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July 28, 2010
To update anglers,
there are several big fish out there this week! We
had a nice 46” taken off Moody on a popper Monday
morning on the low tide. That was one of three nice
upper 30” fish that morning! Creek Chub makes a
nice 6” popper. Slugo’s in white and alewife have
been successful too. It seems the best action for
the next few days will be early morning. The
sandbar inside Wells Harbor is a great
place to fish the bottom of the tide. You can cast
into the channel with poppers, or drift some bait.
You all know the saying the early bird gets the
worm. Get out there for the bottom of that falling
tide, like sunrise through low tide. Parson’s Beach
has been hot the last few mornings on that exact
tide! Our new issue of On the Water Magazine just arrived with a nice feature article for summer tactics for large stripers; check it out, they have some great ideas! Ground fishing continues to be consistent this summer. The purple fly is catching Pollock and Cod, green seems to take the haddock. Did someone say Tuna? Large schools throughout the last weekend! Spencer hooked up on a beauty, for a minute, on a live mackerel, spooled quickly, but left him with the fever! Have no fear; you will get him next time, with the new setup! That’s all for now, have a great week!
Tight lines, July 22, 2010 Over the last week I have heard consistent reports of large schools of Stripers both in the surf and inside the tidal rivers. The surfers are surfing on them, the tourists are swimming among them, but only a few are able to land them on their hooks. This makes for some frustrated anglers. The best luck for bait has clearly been Mackerel, live lined fresh or chunked; the second choice bait being Sea-worms. The Wells and Drakes Island Jettys have been consistent over the last three nights on the last two hours of the incoming tide through 1 hour after high. For the next few days that would be 6pm -10pm in the evening. Special note to Kyle’s Brother- that was one heck of a fish you missed- broke your rod in half! I saw the photo- 41 ½ you landed shortly after- sweet, keep up the good work! Surf action has been best on the low tides. Parsons has been consistent on the low tides throughout the season. This weekend, with the tides being low around 3am it could make for some nice night fishing with eels or live mackerel in the surf or from a boat. To be precise with the tide, check our link to your local tide chart. The most plentiful bait out there for Stripers are sand eels; they are difficult to fish once frozen, and I personally can’t even buy them to supply you all. My suggestions include a sieve net (or cheesecloth for you rednecks) that you might be able to catch a few in, or to use a rubber bait lure that is similar in size and color. 6- 7 ½” Slugo’s in alewife and pearl have worked best as they can be worked easily on the top or weighted to match the depth of the fish, practice your hook-set so you don’t lose them once they hit. Presentation and technique are going to make a difference when they are heavily feeding on bait that we can’t access. We also carry a variety of Hawg Shad that are herring and mackerel color, about 5 or 6” in length and packed in fish oil. They have phenomenal action and look much like a sand eel when presented into a school of feeding Stripers. I have witnessed the boil of Stripers from my home in Saco for two evening and mornings, out there in the middle of the river, just beyond the reach of the shore anglers. Boy do they put on a show, mouths agape feeding like mad! My son asked me to skip work this morning so we could pursue them, lol, I didn’t because I know you, our loyal customers would be disappointed! Keep the faith. Blue fish are showing up here and there. Some large 30 plus caught off Wells Jetty and the Wells Beach. Flounder have been plentiful in York and Ogunquit rivers. They love sea worms, hint, hint J Have an incredible weekend, we hope to see you soon! Brandy Lee July 12, 2010 Just wanted to post a quick note thanking all who participated in our 1st annual Wells Harbor Striper Tournament. You are real troopers, the weather couldn’t have been more difficult with choppy seas, fog, rain and wind affecting your attempts to land the 1st place prize! I am glad to report that although there weren’t any fish caught measuring over 40”, there was a beautiful 39 & ½ which is posted along with our slot fish prize winners. Those big fish are out there so don’t lose faith! I won’t get all mushy, but I did want to mention that I felt a great sense of pride as I looked over our competitors during the Captain’s Dinner at Boon Island Ales. Several local charter captains shared dinner and stories along side each other and I felt a true friendship among us. Thanks especially to Tina and Phil Herron, who made us all feel at home, with full bellies and wide smiles! Can’t wait until next year so we can do it again! Several fish caught through the week, including some healthy slot sized keepers within Wells Harbor and the Drakes Island Jetty. Kayak anglers did very well trolling tubes and worms inside the river. Several fish were marked early afternoons within the jetty walls at depths of 5-10 feet. I heard reports of some schoolies and stripers measuring upper twenties/ low thirties with top water plugs in the rivers mornings on the higher part of the tides. This week’s tides will be high mid afternoon, making a nice falling tide for evening or very early morning fishing at Parson’s and Inside Wells Harbor. Bluefish are here with some size to them. Several caught outside of Moody beach and Ogunquit over the weekend. Gag makes a Bluefish Bomber that cannot be beat. I rig a special one with a red tube tail in the shop that you absolutely will love! Stop by and check it out. If you are looking for an economical way to catch blues, remember to use a steel leader, often times, when there is a blue on, while reeling in, another will attack and a steel leader keeps you from loosing your tackle, and your fish! Another effective and inexpensive lure to try for the blues are storm shad, the action is awesome, and they cost about $2.00 a piece versus some of the other’s at $10-15 per lure. Targeting blues from a boat, grab onto a Rapala magnum with an 18 or 30ft diving depth. We have an array of colors to choose, although a favorite is the fluorescent orange. I saved the best for last…The ground fishing was fabulous this week! Katie caught a beautiful Haddock pictured below, and then a couple days later came in with a huge Pollack! Haddock found just outside of Boon Island Ledge in as little as 120 feet of water. The Cod and Pollack fishing were good around Tantas and Flagpole. As always, the fishing at Jeffrey’s has been solid too. Hot pink flies for the cod, bright green for the Haddock and that beautiful Pollack of Katie’s; caught on the plain old jig! The mariner forecast calls for seas 2-4 ft for most of the week, not perfect, but if you can stomach it, the reward is worth it!
Tight Lines, Brandy Lee
June 29th 2010
June 14, 2010 Well, it is not quite as wet as last June was, but the thunderstorms and gray skies have had an affect on us lately. However, those of you out there fishing have caught several fish over the last week in the 27-34 inch range. Do not let the gray skies discourage you the fish do not seem to mind! Stripers have been most readily available on the bottom tides, specifically at Parson’s and the Drakes’ Island Jetty. The white 6” Slugo has been the top lure catching fish; as it best matches the bait available to the Stripers in the surf and rivers. Mackerel, small Herring, & Sand Eels are abundant all along the southern coast from the York River through Saco. The best approach is to use a fluorescent or glow Sabiki rig, with size 12 or 14 hooks or snag some of that bait and live line them. Chunks of fresh mackerel, or whole rigged small herring caught a few of those hungry Stripers! If lures are your thing, try shallow diving hard baits with a mackerel pattern or black back. Shoot for a lure that is around 5 or 6 inches and swims or darts just below the surface. Yo-Zuri’s Mag Darters have worked well off Drakes’ Island Beach. Gag’s 5 and 7 -inch mambo minnows are great stick baits, and 2oz Kast Masters with a buck tail are a good choice. From a boat, inside the rivers, you cannot beat the tube and worm rig. Troll them slow and low! Check out our selection and do not forget to add the T-man weighted rudder system. If you have not tried it, you are in for a revelation to tube & worm fishing! I have heard the Pink are working great; just don’t ignore the Red because I had a fish over 40 inches taken last week that was just as fat as it was long! FYI: Christian said it made real nice chowder! Some good Flounder reports in the Ogunquit Rivers and Perkins Cove. Size 8 or 9 flounder hooks, yellow beads and sand worms are the secret to a nice flounder dinner. We have everything you need, so come on in, get outside and have some fun! Tight Lines, Brandy Lee June 1st, 2010
May 18th, 2010 Things are
looking good for the early striper fishing in the area. Saturday
morning we heard our first solid reports of schoolies caught
off Wells Beach! Some striper reports from the Mousam River
and as always in the York River early spring. More of you are
going out there and catching fish on a daily basis. The water
is still cold- almost freezing by my standards, but the fish
do not seem to mind. 3”-4” soft plastic baits &
sea worms are working best right now. I will have a fresh shipment
of worms available for Friday May 21st, for those of you inquiring. Tight Lines, Brandy Lee May 5th, 2010
If you have any questions, comments, or interesting fishing trivia to share, please send an email to CaptainScott@WebhannetRiver.com
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