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Fishing Reports
Capt. Mike Bartlett
July 04, 2007
Posted by Capt. Mike Bartlett/ B-Fast Charters
Pembroke, MA 02358 United States
Fax: 617-293-6402
Email: mike@bfastcharters.com
Current Report
BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-
Stripers 7/4/2007
Big Bass moved into the
inner-harbor this past week
producing our largest bass
of the season caught on
surface presentations.
Saturday mornings charter
started in at first-light in
Quincy bay. Dana Wilson of
Landmark Impressions of
Woburn, MA made a
big impression by hooking
our seasons best fish to
date; a 39, 22# striper on
a surface-rigged soft-
plastic. After a brief
Kodak moment, the keeper was
revived employing the Boga
grip and released. A mix of
small blues and school bass
from the upper-reaches of
the inner harbor added to
the days catch. Winslows
afternoon delight in white
and chartreuse Gartsides
gurglers also fished well on
the long rod using floating
Wonderline.
One the way back to Cohasset
harbor, the anglers fished
the pocket-water on the
rocky ledges and
promontories of Minots, and
hooked and release numbers
of school bass to 24.
On the Eve of the Fourth,
Chris Straub and his good
friend and colleague, Tim
Roland, of Ultimate Valet
Service in Boston, also
fished the upper-reaches of
the inner-harbor bays in the
afternoon. The bass are
still feeding on
silversides, and although
there was no surface
activity evident, once again
appropriate presentations
fished on structure produced
great results. With the
wind a steady 20 knots, fly
fishing was difficult.
While the fishing was slow
to start producing only a
few small schoolies on light-
tackle, by the middle of the
ebb that surface action
picked up. Chris struck pay-
dirt first announcing he
was On from the front
casting platform. With the
wind pushing the boat in one
direction and the bass
moving the other, we decided
to give chase. The fish
pulled the Boga to 18# and
measured 34 inches. Not to
be out-done, after a
relocating over structure,
Tim teased his keeper to the
surface from the 9 ft.
depths. After a brief
chase, we netted a fat, 33,
18# twin, completing a
double!
This charter was a gift to
Chris from his new wife,
Tatum; she is a keeper in
my book, and I, for one,
will be stopping by and
seeing her at Mistrals on
Columbus Avenue real soon.
Capt. Mike Bartlett
B-Fast Charters
www.bfastcharters.com
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