Category: REPORTS

Heather reports that we had a busy week on the Black Hawk!  Our day trips all showed excellent porgy fishing, with good sized porgies filling up the coolers.  Our fluke trip on Thursday wasn’t what we’d hoped for, but we did have some nice seabass in the mix. Our After Work special on Friday evening was phenomenal, with huge blues and some bass in the mix as well.  These trips have shown great fishing lately- we plan on adding a few more to the schedule due to popular demand! Grab your tickets soon, they fill up fast!

We had private charters all week- we were once again happy to welcome the YMCA campers back on board, who had a great time pulling porgies over the rail all night long.  The highlight of the week was our Thursday afternoon charter with The Fallen Outdoors.  This group of veterans shared a great night of fishing, conversation and making new friendships while on board.  We were honored to be able to donate this trip to get them out on the water, and we look forward to more trips in the future!

We’re looking forward to our upcoming fireworks cruises, as well as our upcoming scout night and sunset cruises.  Family trip tickets are filling up fast, so be sure to grab yours before they’re gone.  These trips are perfect for those with kids, to get out for a shorter trip that is geared towards our younger anglers.  Plan on joining us soon!

We’re running two trips on Saturdays and Sundays now, 5am and 1pm.  We’ll be fishing every weekday as well- check our website for the exact schedule.   As a reminder, we post new trips every Monday night at 8pm, for trips approximately 3 weeks ahead of time.  Grab your tickets right away if you have a particular date you’d like!

We only have a few dates left for July charters, and our August dates are filling quickly too, so be sure to contact Heather and book your trip if you’d like a certain day.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we had a great week of fishing! The highlight was Wednesday- our fluke trip during the day was fantastic, with loads of good sized fluke around the boat! The night trip that night was simply epic, there’s no other way to put it. We had a full boat limit of keepers in the slot limit, and threw back loads more that were too big. Simply put, it was just unbelievable fishing. Seabass opened in NY waters on Thursday, so we’ve been able to keep those when we’re fishing now. We’re getting a nice mix of porgies and seabass on most of our day trips right now.

We’re running two trips on Saturdays and Sundays now, 5am and 1pm. We’ll be fishing every weekday as well- check our website for the exact schedule. We’ve posted some family trips- these popular trips are shorter trips, with a limited passenger count, at a discounted rate, perfect for families fishing for the first time. They fill up fast, though, so grab your spots soon!

We’ll be posting dates for our Scout trips this week, and we’ve got our fireworks and some sunset cruises coming up soon too. Lots going on, come join us soon!

As a reminder, we post new trips every Monday night at 8pm, for trips approximately 3 weeks ahead of time. Grab your tickets right away if you have a particular date you’d like!

We’re booking private charters for July and August, so be sure to contact Heather and book your trip if you’d like a certain day. Stay tuned for some new trips coming up soon!

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we had a busy week of fantastic fishing! Tuesday’s porgy trip and then afternoon private charter showed excellent fishing. Wednesday’s private charter in the morning was fantastic, with a mix of porgies, striped bass and blues. Wednesday’s night trip was nothing short of spectacular- full boat limit of fish in the slot limit, with many, many more released- including fish up to 40 pounds!

Thursday’s fluke trip showed good fishing, with good sized fluke coming over the rails. Thursday afternoon’s charter with a boatload of kids showed excellent porgy fishing- the kids had a blast! Take a kid fishing!

Friday’s porgy trip and after work special both had excellent fishing- loads of porgies on the day trip, and bass and blues on the After Work Special.

To put it simply, the fishing is fantastic- now’s the time to get out there and be a part of the action!

We’re running two trips on Saturdays and Sundays now, 5am and 1pm. We’ll be fishing every weekday as well- check our website for the exact schedule. We’ve posted our first family trip- these popular trips are shorter trips, with a limited passenger count, at a discounted rate, perfect for families fishing for the first time. They fill up fast, though, so grab your spots soon!

We’ll be posting dates for our Scout trips soon, and we’ve got our fireworks and some sunset cruises coming up soon too. Lots going on, come join us soon!

As a reminder, we post new trips every Monday night at 8pm, for trips approximately 3 weeks ahead of time. Grab your tickets right away if you have a particular date you’d like!

We’re booking private charters for July and August, so be sure to contact Heather and book your trip if you’d like a certain day. Stay tuned for some new trips coming up soon!

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that while the weather kept us tied to the dock for a few days, by the end of the week when we got out, it was fantastic fishing! Friday’s porgy trip showed nonstop action, as did the weekend. Friday’s After Work Special started off a bit slow, but when they started to bite, they kept going- loads of monster blues, a surprise keeper cod, and some keeper bass in the mix as well.

We’re running two trips on Saturdays and Sundays now, 5am and 1pm. The weekends do sell out quickly, so be sure to grab your tickets when they’re posted! Weekday trips are posted based on our charter schedule. We’ll start fishing every day on June 17.

Stay tuned to our website for our upcoming trips- we’re planning on some night bass trips, some of our popular family trips, and a new event- scout trips! By popular demand, we’ve got some seal watches and sunset cruises in the mix too, and our fireworks trips are coming up in July. Lots and lots going on with the Black Hawk- come join us!

As a reminder, we post new trips every Monday night at 8pm, for trips approximately 3 weeks ahead of time. Grab your tickets right away if you have a particular date you’d like!

We’re booking private charters for July and August, so be sure to contact Heather and book your trip if you’d like a certain day. Stay tuned for some new trips coming up soon!

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we had another busy week of fishing! Memorial Day Monday was a great day, with loads of porgies and a good mix of weakfish too. Tuesday’s bass and blues trip was great, with plenty of action and lots of keeper bass coming over the rails all day long. Our fluke trip on Wednesday started off strong, then the strong wind, fast tides, and a swarm of sea robins made for fast drifts and hampered the catching. We continued to pick away at the shorts and keepers throughout the rest of the day. Our Friday porgy trip was great, with lots of porgies and again, some nice weakfish in the mix. Our After Work Special trip was fantastic, with a boat load of keepers in the slot limit. We’ll be running these trips on Friday afternoons, and hope to add in a few more trips on other days as well. The weekend was absolutely beautiful, perfect days to be out on the water.

We’re running two trips on Saturdays and Sundays now, 5am and 1pm. The weekends do sell out quickly, so be sure to grab your tickets when they’re posted! Weekday trips are posted based on our charter schedule. We’ll start fishing every day on June 17.

As a reminder, we post new trips every Monday night at 8pm, for trips approximately 3 weeks ahead of time. Grab your tickets right away if you have a particular date you’d like!

We’re booking private charters for July and August, so be sure to contact Heather and book your trip if you’d like a certain day. Stay tuned for some new trips coming up soon!

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we had a busy week of fishing last week! Monday started off with one of our favorite trips of the year, our VIP (Visually Impaired Persons) trip with the Berlin Lions Club. We always have a great time fishing with such a great group! Our porgy trips during the week showed great fishing. One of our charters did so well with the porgies that they went and did some bass and blue fishing as well, which was also fantastic.

Our first After Work Special trip on Friday evening showed great fishing, with lots of keeper bass in the slot range, as well as some bigger fish that were released. We look forward to running these trips again this year! Our next one is Friday, June 3- space is limited on these trips so book soon! We’re adding a few days trips for bass and blues too- grab your spot today!

Our holiday weekend porgy trips showed beautiful weather and great fishing! Loads of porgies with a good mix of weakfish too. We loved welcoming several new families on board who had never fished with us before- welcome to the Black Hawk family!

We’re running two trips on Saturdays and Sundays now, 5am and 1pm. The weekends do sell out quickly, so be sure to grab your tickets when they’re posted! Weekday trips are posted based on our charter schedule. We’ll start fishing every day on June 17.

As a reminder, we post new trips every Monday night at 8pm, for trips approximately 3 weeks ahead of time. Grab your tickets right away if you have a particular date you’d like!

We’re booking private charters for July and August, so be sure to contact Heather and book your trip if you’d like a certain day.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that the week started off a little slow on Monday, when we had to fight with some strong tides early in the trip, but were able to find a nice pile of porgies and ended up with plenty to go around! Despite the less than ideal conditions on Thursday, our private charter had a great trip with good fishing, filling up coolers and having a blast! Friday was another good day, with lots of jumbo porgies coming over the rails. Saturday was more of the same, with absolutely beautiful weather, plenty of porgies, and some bonus weakfish in the mix as well.

Our squid trips on Thursday and Friday night showed solid fishing. Friday night was little tougher, but Saturday night was fantastic. An absolutely beautiful night, and full buckets all around the boat- who could ask for more?

We will be adding more squid trips as long as we can- it’s a short season, so as long as the weather and fishing allows, we’ll be heading out. Stay tuned for updated trips! Next weekend starts our two trips a day on Saturdays and Sundays- 5am and 1pm. The weekends do sell out quickly, so be sure to grab your tickets when they’re posted!

As a reminder, we post new trips every Monday night at 8pm, for trips approximately 3 weeks ahead of time. Grab your tickets right away if you have a particular date you’d like!

Our charter schedule is just about filled up, so if you’d like to sneak on to one of the last spots, let Heather know soon!

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we were able to get out on Wednesday, after the wind finally died down from earlier in the week. The fishing was a steady pick throughout the day. Friday, our private charter had better fishing, with full coolers and happy customers all around the boat. Saturday was tougher- the fish just didn’t want to cooperate, and the bright sunshine and loads of boats out enjoying the beautiful weather didn’t help. Those that stayed at the rail picked away at them.

We got out for squid on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Thursday and Friday were decent, with a steady pick coming over the rails, but not what we were hoping for. Saturday night was the best of the three, with everyone going home with a solid catch of squid. Check out the videos on Facebook and YouTube. We’ll be adding more trips soon, so stay tuned!

We’re fishing every weekend right now, and weekdays based on the weather and our charter schedule. Check the website for our schedule and to grab your tickets!

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we had a pretty good week of fishing, especially considering what Mother Nature was trying to throw at us. Our squid trips on Sunday and Wednesday were decent, but not the lights out squid fishing we’re hoping for. It’ll get better, and we’ll have some more trips as soon as the weather allows.

Saturday’s trip was tough, due to the rain and wind that picked up as the day went on. Our awesome anglers still caught a decent number of porgies despite the conditions. Unfortunately, we had to cancel Sunday’s trip due to the high winds.

We’ll be fishing every weekend right now, and weekdays based on the weather and our charter schedule. Check the website for our schedule and to grab your tickets!

Only a few dates left for June charters, so if your group wants to charter the boat, now’s the time to book! Contact Heather in the office to grab your date before they’re sold out!

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we had a great first weekend of fishing! Our opening porgy trip was fantastic- lots of jumbo porgies flying over the rail and into the coolers!

Our first squid trip was Saturday night- it was a little inconsistent, but all the signs were there that it’ll just keep getting better and better. Some people had a bucket full, while others only had 10-12- but a good time was had by all! We’re heading out again on Sunday night and are looking forward to more of these trips in the coming weeks.

We have some openings for our trips this week on Wednesday and Friday. We’ll be fishing every weekend right now, and weekdays based on the weather and our charter schedule. Check the website for our schedule and to grab your tickets!

We have 2-3 days left for May and June charters, so if your group wants to charter the boat, now’s the time to book! Contact Heather in the office to grab your date before they’re sold out!

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we are so excited to start fishing this weekend!  Tickets are on sale now, so grab your spots today!

We plan on doing some squid trips in early May, with dates based on the weather- so we’ll be sure to post those soon, stay tuned!

Our charter dates for May and June are filling quickly, so be sure to grab your dates now before they’re gone!  July and August are starting to fill in, too, so if there’s a special date you’d like, be sure to get it on the calendar now.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we are so excited to start the season with our new boat!! Tickets are on sale this week for our opening weekend, April 30- May 1.

We’re planning on doing some squid trips that first week of May too, weather permitting. Stay tuned and we’ll post those trips as soon as possible.

Our charter dates for May and June are filling quickly, so be sure to grab your dates now before they’re gone! July and August are starting to fill in, too, so if there’s a special date you’d like, be sure to get it on the calendar now.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we are so excited to start the season with our new boat!!

The old Black Hawk headed out last week to her new home in Toledo, Ohio- she’s got quite the trip ahead of her but she’ll be happy with her “retirement life” in the Great Lakes.

We’ll post trips soon- get ready for porgies, squid and more! Our charter dates are filling quickly, so be sure to grab your dates now before they’re gone!

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we can finally, finally share our big news- the new Black Hawk has arrived! Check out our Facebook page to see a video of our new boat! It’s made of aluminum, fast, and has a lot more space than our old boat! We can’t wait to welcome everyone on board soon!

We’ll be starting the season soon- stay tuned and we’ll post updates as we can. We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports we had a great weekend at the Connecticut Fishing & Outdoor Show at Mohegan Sun casino. We saw loads of familiar faces, and met so many new people too! We can’t wait to fish with you soon!

Stay tuned to our Facebook page this week- we’ve got some big news to share! We’ve also got some great new things coming up this year- we’ll have more of that info available soon! We can’t wait to see everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports we had a great weekend at the New Jersey Saltwater Fishing Expo, where we got to see lots of great friends and met some new ones.  We’re looking forward to our last show, next weekend and close to home at the  Connecticut Fishing & Outdoor Show at Mohegan Sun casino.  Come see us there!

We’ve got some big things in store for the 2022 season- stay tuned, and we’ll share more as soon as possible!  We’re anxiously awaiting the start of the season and look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports we’re looking forward to spending this weekend in Edison, New Jersey at the Saltwater Fishing Expo, and then sticking close to home for the Connecticut Fishing & Outdoor Show next weekend.

We’ve also been working on some big things for the upcoming season- stay tuned, and we’ll share more as soon as possible! We’re anxiously awaiting the start of the season and look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we’re looking forward to the remainder of our sports shows and the 2022 season. We’ve got big things in store- stay tuned, and we’ll share more info as soon as we can! We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we’re getting ready for the remainder of our sports shows and the 2022 season. We’ve got some great things in store for you, so stay tuned! We’ll have some more Talkin’ Tackle soon, so stay tuned! Spring is in sight, we can’t wait for the season to begin! See you soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports we had a great weekend in Philadelphia, seeing lots of old friends and meeting some new ones. We look forward to our remaining shows coming up this winter. We’re hoping to get our Talkin Tackle out again this week- stay tuned for a schedule. We’re anxiously awaiting the start of the season!