Tuna Tuggin....

Had Scott Simard and his buddy George onboard today.....Tooled around and found a few pods, and got tight on this 67" fish. George fought it like a pro on the new Tuna Sniper from OTI and we had in boatside in 15 minutes. When I threw the poon the line went limp....I stuck the fish near the corner of the mouth and when the plug came back in the hook had been harpooned in half!....So now I got a green fish on the harpoon line and after 10 minutes of handling a green fish we get him to the boat....

Found some good schools of 50lb fish and doubled up on those. Great fun on the lighter St. Croix and Spheros outfits. Wind kicked up and we made a bee line back to the dock....

Looks like the wind is gonna blow 2morrow......

Oooh it sucks man

the weather that is......At least the old girl is getting a nice fresh water bath the past few days. It's dark and dreary and the heat is on. I can't help but wonder what the tuna are doing during this storm....Did they hunker down and chew deep? Did they gather themselves up and slide down the shipping lanes to less stormy and warmer waters? Or are they on a massive pig fest with bait spraying out of the water with grins from ear to ear knowing there are no boats trolling over them? Who knows...but I can't help but wonder.

Next week is shaping up. I am booked wed-sun...It would be great to get all 5 days in but somehow I doubt it do to the law of averages in the month of Oct. I am still frothing at the mouth on that 200lb tuna on the fly quest. I may still get my day in the bow yet!! There are many indicators that the season is winding down....I know some folks talk about the days getting shorter and colder but one of the things a fishing guide notices first is that his cell phone is not going off every 10 minutes. I still pick it up as much and flip it open to see if I have a missed call or two but the subconscious tells me that the season is nearing its end. I also notice my trips to the Goose Hummock Shop where I do most of my buisnes are infrequent where in season I generally am there at least twice a week picking up supplies....

Crap folks, 2009 is winding down.....It just seems like it got started........

Getting close.......

to the end of the season up here on Cape Cod.....The weather is what keeps us from getting out everyday. We are averaging two weather windows per week the past couple weeks. The next window appears to be wed-fri. I am trying to keep the ol girl fish ready as long as I can but do imagine that we will probably be finished by the end of the first week in Nov. By that time I will have a TON of fall work to do around the homestead as well as pull my traps and get the boat cleaned up and covered for the frickin winter that we all so hate around here. I had planned and worked at being in the Bahamas this winter managing a lodge but that all fell through so it looks like another winter is headed our way out here....

More than anything I would like to get in the bow one more time this season and try and stick a big bluefin on feathers.....We will see if that opportunity presents itself in the next few weeks....

OYSTERFESTIVAL in Wellfleet is this weekend and I think im gonna go down and see if I can find that mystery open keg behind the shucking stage...;)

Watson Bros...

Gettin it done........Some great feeds today....Man did I want to be in the bow with the 18wt!!....Gonna blow for a few.....Back at it mid next week....