COD IS KING: Gloucester Cod Trip

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Gloucester Cod Trip

My son Leif and I took a trip to Gloucester MA. and fished the Tuna.com with a few njfishing.com members to make up the 6 man charter. Howie Allen of Point Pleasant who put the trip together for us and we left the dock at 5:00am on Sunday. We all had our 80 fish limit by 9:30am and then tried for Haddock. Leif Francis caught 3 nice haddock to 5lbs and Howie Allen had 7. The largest cod was caught by yours truly and was estimated at 20-25lbs. The fish averaged 7-10lbs. We also caught 21 Pollock to 20lbs. Leif Francis 13 had his first 2 Pollock ever as well as a double header Cod Pollock keeper combo. All fish were caught on 12-20oz jigs except the haddock and they were caught on clams. Only 2 dogfish were caught. A good time was had by all.

Leif

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Codfishing Mixed reports

Codfishing reports from the Block Island area were mixed over the last few days. Some boats got them, some didn't. You just had to be on a pile of fish that was feeding and if you weren't it was tough fishing.

There was a strong current on Saturday making it difficult to drift.

Wreckfishing for Cod(20-40 mile wrecks) locally off Point Pleasant, NJ was good on Saturday with the Gambler, Point Plesant, NJ reporting a good catch of Cod. Most anglers had a few keeper cod and some had 5-7 fish with fish up to 20 pounds or so.

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Montauk Codfishing Update 1/29/10 BE PREPARED!

Codfishing slowed up off Block Island the past few days. The full moon tends to effect the bite and It appears the moon is having an effect on the fishing now. Fishing should improve after this on the down side next week. Make your reservations now so you don't miss out.

Over the past month good catches have been made but reports have been inconsistent as well. Sometimes bait is better and other times jigs work best depending on what the cod are feeding on. Be prepared for both and change your strategy as conditions warrant. Listen to the captain and watch the mates and anglers who are catching. Be prepared to adapt and you will succeed.

Good luck, Leif

Don't waste the Cod!!!

Codfishing remains very good out of Montauk and R.I. The cod are building up off Block Island and limit catches have been reported.****Please don't waste the codfish*****Some of the fish over the past few years have had "worms" in the flesh. These are common and are harmless to humans when cooked properly or frozen. They can also be easily removed by shining a light through the fillet and removing them with a sharp pointy knife. If this still bothers you, e-mail me and I will take them. Here is a link regarding the cod worm.

http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/Pubs/parasite.htm

Leif

COD UPDATE 1/18/10

The Viking fleet of Montauk, reported great codfishing on the 19th as well as the 17th. Limits were had by 11:30 on the 19th and it seems the fish are larger with cod up to 35lbs landed.

The Voyager of Point Pleasant reported cod up to 20lbs and limit catches of porgies on the Sat. off shore trip. Some fisherman caught two Cod, some had 12 to 15 ling. Not bad overall.
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The Big Jamaica of Brielle reported Friday offshore trip was good. They caught Pollock up to 30LBS, cod up to 25LBS, plenty of jumbo porgies, and some ling. Everyone on board had a good catch of fish. Some of the cod and pollock were caught on jigs and the rest on clams. The Saturday report was similar.
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DAILY COD FISHING UPDATE 1/14

Cod fishing remains good in Montauk NY. Local Cod reports from the Viking Fleet were good on Wednesday the 13th with most anglers having their limit.

The Big Jamaica out of Brielle NJ reported a good catch on their offshore trip on 1/10. The trip produced some nice Pollock, cod, jumbo porgies, and ling. The Pollock weighed up to 30LBS and the cod weighed up to 25LBS. They also caught a good amount of jumbo porgies and some ling.

The Voyager out of Point Pleasant reported similar results on their Sunday trip with COD up to 25lbs, and some Hake, Big Porgies and Big Pollock to 30lbs.