4/4/2012

Today was the maiden voyage for the Skimmer. I fished with Ray Bartlett and we did some exploring.

I got a report of mackerel outside of Fire Island Inlet and supposedly a big bluefin was taken in the bait schools. I investigated and didn't see much. I marked a big school of bait on the bottom and I think they were bunker. We tried jigging on small patches of bait but no results.

We then worked over some flounder spots and had some success. 

We limited out with four fish just average size but they were alive and the first fish on the boat this season. Clam Pond area was best for us. Here are my two beauties and they will make a nice meal tomorrow. Ray chose to let me keep the catch so I have enough for a nice meal of Great South Bay flounder. Can't wait.

Here is Ray with his fish. He likes to show the white side to make them look bigger but there was no way for these to look large. Not bragging size today but we had fun and the the day was beautiful.

A nice start to the new season.

Captain Al Lorenzetti

Capt. Al invited me out on a exploratory Flounder trip. Our intention was to shoot some flounder footage.  We tried six spots, 4 or 5 slugs of chum, mussels, worms  and even Berkly gulp and not even a nibble between the both of us. We did pass one boat that had a Flounder and that was in the area around Frank and Dicks.

Tim C. Smith