Rock Harbor Fishing Report
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
4 July 2007
Rock Harbor's 1st Tourney of 2007
On Tuesdays, the 3rd of July, the Rock Harbor Charters Association had its first tournament of the 2007 season. Everyone on one of the associations boats were entered. This first of 3 tourneys is designed to acquaint the new residents of the Lower Cape area to the sport of fishing for bass and bluefish in the waters of Cape Cod Bay. This associations has been in existence since the late 50's, however with the changes in the Cape in recent years and the influx of new residents the members feel that a tournament like this will acquaint the new comers to the harbor and its services.
First I must get into what has been happening in the Bay. On thing I can say without any hesitation is that the blue fishing up by the Sunken Meadow area and along the Eastham shore is outrageous. If you want to plug for them, use a fly rod on them, or any other method, you will not be disappointed. They are so thick you can get out of your boat and walk on their backs. There are a number of bluefish up by the Path also. This does not count the bluefish we find on the shoals, off the Brewster Flats, and in the deep water off the north edge. These fish seem to be everywhere.
What have the stripers been up to. It seems that they have based themselves on the north edge of Billingsgate Shoals and out to the deep water off the shoals. Jigging is the best method right now or if you're in the deep water an umbrella rig with some weight will also work. Good sized stripers have also been landed on the east bar of Barnstable Harbor but that is hot and cold. Provincetown is the same way. One day it's good and really good at times and other days it can be slow at the Race and Woodend. I think this will continue for a week or so and then start to pick up in all these areas. Speaking of stripers I had a family out this last Monday. The Bertschmann family wanted to see if they could get themselves some bass for a cook out. Well, their 10 year old daughter, Holly, came through for the family by landing a 38 inch bass weighing in at 21 pounds. They will have a good cook out for sure.
Lets get to the first tournament we've had at Rock Harbor for a long time. If you have ever been in the restaurant business you know what being in the weeds is. Well, we were. The first of anything is usually not as organized as it should be. However, all the participants had a good time, fish were caught and the awards were passed out. The largest fish was a striped bass 42 inches in length and next biggest fish was 41 inches. The smallest fish was an 18 inch bluefish and the most fish lost was 8 fish. Unfortunately the list with the names of these winners was discarded so I can't give you them. I told you we were in the weeds. We have another coming up. The one winner I do know of is Leo Wieskert, from Eastham, who landed the most fish. He landed 3 stripers, one of which he kept, and 12 bluefish. Not bad for 4 hours of fishing.
If you like to try your had at some good Cape Cod Bay fishing give me a call at: 508-240-8267 or 508-255-6211.
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