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Southport Boats Completes First 33' Tournament Edition Boat
Southport Boats of Augusta has completed the first hull of the highly anticipated 33TE model. The TE (Tournament Edition) was built as a response to demand for a 33' Southport that offered the same ride and sea-keeping characteristics of the 33FE (Family Edition), but built for a ”strictly fishing" user… SEE MORE
Key Tackle for Your Spring Striper Season Surf Bag
You know we are getting close to the start of a new striper season when I start packing my surf bag. Sometime within the next two weeks you will hear about migrating stripers being caught along the south shore or even in Narragansett Bay. While everything is late this year… SEE MORE
Key Tackle for Every Striper Fisherman's Surf Bag
A snagger is a key device that should be in every surf bag. I can't tell you how many times I've gone down to the ocean in late fall and found an isolated school of menhaden or pogies within a cast of where I am standing. I also can't tell… SEE MORE
My Fall Trip to Maine: Down East and Up the Trail
I was pretty excited for my last trip north. My normal route from Boston to Rockland was split up and I drove the more rural areas. The drive took me off Route 1 and onto the back roads of Maine I often skip by without a further thought. Traveling along… SEE MORE
For Stripers and Albies, Go Small to Go Big
This week I saw the most fish I have seen on any outing this year from shore. I hit a spot along the oceanfront on Monday where stripers and blues had a massive school of bay anchovies pinned up against a rocky shoreline. At times hundreds of stripers could be… SEE MORE
Hunt Yachts Introduces a Center Console Like No Other
Hunt Yachts adds a new dimension to the center console with its introduction of the Hunt 32cc. The Hunt32cc combines the key attributes of a center console fishing boat with amenities of a luxury day boat, all with the unparalleled performance of the authentic Hunt deep-V hull. Hunt’s ingenious extension… SEE MORE
The Best Tackle for Albie Action on the RI Oceanfront
They are here — big time. False albacore, known as albies, have hit the RI oceanfront in masses in the past week. They are in a wide stretch of the oceanfront from Narragansett all the way to the far south shore beaches. For all I know they could even be… SEE MORE
Anchovies In Narragansett Bay: Blues, Stripers, Fluke to Follow
Things are looking up along the Rhode Island oceanfront. I mean really looking up. The most positive news in a long time is that huge schools of bay anchovies are moving along the oceanfront shoreline. This bait makes things happen. The bait has drawn in fluke, bluefish, and schoolies as… SEE MORE
Summer in Maine: Daybreak on Warren Island
Day breaks on Warren Island in Gilkey Harbor. Our neighbor on the blue ketch breaks the silence. “Whizzz, ker-plunk”, he’s casting for mackerel. 50 or more cruising boats are anchored in Broad Cove, all sleep soundly. It’s the Seven Seas Cruising Club Gam, an annual get-together. After breakfast, we’d row… SEE MORE
Tips for Jig-Fishing the Bottom During High Summer
I went out last week on a scouting mission along the Rhode Island oceanfront. My plan was to fish the bottom with jigs for fluke and scup in the daylight and then fish into the night for stripers. I worked one of the jetties with a bucktail jig along the… SEE MORE
Rockland Show to Crown New World Champion Boatyard Dog
Six courageous (or are they crazy?) canines have been chosen to compete in the World Championship Boatyard Dog® Trials in Rockland on Sunday, August 10, at 10:30 a.m. The trials take place during the 12th Annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show, a celebration of coastal living, which runs August… SEE MORE
Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show Adds Launch Service
The Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show has partnered with the Rockland Yacht Club to make it easier to attend the three-day August event by sea. An added plus is that launch service usage will help train new members of the sailing community. A portion of the launch fees paid… SEE MORE
