24. June 2009 by Captain Webb.

          With high winds and rain, the weather has not been the best on the water for the past few days, but it looks like it is to get better. This past weekend, my godfather John was on the boat for a morning of fishing. With him were his son and daughter-in-law, John Jr. and Jonnie. The weather for the trip Sunday was not great, but at least that kept everyone else off the water. We had a school of fish practically to ourselves all morning long! We were rolling on the waves most of the morning, but there was not lack of fish. Both John and his father are experienced fisherman and even with the high winds, John was able to crank out some monster casts with the fly. We ran into a big school of bass with a few blues mixed in just outside the harbor. We spent the majority of the morning on this school. They were spread out and moving fast on hearing, but each drift we were able to pick up at least one fish of fly and spin. Everyone was able to get fish. So although it was a wet and windy morning, it was a terrific morning on the water.  I will be on the water this Thursday and Friday and hope to get into some good fish.

              Tight Lines,                           

                              Capt. Webb

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16. June 2009 by admin.

           The weather for the week is calling for light winds and only a little rain. We should have some good fishing days out there this week. I will be out on the water most days this week and will keep the reports coming! Congratulations go out to Kevin Casey, the winner of the 2009 Kids Striper Challenge in Marblehead this past weekend. He hooked this nice striper on Sunday night to win the tournament. Well done Kevin! Keep up the fishing!        

                                Tight lines,                                 

                                           Captain Webb

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15. June 2009 by Captain Webb.

          I was on the water this morning with my brother Seth and sister-in-law, Liv. Both very accomplished fly-fishermen. Seth had returned a few weeks ago from a trip to the Keys for some tarpon fishing. The weather and the fish may not have been the same, but the action was on fire! The weather was less than ideal, with rain most of the morning, but the fishing was worth it! Waking up to the pouring rain, we almost did not go out, but were glad we did. When we got out there, the rain stopped and the wind died. After trying a few spots with no luck, we headed outside the harbor and found a nice school of fish on the surface in about five feet of water. After a few casts all three of us were hooked into fish. Seth and Liv spend the next hour hooking into nice fish on the fly. The school was up and down for about an hour and we were able to hook into a good number of them. After multiple attempts by me to get one to hit a popper fly, I handed it over to Seth for a few attempts. On one of his last casts, one swirled and then attacked the popper just at the boat; always an amazing sight. As soon as we had gotten into the fish the rain also picked up again so after about an hour of continuous action we decided to call it a morning. We made one stop to check the lobster traps and caught a few shots of Seth and our interesting catch!                      Tight Lines,                               Captain Webb

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13. June 2009 by Captain Webb.

            The first bluefish of the season was hooked this morning. It is early and it was not the only one we saw this morning. I was on the water this morning for a couple hours with two of my groomsmen, Todd and Jon. Calm winds and sunny skies made for a perfect morning. We found fish just outside the harbor and were able to hook a few early before the rest of the boats showed up. The fleet of boats that came in to the area put the fish down so after a few nice stripers we made a move. We fished one of my favorite spots and after a few casts we hooked the first fish and as we brought it to the boat, we saw it was a blue. Although I had heard reports of blues in the harbor, I was still surprised to hook one this early! We hooked a few more stripers before we headed in around 8. Send an email or give a call to book a charter.               Tight Lines,

                              Captain Webb

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8. June 2009 by admin.

       A solid weekend of fishing! Was on the water early Saturday morning with Don Meyers and his friend Jon. We left the dock at 5 am with some cold temps and a little rain, but we were able to find the fish right away not too far outside the harbor which made things all better! After hooking a few nice bass and a few other boats showed up, it shut down. But this was not before Don hooked the monster of the morning. I nice 35” bass which took him for a ride! After it shut down, we headed into Quincy and found some nice fish in there as well. Not much, but a few fish to be found. It all seemed to be slowing so we headed all over with no luck. Before we head in for the morning, we were able to get on another school if fish and catch a few more before we had to call it a day. It was a cold and wet morning, but the fishing was great!            

          School ends this week so I will be on the water more often starting the middle of the week. Hope to see you out there. Give a call or write me an email to book a charter!                    

                       Tight Lines,                                       

                                         Capt. Webb   

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3. June 2009 by Captain Webb.

I was on the water Tuesday evening with Jonathon Gray from Wales, and two of his friends from Boston. It was a beautiful evening with light winds and warm weather. It was an evening that we had to work for our fish. After working structure all over the inside of the harbor and not even turning a fish, I decided to head outside and see what I could find. The tide was high as we headed out to the outer islands. After a few casts along the rocks we hooked the first fish of the night. A nice fish and the skunk was off the boat! A few casts later and the second fish was hooked. A nicer fish but unfortunately threw the hook inches from the boat. This was when I saw the larger fishing vessel approaching my spot…           

When I was a guide in Wyoming, although I often fished in areas where you rarely ran into other fisherman, there were rules to how you approached a river that someone else was fishing. Find out which direction he is fishing and go the opposite way. Do not go to the hole next to the one they are fishing. There is plenty of river; share it! These same rules seem to apply when I fish in Florida. If you come upon a boat fishing a flat, see what direction they are moving and go the opposite way. Never short drift someone! In both places, although these unwritten rules are broken time to time, they are generally followed. As I have been fishing Boston

                Last night as I was fishing the structure of the outer islands, not another boat in sight and slowly working my way down the rock structure, another boat appeared. There are literally miles of structure in this area. It was a larger boat, obviously a larger charter boat, and he pulled directly in front of me, no more than 10 feet in the direction I was heading. He backed in and started throwing bait into the area my clients were a cast away from fishing!  While I am sure that this was his favorite spot, the disregard for other fisherman already there amazes me. Although, the majority of captains on the water follow and understand these unwritten rules, it seems like more people on the water are forgetting them.           

                The fishing will continue to improve through June and hope to see you out on the water! Email or call me any time to book a charter.         

                  Tight lines,

                             Captain Webb 

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