resulting in 3 boatside fish and missing 4 others. As the trip progressed we did a mix of hit and run and stake out tactics, all of which produced good action but had a hard time keeping Bass hooked as they gave us big thumping strikes but very fast and one opportunity, one and done, then the Blues would move in. We ended our trip by running further into the back country hoping to find some tailing Bass rooting for shrimp and once we arrived at our location it took all of 10 minutes before we saw our first Bass tail and roll followed by another a few minutes later. These Bass were tracking very erratically and hard to get in front of but we did have a few opportunities that delivered great strikes but no hook ups with Bass. The pattern continued with Bass opportunity followed by Bluefish moving in and taking over as we ended our trip with another nice 6 lb'er.

05/18/2010
With big winds today 20-30 along with driving rain I decided to reschedule today's trip. My next update will be on 5/18.
05/17/2010
Today we slipped out late with very fishy conditions,cloudy skies, calm winds and good moving water. We got into bass early on or trip with hooking up with 2 nice Bass with in our first dozen casts. A few casts and a couple of followers later we had another good Bass @ 29"to the boat. Things cooled off as the winds picked up a bit so we made a short run to in hopes of a few more shots before the winds went SW. On our approach we could see Bass moving in the shallows, we quietly poled in and 1st cast in we had our 4th Bass of the trip a 25" speedster that wasted no time heading for deeper water when hooked. Unfortunately when we hooked him he sent the other Bass fleeing from the flat which often occurs when in the skinniest of skinny water. With the tide putting off the bite we hunted down a few Bluefish in the 5 .lb range to close the trip. For the day we had 4 Bass 5 Blues and no other boats. Water temps still at 56.

05/10/2010
Today was interesting to say the least. Things were tough as the weekend winds and cold temperatures dropped the water temperatures 12 degrees to a frosty 46 degrees which resulted in a whole lotta Bass with lock jaw and zero visible bait. Fighting 20 knt winds today on the fly we had a brief flurry of action with a handful of solid grabs from Bass moving off the flat but that was all that mother nature dished out for us today. I have rescheduled this week’s trips to allow for the correction as this low pressure system passes through. This is only a temporary set back as the weather will get back to a more normalized pattern later in the week, with water temps moving back into the mid to upper 50s as the warmer weather approaches.
05/06/2010
With the winds a solid 15-20 at 3am and 20-30 knts predicted for today I decided to postpone today's trip. It was walking the line just a bit to much to take the risk reward chance. My next update will be on 5/10
05/03/2010
A scheduling conflict had forced me to postpone today's trip.
04/30/2010
We got into bass early on or trip with hooking up with 2 nice Bass with in our first dozen casts. A few casts and a couple of followers later we had another good Bass @ 32"to the boat. Things cooled off as the winds picked up so we made a short run to in hopes of a few more shots before the weather moved in. On our approach we could see Bass moving in the shallows, we quietly poled in and 1st cast in we had our 4th Bass of the trip a 30" speedster that wasted no time heading for deeper water when hooked. Unfortunately when we hooked him he sent the other Bass fleeing from the flat which often occurs when in the skinnys. Photographed and released we decided to call it and early evening with the weather starting to deteriorate as the winds kicked up from the SW 20-30. Not bad 2 hours 4 Bass and no other boats. Water temps still at 56.

04/29/2010
Today was one of those long awaited bluebird spring days with light winds clear skies and 69 degree air temps. With the NW winds the water cleaned up pretty well and water temps back into the low to mid 50'5. We started off a little slow with good looking, crystal clear water at our fist couple areas but only came out with 3 Bluefish fish around 3lbs. A quick skiff ride to search out some warmer water put us into one of my favorite spring spots. Our second cast after positioning put us on our first Bass of the day, a nice 28" specimen. Landed and released and back into position, next cast and instantly we had our 2nd Bass of the day on the line a very healthy 27". We repeated this process 5 more times adding 5 more Bass to 29". When things cooled off we made a run to our final destination but not without a quick stop at a spot that offers up clear warm water that times is a great spot to sight fish for laid up Bass. We poled or way in with no signs of life until we saw a Bass rise about 50' in front of us. Getting us into position and with the skinny water we would have 1 good shot what looked to be about 32" Bass. We pitched it out and he was on it instantly picking it up running then dropped it almost as quickly and off he went. Despite the out come it was very fun and worth the stop. Our final destination had produced 1 more Bass at 30". Over all a good day with 7 Bass and 3 Blue Fish

04/28/2010
The full moon provided plenty of moving water throughout the back today. Water Temps drop from the week end to 49 and clarity was still fairly poor but improving. We had a day filled with mostly all bluefish in the 3-5lb range and 1 Bass around 27". Calmer weather on the horizon should kick it up a notch over the next few days.
04/27/2010
Today despite the wind we ran out midday low tide to get some shelter. With all the winds that we had from the past weeks the water clarity was extremely poor so sight fishing was not an option. We did have reasonable success getting 1 Bass around 30" as well as 6 Bluefish all in the 3-4lb. range. Bait was on the scarce side but there is an abundant amount of shrimp in the water caused by the hatch that always happens with the approach of the full moon. Water temperatures are at 56 degrees with very little deviation. Next report will be on 5/4.

04/15- 04/25/2010
The past 2 weeks have been spent getting a handle on the new trolling motor system, which has been fantastic along with the new boat I'm sure you all will enjoy as well. So as far as the report goes, I have seen it all over the past 2 weeks. We have gone from cold dingy water with little bait, no vibe and no Bass, to last week’s very solid Bass action along with some nice size Bluefish, and gaining steam. The Bass seem to be rolling into their usual Springtime haunts and moving along fairly predictably. I had the 1st sight fishing opportunity of the season last week when we had calm winds and slick waters, which had the bass rolling like Tarpon in the deeper basins as they picked off the newly hatched grass shrimp. The Bass have been ranging in size from 20" - 25" with a few bruisers mixed in that have been spotting trailing the hook Bass when approaching boatside. The Springtime Blues have returned for their annual visit, which also spiced up the action. They have been your typical 5-7 lb'rs with some hogs also cruising along side when the hooked fish comes boat side. Water temps have been pretty steady at 54 degrees, water clarity is mixed from spot to spot, and bait is multiplying at a frantic pace, especially around the moon phases. Spring is here, and the fishing is now full steam ahead.

04/01/2010
Well here we are once again on the cusp of another Striper season which will hopefully deliver another action packed year as those of past. This season you will be treated to the experience of being guided on my new Maverick Mirage HPX-V 17 which will silently get us even closer to those tailing Bass than ever before. You will find the details and a few pix of the new skiff on the Boat page of my site as well as the HPX link above, but I will be posting additional and larger ones this week after we christen the skiff with the Bass mojo. One of the biggest upgrades on the skiff aside from the stealthiness is the lack of a bow mounted trolling engine which was replaced with dual 82 lb thrust trolling engines mounted on the transom, which is controlled wirelessly by yours truly. So the bow is now all yours obstruction free. I will start fishing again this week scouting new territory, old haunts...to make sure that the migration is on schedule. This will also allow me get get the feel for the new trolling motor system so by the time the season begins on April 15th it will be game on. With my season set to begin now is the time to start focusing on dates, and as most of you know, my dates fill quickly especially in the Spring and Fall. For a list of my NJ 2010 dates e-mail me.

The 2009 Striper season as a whole was a productive one with some very memorable days logged with mini blitzes popping up throughout the back country offering fast paced action in the skinniest of waters. The last few weeks of the season were purely top notch with large schools of migrating Bass making their way across the shallows in a feeding frenzy. The entire season was a very stealthy one with a tactical top water bite and a red hot subsurface bite, but I must say that when they did hit on top water it required focus and patience like on my 10/20 trip, and when you found them subsurface and they were thick as thieves, 05/22, 06/23, 10/12 & 11/03. This season’s largest groups of Bass moved in early November and stayed around steady for the remainder of the fall season. As it happened, the largest Bass for the 2009 season was a tie, one with my annual Halloween clients, with 20 knt NE winds...this beast was taken on 11/06 by Wayne Chieppa in 3 feet of water, 5th cast of the trip and was a real trophy back country Bass. The other was taken a week later on 11/10 by Dave Yen and was a great way to end the season. If you wish to receive weekly fishing reports and stay on top of the action (click here) and let me know that you would like to be added to the list.

Reports Archive 2009