The Fat Lady Has Not Yet Sung!

Guess what. You guessed it. There are still fish here in the Gulf of Maine. Over the weekend I went out with some friends including Matt and Mark Piccerelli from Rhode Island and Captain George Harris of Super Fly Charters. We had a real good time despite the wind and the temps and defied all odds and caught fish. I got a nice 30" and we cut up two more fish and made some delightful grilled Striper for dinner that night.

Yesterday George slayed the Groundfish off of Monhegan and today he is catching Stripers with clients. Conclusion? There are still fish to be caught on the coast of Maine. However, I am done for the season. If you want your fix you should give George a call. George runs the same boat as I and he knows his stuff. He has done almost 140 trips this season alone.

Anyway, not sure what fishing news will be here till next May but I am sure there will be something. I will update anytime I catch a fish through the ice or I hear about something of interest. Make sure you have the Fishwhistle in your RSS reader.

October

Holy shit! Its cold on the ocean. Water temps are mostly in the 50s, but Sunday Morning while on a fishing film shoot for my film making class we endured air temps in the upper 30s. Standing still was fine. Moving was the problem.

We Macked up by the Cucold's Lighthouse and the sunrise was terrific. We captured great HD video and I will share more of it eventually. What a cold ride! You can see a little bit of the footage below.




Today, its raining like cats and dogs but the fishing reports from the week have not been real promising. Our season, therefore, may be over. Too bad. This time of year I just can not get enough tugs as I have been able to fish myself quite a few times over the last month. The fishing has been real consistent too so its real sad for me to have put the rods away.

The next time I haul in a fish it may be through the ice. I will let you know if the Fat Lady has sung after this weekend.