Category: REPORTS

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that it was a week of incredible fishing!  It started off with excellent porgy fishing, then the seabass started on Tuesday.  We had to work more for the seabass, but overall had good numbers of them throughout the week.  Boat limits of porgies nearly every day, many limits of seabass- with beautiful weather, excellent fishing- who could ask for anything more? Special congrats go out to some of the kids we had out this week- Wednesday night’s private charter was a family who was out to celebrate a birthday- and did not disappoint.  The young birthday boy caught bluefish, and the rest of the group rounded it out with porgies, seabass, blues, a striped bass, and even a codfish.  What a night!  Book your charter with us soon, dates are filling very quickly!

Our night trips started this week too and showed some fantastic fishing!   Thursday night’s trip in particular showed excellent fishing, with two fish at 52 pounds, several in the 40 pound range, and many in the 30 pound range.  Of course, the big fish were released and only fish within the slot limit were kept.  Friday’s night private charter also had monster fish and great weather, making for an excellent trip.  We’ll be adding more night trips in the coming weeks, but they are sure to fill up quickly, so be sure to follow our site and grab your tickets as soon as you see them posted.

We’ve got some After Work Special trips this week, and will be adding more in the coming weeks.  We hope to see you on one of them soon!

As usual, check our website and Facebook page for updates and details. Trips continue to be by reservation only at this time, and are selling quickly.  We know it’s frustrating, but important for your safety and ours that we maintain social distancing.   We know people are frustrated when they can’t get tickets, so we encourage you to get your tickets as early as possible before they sell out.  We are adding as many trips as we can, so stay tuned!  We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports another excellent week of fishing. Once again, we had limits of jumbo size porgies on most trips, with a few fluke, some bluefish, and even a striped bass in the mix. As usual, there were a good number of sea bass in the mix, and those were released unharmed. We’re looking forward to the opening of the seabass season in New York next week so we can keep these beauties!

Our private charter Wednesday night couldn’t have asked for a better night- beautiful weather and great fishing with a great group of people. There was a lot of action as we picked through the short bass for a few keepers, with some bluefish in the mix as well. Charter dates are filling quickly, so be sure to contact the office if you’d like to get your group on the calendar.

Our After Work trips were a little on the slower side, but still had action with some short bass and blues. We’re looking forward to more of these trips as the season goes on. We’ve got some night bass trips coming up next week, so stay tuned for the reports from those trips.

As always, check our website and Facebook page for updates and details. Trips are all by reservation only at this time, and are selling quickly. We know it’s frustrating, but important for your safety and ours that we maintain social distancing. We know people are frustrated when they can’t get tickets, so we encourage you to get your tickets as early as possible before they sell out. We are adding as many trips as we can, so stay tuned! We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports it was a week of great fishing! Our daily porgy trips were overall very good- a few days were a little tougher than others, but overall, we had good numbers of big porgies! Friday was the exception, with the leftover swell from Thursday’s wind and the thick fog, it was the toughest day of the week. Saturday had much better conditions and things seemed to be back to where they were earlier in the week.

Thursday’s after work special was cancelled due to the weather/wind, but Friday’s was a great night! Lots of action, with lots of short bass, a few keepes, and a pool winner of 32 pounds that was released unharmed. We’ll be adding more after work trips in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.

We continue to fish every day. As you know, reservations are required because we are limited in the number of passengers we can take while following social distancing rules. Tickets can be purchased in advance on our website. We also have some dates available for private charters, although they are filling up fast. People are realizing that a private charter is a great way to take out your family and close friends and have the whole boat to yourself! Contact the office for more info before the dates fill up.

We plan on adding some special trips soon- some night bass trips, maybe another night bluefishing trip, and some new trips that we have in the works- so as always, stay tuned to our website and Facebook page for updates and info. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that it’s great to be back out there fishing! We had a week of great trips on the porgy grounds, and a fantastic night bluefishing trip as well. Our daily porgy trips showed excellent fishing, with limits of porgies all around. Some seabass, which were all released unharmed, a few bluefish, and a few fluke rounded out the coolers.

Thursday’s night bluefishing trip was nothing short of phenomenal. It was an all out bluefish blitz, with a full boat limit of jumbo blues. We even had a nice bass to win the pool. The weather was beautiful, the fishing was excellent- what more could you ask for?

We continue to fish every day. As you know, reservations are required because we are limited to only 23 passengers, following social distancing rules. Tickets can be purchased in advance on our website. We also have some dates available for private charters, although they are filling up fast. People are realizing that a private charter is a great way to take out your family and close friends and have the whole boat to yourself! Contact the office for more info before the dates fill up.

We plan on adding some special trips soon- some night bass trips, maybe another night bluefishing trip, and some new trips that we have in the works- so as always, stay tuned to our website and Facebook page for updates and info. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office is thrilled to announce that we’re ready to fish!  We’re excited to be getting back out there and on the fish!  This week, we started with our porgy and squid trips. The porgy fishing was about as good as it could have been, with a nice combo of weakfish, bluefish, and even some seabass (which were returned as the season isn’t open yet).  All week showed excellent fishing, with Sunday being the slowest day due to the wind.  It was a steady pick, but not what we had seen earlier in the week.

As you know, we’ll be honest with our reports- and it’s one of those times.  The squid fishing was a little disappointing.  Most trips had most anglers getting 10-12 squid, not bad just nothing like what we saw a few weeks ago or last season. Unfortunately, losing the early part of the season made us miss some excellent squid fishing.

We are currently fishing every day, with one trip daily during the week and two trips daily on the weekends.  All trips are by reservation only, as we are limiting the number of passengers due to social distancing guidelines.  Tickets can be purchased in advance on our website.  We also have dates available for private charters- email Heather for details. As always, check our website ad Facebook page for details and updates.

Heather from the Black Hawk office shares that as many of you know, we’re still waiting for the okay to fish. Rest assured, we’ve been working hard behind the scenes to get that number changed to something that more accurately reflects the size of the boat and the number of people we can safely take while following social distancing protocols. As soon as we get the ok, we’ll be heading out, with limited numbers of passengers and reservations required. Stay tuned to our website and Facebook page for updates.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon and can’t wait to get out there!

Heather from the Black Hawk office shares this week’s report:

As many of you saw on Facebook, Capt. Greg, Capt. Matt, CJ & a few other crew members headed out on two trips this week for some exploration. They headed out on a porgy trip and a squid trip, and had great results on both trips. We can’t wait to get you out there with us!

We are planning on starting soon- as always, stay tuned to our website and Facebook page for updates. Of course, we will be following all social distancing and safety guidelines.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon. In the meantime, continue to check out our Facebook page- we’ll continue to post some great old videos and photos, as well as live updates and info.

Stay safe and we’ll see everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office first wants to say Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. We love fishing with you and can’t wait to see you back on the boat soon!

While our regular report is the same as the past…we can’t wait to get out there- we do have a slightly different report this week. As many of you saw on Facebook, CJ & Capt. Matt, along with some other crew members, headed out for an exploratory porgy trip. The fishing was excellent and we’re looking forward to getting out there soon.

We are planning on starting our season very soon- stay tuned and we will post exact dates as soon as we have them, along with the changes we’ll be making to keep in line with social distancing and safety guidelines.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon. In the meantime, continue to check out our Facebook page- we’ll continue to post some great old videos and photos, as well as live updates and info.

Stay safe and we’ll see everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office has pretty much the same report as last week….and the week before….and the week before that. We know everyone wants to get out there- the phone calls and emails just keep coming in. We are excited to get out there too, and believe us, as soon as we’re able we’ll be out there!

In other news, many of you may have heard of the sad news from the Mijoy. Capt. Paul Brockett, the patriarch of the sportfishing industry in Connecticut, passed away last week. He will be missed by all, and we ask that you join us in keeping the Mijoy family in your thoughts during this difficult time.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon. In the meantime, continue to check out our Facebook page- we’ll continue to post some great old videos and photos, as well as live updates and info.

Stay safe and we’ll see everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we know that everyone wants to get out there- we’re getting tons of calls and emails wanting to know when we’re starting. We are just as excited as you, and we can’t wait to get out there. As soon as we’re able, we’ll be heading out!

In the meantime, continue to check out our Facebook page- we’ll continue to post some great old videos and photos, as well as live updates and info.

Stay safe and we’ll see everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we’re getting anxious to get out there and go fishing! You’ve probably seen in our Facebook videos that we’re working on the boat, getting everything ready to go. Hopefully we’ll be able to get out there soon!

As always, check out our Facebook page for details and updates. We’ll continue to post some great old videos and photos- be sure to check them out!

Stay safe and we’ll see everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we’re getting everything ready for a great season. When we will start is anybody’s guess, at this point, but we’ll be ready when the time comes.

As always, check out our Facebook page for details and updates. Last week we posted a great video of Capt. Greg from the 80’s- we’ll be posting a “new” video this week too. Check it out!

Stay safe and we’ll see everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that like last week, we’re continuing to get the boat ready for the season. As for when we’ll start, that’s just a waiting game. As soon as we can, we’ll get back out there.

Many of you have seen that we’re posting some new ‘old’ videos on our Facebook page and in our weekly email. The first few were footage from when Capt. Greg caught his great white shark back in 1983. Be sure to visit our page and see as we post more videos each week. A little entertainment while we’re all stuck at home.

As usual, stay tuned to our website and Facebook page for updates and details on our schedule as they become available. Until then, stay home, stay safe, and we’ll see you soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we all want to get back out there, but right now, home is the best place to be. We know for your phone calls and emails that you all want to get out there too. We can’t wait to see everyone when this is all over.

In the meantime, stay home, stay safe, and we’ll see everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we’ve been working on the boat to get ready for the season.  Judging by the number of emails and phone calls, we know you’re all excited to get out there too.  Obviously, we will be monitoring the situation and following safety guidelines, but we are hoping that we’ll be able to get out when the season is scheduled to start in May.    Stay tuned and we will be sure to post more info as it becomes available.  We hope everyone stays healthy and safe!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that as you all know, the Saltwater Fishing Expo in New Jersey was cancelled, as was the Northeast Fishing & Hunting show in Hartford. We’re sorry to miss seeing everyone, but understand under the circumstances.

We did have our New London Maritime Society seal watch on Saturday- it was chilly and windy but we saw loads of seals.

We’re currently doing our annual winter maintenance on the boat (waxing the hull, painting, etc), and look forward to getting back out there as soon as possible. Stay tuned for updates and more info!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we had a great day on Saturday at the Ward Melville Fishing Club show. We met some great new friends and look forward to fishing with them this season. This is a huge club that does a lot to get kids involved in fishing and we were thrilled to be able to donate a free trip for each member of the club so they can come fish with us. We look forward to fishing with them soon!

In other news, we have our annual seal watch fundraiser for the Maritime Society coming up this Saturday. We’ll have one crew here on the boat while the other is down at the Saltwater Fishing Expo in Edison, NJ with the shark and the fighting chair. Come visit us at either place- on the seal watch or at the show- this weekend.

Then we’ll have one more weekend of shows, when we’ll be in Hartford at the Connecticut Fishing and Hunting Show. Once that one wraps up, we’ll be gearing up for codfishing in April and our season starting in early May. We’re looking forward to a great season!

As always, check our website and Facebook page for updates. We hope to see you soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we had a great weekend at the Suffern World Fishing Expo in New York. We saw some current customers and met some new ones. The consensus is that everyone wants to get out and go fishing!

We’re excited to be at the Ward Melville Fishing Show next weekend, followed by New Jersey the weekend after. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

We’re planning on starting our fishing trips in the beginning of May. We’ll post a full schedule soon. We’re also hoping to do some more cod trips in April, so stay tuned and we’ll post dates as soon as we can.

We do have a seal watch coming up on March 14th, as a fundraiser for the Maritime Society. Join us, it’s sure to be a good trip! As always, check our website and Facebook page for updates and more info. We look forward to seeing everyone soon.

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we had a great weekend at the Philadelphia Fishing Show. We saw many old friends and met so many new ones! We’re looking forward to fishing with everyone this season! We’ll be heading to the Suffern World Fishing Expo this weekend, so be sure to stop by and say hello.

In other news, many of you saw on our Facebook page and weekly email that Capt. Greg’s father, Ray, passed away last week. We are blown away with the messages, emails, and phone calls we’ve received over the last week, offering condolences and kind words. Thank you so much, we truly appreciate your thoughts during a difficult time for our Black Hawk family.

We’ll be posting some more seal watches soon, so stay tuned for dates and times. We’re looking forward to getting back out fishing soon too. As always, check our website and Facebook page for details. We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we we had a great weekend at the CT Fishing & Outdoor show. We saw some old friends and met some new ones. We’re looking forward to heading to Philadelphia next weekend, followed by Suffern and then New Jersey later in March.

As far as the fishing goes, as you know we’ve been taking a little break to let things improve a bit. We’re watching carefully, and are ready to go as soon as we see an improvement and have the weather for it.

As always, check our website and Facebook page for updates and more info. We look forward to seeing everyone soon!