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May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day! For running commentary, please read my fishing reports...I'll have my commentary running in that part of my website. I don't think I can add much more here...I have reports after every trip, so it's my best place to talk with you all on a regular basis... See you on the water!
April 21, Tuesday
Well, the fishing has been amazing when we've gotten out there. Truly epic bites for haddock. I know that the cod are out there but we haven't even tried for them yet. Reports are saying tons of fish, 80% throwbacks. Why not catch tons of haddock when they're all keepers? I don't know. I like haddock.
This weekend is available!!! I can't believe that I have a full weekend available. But, it's true and they're calling for temps over 70!!!! Sunday...80 degrees and NO WIND!!! I'M FISHING.So, call me if you want to go fishing. If you don't have a full boat and want to initiate a shared charter, give me a call and I'll see what I can do. There's no reason to stay on shore. Another prime shared charter date is Friday, May 8th. Good fishing, good cooler-filling trips, great fun.
April 5, Sunday
As many of you know, I've been out there fishing. The haddock jumped in the boat, I had a huge fish fry, I got heartburn, woke up, ate cold deep-fried fish, had a cold fish sandwich for lunch, etc. The boat ran great and I'm so happy to be fishing again. The winds then picked up. It looks like it's going to blow until my next shared charter this FRIDAY! I have plenty of room on the boat and I will be running. My son wants to go; make me tell him to wait a few more weeks...ie...fish with me this Friday! I can't wait.
It was great seeing many of you at the sportsman shows over the past few weeks. I talked to thousands of people; I love talking about fishing. I think you know that, though.
Speaking of my son, he was digging around the yard today for worms and found himself digging over my tuna-rack burial grounds. Yep, it unearthed something unholy. Specifically, a tuna head from October or November. Not nearly completely decomposed after a cold winter. Yuck. Nasty. But promising. He got the worm, still. And it makes me think of tuna. But now..it's cod and haddock.
I don't need to tell you that weekends are going to fill in quickly as soon as I post some more fishing reports, so look at your schedule and let's do some planning! See you out there, Rich
March 17, 2009
Happy St. Patrick's Day! We're two weeks away from fishing. That's pretty neat. I'm ready. I can see that you are all ramping up for the spring. Right now, all thoughts are on the cod and haddock, but I see that many of you are reading up on "how to shark fish". Big game fishing. "don't reel against the drag". I hope that my how-to tips are helpful. I'm around to answer any questions that you may have.
SHARED CHARTER DATES IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, CALL IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC REQUEST
FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH
SATURDAY, APRIL 11TH(ONE SPOT LEFT)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH
FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH
SUNDAY, MAY 17TH
March 4, 2009
I can't believe it. It's March. The cod are out there, just waiting for April 1 for us. We had a little opening due to regulation changes (that didn't last long), and the fish really cooperated for the boats that made it out. Mine is still wrapped up, but I'll be out there by the end of the month playing around, getting ready for April 1.
Speaking on April and May, let me re-iterate some things:
SHALLOW WATER COD AND HADDOCK.
VERY FEW DOGFISH
NO COMMERCIAL NETS TO DRIFT AROUND
I AM STILL OFFERING A DISCOUNT RATE OF $825 FOR 1-4 PEOPLE TO RUN THESE COD/HADDOCK TRIPS!!
So, get in on it. Weekend days are filling up quickly, but we're running 7 days/week, so we'll get you out there. I have the boat loaded in my yard...I'm going crazy waiting for the green light here! I've watched my fishing videos hundreds of times over the winter and I can't wait to make new memories.
I am still taking orders for my TunaCandy Lures. These will be great for stripers this spring. We found last year that the 9" lures were amazing--much better than the 7" lures. We would find that one color would work for a few fish/hits, then we'd have to switch colors. Mixing up the colors was better than just using the same color over and over, so it pays to have several colors in your box. I can make any color that you want--earlier the better so I don't get swamped! You know you're going to use them. See you out there!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Well, it's almost February. It's past the half-way mark of the winter. Awesome. About 10 more weeks before we fish. Not much is looking new for 2009; I'm very excited of course. I took a beating last year when the gas prices skyrocketed and I'm happy to say that I never added a fuel surcharge. I am not raising my rates this year.
I AM RUNNING A SPECIAL NOW FOR APRIL AND MAY COD TRIPS:
BOOK A TRIP BY MARCH 1 FOR APRIL AND MAY AND YOU WILL RECEIVE $75 OFF LAST YEAR'S RATES!!
Thank you all for following me all of these years. I can't believe I've run 5 seasons already! Awesome. Drop me a line for the best dates in April or May or for the rest of the year!
Wednesday, January 7, 2008
Who's ready to go fishing? April 1 can't come quick enough. Crazy weather here; I haven't been able to freeze anything in my backyard yet. I was hoping to build another hockey rink for my kids, but it hasn't happened yet. I've been inside, stockpiling my TunaCandy Lures. I have seller's remorse when I sell them! I want to hold on to them (of course, I sell them). It's funny. They're fun to make, though, and they work.
We're taking reservations for the spring fishing already and people are putting in for vacation time this summer! For this summer, we're hoping for a repeat of the shark fishing that we had last year as well as the most amazing tuna fishing in memory. I'm ready.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Moving in on Christmas! Crazy weather here; 40+ degree changes during the day. The other day it started at 20 degrees in Plymouth and it was 60 when I went to be. This morning, it was 61 and they're calling for 15 tonight!! Crazy. I've been making my TunaCandy lures hand-over-fist for the past two days. They're a good deal and I have made tons of very cool colors. I'm selling them if you were interested. We caught tons of tuna and stripers on them this year and they're very easy to use. My 12" lures are 10/$25 and my 9" lures are 15/$25. They work and they won't break the bank. I take PayPal, credit card, check, and cash. Shipping is $5 no matter how many you buy. Or you can pick them up.
I'm getting my reels back from Okuma, serviced for the winter. In 2009 I'll have a great role in their marketing, working as a field tester to make suggestions on design and performance. I'm excited about that. Now to visit the factory. Can you imagine the 'kid in a candy shop' feeling! Ok, I'm not going to Asia; I should have studied Chinese in college instead of Economics....
Look out for my new website!!!
I'm in the process of building the mother of all fishing reports pages for you all. It's going to take the best from every site you've ever seen and then add things that you haven't thought of before. It'll incorporate a fishing forum, marketplace, and I want you all to be part of it.
If there is anything that you would want in a website, now is the time to chime in! I'm very interested in what you think as you'll be the ones using it and visiting it! Send me an email to Captain@blackrosefishing.com
Monday, November 24th
I'm officially done for the year! Thank you all for a great year. I'll have my year-end report all set for you soon. Check out the new videos--I've done a pile of 2008 videos for you all this year and I hope that you like them. I'm working on more "how-to" videos. More very soon, keep checking in with me.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Really cold. Forecast is for more really cold and windy. So, guess what? I'm pulling some stuff off of the boat and I'll be thinking about winterizing it all. Boo hoo. All good things must come to and end. And this year definitely qualified! More very soon.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
I just heard of an epic tuna bite going on right now... And I don't have a trip tomorrow. The bite yesterday was very, very good for the school tuna, and we saw a 116", 1,000 pound tuna brought into Green Harbor. Having my 6-year old on board yesterday, I didn't want to put her in the rough seas, so we stayed behind Provincetown and anchored up, flying kites for giant tuna and relaxing. But hearing of the bite at Peaked Hill/Stellwagen Bank....And hearing about today's bite.. Tomorrow is open. See you out there. Rich
Thursday, July 24, 2008
SHARED CHARTER UPDATE: NEXT THURSDAY, JULY 31, COD TRIP. Give me a call and I'll get you out there. 508-269-1882. In the middle of summer we get our biggest cod and the haddock fishing is great.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Sorry for the lack of updates on the Captain's Log--I've been opining on the fishing reports pages more and more. The boat is back from Atlantic Marine in Wareham and I'm ready to fish! Lots has happened recently and I'm very excited to tell you about it all. Matt fished in the Oak Bluffs Monster Shark Tourney this past weekend and our whole neighborhood ate Thresher Shark because of it. It was about 250 pounds--big enough to weigh, but, on the second day of fishing, it wasn't going to be a winner so they took it home and saved a bunch of time at the pier. Very good eating fish.
The sharks will be swarming in our area soon--on Friday they brought over 30 sharks to the boat---one small mako and the rest were blue sharks. They saw one big thresher and one big mako, but couldn't interest them. I can't wait to fish for sharks. It's so exciting. The tuna which arrived early are still here, but have been very quiet for a few weeks-- we see them, but they're not jumping in the boat right now. That bite will turn on very, very soon and I plan on fishing until it happens (and then like mad once it does!)
We have some great weekday dates available---if you're looking to make it a long weekend, Fridays are often available and please ask about any other days that work for you. It's prime-time for fishing right now, so...see you out there!
Monday, June 30th, 2008
A couple of shared charters of interest---Thursday, July 17th--SHARK FISHING. HOW COOL IS THAT?
Also, Thursday, July 31 for cod/haddock, perhaps a bit of sharks as well while we codfish.
Big note here---I now have my TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS AVAILABLE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR! Many of you may have known that I had those days reserved for a continuing group, but I dedided to not work with them last week. So, the good news for you all is that I now have 30+ more dates available on my schedule---prime dates as well. See you out there having fun! Capt. Rich, 508-269-1882