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Weather break may improve fishing

Capt. Frank Blount, skipper of the Frances Fleet reports:

Another really tough week of early spring weather reports the Frances Fleet. Better weather is coming. In fact, forecasters are predicting weather is to break this week. Due to the relentless wind, we were only able to get out Saturday this past week.

There was a bit of a swell but hardly a breath of wind and it was much warmer out on the water making for a very comfortable day. Despite marking balls and balls of bait, the codfish just were not as interested in hook baits as we would have hoped for.

We did get a few with Jackie from Booth Bay Harbor, Maine, taking the pool with a good size fat green codfish. A few pout and hake and some good size ocean perch rounded out the day's action.

Starting Monday, April 14th we change our local cod sailing time back to 7 a.m. The trip will leave at 7 a.m. and return at approximately 4 p.m. We are now on a five-day per week local codfish schedule, sailing Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There are still some openings on upcoming offshore trips, and the crew is highly anticipating some great spring groundfishing in the upcoming weeks.

Squid season is right around the corner, and the Frances Fleet will be squid fishing at night Fridays, Saturdays and Sundaysfrom 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. from May 1 to June 15. Early reports already indicate squid are starting to move into the area.

Posted by Tom Meade  at 10:44 AM | Permalink