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78' TRADE WINDS II
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HAPPY FISHING!HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL CUSTOMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES!
Go to the contact button to put your name on our winter special trips. We will let you know when we will be fishing!!HOLIDAY GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE FOR 2010Join Capt. Paul Blackfishing on the Celtic Quest this fall
Give the Celtic Quest a call for more informationTRADEWINDS II WILL NOT BE SAILING THIS WEEKEND...OCT 10 -13.
Check back with us for next weekends schedule. Sunday Oct. 4th Congrats to Carlos for his beautiful 11.4 lb. Fluke landed today. There were many bits through out the day but only this beauty was kept.
Sea Bass and Porgies were also taken home for some. Always check with us due to the ever changing weather as to our sailing times.Sunday, Sept. 20thDespite really tough conditions today Bill H. managed to bring in a BEAUTIFUL 10.25 lb. Fluke.Saturday, Sept. 19thFirst day out since Tuesday. As expected tough day.
No bite in the usual places today. We will try offshore tomorrow. Thursday, Sept. 17thThursday's Full Day Ocean trip is cancelled due to the Ocean forecast.Wednesday, Sept. 16thDidn't sail today due to the weatherTuesday, Sept. 15thFirst drift started out with ten fluke. then the current went ot he west and it killed the drift
and the bite. We ended up picking at another spot
for some more keppers an dshorts w/some nicerkeepers coming over the rail...up to 8lbs.
Since we lost last Wed. to a BAD forecast we will be out there in the morning.
Otherwise, we hope to see the fluking back to normal after this new moon on Friday.Monday 9-14We found some fluke that wanted to bite, off in the deep. After looking
around for a while, we ended up in an area w/decent life. Ended up keeping 4 fluke out
of about 50. Fishing will imporve with some settled weather.Saturday 9/12Didn't sail today will be out tomorrowFriday 9/11 Nights Trip is cancelled Thursday 9/10 and Fridays 9/11 (we will always remember!) FULL DAY TRIP IS CANCELLED DUE TO THE OCEAN FORECASTED.
WE WILL BE OUT SATURDAY TO GET BACK TO THE GREAT FISHING WE LEFT!Wednesday, Sept. 9 FULL DAY OCEAN RSA FLUKEDidn't sail today due to the weather that was forecasted.Tuesday, Sept. 8th FULL DAY OCEAN RSA FLUKEVery good fishing today, w/ many limits, and five pounders getting
swung over and tossed back. We're waiting for a new weather report to see
if we can get some type of trip in for Wed.
Call after seven to see about the last chance before we sail again Saturday.Monday, Sept. 7th FULL DAY OCEAN RSA FLUKEHAPPY LABOR TO ALLThe shorts came back to life pretty strong today, and a few keepers were mixed in.
For the 7 fishermen that showed up today it was a private charter!
Tomorrow looks like a good weather day, maybe the last for a couple.Sunday, Sept. 6th FULL DAY OCEAN RSATough day today with a rough Ocean limiting where we could fish.
Short action but no real keepers today.Friday, Sept. 4th FULL DAY OCEAN RSA FLUKESlow fishing ,w/just a handful of keepers. Some periods of short life throughout the day.
We felt the current from the moon today. Hopefully as we get past it, the fish will bite better.Thursday, Sept. 3 FULL DAY OCEAN RSA FLUKESorry for the delay in our post-our web site was down.
Always call if you can't get on the site!
Tough fishing today but managed a nice 10 lb. fluke for the pool caught by Fran.
Conditions were great...bait life was great...just couldn't get them in the boat today.Wednesday, Sept. 2 FULL DAY OCEAN RSA FLUKENice group of people out today. The last 2 big storms shut down fishing and over the last couple of
days the ocean has come back together. Today the Fluke bite
in the morning was good with some very nice keepers and good short life.
We expect it to improve on a daily basis.Tuesday, Sept. 1 FULL DAY OCEAN RSA FLUKEAnother tough day out. Things are looking better for tomorrow.Monday, August 31st FULL DAY OCEAN RSA FLUKEBeautiful Day on the Ocean today. The swell is subsiding nicely.
Tough fishing. It will take a couple of days for the things to settle up again and
we get back to the great fishing we had.Sunday 8/30 RSA Fluke TripDidn't sail today.Saturday 8/29 FULL DAY OCEAN RSA Fluke Trip Cancelled Saturday Night 8/29 TripCANCELLEDThursday, August 27th-Full Day Ocean RSA FLUKEToo much weather the past week for the fluke to settle up in this area.
We will be looking to maybe sail tomorrow, depending on the conditions.
We will start over after Danny leaves so check with us daily on the Ocean forecast.Tuesday, August 25th-Full Day Ocean RSA FLUKEThe post-storm recovery has begun. The morning was bleak, with only a handful of shorts,
and an equal amount of bites to count. There was a bit of bite in the afternoon, when we caught a few
keepers and had decent short life. Hopefully the fish settle up quickly.Monday, August 24th-Full Day Ocean RSA FLUKEDidn't sail todayWeather forecasted for FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY August 21-23The Ocean forecast is not good for all three days. We will do a shortened Bay trip
for anyone interested. We will sail at 7 and return to the dock around noon. The forecast for Monday is good.
Tuesday and the rest of the week look great.
Perfect weekend to join Capt. Whit for a Night Trip. Friday-Sunday 8 pm to Midnight....come on down!Thursday, August 20th Full Day RSA FlukeVery good fishing today on the Ocean for a great group of people. Many quality fluke
were caught, up to ten pounds (pool fish), and some anglers were throwing back nice keepers to catch for another day.If the OCEAN forecast is questionable give us a call to check out the forecast
If we can't get out to the Ocean we will be happy to do a limited 5 hour Bay trip for those that show up!Wednesday, Auguat 19th-Full Day RSA FLUKESteady fishing most of the day, w/a midday lull. Ended the day w/good catch of large Fluke,
w/some keeper-size fish being returned for another day and some anglers limiting out
on RSA regulations 20 inch 4 fish bag.Tuesday, August 18th-Full Day RSA FLUKEGood Strong bite in the morning. EXCELLENT short life w/a good amount
of keepers mixed in, but he current changed before noon and slowed things down drastically.Monday, August 17th-Full Day Fluke TripFishing picked up nicely today,both in shorts, twenty inch fish,
and twenty-one inch keeper fish. Hopefully the trend will continue as we end the "official" season and head into the PERMIT FLUKE SEASON.
TRADEWINDS II will be FLUKE FISHING TILL OCTOBER.Sunday, August 16th-Full Day Fluke TripTough day again today for such a beautiful day on the Ocean.
Nice fish by some with some anglers limiting out. Conditions were against us again today. Saturday, August 15th-Full Day Fluke TripTough picky fishing today. 25 keepers for the day with the pool
fish weighing in over 7 lbs. Beautiful day on the Ocean except for the lack of drift.Friday, August 14th -Full Day Fluke TripTough drift and conditions today but Capt. Whit put together a decent catch considering.
25 keepers out of 100 fish caught with pool fish over 7 lbs.Thursday, August 13thDidn't sail today but weather is looking great for the weekend!Wednesday, August 12thStiff east winds made fishing very difficult today. We managed
to keep eight fluke out of eighty, w/pool fish being about seven pounds.
Fifteen big sea bass helped out the catch.Tuesday, August 11thFishing was picky again today, w/only half a boat limit caught.
Short life was pretty good, and we had a six foot thresher on for a few minutes after he hung around the lines for a while.
He was looking for Wagner and was disappointed that he wasn't fishing today!Monday, August 10thPicky fishing today ending up with a fair catch for the day.Sunday, August 9thTough fishing today but was able to put together a catch late in the day.Saturday, August 8thWe've had a slow pick all day. The first drift was good for a dozen keepers,
but after that they drift, and the fishing slowed down. Ended up w/an average catch of fish,
but they never truned on like they did the last couple of days.Friday, August 7thGood Fishing today for all. Fishing remains consistently good with plenty
of nice fish coming over the rail. 9.3 lb. pool fishThursday, August 6thVery slow drift all day. We picked at shorts and keepers slowly to put
together a pretty good catch for those that worked at it. Slowest day this week with about 2 dozen keepers.Wednesday, August 5thCapt. Whit reports great fishing today with the pool fish over 8 lbs. again. Lots of short action
and most anglers limited out throwing back many keepersTuesday, August 4thOn and off bite all day. ended up w/a good catch of keepers, up to eight pounds.
Some good short action at times.Monday, August 3rdSlow drift today picking at the fish all day. Pool fish was
over 8 lbs. and ended the day with a fair catch.Sunday, August 2ndToday the conditions were horrible up until noon, and we were only able to
land 4 keepers and pick at forty shorts. We got fishable conditions around 12:30, and
were able to catch some fish. About 30 fish over all with no giants like we have been seeing.Saturday, August 1stTonights Squid Trip is CancelledSaturday Fluke TripPicked away in the morning under tough conditions
for a fair catch. When conditions improved in the afternoon, we were unable to get
them going. Ended up with a good catch of keepers but short life was not
as good to fill the voids. Printer Kim had a beautiful 10.18 lber!Friday, July 31stGood fishing while the weather lasted. Trip came in early.Thursday, July 30thTried to get out with less than 10 people but the inlet was to rough. We will sail tomorrow.Wednesday, July 29thNear limit today, 8.5 lbs. pool fish. Fish were pickier than yesterday,
so it took more work to catch. The thunderstorm at midday threw them off the
bite for an hour...enough time for everyone to grab some lunch!!! LOLTuesday, July 28,GREAT fishing today. Don K. has six keepers-only retaining his limit
with everyone else limiting out as well. Pool fish over 8 lbs. againMonday, July 27 No report today the boat didn't get out.Sunday, July 26Good Fishing today for a weekday crowd. Plenty of keepers for those
that work at it, and many nice fish with the pool fish up to 8.5 lbs.Saturday, July 25 Fish weighing in up to 11 lbs. with Alex catching the big one for the day...
first double digit for the year!Friday, July 24thFinally the boat got out. Last nights squid trip was cancelled due to the high winds. Capt. Whit ran the boat for a very light crowd today. Tough fishing for most of the day. Tuesday, July 21st Full Day FlukeDidn't sail today.Monday, July 20th Full Day FlukeTough bite all day with decent short life at times.
Keepers turned on at the end of the day but time ran out.Sunday, July 19th Full Day FlukeThere are many tired fishing people on the boat after doing a marathon couple of days for the Captree Derby!
Lightest crowd today with picky fishing but some real nice fish coming over the rail again
25 keepers so far with Capt. Paul still fishing and coming in late. Full report/weights later
heading down to Captree for the final weigh in!Sunday, July 19th 8 pm Squid TripCall for Reservations for tonights trip.Saturday, July 18th Full Day TripMid-day report is that fishing is picky with a pick at the shorts in the morning...despite
that some nice keepers (nice 8.5lber) coming over the rail. About 20 keepers on the boat.Saturday, July 18th 8 pm Squid tripTonight's 8 pm Squid Trip is cancelled due to the Ocean ForecastFriday, July 17th 8 pm Squid TripLast night's Squid trip was slow. The squid were around the boat, but didn't bite well.Friday, July 17th Full Day tripNice crowd today for good fishing. 50 keepers today with 20 over 6 lbs.
Lots to weigh in for the Derby! Top fish on the boat
9.74/8.42/7.9/7.7/7.28.7.08 and a TON of 6 lbers!
25 lb. Monk fish caught as well.
Today started the Captree Fluke Derby. 12 prizes with the top prize being $1500.00!
We will be happy to register you on the boat in the morning prior to sailing.Thursday, July 16th Full Day TripToday's day trip didn't get out THANKS to the weatherman!
Tonight's SQUID trip is cancelled due to the weather forecasted...we will be going out FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY nights!Wednesday, July 15th Full Day TripPoor biting day, w/seven keepers fihs for a very light crowd. It should be any day for them to turn back onTuesday, July 14th Full Day TripPick through the day for a fair catch.
Not much short life, but some quality keepers, many over 5 lbs.Monday, July 13th Full Day TripSlow day. No drift in the morning, and when the breeze came up, they just didn't turn on for us.
Very light crowd for a Monday...Sunday, July 12th PM SQUID TRIPThe squid trip was very encouraging. We sailed early to try and get a daylight bite, since we have been catching many on fluke bait during the day.
The fishing did not get good till dark. Then the bite got good, with triple headers of big squid coming up at times. Phil Bloom and John had sixty squid.Sunday, July 12th Full Day TripGood pick today at quality fish for those who figured out the bite. Many fish over 5 lbs. 5 pm squid trip tonight.. come on down plenty of room...report tomorrow!Saturday, July 11thGood Keeper ration but not as many fish across the board. Several Fish over 6 lbs. Saturday PM trip...40 keeper blues for a hand full of people. Light crowds at night..plenty of room...so come on down.Friday, July 10thCapt. Whit reporting good fishing today with the pool fish weighing in over 6 lbs. Next week is the Captree Derby...$10.00 Entry fee...fish one day or all three...1st prize $1500.00! Gotta be in it to win it!Thursday, July 9thNice fishing today with many decent fish coming over the rail. Decent short life considering the wind, sea and current. Pool fish over 8 lbs. again today!Wednesday, July 8thGood Bite to start off, but they slowed down as the day porgressed and the drift died. Finished the dday in a new area, and caught a nice one.Tuesday, July 7thGood bite today, with many nice fish mixed in. Pool fish was over eight poundsMonday, July 6thOff bite. Some short life, but overall it was slow today with very picky fishing.Sunday, July 5thGood Fishing today for the smaller keepers! The bigger fish haven't turned back on yet since yesterday's blow.Saturday, July 4thTough fishing today and weather turned after lunch so the Capt. came in early. Saturday Nights 4th of July Cruise was wonderful with great people on board.Friday, July 3rdTough fishing today with no drift. Slow morning and when we got on the fish in the afternoon not enough time for a catch.Thursday, July 2ndFair fishing today with poor conditions. Very light crowd. Pool fish about 7 lbs. Wednesday, July 1st....HAPPY JULY TO ALL!Good fishing today despite the thunderstorms. Fish up to 7 lbs. with the Good Ed catching DOUBLE HEADER KEEPERS! Fireworks tickets still on sale.Tuesday, June 30thLots of action today with the pool fish coming in over 6.5 lbs. Over a dozen or so keepers for a very light crowd.Monday, June 29thGOOD fishing today with a very light crowd many Anglers throwing back 4 lb. fish after limiting out!Sunday, June 28thDecent pick in the morning with a slow pick later in the day. Pool fish weighed in over 7 lbs. Over a dozen other keepers for a very light crowd.Saturday, June 27thSlow pick again today with no drift. A dozen or so keepers for the day. Great group of people!Friday, June 26thHappy Birthday Bryan! Thursday's night trip didn't get out. Tough/picky fishing today. No drift. 6 keeper Fluke with the pool fish weight in at 8.5 lbs.Thursday, June 25Picky fishing today with some nice fish up to 9 lbs. No drift.Wednesday, June 24FINALLY the boat has gotten out and people have stopped listening to the Weatherman! Picky fishing, as the dogs were a problem in the morning. in the afternoon, the dogs left, but the fluke turned off.Saturday, June 20Very light crowd again with over 9 keepers up to 8.5 lbs with over 40 other fish coming over the rail.Friday, June 19 Tough day today with single digit fisherman. 4 keepers out of about 40 fish.Thursday, June 18 Weather kept us at the dock.Wednesday, June 17Fishing still is building for very light crowds. Nice fish coming over the rail.Tuesday, June 16, 2009Decent fishing again today. 26 Keeper Fluke with our RSA today up to 6 lbs. 125 other fluke. Monday, June 15, 2009Decent fishing today for a very light crowd. over 130 fish caught keeping 13. Phil Bloom had 25 fishing with 4 keepers but only retaining his limit. The regular Fluke season closes today but we will continue to Fluke with our RSA permit.Sunday June 14, 2009Good Fishing today. 25 JUMBO FLUKE out of 100 fish for a light crowd. At 11:30am Capt. Paul called in to say that Mrs Kim had a beautiful 8 + Fluke! Where in the world was WAGNER?Saturday June 13th Good bite this morning for a very light crowd. Ninety fluke caught keeping 7. Bait is moving in and dogfish are moving out!Weekend of 6/13 and 14th~Come on down for a great weekend of fishing and company! We will be Fluking ALL SUMMER~even during the Fluke closure with our RSA permit so don't be left behind!Weather has kept us at the dock again for the week of 6/8. WE WILL NOT BE SAILING ON FRIDAY JUNE 12 due to our yearly Coast Guard. Looking forward to a beautful weekend!Week of June 1, 2009Well, the weather kept us at the dock all week. Finally we are out on a beautiful day, Saturday, June 6. Dog action for the weekend slowing down. Hand full of keeps with some short life. Friday, May 22Good improvement today over yesterday, when we only caught five flue for a day covering a lot of ocean. Today, we caught sixty fluke for ten anglers, mostly smaller fish. Those are the first to eat after a shut-down of the bite, so we expect to see the better fish turning on in the coming days. EVENING CASTING TRIP THURSDAY-SUNDAY 6 pm - 10 pm. Come down and sail with Capt. Whit Tweedy1
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