Sheepshead Bay Party Boats 2016

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Fluke Fishing Aboard the "Captain Dave III"


The Captain Dave III
Monday May 23rd 2016 I went to Sheeplhead Bay
Fluke season opened a few days ago
all the boats have shifted to fluke.

So I tried the Captain Dave III,
Alex Kenny mentions this boat in the Daily News often.
I think the new Captain Dave is a good fishing boat.
A displacement hull with a big indoor cabin.
The boat is old but quite roomy. Fairly clean head.
Frozen spearing was the bait plus Berkey Gulp for 2 dollars each.

The 2 mates were awesome.
The Captain didn't say much.

There were only 22 passengers today, Monday
A nice group. I enjoyed the roomy forward deck.

9am is the sailing time.
55$ plus 5 for the pool
Minimal galley Cup'O Soup Hot dog
Hamburger & Kurig Coffee.
I think this is my new favorite boat.

The fluke fishing was slow in the first two hours by
Breezy Point & West of the Marine Parkway Bridge
We could not get the good drift,
the wind was opposite the tide all day.

I picked up my spinning pole and used a diamond jig,
wishing for a bluefish or a striped bass.
I caught 2 sea-robins like this.

Then we went into Jamaica Bay by Floyd Bennett Field
People started to catch more fish. Some short fluke.
Sea-robins a dogfish some bluefish. There was some action.

We finished the day around Carnarsie Pier and Raptor Point.
That is where I had a short fluke and 1 nice keeper fluke.

This was the pool fish

Jamaica Bay Fluke


I caught:
1 bluefish on the jig.
2 short fluke and the one keeper-
22 inches 4 and a half pounds
$55 Pool fish!

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I live in New York City and go to Capitol Fishing Tackle in Manhattan often.

BUT I was so busy fishing in Brigantine and doing other things, that
I missed my chance to sail on the Capitol Princess this year.

I have to start a new job and there
is no time for fishing anymore in 2016.
Has any one reading sailed
on the Capitol Princess Ever?


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