Winter trips or Summer 2009 plans?

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

Anyone have a winter fishing trip planned, or thinking of it?

What do you have on your Summer 2009 schedule for fishing events?

Personally, I would like to look into some tarpon fishing sometime, probably not this year though.

Going to do a Cuttyhunk trip in June, undecided on fall trip between MV Derby, Cutty, or Block.

hey nf,

don't know yer availability to head S for the silversiders;
however, the BEST time for trophy tarpon is during their
spawn in Boca Grande Pass. see BGrande area for charters~~

Useppa Island is amazing and in the heart of it all,
the capt we chartered outta there put us on a dbl header,
me and my bro, and into the middle of a huge BLITZ of

sum lahhhge tarpon, great fight, and the mayhem that surrounds
THAT time of year and THAT place for tarpon is magnificent,,,,,,,,,,,

hope this helps,,,,,,,,,,it's been twenty five years since i boated the one i caught~~
so, i am sure the names have changed since then.
sumthin' i'll NEVER forget and well worth every penny!!

[Zeno]

I am negotiating with Da Wife for a quick weekend trip to FL before seminars season starts in few weeks. I doubt it will happen thou.
I'd like to do two or three Cutty trips, block island is next on my itinerary although I might take a wife to MV in summer. It depends if we end up going home to Europe in which case after a month of two there, i'll be too broke to buy a plug ,never mind plan a trip
I have to hook up and fish with Pat Abate this year . I fished with him in Montauk but I'd like to do it in CT.
Steve McKenna is another as its PeteG and most of RI crew.
I am doing a talk at mass-bass meeting in May so hopefully I'll find someone to fish with in the are afterwards. Never fished the canal and that sounds like so much fun.
Maybe this will be the year where I finally hook up with Michael Hogan from Hogy lures and we finally get to plug the Elizabeth islands from the boat.
Would be nice if notorious NIB would give me a buzz when everyone and their mother is catching cows from NJ surf....hey a man can dream ,right ?
With 3 friends I have a little cottage booked in Montauk for 6 weeks starting in mid September and going through November,we had this for years. Last year I slept there once, this year ,I did not sleep there at all. I found better quality close to home so I kind of made a decision not to run there. You really could not find better action anywhere, the place had a daily blitzes for something like 45 straight days starting in last days of August. Considering I am starting my guiding this year I expect to spend a lot of time at Montauk this fall. The place is "the surfcasting capital of the world", the sign that greets you as you enter the park says so, but I would rather be at Cutty most of the time.
A trip to Maine in summer is a possibility, there are some good friends I'd like to see.
Along the way I'd like to meet new people, see many old-friends and most of all, see new places.
This is my wish list, what will actually happen ,who knows..........

[Crafty Angler]

I'd love to hit SW Florida this Spring, but don't see it in the cards financially just yet - but never say never, I guess.

I have cousins down in Cape Coral and I've fished that whole Sanibel, Captiva, Pine Island Sound and Estero area - it's a great fishery.

A friend of mine also just bought a house in Naples a few months ago, guess there are some great deals to be had on the Repo Riviera right now.

Of course, he won't be heading down there for a while - he's going to Costa Rica for a coupla weeks the middle of this month.

I don't know whether to or just fish-slap him when he gets back...

I would like to take the Crazy One up on his offer to fish Montauk with him in the Fall - that would be a great trip, haven't been there since I surfed the Hamptons, Ditch Plains and Shinnecock Inlet in the '60's.

It's probably changed a little since then...

Ya think?

[NIB]

Originally Posted by Zeno

I am negotiating with Da Wife for a quick weekend trip to FL before seminars season starts in few weeks. I doubt it will happen thou.
I'd like to do two or three Cutty trips, block island is next on my itinerary although I might take a wife to MV in summer. It depends if we end up going home to Europe in which case after a month of two there, i'll be too broke to buy a plug ,never mind plan a trip
I have to hook up and fish with Pat Abate this year . I fished with him in Montauk but I'd like to do it in CT.
Steve McKenna is another as its PeteG and most of RI crew.
I am doing a talk at mass-bass meeting in May so hopefully I'll find someone to fish with in the are afterwards. Never fished the canal and that sounds like so much fun.
Maybe this will be the year where I finally hook up with Michael Hogan from Hogy lures and we finally get to plug the Elizabeth islands from the boat.
Would be nice if notorious NIB would give me a buzz when everyone and their mother is catching cows from NJ surf....hey a man can dream ,right ?
With 3 friends I have a little cottage booked in Montauk for 6 weeks starting in mid September and going through November,we had this for years. Last year I slept there once, this year ,I did not sleep there at all. I found better quality close to home so I kind of made a decision not to run there. You really could not find better action anywhere, the place had a daily blitzes for something like 45 straight days starting in last days of August. Considering I am starting my guiding this year I expect to spend a lot of time at Montauk this fall. The place is "the surfcasting capital of the world", the sign that greets you as you enter the park says so, but I would rather be at Cutty most of the time.
A trip to Maine in summer is a possibility, there are some good friends I'd like to see.
Along the way I'd like to meet new people, see many old-friends and most of all, see new places.
This is my wish list, what will actually happen ,who knows..........

Wow thats some wish list..You can pencil me in for most of also.
I would like to go back to the mother country wit ya.Just to listen to all the broken accents.
Never been to the Vineyard,or Cutty..
If your up in mass in May I would bring a Popping rod and a bike with a rod holder on it.Look for breaking(slack) tides around dawn-day break.I plan on doing as much as I can out east (M) this year..Fishing here in NJ is out of control to the point where I am not really sure how much more of it I can take.Full on Braveheart.You pretty much need full body armour.It would be tough for me to bring a friend into this enviroment.Good luck with the new guide service.

[BassDawg]

would LOVE to fish Cutty and tha Block,,,,,,,,,,,
prolly have to choose ONE or the other.

no winter fishing planned~~ too much work on the horizon.
i'll take it over the alternative,,,,,,,,,,,it's good to make hay NOW
for the summer and fall expenditures. hope to fare better in the MS Club Challenge in '09.

AM DEFINITELY going to learn the Saugus River this year!!!
it's right around tha block from me and looks verrrrrry feeshy.


!DITTO! Chuck

on the SW FL area,,,,,,,,
especially the Sanibel Causeway flats.
tonged sum nice fish there and waded wit tha
sharks, manatees, horseshoes, and rays there.
GREAT fishery is an understatement; yet, theys no

FIDDIES there!! ayyyyyyye kadeeeesh!

[Krispy]

Originally Posted by NIB

Fishing here in NJ is out of control to the point where I am not really sure how much more of it I can take.Full on Braveheart.You pretty much need full body armour.It would be tough for me to bring a friend into this enviroment.Good luck with the new guide service.

NIB, if your ever passing through and want to fish the antithesis of NJ, your welcome to ride in my truck for the evening. In 3 years of the CT nightwatch Ive seen 2 fishermen I didnt know.

[MVbluefish]

February in South Florida with a trip or two further south towards Miami for some peacock fishing. At least a couple of days in the keys as well.

[l.i.fish.in.vt]

Chris,we all know boat fish don't count,even in Fla.since i don't count fish i would be happy to join you if we are ever there at the same time.don't forget the camera,you never know what you will see or catch down there.

[Pete F.]

Originally Posted by l.i.fish.in.vt

Chris,we all know boat fish don't count,even in Fla.since i don't count fish i would be happy to join you if we are ever there at the same time.don't forget the camera,you never know what you will see or catch down there.

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