HOT FISHING IN OCEAN CITY!!! Walk-ons and Open Dates

Hello everybody and Happy New Year's Eve eve!!! 

    First off I want to apologize for the numerous emails lately, but I want to keep everyone informed of whats going on in the fishing world. We are fishing out of Ocean City and doing very well up here in our new home so far with lots of big fish around, it reminds me of the old days down Va Beach when I first started mating down there, which was a lot of fun. Va Beach hasn't had any striped bass brought in from the ocean to my knowledge as of yet which is the reason we made the jump to the North, if fishing were to get good down there, we'd be gone in a heart beat, a 100 mile long heart beat. The drive to the North for those who have made it so far has proven well worth it and I hope you guys will continue to come with us as this is where the fish seem to be for now. I have had some cancellations due to the extra 2-2.5 hour ride and have some more open dates on the books now. As of now Jan. 4,6-9,15,16,22,23, and 27- Feb. 1 are available. I understand that the extra traveling time makes it tough on you guys that drive up, fish, and drive back all in one day. I also understand that some groups just do not have enough people to make the cost feasible for the trip due to some people not being able to make the trip and I am trying to accomodate those who can't get full groups together by putting together some walk-on trips. Walk-on trips will be available first come first serve and for up to 8 people per trip. The cost for these trips are $170/person and that includes tip and all. I am going to try and get walk on trips together for Jan. 4,6,9,15,16,22,23,27. We need to get at least 5 people for these dates to make these trips work and hope this offers an alternative to those who want to catch some big fish, but don't have a group large enough for a private charter. If you or anyone you know is interested in any of these dates please let us know so we can put you on the list. Hopefully fishing will remain as good as it has been and the signs look for it to continue to be good up here, there are lots of fish and lots of bait for them to eat up here as well as very moderate water temp. for this time of year. Its actually warmer water up here than at the mouth of the Bay. I hope we can see everyone on board soon and hope you all have a great start to 2014!!!

        Tight Lines,

        Cory Rice

        337-251-5821

        www.c4charters.com

        captaincory@c4charters.com

Ocean City Bass!!!

Hello everybody and hope everyone had a Great Christmas and is ready for the New Year. We will be celebrating in Ocean City and look forward to more great trips like our first one from

OC today!!! Fishing was good today and looks very promising for the near future and we still have dates available!!! Sat. Jan. 4 has become available amd quite a few days during the week throughout January are still open!!! Check out our calendar and don't miss your chance for some Ocean City Rockbass action!!! Tight lines!!!

Merry Christmas and Ocean City Bound!!!

Hello everyone, Hope you all are ready for the Holidays!! As we wind down the Bay season with just a couple trips left before Christmas, I look back and am thankful for the fishing we have had some of it has been really good and some of it has been... well a long boat ride with lots of fishing and very little catching. For some reason after the best fall (2012) in the 10 years, I've been doing this mating or running a boat, most of the big boys decided not to come check out the Bay this fall. Its been somewhat of a let down after such a great early fall season and the countless schools of fish still going down the Bay of juvenile fish 15"-25", we knew the big boys would right around the corner in great #s but they never showed. Last winter was a tough year out of Rudee and looks to be another one out of there. I have heard from multiple sources that the fishing is pretty good out of Ocean City Md. and that's where we'll be. I want to make sure all you guys get the best chance to get your trophy rockfish and moving to Ocean City looks like where we need to start our ocean season. If the fish head down to Va Beach, we'll be coming with them but until then we will be fishing out of Ocean City. At most its an extra 2.5 hours of driving but I believe it will be well worth the drive to go up there where the big boys are living. I hope everyone will understand the extra effort we are putting in to be where the fish are and hope to see you up there. I also understand that drive is a long ways for some of you to make like the groups that come down, fish, and drive back all in one day and for you guys don't forget about the spring Trophy season in April and May. I have a deal worked out on hotels that is the same as in Va Beach for your stay if interested. I also have a few more open dates due to the move and have a Saturday opening of Jan. 4, also New Year's Eve and Day have become available as well if anyone wants to try the Ocean City night life for New Years and catch some big fish too. I have attached a link to a youtube video one of my customers made last week one of our better days on the little fish, lots of action and we picked out some decent keepers. Once again I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and hope to see you on board soon as we look forward to a great start out of Ocean City!!!

http://youtu.be/KIE6Hji3daw  Tight Lines, Cory Rice 337-251-5821 captaincory@c4charters.com

Back to Back Champs with giant bass!!!

Hello everyone, Hope you all are getting ready for the holidays and enjoying this early winter weather. This weather has had some good and bad effects on fishing. The good is the fish are on the move, the bad is we have had to move south a little early, not to Virginia Beach yet, but down to Windmill Point. We are starting to have consistent catches of big fish and some of them are true pigs up to 45 lbs. We also defended our Chesterfield Fire Dept. Tournament Championship and had a clean sweep of all divisions of the tournament for the 2nd year in a row, we took all the 1st places prizes out of 155 entries. Fishing is getting better and better all the time and we have a few days left on the Bay next week, Mon-Wed. and thats all that is left before New Years. We have a few dates left towards the end of January if you haven't gotten your date picked out or your group together, you better hurry before the 2013-2014 is booked up. Our calendar is up to date on the website at www.c4charters.com for you to grab your date. Don't miss your chance for your winter trophy rockfish!!! Happy holidays to everyon and hope to see you on board!!               Tight Lines,               Cory Rice               captaincory@c4charters.com               337-251-5821

Wide open fishing and just a few Saturdays left!!!

Hello everyone, 

    It's time to put away the short pants and flip flops and pull out the jeans and pull up the big fish!!! Chumming is wide open right now with a few bluefish still around plenty of healthy rockfish up to 28" and they are only going to get bigger!!! Right now we are still chumming and livelining with real solid fishing on a daily basis. The nights are starting to get colder which means the big fish should be starting to head this way, we'll soon be jigging and trolling through birds and bait for the bigger class fish. We still have weekend dates available for chumming through midNovember. In the next 3 weeks to a month we'll have all the ehavy tackle back on board and be catching the real big fish with planer boards and all back in action. We still have some open dates from Nov. 30 to Dec. 17 out of Reedville and plenty of days out of Rudee Inlet through the end of January. Weekend dates and holiday dates are becoming scarce so don't wait too long. We do have 3 saturdays left for the big fish season. November 23 and 30 out of Reedville and Dec. 21 out of Rudee Inlet. November 23 is the CNR Memorial tournament and is open for charter with a chance to win some big $$, we also have one date left for the big Mid-Atlantic Rockfish Shootout out of Rudee on Thursday, January 9 if anyone wants a chance at $200,000.00. This winter season hopefully will be much better than last, it's my opinion that it will be much better. We had a great spring and summer, fall is looking like a repeat of last year with great fishing and I think that will carry on into the ocean. We had a much milder summer and so far a cooler fall so the fish should move on down this year instead of staying to the far north like last winter. Our calendar is up to date online and we are ready to book your trip today. Give us a call for your date and don't forget about our discounts for booking multiple trips!! Tight Lines everyone!!!

       

           Cory Rice

           337-251-5821

           captaincory@c4charters.com

           www.c4charters.com

Fall Rockfishing is in Full Swing!!!

 Hello everyone, Hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather we've had the past few days (just kidding). Hopefully this mess we have dealt with this week won't hurt the fishing because it's been really good out of the gate. Rockfish seasoned opened in Virginia last week and started out wide open, there are plenty of healthy fish waiting to be caught on some of our local chumming grounds. Chumming and livelining has been producing limits of fish up to 28" and a few blues in the mix as well. There are also a few nice puppy drum showing themselves from time to time for us and birds working on some bigger blues as they move south down the Bay for the winter. This is great news for us right now and makes me feel even more confident about this fall and winter. As most of you know, last fall was great, but our winter was hit or miss, with more misses than hits. I'm hoping this milder summer this year we have had and outlooks for a colder, more normal winter that VA Beach will be back to business as usual. I also feel that our Fall Bay season will be a great one as well, seeing good numbers of healthy smaller fish now leads me to believe that we will see great numbers of the big fish from the middle of November until we head to Rudee on Dec 18. We still have a few dates available for our fall chumming and livelining season through Nov. 17, after the 17th I believe we will be trolling full time for the big fish out of Reedville for a solid month of fishing before we head south with the big boys. Our calendar is now open through the first weekend in February to take bookings right on through the bulk of our ocean season, and we only have 3 saturdays left for the entire season. Nov. 30 on the Bay and Dec. 21 and Feb. 1 out of Rudee, Holiday dates are going fast as well with only a couple dates available around Christmas. We do however still have plenty of dates in the first 2 weeks in December when fishing will be great out of Reedville to wind down the Bay season and we have lots of weekdays open in January for the heart of the Ocean run. Give us a call soon so you don't miss out on your date to get your winter time trophy Bass and possibly a shot at a giant bluefin in January at the Beach!!!  Hunters, there are still a few Sundays available to not interfere with the deer and waterfowl hunts so don't miss your chance. Tight Lines everyone!!!!

          

            Capt. Cory Rice

            captaincory@c4charters.com

            337-251-5821

Trophy season was a great start to the year, now it's on to the summer time groove!!!

Hello everyone, We've finished our trophy season for the spring and it was a good one. I'd like to thank everyone who was a part of it as we had many good trips with great people and lots of pullage from the striped monsters. Now that the weather is starting to warm we've put the big spread (see attached picture) into storage and pulled out the chumgrinder and spinning rods. It's time for some light tackle action chumming and bottom fishing for now and the trolling for blues and Spanish Mackerel won't be far behind. Starting next week, we will begin chumming and bottom fishing and starting to explore for the flats for speckled trout and puppy drum. Reports are there are already some specks and drums close to home and we'll be starting to fish for them in another week and will keep you updated on what we're seeing. Don't wait too long to book your trip aboard the Anna Lynn to get some light tackle action real soon and some meat for the grill and freezer!!!
   
     Tight Lines,
     Cory Rice
     337-251-5821
     captaincory@c4charters.com

Spring trophy season is still hot!!!

Hello everyone, The spring season is still producing great catches of fish and finally a few warm, pretty days on the Bay. We will continue running out of Smith Point throughout the remainder of the trophy season and still have some dates available next week. We have a few days open next week, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday May 13th are still available. As long as the fish allow we'll still be out there tearin' em up. If you can't make it out to get your big bass, don't worry we'll start chumming out of Reedville for the little fellas as soon as the big boys stop biting and we'll be casting in the grass beds for speckled trout and puppy drum. Give us a call and book your date today to come and get your fix on some rod bending.
     Tight Lines,
     Cory Rice
     337-251-5821
     captaincory@c4charters.com

Spring Season is hot!!!

Hello everyone, Spring season is underway and has started off smoking hot, other than the temperatures. We've had some great trips so far and have had 8 Maryland length citations in 5 trips with plenty of meat going home for everyone. All the signs look for the spring season to continue to be as good if not better as the time goes on, so don't miss your chance to get on the water soon. We still have 4/30, 5/1, 5/2 and from 5/6-5/12 available and really hope to see some of you on board soon!!!
      Tight Lines,
      Cory Rice
      337-251-5821
      capatincory@c4charters.com

Season is one week away!!! Weekend days still available!!!

Hello everyone, Hope you are ready for the start of another great season of fishing, Trophy Striped Bass season starts next saturday and we are ready. The boats is back in the water cleaned up and ready to go, all the baits are tied up new and shiny, all we need are the fish. The fish are here after a day of catching and releasing on my small boat, it seems like things are set up for a great season and great fishing right from day one so don't miss out. We still have one saturday and two sundays left available and some weekdays available after opening week. We have 5/5, 5/11, and 5/12 left open for weekend trips and you can check our calendar at c4charters.com to see what weekdays are still available. We are also offering a discount on groups that book back to back days so call us soon to get your name on the books and get your date for some good spring fishing!!!

       Tight Lines,
       Cory Rice
       337-251-5821
       captaincory@c4charters.com

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A new member of the fleet!!!

Hello everybody, I just wanted to introduce you all to our new pride and joy. We've added a new rig to the fleet and with a new rig comes new options. Believe it or not, the Anna Lynn can't go everywhere so we got a boat that can. Welcome to the family the largest V bottom that Carolina Skiff makes to widen our range and styles of fishing.

We now have the ability to fish on the flats and rich grass beds that the middle Bay has to offer. Set up with large casting decks and plenty of horsepower, we can now go just about anywhere. As I've grown up here in Reedville, summertime has always meant Speckled Trout and puppy drum on the flats. It has been a great passion of mine coaxing these fellas out of their grass beds and into the floor of my boat and now I get to share that experience with our customers. I've thought for a while now on how to get more people to enjoy this type of fishing and now we are able to offer it to everyone. There's nothing like feeling that drag sing after coaxing a big trout or drum out his grassy hiding spot. This type of fishing adds a whole new experience for our clients from live baiting to casting to even salt water fly fishing for these fish. Our season will be from May 15 after our giant trophy rockfish season right on through September on the flats and in the grass beds around the islands, across to the eastern shore, and in our local marshes here around Reedville. Don't miss out on our getting a new experience on our new rig or bring your big group aboard the Anna Lynn to fish in the deep all summer long!!!

              Tight Lines,
              Cory Rice
              337-251-5821
              captaincory@c4charters.com

Spring is here???

Hey everybody, I've been told that Spring has officially started even though I woke up to snow this morning. I'm sure warmer days are in our near future and I'm positive that some rockfishing is in mine, how 'bout yours? If it;s not don't worry there is still time and dates available for Spring trophy season to get your first fix of the warm season. Don't wait too long though, we still have some dates available, but here are fewer and fewer all the time. Make sure you don't miss your chance to see the 26 line spectacle that has become known as the spring trophy spread. The season starts April 20 and runs through May 15 when we'll start picking on the smaller class stripers with some light tackle and the rest of guys will show up soon there after. Croakers, spot, bluefish, red drum, and more will be here by the end of May. We'll be fishing out of Reedville all summer long running around catching whatever we can get on the hook. Our calendar is up to date and ready to add your name on it, so don't wait too long to get your gang together and join us out on the water. Remember, it won't be long now til the shorts and flip flops come out of the closet!!!
            Tight Lines,
            Cory Rice
            337-251-5821
            captaincory@c4charters.com

Spring Trophy Season is right around the corner!!!

Hello everyone,

    Hope you all have made it through the winter ok and are ready to pull out the short pants and flip flops. Spring is right around the corner and with it comes spring trophy season starting April 20th. After a somewhat dismal winter season with the fish figuring out where they need to swim in order to live, its time to pay them back where they can't hide over invisble lines. This spring, we will be fishing out of Smith Point Marina so we will be closer to Maryland waters to give minimal rides to the fishing grounds and more time fighting the big boys. We still have some open dates available for the spring season which runs through May 15, and after May 15 we will start our light tackle season and pull out the chum grinder. Check out our calendar at c4charters.com to find your date to wrestle with some bass. Give us a call or shoot us an email with an y questions you may have, look forward to seeing you all for some great fishing this spring.

                Tight Lines,

                Cory Rice

                337-251-5821

                captaincory@c4charters.com

Better late than never!!! Tuna and Bass are here!!!

The fish are finally showing up where they need to be and we are starting to whack 'em pretty good. Hey everyone, over the past week the fish had found the miles of menhaden in here on the beach and are chewing pretty good. We've had some good action on the rockfish and a few close encounters with the bluefins, but have yet to put one aboard. We have had a couple of long battles against the giants, but in the end they have won. Things are really looking up down here and we have a few open days in the end of January and a few in February as well for rockfish and tuna trips for those who have yet to have a chance to wrestle any of these beasts, come on down and get some fish for your freezer!! Our calendar is up to date and new pictures will be coming soon. Give us a call or shoot us an email for info. or any questions you have.

       Tight Lines,
      Cory Rice
      337-251-5821
      captaincory@c4charters.com
      www.c4charters.com