05/28/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 30, 2021

Ran to the 50 fathom line with a crew from Waynesboro PA for a day of deep drop fishing. Morning bite was good but by late morning the chopper bluefish were making thing costly and miserable by eating fish & sinkers. Made a two mile move to slightly deeper water and found good action on a mixed bag and NO bluefish! Back in the slip after a sporty ride home with 58 Sea Bass, 24 tilefish and a...

05/25/21 thru 05/27/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 29, 2021

Three days of pretty nice weather and average sea bass action each day yielding 35 to 50 keepers with some very nice size fish mixed in with the "just legal" fish.

05/23/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 25, 2021

Paddled north today with a crew of four from PA looking to fill the cooler with sea bass. First two stops produced modest numbers with only about 15 keepers. However, our third stop was a home run. This little piece was giving up a steady stream of keepers with some very respectable "knotheads" mixed in. But the most impressive part of the whole day was our Jr anglers. Man could these guys hammer...

05/22/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 24, 2021

First big run of the season found the Fin Chaser in 325' of water looking to fill the box with tilefish and black sea bass. Conditions were tough as the current was screaming out of the north. Combine that with a SW breeze and a lot of lead was required to hold bottom. Bite was good, even great, but our hook-up ration wasn't.  Pulled the plug about 45 minutes early due to ever increasing winds....

05/21/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 22, 2021

Out with the boys from Hegins for a day of sea bass action. Bite was ok but the keepers were few and far between. Worked our tails off fishing over a dozen different pieces trying to piece together a catch. With 15 minutes left in the day we need one more keeper for our limit but it wasn't to be. Back in the slip with 89 in the box.

05/18/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 21, 2021

Out for another day of sea bass fishing with fingers crossed for a better bite than we had yesterday. Well the fish were a little more cooperative today and the size seemed slightly better than yesterday too. The guys stayed busy and by 11 am we hit that beautiful number of 90 keepers.

05/17/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 19, 2021

Made a longer run this morning looking for some action like we had two days ago. Arrived at the bottom only to see a blank screen on my sonar looking back at me. Worked the area hard but could only manage about 40 keepers before pulling the plug and running 9 miles in hopes of finding more fish.  Well the new location held fish but for some reason they didn't want to play. Bounced all around and...

05/16/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 17, 2021

Out for the second day of black sea bass season with Tan and his crew. Bite was tougher than yesterday but still very good. Limit took longer than yesterday but we were still done by 10:15. Back in the slip with a 90 fish limit in the box.

05/15/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 15, 2021

Back on the water again for the opening day of Black Sea Bass season with Bruce and the guys. Bite was as good as I've ever seen! Unbelievably in 65 minutes, that's right 65 minutes,  we have our 90 fish limit in the box.  Sent the guys back to Philly with delicious fish and a story most will not believe.