Capt. Mike was once again quite pleased with the local fluke fishery along Rhode Island's south shore today. A lot of quality fish were steered into the net today. Capt. Mike couldn't believe how good the fishing was today, especially since we had almost no drift all day long!! The slow lift technique on a bait rig seemed to be the way to go and today also saw some of the rental rods catch quite well. A really nice mix of keepers and shorts today. Chuck and Jody aka the Harrop Connection went home with 11 keepers and one fine sea bass. They had some 4lb fish in that tally and their method was small whole squid fished on a spinner rig. Well done gentlemen!! Scott from New Jersey nailed 6 fine keepers to 4lbs out of a catch of nearly 20 fish today while Paul from Providence took home 5 nice fluke to 4.5lbs . Longtime customer Frank from Ct was pleased with his catch of 3 keepers to 5lbs while another angler was pleased with his 6 keepers to 4lbs out of a catch of 32 fish including a nice double header, this angler also dropped at least 25 other fish today, many of them half way up or more!! He certainly stayed busy! In between helping out Capt. Mike put 5 good fish in the box today with the best around 5lbs out of a catch of at least 20 fish. All the fluke were gorging on very large squid. A couple fish in the 6lb range fought it out for pool honors. Just imagine how much better the fishing would've been with a faster drift! The amount of fluke along the south shore is nothing short of staggering at this time and we only look forward to even better fishing in the day's ahead. The fluke have been showing some incredible aggression as well these days chasing hooked fish to the surface and following hook baits to the surface while anglers are reeling in to check their baits. A handful of fish have even been caught half way up off the bottom! Next 8am fluke trip sails tomorrow morning aboard the Admiral Frances.Capt. Don reported this mornings 1/2 AM trip was on the slow side with a few nice keepers and some shorts but lack of drift and weak tides kept the action from being as good as it could have been.

Capt. Rich reported a tough day on the 7am fluke boat today. A decent amount of fluke to 8lbs were taken as well as a few good sea bass but the action was just not nearly as good as it has been. After the run the 7am boat has been having for the past two weeks, a slower day was long overdue. Some tough condtions with slow drift and weak tides among other things today as well. Next 7am boat sails tomorrow morning aboard the Gail Frances.

Capt. Don was pleased to report the PM 1/2 trip was quite good this evening along the local beaches. Anglers encountered some weak tides and slow drift and pea soup fog but anglers enjoyed a slow steady pick of mostly keeper fluke including some real brutes. One angler had fish of 8 and 5 lbs this evening and he wound up with 4 keepers altogether. Dan from lower New York State had 3 nice keepers to 4lbs to bring home while Jace from Warwick took the pool with the largest fish of the trip a fine 6lb slab. Christine Blount brought 2 fine keepers to 4lbs to the net and was pleased to win the bets wagered against brothers Mike and Eric. Well done Christine! Six year old Abby Willer managed two nice fluke this evening on her first ever fluke trip. All terminal gear worked well this evening although a slowly lifted bait rig seemed to be the key to success.

Frances Fleet Fishing
Galilee, Rhode Island
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