Author Archives: Capt_Mickey

Fishing was a bit slower today than it has been but we still did alright considering the circumstances–a hard North Wind had us drifting thru choppy seas at 1.6 knots. Bait was spread out at first and then it was … Continue reading →

Our full-time chartering schedule started off today with a bang. Heather booked this trip as a surprise birthday present for her husband back in November of last year and today they got to experience New Jersey Striper fishing at it’s … Continue reading →

Randy and I put the Archangel back in her slip this morning and had our goals set on catching our first Bass of the year, it’s a little earlier than usual to be thinking about Bass anywhere but the river. … Continue reading →

I wrote an article for the local paper (Bucks County Herald) which was published in today’s edition. It is about the American Shad, the fish we have been targeting for the past month with great success. They also ran a … Continue reading →

Dan and C.P. are fish buyers for the top restaurants in NYC and charter me every April with one thing in mind, Shad Roe (the eggs inside the females which are considered a delicacy). We caught a boat limit and … Continue reading →

I’ll be posting pictures of Stripers next time hopefully. We’re at that point where Shad is fun and all but it’s time to move on. 4/3 Today was the day I’ve been waiting for with these Shad, it busted wide … Continue reading →

Rainy night on the river with lousy fishing. Today I had the Hawthornes on the boat (John and John Sr.) for an uncharacteristically slow fishing trip. We went two hours without a single hit and then all 4 rods went … Continue reading →

Tonight me and fellow Captains Dieter Scheel and Chris Gatley had a little summit/fun fishing trip form a couple of hours in New Hope. Chis brought his friend Bill along to experience this bite and we had a good time … Continue reading →

I had my friend Mark Modoski on the boat tonight from 5-7pm. Mark is working on a project where he is fishing every day for one full calendar year. He’s in the home stretch with only a couple of months … Continue reading →

We are into Shad like it was the end of April. I haven’t run Shad charters in a few years but I’m gonna run a few if anyone wants to give it a try. These are short trips and super … Continue reading →