Sept. 28

The rain and fog did not keep Grant Cowherd and his sister Sarah off the water today. We left the dock a little after 6:00 am and it did not stop raining until we returned to the dock at 10:00. We started the morning in the fog and found a few fish on the airport flats. Only one fish was brought to the boat, but we had many follows on surface poppers and sluggos. After making our way to a few other spot, the fog finally cleared out and we found some fish on the surface. We were on them for over an hour and both Grant and his sister hooked many fish. Grant is an accomplished fly-fisherman was able to hook some great fish on the fly. Sarah hooked the fish of the morning which was a 29" striper. Although there were some blues mixed in, we caught mostly stripers.

   The season is winding down, but there are a few more weeks left before the boat goes south for the winter. Get out on the water for one more fishing trip before the fall passes. - Capt. Webb

August 3, 2008

            The fog sure has made the morning fishing difficult and this morning was no exeption. There were fish to be found, but in the early morning the fog was thick and it was difficult to fish the schools. I had Ivan Farneti aboard this morning. He is an accomplished fisherman who lives in England and was in town for a few days for business. He has fished all over the world and has a specific interest and ability to fish with top-water lures. As we headed out into the fog, I stayed out of the main channel and decided to fish the airport flats for a while. We found some rolling fish and were able to hook into a few nice stripers with a pencil popper. The harbor of full of bait and we ended up finding a school of pogies on the surface. Although I had not seen many Blues in the harbor yet, Ivan's first cast into the bati with the pencil popper rewarded him with a nice blue, which was his first. 

As the fog lifted some, we moved in on a few terns that were working the area. Ivan had switched over to a Mirro-lure that swam just under the surface and caught three nice fish in quick succession. To end the morning, we made our way into Quincy Bay and found another great school of fish that seemed to be holding some bigger fish. The fish in Quincy are a bit more selective and on most of our casts had fish follow all the way to the boat, but not take. After finding the right presentation, Ivan hooked into a few more nice stripers. He finished the morning off with one more bluefish around some structure. The fishing has been great and hope that it continues as we move into August. Tight lines -Capt. Webb 

                 

July 31, 2008 - Fish and Fog

     The fishing has been amazing over the past few mornings! There have been a ton of fish on the surface throughout the harbor. This morning's fishing started out with a slight half hour delay due to some weather that was moving through the area. I picked up Jeff Woods and Bill Rice about 5:30 and we lucked out that the weather had moved out. As we exited the harbor we found some fish swirling on the surface and were able to hook a few of these on the first few casts.  We spend the next few hours fishing for fish that were chasing bait on a flat.  The terns often showed us where the fish were, but very few of them were on the surface. Bill and Jeff were catching continuous fish on both spin and fly. The 7" hogie seemed to work best on the spin and a chartruse scooter was the ticket on fly. Both being very experienced fly and spin fisherman, Bill and Jeff had multiple doubles throughout the morning.

Jeff and Bill with one of their many doubles.

Around 7:30 the fog began to make it's way across the water and soon surrounded us. We moved spots a little and found a larger school of fish feeding on the surface. Although they were difficult to find through the fog, Jeff and Bill continued to hook into some nice size fish on both fly and spin. As we began to make our way in around 8:30 the visibility was minimal. It was a great day on water with some terrific fish caught and constant action. The biggest of the fish of 29" was caught by Jeff on the fly.  Still not many blues to be found in the harbor, but the striper fishing is on fire! Book a charter today.    -Capt. Webb                                          

   

July 23, 2008

       I had Josh Arbenz and his friend Greg on the boat yesterday morning. Greg was in from San Diego and both of them are avid fisherman.  We found some fish early swirling in Quincy Bay and were able to hook a few of them. The fishing was slow most of the morning, but did find some fish. After things slowed in Quincy, we headed to fish a rip. The tide was low, but managed to get two nice drifts. We had one nice fish follow and hit a surface popper, but did not hook him. The fishing continues to be hit or miss, but there seem to be some bluefish moving into the harbor. Tight lines.

-Capt. Webb

   

July 8, 2008

         Was out on the water this morning with two friends and decided to explore an area I had not fished yet this summer. We headed into Lynn Harbor at about 5:30 with the plan to fish the flats in that area. It was a dropping tide all morning and we set up in about 4-5 feet of water. Within the three short drifts we made, we managed to raise some solid fish. We had a few other follows, but the action was fairly slow. We decided to head back into the harbor. On the way back in, we ran into a great school of fish. A few birds gave away their location, but the fish tended to be down deep and I was marking them on the sounder. We were on the fish for about a half hour and during that time we were catching fish on about every cast. Each cast would produce 2-4 fish competing for the fly/lure. Because the fish were down deep, it was hard to find them, but once we did, the action was on fire. We were catching them on flies and slug-gos and had some fun seeing them slam a popper. It shut down after about 30 minutes and we heading back in. It was a great morning on the water!                                                                                            -Capt. Webb

July 2, 2008

       There are some big fish out there! If you can avoid these daily afternoon thunderstorms, the fish really seem willing to bite in the later afternoon, especially as the sun begins to set. I was out last night to scout for a charter this evening and after moving a few times to avoid the storms, we found a spot that was holding a large number of fish. We were catching them on the new 7.5 inch slug-go and top water poppers and for a while it was almost every cast. The last fish of the day was the biggest at 38 inches. Dates are available, so book your trip today. Tight lines. 

                                                                                             -Capt. Webb

   

                                        
June 26, 2008

     I was out early this morning with my father and two of his close friends Rick and Bob. We found a group a schoolies early and caught a bunch of them in the first hour. After a move, we found another group of feeding fish, but they were more spread out. These fish were a little bigger and were feeding on herring. The three of them were switching off casting the fly after two fish each. Some nice fish were caught here. This action shut down around 8:30, so we headed to one more spot to fish some structure. I started to cast a popper to see if we could find some fish interested. We did, and for the next hour had some fun watching some good sized stripers chase and attack a popper as well as hooked a few on the fly. Rick caught the big fish of the day in this spot after hooking it on the fly after it turned away from the popper that Bob was now throwing. It was a great day on the water with many fish caught by all!   -Capt. Webb

    

June 25, 2008

          I just returned from a trip to Boca Grande, FL to try to catch a few Tarpon with my brother Seth. I arrived on Sunday and was planning to fish for three days. After lanching the boat, we headed to the beach to try to catch a few snook that we had heard were cruising the shoreline. We found them pretty quickly and were able to hook a few nice sized snook. Monday morning we headed out for our first day of tarpon fishing at 5:30.  We headed straight to a beach where we thought we might find them. We cruised the beach for a while and did not see any fish. After about 40 minutes, Seth saw them close rolling close to the beach. Throughout the morning we must have cast at 30 different tarpon. We jumped one early, but it threw the hook. The tarpon seemed to have lock-jaw the rest if the morning 

            On day two, we found another group of rolling tarpon and a few daisy chaining in the same spot as the day before. But on this morning the fish were willing to bite. I had one take on the first cast, but did not set the hook quickly enough. About three cast later, I hooked one and the fight was on! I fought the fish for about an hour and a half and it took us all over the beach and then off shore before we landed the 100 lb. tarpon. On day three, Seth hooked into a similar sized fish on his third cast, although he landed the fish in about an hour. (I believe that was because his was smaller....) It was a terrific trip with quite a bit of success! I am back where it is a little cooler, and ready for more striper fishing!   -Capt. Webb

 

May 28, 2008

          I was able to sneak out on the water for a few hours tonight after work to scout the harbor for fish with a friend of mine Dave. We ran into a small school of fish feeding on herring. The school was only up for a short period of time, but we caught it just right. We each hooked into fish on our first few casts; Dave's fish pushing 40". The fishing shut down shortly after it started, but we each landed a few fish while it last, all ranging in size from 18" to the hog Dave pulled out. Although I have not been seeing the same numbers of fish as in past years, the size of the fish has made up for the smaller numbers. Book a charter today as there as still some good dates available! -Capt. Webb

  

May 25, 2008.

The fishing season has officially begun. Nervous Water made it to Boston just in time for Memorial day weekend. I have been on the water both mornings this weekend and have hooked into some nice stripers. There are some nice size schools of fish chasing herring out there. There are also some nice first holding in the structure of the harbor islands.  Looking forward to a great season on the water this summer! Book a charter today.  -Capt. Webb

   

                Jill's first striper of the season!                   Capt. Webb's first striper of the season.                                                                        

March 30, 2008 
      Just returned from a great two week trip to Boca Grande. There was a cold front that had moved through the week before I arrived and the water temp was in the lower 60s. Not prime Snook and Redfish water and the fishing was tough, but I did manage a few nice fish while down there. The water temps warmed over the course of the two weeks and I actually spooked a tarpon while idling to a flat on one of my last days. The wind kept us off the water for a few days, but when it layed down, there were some fish to be found. Supprisingly, the best days I had were either off the beach or out on the kayak. One afternoon, I took the kayak to the bay and drifted over a great flat that has produced fish in the past. I hooked into two huge trout and had fun with a few other fish as well. Towards the end of my first drift, I hooked into a small redfish on a surface popper. Drifted over a few small sharks as well... While heading back to the launch, I ran into a huge school of Jack, which were a blast on the kayak. Each one took me for a little ride. Unfortunately the fishing was really picking up as it was time for me to leave.

          The boat will be back up in Boston in about one month and ready to go! I have some great new flies I tied this winter I can't wait to try out. Book a charter now for the season, as it will be here before we know it. -Capt. Webb

          

December 12, 2007 Happy Holidays!!!

Well, winter has arrived, but so has Nervous Water II!!! Although I was not able to get out on the water too much this fall due to selling the old boat, the new boat has made it all worth while. The brand new Jones Brothers 1910LT with a new Yamaha 150 four stroke is going to be a perfect boat for all conditions in the Harbor. It is basically the same boat, with a few new features and more importantly a new engine! It is currently in Florida, where it is used to chase redfish and maybe even a tarpon or two before making it's way back north. I have had the chance to run the new Nervous Water in Boca Grande, and it performed wonderfully! I will be making a few more trips down there and will keep updating on the fishing success. Whether polling the flats for reds and snook or cruising across Charlotte Harbor, it is an amazing boat. It will be making it's way up to Boston in May for the season. Have a terrific Holiday season and I hope to see everyone in the spring.

                                                                                                                                                       

                               

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