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Lot's of Wolf Fish Today on Stellwagen
2007-06-18 07:52:32
Stellwagen Bank, Massachusetts - Saltwater Fishing Report
East of Bank
On Saturday I finally got to head offshore for some fishing after the Northeast Storm that sat offshore resulted in three cancellations. Fishing with us was Clyde Thomas and his core of friends who all work at the Coast Guard yard in Baltimore, MD. The Coast Guard yard is a commercial type shipyard which employees over 500 shipfitters, welders, carpenters, painters, etc who conduct repair work on Coast Guard vessels and at times actually build the boats. They built over 300 41' utility boats that are still in service today along with the modern 49' buoy boat that some are familiar with.
After steaming east of Stellwagen on a day with little wind and a NE swell, we stopped in about 175' of water and using jigs and bait landed a mixed bag of cod, haddock and suprisingly five wolffish with the largest one being around 22 LBS. The numbers of cod were a little low and the haddock surely made up for the lack of cod fish in the area. Most of the haddock were landed on fresh sea clams however this group landed several on jigs.
Later in the day we headed to Race Point to try to get a few stripers for the grill and landed one keeper along with several bluefish. Unfortunately we arrived at slack tide and the fish just were not in an eating mood. After arriving at the dock after our mate Jim filleted the day's catch Clyde booked another trip aboard RELENTLESS.
In the next two days we will be gearing up for the great bluefin bite that is now taking place on Stellwagen Bank and also be conducting some more shared charters for cod fishing along with tuna. If anyone is interested in a tuna or cod trip, shared or private, please send us an e-mail at
captdave@relentlesscharters.com to ensure you get a great date.
Fish Species: Wolffish, Cod, Haddock
Bait Used: Jigs and Clams
Method Used: Jigging and Bait Fishing
Water Depth: 190
Water Temperature: 61
Wind Direction: SE
Wind Speed: 5-10
Ed, who came to fish Stellwagen Bank from Maryland, displays a large wolf fish he landed aboard RELENTLESS on Saturday, June 16th
This group of anglers from the US Coast Guard yard in Baltimore, MD display wolf fish they caught aboard RELENTLESS during a cod and haddock charter
About The Author: Captain Dave Waldrip
Company: RELENTLESS CHARTERS
Area Reporting: Massachusetts
Bio: Captain Dave Waldrip grew up on the seacoast in Newburyport, MA working as a mate on charter and party boats. Upon graduating from high school he entered the U.S. Coast Guard where he served for 29 years on active duty from Alaska to Massachusetts serving as Officer in Charge and as a Chief Warrant Officer. He has been a licensed 100 Ton captain for over twenty years and has been fishing for his entire life. He owns and operates the RELENTLESS fishing out of Green Harbor in Marshfield, MA fishing for cod, haddock, tuna, sharks, striped bass and blues.
We run private charters for groups up to six people and can get additional boats for larger groups if needed. We also feature shared (open boat) charters for those who can not get a larger group together.
Captain Dave is fortunate to have a great crew who are also licensed captains including his son Shaun Waldrip. RELENTLESS Charters has a large following of repeat customers who compliment us on our attention to detail, safety, interaction with customers and finding the fish. The Crew of RELENTLESS Charters will assist you with all of your needs making sure you have a great day on the water and go home with plenty of fresh fillets in your cooler. RELENTLESS CHARTERS uses only top quality tackle for your battle with the big one.
After most trips we will post our fishing reports which can be found at http://www.relentlesscharters.com/FishingReports.html
We hope to see you aboard and if you have any questions, contact us anytime at
By e-mail captdave@relentlesscharters.com or by phone (781) 871-2113.
Respectfully,
Captain Dave Waldrip
781-871-2113
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