Author Archives: captnclarke

January

The phone rang this morning shortly after dawn, Capt. Vanderhoop…”Hello?”, I mumble half asleep, “Hey there! Wanna go Cod fishing?”, long silence… I roll over and hang the phone up. Fifteen seconds later it rings again… “HELLO” I say obviously irritated, “Ha. Ha. Ha.”, he laughs in his typical way,...

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June

The spring fishing is slowing down but still quite good. My boat just got here a week ago and I’ve only had a few days fishing on it. Wow what a treat from Contender and Yamaha! All my electronics are new from Simrad and they are amazing! The changes in...

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September

It feels like the first day of fall today. We have been in the midst of a beautiful Indian summer. Warm days, clear still evenings, very light winds, and lots of fish. The harbors are full of busting Albacore and Bonito. Big bass and bluefish are found feeding voraciously on...

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