3 Days to go!!! Make Up dates are available

Hello everyone, Spring Trophy Season kicks off this saturday even if it it is going to feel like summer, the fish are ready and waiting on us. We splashed back in the water last friday and after running a shakedown trip in sunday, things are looking good. We released a couple big girls but not before getting some info. on where they'll be hanging around next week. There was plenty of bait around and a great water temperature which should make for promising signs for the start of the season this weekend. We do still have 3 available dates left for full parties or make-ups, those dates are 4/30, 5/13, and 5/14. For our make-up trips they are first come, first serve up to 8 people and are $125 per person which includes mate's tip and fish cleaning. These are prime weekend dates that came from last minute cancellations and all 3 dates are available for make-up or private parties, whichever comes first. GIve us a call or shoot us an email to get on board for one of our last chances this spring for a true trophy fish, we also have weekend dates left through the first weekend in June available for the schoolies starting the weekend of 5/20, these trips are great for all ages and experiences with lots of action to keep the kids entertained. We look forward to hearing from you or seeing you on board soom!!!

Tight Lines,

Cory Rice

337-251-5821

Spring Rockfishing is here and Cobia, you are next on the list!!!

Hello everyone, Hope you all are doing well and enjoying this weather as it looks like spring is finally here. We have been busy working on a few new things and taking care of our annual maintenance at the railway the past few weeks. As we finish up our last few spring projects, we are sharpening our hooks and knocking the dust off of our baits for Trophy Season starting April 15th. We only have a couple dates left on our Trophy season calendar, May 13th and 14th are your last chances to get hooked up to the first pigs of the year. We will also be running rockfish trips for the school sized fish through the weekend of June 3rd and 4th before switch over to our summer gear. For those who have the itch to catch some spring time rockfish, but don't have enough interest to get a full group together, we may be doing some make up trips in the latter half of May. Anyone who wants more information on these trips or wants to put your name in the hat, shoot us an email or give us a call to get on the list. Yesterday the VMRC gave us some great news for our summertime fishery, for those who didn't know we were very close to losing our cobia fishery due to lack of scientific studies on the Atlantic Cobia Stock. VMRC yesterday unanimously voted to kep the season open and increase our daily catch limits. We are now allowed 3 fish per boat over 40" with one of the 3 being over 50" from June 1 to Sept 15. We will start running trips for cobia, bluefish, spanish mackerel, and bottom fish starting on weekends from June 10 to the end of September. Cobia fishing has become one of our better fisheries over the past 3-4 years with many fish weighing 50+ lbs and they are great eating as well. We will only have limited dates for cobia this summer since we only run weekend trips during the summer months so don't wait too long to get a prime date to catch Mr. Brownsuit!!! Give us a call or shoot us an email for more information or to get your name on the books.

Tight Lines,

Cory Rice

337-251-5821

captaincory@c4charters.com

Spring Trophy Season is right around the Corner!!!

Hello Everyone, 

    It looks like Old Man Winter mioght be easing his grip a little early this year and we are getting the itch to start fishing. With that being said, Spring Trophy season is right around the corner. Due to an early start commercial fishing for my dad and I this year our trophy season will be a little shorter than usual. As of now we only have 5 dates left open for the Trophy Season and a few weekend dates for the school sized fish through the first of June. i apologize for only having limited bookings this year and hope to be able to open a full calendar again next year, unfortunately we don't control our start date for our commercial season. I'm looking forward to our season as we make a few new upgrades to the Anna Lynn and start sharpening hooks and getting things ready, hopefully we will continue on with the good fishing we have had the last couple springs. Last year's spring yielded our biggest overall class of fish to date and we hope to follow suit this year. Our available dates for the trophy season as of now are 4/16, 4/18, 4/19, 5/13, and 5/14. We also have 5/20, 5/21, 5/27, 5/28, 5/29, 6/3, and 6/4 available for the school sized rockfish which usually run from 20" - lower 30s. After we finish our spring rockfish season, we will begin running cobia trips on the weekends throughout the remainder of the summer and we'll be doing some bottom fishing and light trolling as well and it's not too early to book a summer trip as well. We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you on board in the future. Give us a call or shoot us an email to get on the books or for any questions you may have, the wife and I are heading out of the country next week, so if I don't respond right away I will get back with you first part of the week of 3/5.

Tight Lines,

Cory Rice

337-251-5821

captaincory@c4charters.com

Rocktober is coming!!!

Hello everyone, Hope you all have had a great summer and I'd like to thank everyone who was a part of our great summer fishing we had this year. We enjoyed every trip and experienced great cobia and mackerel fishing for the better part of the summer along with a few reds and blues mixed in. Fall is here now, even though it doesn't feel like it yet, and it's time to switch gears. Rockfish season comes October 4th and we'll be livelining, trolling, and chumming on weekends through midNovember. These trips will be focusing the action on light tackle and school sized fish up to some 8-12 lbrs. We will also be doing some flats fishing through early November casting to trout and rockfish on our ultralight tackle out of the skiff. Once the water really cools down, we'll start seeing some bigger fish migrating down to our neck of the woods and they usually start showing up midNovember and in big numbers by Thanksgiving week. We will be running charters full time from then on out of Reedville until the season closes on December 31. After another great spring season and plenty of catch and release action on some decent fish throughout the summer in the rivers and flats, it looks like we should be in line for another great fall on the Bay. For those of you oyster lovers, our local Fire Dept. and hunt club are putting on a joint All You Can Eat (and drink) shrimp and oyster feast on October 15, tickets are $40 per person and food is served from 4-7 with music lasting until 10. Give me a call or shoot me an email for more info. on this great event or to order tickets. We look forward to seeing you on board this fall for some great fishing!!! As always our calendar on the website is up to date to pick out your perfect day for fishing with us!!!

Tight Lines,

Cory Rice

337-251-5821

captaincory@c4charters.com

Summer and Big Cobia are here!!!

    Hello everyone, Hope you are all doing well and are finally settling into a summertime groove, because it finally feels like its here. With summer comes long days and warm nights, which are heating are water temperatures up and getting the fishing hot as well. We ran our first cobia trip this past weekend and it was excellent for an early season trip, we caught quite a few sharks up to 15 lbs and went 4/6 on the cobia with the biggest being 46". This is a great sign for whats to come through the next couple months, the cobia fishing should get better and we should see some great bluefish and spanish mackerel fishing starting around the first of July to add to our targeted species. We also have seen a few big drum around, but have yet to have the pleasure of getting one on the hook. Our trips now are weekends only, but we still have some dates available to come get your family, friends, or coworkers on board for a great day on the Bay. Give us a call or shoot us an email anytime for any questions you may have or to get your name on the books.

    Tight Lines,

    Cory Rice    

    337-251-5821

    captaincory@c4charters.com

Cobia Season is Open!!!

Hello everyone, We got some great news last week when the VMRC decided to go against the ASMFC's ruling on closing cobia season after June 20th. This means we will be able to keep cobia all summer long, we have been restricted to keeping 2 40" or greater fish per day, but I guess that's better than the alternative and having a closed season on a great fishery. We are allowed to catch and release so everyone can get a chance to wrestle with one of these giants. We will start running trips for cobia on the weekends starting 6/11, mostly what we'll be doing when targeting cobia will be chumming and livelining, it may be a little bit of sight casting in the mix, but mostly chumming. We will also be trolling for bluefish, red drum, and spanish mackerel, bottom fishing for croaker, spot, and sharks, and we will also be doing flats fishing trips for puppy drum and speckled trout. We will be running these trips on weekends only and these are all great trips with lots of action that for lots of fun for family trips, your best buddies, or a group from work. We look forward to seeing you on board this summer.

    Tight Lines,

    Cory Rice    

    337-25-5821

    captaincory@c4charters.com

Spring Trophy Season was a success, one last chance for spring rockfish!!!

    Hello everyone, First off, I would like to thank everyone who has been a part of our spring trophy season this year as it was our best one since we've been running the Anna Lynn. We finished up today with 54 Maryland citations in 24 trips!!! Overall we had some great days on the bay, we only had one trip where we didn't bring any meat home. There were a few trips that were "wham, bam, thank you mam, on the way home early", a few where we had to work all day to get our limit and a few where we had some nice fish, but didn't quite fill the box. Still it was the best overall season we've had and I'm very thankful for all of you who had a chance to get on board and be a part of it. For those that didn't get a chance to get one of these trophies, but still need to get your rockfish fix on there is one last chance. We will be fishing this coming Saturday out of Olverson's Marina for the school class fish, the 20-32" fish have shown up in great numbers over the past week. Last week and this weekend, we called them heartbreakers, but as of tomorrow they are meat in the box when the limits increase to 2 per person and 20" minimum. Saturday 5/21 is available for full charter or walk on, these trips usually are action packed with lots of pullage and a nice grade of small-medium class fish and its still a few big ones that will surprise us from time to time over the next couple weeks. If we have enough interest for a walk on saturday, it will be $125/person which includes tip and fish cleaning. We will take up to 8 people saturday and spots will be first come first serve. Give us a call or shoot us an email for any qeustions you may have or to get on board for saturday. Once again thanks to all for a great spring season, and its not too early to get your name on the books for summer fishing, fall rockfishing, or even next season's spring trophy season which will start 4/15/2017.

Tight Lines,

Cory Rice    

337-251-5821

captaincory@c4charters.com