Category: REPORTS

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that as you know, we’ve been taking a little break from the fishing to let things improve a bit.  We just don’t think it’s right to take people out when we know there’s not much to catch.  We’re watching carefully, and are ready to go as soon as we see an improvement and have the weather for it.

In the meantime, we’re getting ready for our next round of sports shows.  We’ll be heading to the Mohegan Sun casino for the CT Fishing & Outdoor Show this weekend, then we’ll be heading to Philadelphia and Suffern, NY. Looking forward to seeing our customers, and seeing some new faces too.  Be sure to join us at a show this winter!

We’ve also scheduled a seal watch for next Monday, February 17.  Tickets are extremely limited, so we encourage you to grab your spots now before it sells out.  As usual, we will be donating 50% of each ticket to local non-profit organizations.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that the fishing this week just was not what we wanted it to be. On Friday, we had some excellent weather but the bite was not what we hoped for. We made some moves looking for better grounds but never found a pile of fish to work on. We picked away at what was there to catch and put some nice fish in the coolers but still it wasn’t what we had anticipated. Hoping for improvement in the near future.

In the meantime, we’re getting ready for our next round of sports shows. We’ll be heading to the Mohegan Sun casino for the CT Fishing & Outdoor Show February 14-16, then we’ll be heading to Philadelphia and Suffern, NY. Looking forward to seeing our customers, and seeing some new faces too. Be sure to join us at a show this winter!

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

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we got out two days last week, Wednesday and Friday. Wednesday was a slow grind. We had some excellent weather with flat calm seas however the fish did not want to cooperate. We marked plenty of fish and bait on the machines but they just didn’t want to chew. We did have a nice shot of pollock mixed in with the cod, and we picked away on them and put some fish onboard but it never materialized into the bite we were looking for. Friday was a little better. Once again, we had some beautiful weather for late January! We got there nice and early with fresh clams and used the freshly shucked shells for chum. We were bombarded with short fish, but still had a decent pick throughout the morning, until the wind and tide changed. Then, the fish stopped chewing. We did have some nice pollock and ling in the mix, as well. Like the other boats, we are waiting for some improvement and hoping for that big hit of keeper cod. As fun as the short fish are to catch, we are held to a 21″ size limit, and short fish just don’t make it to the cooler.

We plan on fishing again this week, Wednesday and Friday, and will add more trips for the weekends if the weather allows. 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 our trip last Tuesday was an absolutely beautiful day with some great fishing, as well! The cod started to chew right off the bat and we continued to pick away at them all day. There were plenty of ling and bergals mixed in with solid catch quality cod. High hook had 7 keeper cod with others having multiple fish as well. Overall, a nice trip on the winter cod grounds.

Saturday was a bit different, and it seemed like the cod fishing has reverted to the way it was a few years ago- the first boat on the grounds gets them coming and the rest of the boats pick away on the outside. Unfortunately that is how Saturday’s trip went for us. We put some quality fish on the boat but the quantity was not the same.

We’re looking forward to getting back out there this week- the weather looks good so we’re heading out Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. These trips will fill fast, so be sure to grab your tickets online. As always, stay tuned to our Facebook page and website for details and updates.

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we fished last Tuesday, and while we had high hopes, the trip wasn’t quite what we expected. We started off strong with a couple of keepers on the first drift and thought we were in for a good day. We picked away at them, but overall it was a slow, frustrating day. Lots of bait, lots of shorts, lots of life out there, all of which are good signs- so we’re hoping for an improvement soon. Unfortunately, due to the weather that was the only day we got out there last week.

The boat is heading out on Tuesday, January 14, and then we will continue to fish as the weather allows. Be sure to check our website and Facebook page for updates.

We had our first sports show this last weekend, the Garden State Outdoor Sports show, and it was great to see some old friends and meet new ones. We’re looking forward to the rest of our show season- we’ll be in Philadelphia, Suffern, at Mohegan Sun, and a few others.

We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office gives a short report this week. We fished last Sunday, December 29, and got a much needed improvement after our last couple of tough trips! We fished some new grounds with a solid catch of keeper cod with a lot of shorts mixed in. We had a few haddock, sea bass, pollock, ling and bergals mixed in to round out the coolers.

We’ll be heading out again on Tuesday before some of our crew heads down to New Jersey for the weekend for the Garden State Outdoor Sports Show. We look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones. Come see us this weekend!

We will continue to fish as much as possible, weather permitting, so be sure to check our website and Facebook page for updates.

Heather from the Black Hawk reports that hopefully, you know us well enough by now to know that we’ll give you the honest reports. When it’s good, we’ll tell you. When it’s not…well, we’ll tell you that too. The last few trips have been tough. Last Sunday and Monday were spent moving to several different grounds, and while we were able to pick away on some cod, some ling and some bergals, it was tough.

Friday’s trip was more of the same. We still picked away and put some cod, sea bass, ling and bergals in the coolers. Saturday’s trip was more of the same. On Sunday, we finally had some improvement. We fished some new ground with a much better results, and ended up with a solid catch of keeper cod with a lot of shorts mixed in. We had a few haddock, sea bass, pollock, ling and bergals mixed in to round out the coolers!

We’ll continue to fish in January, weather permitting. As you probably know, this time of year the fishing can change day to day, so we’ll be heading as often as possible.

As always, check our website and Facebook page for updates and info. We look forward to seeing you soon. On behalf of the entire Black Hawk family, we wish you a Happy New Year and a happy and healthy 2020!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we did get out the last few days, but the fishing wasn’t what we hoped for. Saturday had some of the best weather we could ask for, but the fishing wasn’t as good. We had lots of short cod, but the big fish just didn’t want to bite. We moved around quite a bit, and did have ling, bergals, sea bass, and pollock mixed in with the keeper cod we did get. Overall, it was not the bite we left before the recent storms.

Sunday was tough. You know us- we’ll tell it like it is, and Sunday was a tough day. We made a bunch of moves on some different grounds, but nothing was cooperating. We marked plenty of life on the bottom, but the fish just didn’t want to chew. We were able to pick away at a few keeper cod with some ling and bergals, but it was a tough grind.

The boat is headed out again Monday, and we will post a report after that, so stay tuned. We hope to get out a few more times before the end of the year, as long as Mother Nature cooperates. We will post these trips on our website and Facebook, so check there and join us soon.

The Black Hawk crew would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. We’ve said it before, we have the best customers around, and hope that everyone has a happy holiday. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we fished on Friday, but the weather did not cooperate like it was supposed to- which left us with some pretty nautical conditions. We tried some new grounds, and while the wind and waves didn’t make for easy fishing, we got the job done. We had a healthy catch of cod fish, with the pool winner pushing 25lbs! We had some sea bass in the mix and a lot of ling, pollock, and bergals.

Unfortunately, the weather for the upcoming week doesn’t look good, but we’re watching closely. We will post some trips as soon as we get a weather window, so stay tuned. As always check our Facebook page and website for updates. We hope to see you soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk reports that we had a great weekend of fishing, leaving from our winter dock in Noank.  Saturday’s trip started off a little slow but we picked away and made a few moves and finally anchored up on a pile! We ended the day with a boat limit of big knothead sea bass and limits of XXL scup! We also had a healthy shot cod cod up to 18lbs, some pollock and ling as well!   Sunday was an absolutely beautiful December day on the water, with plenty of action! The jumbo porgies chewed the bottom of the boat out all day long! The sea bass had to fight through the swarm of scup to get to the bait, but we still filled the up on knotheads. We rounded out the coolers with a solid catch of cod and ling, as well.

We will be adding more trips soon for this week, so stay tuned! Don’t miss out on this great fishing at Block Island! These trips are by reservation only and fill up fast, so be sure to book your tickets online once you see them posted.  As always, check out Facebook page and website for details and reports.  We hope to see you soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that last Monday and Tuesday we had excellent combo trips- spent some time blackfishing, some time bottom fishing. The seabass fishing was excellent both days with fish up to 5 pounds. The blackfish seemed to cooperate a bit more on Monday than on Tuesday, but both trips had a good number of blackfish just before the season closed on Thursday.

Friday we had some wind to contend with, which didn’t make for the easiest of conditions, but the porgies didn’t care! From the first drop to the last, the scup were sailing over the rail and into the pail! We still caught plenty of sea bass and cod, but it was hard to get the bait past the swarm of jumbo scup! Saturday and Sunday we had private charters with some great groups. Saturday was a windy one, but we still were able to load up on the scup, had some seabass, and a few cod in the mix. Sunday’s trip had a nice weather window, and we took full advantage, getting limits of porgies, a boat limit of seabass, and a good number of cod. Overall, an excellent day on the water!

We’ll be moving the boat to Noank in the next few days and we will continue to sail from the Noank Shipyard for the remainder of our season. We will be adding more trips as soon as we get some nice weather later this week! As always, check our website and Facebook page for an updated schedule. We plan on fishing as much as the weather allows, so when we post a trip, grab your spot quickly before they sell out! Don’t miss out on the awesome fishing at Block Island!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we were able to get out several days this week, and we saw some excellent fishing. Early in the week we had to fight through the dogfish, but still had a boat limit of seabass, along with some scup and nice sized codfish. The blackfish was a bit better than last week, although we still had to weed through some shorts to get the keepers. Wednesday was a great day, with another boat limit of seabass, a good number of codfish, and keeper blackfish to 8 pounds. Thursday was a great day, with beautiful weather and excellent fishing. Nice blackfish, some pushing 10 pounds, with lots of limits around the boat. Once again, we loaded up on a boat limit of seabass with a good mix of cod to 15 pounds. Saturday’s weekend trip had to contend with some wind and rolly conditions, but we ended the day with limits of seabass, a good number of jumbo scup, and a few codfish as well.

We’ve got the last of our blackfish trips this week, and hope to get out for more seabass, porgy and cod trips after the holiday. Speaking of that, the entire Black Hawk crew would like to wish all of our customers a very Happy Thanksgiving. We are certainly thankful to have the best customers around and are glad you’re a part of the Black Hawk family. As always, check our website and Facebook page for updates and reports, and we look forward to seeing everyone soon.

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that on last Sunday’s trip, we had some wind to contend with, which made fishing a little tougher. However, everyone stuck it out at the rails and loaded up on the porgies and sea bass. On Monday’s Veterans Day combo trip, we had an great day of catching with a nice mixed bag of fish! We had plenty of porgies with limits of sea bass all around the boat and few nice cod mixed in. We some limits of blackfish as well, with a couple in the double digits.

Thursday and Friday combo trips were simply fantastic. Awesome cod fishing with fish to 25 pounds. The fish were hungry and were biting on both the jigs and clams. We also had limits of seabass, and some haddock and pollock in the mix as well. The blackfishing was good too, with many limits around the boat.

As always, check our website for details and updates. Our trips are now based on the weather and will be posted as dates become available. Check the website and Facebook page for details and updated schedules.

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that last weekend’s Sunday trip was a real mixed bag- we had cod, sea bass, porgies , a few bluefish, and even a winter flounder! It was an excellent all around day of catching! Special congrats to 12 year old Brandon from Vernon, who caught a beautiful winter flounder. Great job, Brandon!

Monday’s combo trip had some excellent fishing. The sea bass fishing was a total bail job right from the start with seabass flying over the rails up to 5lb! The porgies and cod fish had to fight for a meal through the hungry sea bass, but we still put some scup and cod in the coolers, as well. After we picked up our limit of sea bass, we switched over to the blackfish. We had a lot of limits around the boat, with a few fish hitting double digits on the scale!

Tuesday’s private charter loaded up on the scup and sea bass, with limits of seabass and a good mix of cod to 15 pounds. Wednesday’s combo trip saw nnice, big cod fish and sea bass. We had limits of sea bass, mixed with loads of porgies and some cod fish over the 10lb mark. We did have a solid catch of blackfish and the seasoned anglers were able to pick up their limit of taugs. Saturday was another day of great fishing- now is the time to join us and fill the freezer for the winter.

We’ve added more combo trips for next Thursday and Friday, so book your spots online before they fill up. These trips are popular and reservations are required. As always, check the website for details and updates on upcoming trips.

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we had a good week of fishing, despite losing a few days to the weather. Monday we had some weather to contend with, but were able to anchor up and pick away at ’em. We had limits of big sea bass, a mix of scup, a couple nice cod fish, and blackfish as well. Congratulations to 10-year-old Jaden, who caught the pool winning cod fish during his first time out on the ocean!

Tuesday and Wednesday were good, with limits of porgies and seabass as well as a good mix of codfish. We’re seeing more and more cod on these trips now lately.

Unfortunately, we lost both Thursday and Friday due to the weather. Saturday was good- beautiful weather and calm seas for a perfect fall fishing November day! We had some dog fish to fight through but everyone worked hard and filled the coolers up with some quality sea bass and a solid catch of porgies as well.

As a reminder, all of our trips are now by reservation only, as we’re taking a limited number of people. You can view our schedule and make reservations on our website. Don’t forget to check Facebook for updates and daily reports too. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk reports that last week on Tuesday and Wednesday we started off fishing in some local waters as we had some wind to contend with and couldn’t make it out to Block Island. That being said, the sea bass fishing was flat out fantastic with an easy boat limit of nice size fish. After loading up on the sea bass we switched over to blackfish. It took a little while to get them to start chewing but after picking through a few shorts the keepers started coming over the rails for a boat limit of blackfish as well.

By the end of the week, we were able to get back out to Block Island and had excellent weather and fishing, with boat limits of jumbo porgies and sea bass. Friday’s trip had some nice cod in the mix as well, up to 18 pounds! Saturday’s trip was a highlight of the week, with limits of jumbo seabass coming over the rails. Jumbo porgies, a few blackfish, triggerfish and cod filled out the mix. making for a great day on the water.

Unfortunately, we lost Sunday’s trip due to the weather, but we’re looking forward to getting back out there this week. This is our last week of open trips, as starting November 4, all trips are by reservation only. As always, check our website and Facebook page for updates. Join us soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that things picked up last Monday after the storm. We had a few days of good fishing before the next storm came in and kept us tied up for a few days. Tuesday’s trip was the highlight of the week- we had a private charter who wanted to go for some bluefish, and what a day we had! Loads of blues, a few stripers, and seabass too. Definitely the highlight of the week. We were able to get Wednesday’s trip in before the conditions started to deteriorate, with the winds picking up as the day went on.

Like everyone else, we stayed at the dock on Thursday and Friday, before returning to the grounds on Saturday. It was a bit of a tough trip- we found some piles of fish, but everyone had to work at it. Those who fished hard went home with solid catch of fish. Nothing like before the storms, but not bad for the first day back. It should get better and better as things calm down after the high winds.

We plan on fishing daily through October- check our website for updates, as there are a few days when we have private charters and aren’t available for open trips. At this time of year, it’s always a good idea to call the day before your trip as well, to check on weather conditions and updates. We’ll continue to fish in November as well, and our schedule will be posted soon, so stay tuned. All trips starting November 1 are very weather-dependent and by reservation only. As always, check our website and Facebook page for updates and details.

Heather from the Black Hawk says it’s a short report this week! We lost all week due to the strong winds and rough seas. As of this writing (Sunday afternoon) the boat is still out on our first trip after the storm. We never know exactly what it will be like after a storm like that- fish can move around, the water gets all churned up, and we just never know what to expect. Check our Facebook page for updates once the boat gets in.

We’re planning on fishing most days- but, as we learned this past week, Mother Nature can be tough- so please give us a call the day before your trip for updates. As always, check our website and Facebook page for updates as well. We look forward to seeing everyone soon!

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that we had another great week of fishing. The porgy and seabass fishing out at Block Island keeps getting better and better. Limits all around of jumbo porgies and giant sea bass. Wednesday was a highlight of the week, with an epic day of huge sea bass, monster porgies, and even a mako shark! You may have seen the video on our Facebook page- it put on quite the aerial show, jumping out of the water several times before it was released unharmed. If you haven’t seen it, go check it out on our Facebook page!

We had private charters on Friday and Saturday. Friday’s trip wanted bluefish, and despite the wind we still loaded up. The conditions were definitely not in our favor but that didn’t stop our group of diehards! We had a bunch of short striped bass and a few keeper sea bass mixed in as well. Saturday’s trip wanted to bottom fish, and they got ’em- an excellent day of fishing meant everyone left with bags of fillets.

Our night bass trips last week were a mix of good and not so good. As with all of our trips, we don’t sugar coat our fishing reports. Although our night bass trips on Saturday and Sunday were very successful with fish to 35lbs last night’s trip was a bust. Anyone who fishes Montauk on the flood tide with an east wind can tell you it creates tough drifting conditions and poor results. Unfortunately, Monday night had all of these. We only had one short bass caught with a handful of bites and a few that popped off on the way up. We hope for better results and conditions on our upcoming trips.

As always, at this time of year, it’s a good idea to give us a call the day before your trip to check on weather conditions. We plan on sailing daily, but there may be days when we are not sailing based on weather- Mother Nature can be a tough partner! You can also always check our website and Facebook page for updates. We look forward to seeing everyone soon.

Heather from the Black Hawk office reports that the fall bite continues! We had another week of excellent bottom fishing with plenty of porgies and sea bass, a few cod mixed in, and even a few striped bass in the mix as well.  Earlier in the week we had a bit of wind to contend with, but had a plan B and stayed local – and did well with the porgies and seabass.

Our private charter on Friday had a great group from Cheshire and simply phenomenal catching! The porgies were huge and hungry and the monster sea bass flying over the rails all day long! We ended the day with a boat limit of big sea bass and bonus season limits of XL porgies all around the boat.

Saturday’s night trip was the first of our fall night bass trips, and it was a beautiful night.  With many first time customers, we had our boat limit many happy anglers- for many of them, it was their first striped bass.  We’ll be doing more of these trips as the fall bite continues.

We’d like to give a special thanks to our customer Paul, who brought a huge donation of cleaning supplies, sheets, and blankets down to the boat for Always Home, a local organization helping families overcome homelessness.  They were thrilled with the donation and we were so happy to be able to help.  We’ve got the best customers around!

The fall bite is red hot right now! Join us soon- we continue to fish daily at 7:00 am.  There are a few dates we don’t have open trips due to private charters- including next Friday and Saturday, October 4 & 5- so check the website for updates and details.  We hope to see everyone soon!