Category: REPORTS

Heather from the Black Hawk finally gets to report some fishing news! Our season opener on the scup grounds on Friday was a success! Despite the extremely cold winter and early spring we had, we were pleased to see them waiting for us! Although it wasn’t a ferocious bite, as soon as we came tight on the anchor they started coming over the rail, and continued for the entire trip. Some anglers were able to produce limits, others were not far behind, and some just got what they wanted for dinner and enjoyed being back on the water.

Saturday and Sunday were a bit different, with the wind and tide not cooperating and making conditions difficult. It was a very finicky bite, we tried many spots but just couldn’t get the bite going like we wanted to. We put in some overtime, but sometimes we just have tough days, that’s just fishing. We’ll always be honest and tell you when it’s good, and tell you when it’s not so good. We’re looking forward to some warmer weather and better fishing!

Saturday evening we had a great seal watch with a group of local photographers. We saw loads of seals and a few lighthouses, and everyone got some amazing pictures. As usual, we will have our usual Saturday evening sunset seal watches in the summer, but if you’d like to book a private sunset cruise for your group, we’d love to have you!

Our famous “Calamari Safari” trips will start this weekend! Trips go on sale Monday night at 8pm, and are sure to fill up fast, so grab your spot! We’re still booking charters, with only a few spots left for the end of May and early June. Summer dates are also filling fast, so be sure to email the office to get your date on the calendar soon.

Thanks for a great start to the season, we look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that it’s finally time! Our first trip of the season is Friday, May 1, and we can’t wait! As usual, we will open our trips for booking on Monday nights at 8pm, with each Monday opening a new week of tickets. Head to our website and get your tickets online today!

The squid trips should start soon too- once we know when the squid have arrived, we’ll get those tickets online.

We’re still booking private charters, so send us an email so you can get your date soon! Our summer dates are filling fast, so be sure to get yours on the calendar before we’re booked!

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we can’t wait to get out there and go fishing! Our first trip of the season will be May 1, and we can’t wait! Judging by your calls and emails, we know you are just as excited as we are! As usual, we will open our trips for booking on Monday nights at 8pm, with each Monday opening a new week of tickets. Head to our website and get your tickets online today!

Squid trips will be posted as soon as possible- once we know when the squid have arrived, we’ll get those tickets online.

We’re still booking private charters, so send us an email so you can get your date soon!

If you didn’t see last week, we’re proud to announce that we’ve been selected as a finalist for the “Best of the Best” contest again. We know it’s because of our fantastic customers, so thanks for your support and for being a part of the Black Hawk family!

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we’re ready to go!  Our first trip of the season will be May 1, and we can’t wait to get out there!  We know you are just as excited as we are to get out there!  As usual, we will open our trips for booking on Monday nights at 8pm- Monday 4/13 opened up the first weekend of trips, so grab your tickets now!

We’re still booking private charters, so send us an email so you can get your date soon!

We’re proud to announce that we’ve been selected as a finalist for the “Best of the Best” contest again. We know it’s because of our fantastic customers, so thanks for your support and for being a part of the Black Hawk family!

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that it’s almost time to go fishing! The boat is back in Niantic, and we’re getting ready to head out on May 1. We’ll be posting trips on our website on April 13 so you can get your tickets for our first trips! We’re still booking private charters, so send us an email so you can get your date soon!

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we’re getting closer! The boat is just about done at Derecktor’s, and we should be back to Niantic soon. We’re getting our schedule finalized and then we’ll have trips posted online on our website before you know it- we know you are just as excited as we are to get out there! Don’t forget, if you’d like your first choice of dates for private charters, contact the office as soon as possible- dates are filling up quickly. We can’t wait to see everyone!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we can’t wait to get out there and go fishing! Many of you saw our video, the boat has been hauled out at Derecktor Shipyard, we’ve had our Coast Guard inspection, and now we’re just finishing up some work so we can head back to Niantic. The office has stayed busy booking charters and working on our Black Hawk and the Community program. When we’re not at the shipyard, the guys have been busy getting equipment ready. We can’t wait to get out there!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we’re looking forward to getting out there soon!

We’ve been down to the boat at Derecktor Shipyard getting everything ready to go! The office is busy booking charters and working on our Black Hawk and the Community program. The guys have been busy getting equipment ready so we’ll be ready to go when the season starts.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that these couple days of nice weather really got us excited for spring and fishing! We’ve kept busy working on rods and reels, booking charters, working on our Black Hawk and the Community program, and heading down to Derecktor Shipyard to work on the boat. Still busy but we’re ready for fishing busy!

Last week’s Talkin’ Tackle was focused on knives- we got some great emailed feedback about it, so thanks for joining. If you didn’t see it, check it out on YouTube or on our Facebook page. We’ll be doing another one this week, so stay tuned!

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we can’t get until spring to get out there and go fishing! We’ve been busy booking charters, driving down to Derecktor’s, and planning for the season! We all can’t wait until our season starts in May!

Last week’s Talkin’ Tackle was focused on bait, recorded down at the dock. Thanks to all who watched- we’re glad it was helpful! If you didn’t see it, check it out on YouTube or on our Facebook page. We’ll be doing another one this week, so stay tuned!

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

The entire Black Hawk crew wonders when this snow will end and we’ll see spring! We’ve all been staying busy….the guys have been going down to see the boat at Derecktor Shipyard, Heather’s been busy in the office booking charters for the season, and everyone’s been working on Talkin’ Tackle and getting rods and reels ready for the season. There’s even been a little time for some ice fishing- but we’re all ready for spring and the start of the season!

Thanks to all who joined us for our Talkin’ Tackle last week. If you didn’t see it, check it out on YouTube or on our Facebook page. We’ll be doing another one this week, so stay tuned! The day and time will be shared as soon as we know.

Heather from the Black Hawk office shares that with the break in the bitter cold temperatures, Capt. Greg and several of our crew members were able to get out on the ice for a little catch and release ice fishing. We’ve heard from several of our customers that they were able to get out too- hope everyone had a great time!

Thanks to all who joined us for our Talkin’ Tackle last week. If you didn’t see it, check it out on YouTube or on our Facebook page. We’ll be doing another one this week, so stay tuned! We’ll be heading down to Derecktor’s again this week, and will try to go live when we’re there to let you see what we’re up to.

We’re getting lots of emails about private charters, so if you want a particular date for your group, be sure to contact us soon so we can get it on the calendar. We can’t wait to get back out there!

Another snow storm! Heather from the Black Hawk office shares that we hope everyone is staying warm with this bitter cold! Thanks to all who joined us for our Talkin’ Tackle last week. If you didn’t see it, check it out on YouTube or on our Facebook page. We’ll be doing another one this week, so stay tuned! We are already counting down the days until we can go fishing!

Heather from the Black Hawk office shares that we hope everyone is staying warm and had a good snow storm! Hopefully people are able to get out and do some ice fishing or clamming! We’ll be starting our Talkin’ Tackle this week- stay tuned and join us! We’ll also be heading down to Derecktor Shipyard this week, and will try to go live to show you what we’re up to. We’re already getting ready for the season, so stay tuned!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we brought the boat down to Derecktor’s in New York, where we’ll be getting our winter maintenance done. We plan on going live as much as possible to show you what we’re up to, so stay tuned! Thanks to all who have filled out our form letting us know what you’d like to see on Talkin’ Tackle. After the snowstorm, we’ll let you know when our first video of the year will be! Stay tuned and join us!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that the boat is now down at Derecktor’s in New York, getting ready for some winter maintenance. We will go live from the shipyard as much as possible so you can see what we’re up to! We’ll also be starting our Talkin’ Tackle videos soon- be sure to let us know what you want us to talk about!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that even though we’re not fishing, we’ve been busy! The crew has been down at the boat, working on the rods and reels, and getting the boat ready for our annual trip to Derecktor’s in New York for our yearly winter maintenance.

We’re looking forward to doing some Talkin’ Tackle videos this year- stay tuned for some new info!

Heather from the Black Hawk office hopes everyone had a happy and safe New Year’s day! Once again, we’d like to thank everyone for their support this season! Whether you joined us on a fishing trip, a seal watch or a sunset cruise, or brought items for one of our community programs, or just followed us on social media- we appreciate every one of you and are glad you’re a part of the Black Hawk family.

Since we’re not fishing, we took a little break this week, and most of the crew got out ice fishing a few times. We’ll be starting our winter maintenance soon, but everyone deserves a break for a little free time!

Stay tuned and we’ll be sure to share some winter updates soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we headed out on Sunday after the snowstorm for our last trip of the season, and it was a beautiful late December day on the water. The seabass have their bags packed and are ready to move out , but we still had a nice showing to put in the coolers. Some ling to round out the mix, and cod that we released unharmed. Not a bad way to wrap up the season!

We’d like to thank everyone for their support this season! Whether you joined us on a fishing trip, a seal watch or a sunset cruise, or brought items for one of our community programs, or just followed us on social media- we appreciate every one of you and are glad you’re a part of the Black Hawk family.

We’d like to wish everyone a very happy and healthy New Year! We’re already looking forward to next season!

Heather from the Black Hawk reports that while we only made it out one day last week, it was a nice day out on the water! Plenty of good sized seabass, with many customers getting their limit. Still some jumbo scup around too! Plenty of ling and bergals to fill up the coolers too. We even had a few pollock and some cod, which were released unharmed. Overall, a beautiful mid-December day on the water.

We’re hoping to get at least one more trip in after Christmas, so hopefully Mother Nature cooperates.

From our Black Hawk family to yours, we’d like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!