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

Trophy season in full effect!!!

   Hello all, Hope everyone enjoyed the April snow last week and is now ready for warmer weather to finally show up on a consistent basis. This weekend started off our fishing season, and overall it was a good weekend. After all the wind we had last week we didn't get a chance to do any scouting. Reports were spotty as it sounded like it was a few fish everywhere. Saturday morning came and we had a game plan to start with, unfortunatley it was like talking a baseball bat to a football game, we were on the wrong field. We made a move after lunch and ended up with a long but successful day. Today was much better, we went back to where we left them saturday afternoon and had a great day today with fish up to 49.5" 42 lbs. We had 3 fish over 48" and caught our limit, threw some back and were on the way home by lunch time. There seems to be plenty of bait and a fair amount of fish in certain areas within our reach and reports also say there are more fish coming due to a late spawn, its still reinforcements spawning in the rivers. We still have a few dates open, 4/27, 5/3, 5/4, 5/5, and 5/15. We have also had a couple people that can't make our walk on this tuesday on 4/19, so we have 1-3 spots available for $125 per person. Everything is included for this price and with a great weather report and great fishing, it'd be a good day to call in sick to the office. Give us a call or shoot us an email to get your name on the books and reserve your spot. 

Tight Lines,

Cory Rice

337-251-5821

captaincory@c4charters.com

Spring Trophy Season is here and walk on dates available!!!

    Hello everyone, The time has come for fishing again (well almost...10 more days!!!) and we are finishing up our final touches on the Anna Lynn to have her in excellent condition to get you to the fish fast and safe. We have been spending a lot of time the last couple hooks washing and waxing, sharpening hooks and shining up baits and are just about to ready to get her back on the water and fishing. The reports from people who have taken advantage of the nice weather the last couple weeks are very good with lots of big fish around and it sounds like they are all over the middle part of the Bay, which makes for good fishing and short runs for us. I feel like this milder winter we have experienced this year has let the fish move into the Bay at their own pace instead of staying in the warmer ocean waters until last minute when Mother Nature says its time to spawn and they had to come into the cold Bay waters. This should allow for more fish to hang around in the main stem of the Bay for a longer period than the last couple springs. We still have a few open dates left for those who haven't booked a trip yet. We also are attempting to put together a make up trip for those who don't have big group, but want to get in on the action for some of these big fellas. As of now we are tentatively penciling in a walkon trip for 4/19, the cost of this trip is $125 per person which includes all expenses.Walkon trips are first come first serve. For more information on this trip or any other dates we have available, shoot us an email or give us a call to get your name on the books, and don't wait, we only have 7 dates left open!!!

   

   

    Tight Lines,

    Cory Rice

    captaincory@c4charters.com

    337-251-5821

Spring is here and so are the Bass!!!

    Hello everyone, It looks like the groundhog was right and spring is here! With these warmer temperatures and longer days around, its got us in the mood for fishing. The only setback to getting ready to fish, is the annual spring cleaning and maintenance. With the weather cooperating we have started our time at the railway, waxing, cleaning, and everything else we do to keep the Anna Lynn in top notch shape for our customers. Its not all fun, but it sure does make you proud when you see your reflection in her and know the only thing missing on her is the fresh blood soon to come. Our spring trophy season kicks off April 16th this year and after last fall and the signs so far this spring plus the changes in regulations, things are looking good. The pound netters are already catching menhaden, which means there is pleny of bait in the area and the commercial fishermen are startiing to catch good numbers of the big rock that are working their way up the Bay to spawn. These signs plus the milder winter than the past couple and the number of osprey pairs already showing up makes us feel excited about what's to come next month. We still have a few dates left, but they are going quick. We still have 4/19, 4/25, 4/27, 5/3, 5/4, 5/5, and 5/15 available. Our rates are the same as last year $650 for 6 or less and $75 for every person over 6, this price includes everything excpet for the mate's tip. Book your trip before 4/1 and get a free T-shirt!!! As always, feel free to give us a call or email us anytime for any questions you may have. Get the flip flops and shorts out of storage and give us a call soon!!!

    Tight Lines,

    Cory Rice

    337-251-5821

    captaincory@c4charters.com

Spring is right around the corner... we hope!!!

    Hello everyone, Hope you all have made it through the winter and are starting to thaw out. Hopefully we've seen the last of the harshness of Old Man Winter and spring is on its way. With spring coming soon, so will rockfishing and we are all looking forward to that. After one of the best fall seasons in recent history and the new changes of size limits in MD. waters, I think we are in for a great spring Trophy season this year. Spring Trophy season this year starts on 4/16 and runs through 5/14 this year and we will be fishing out of Smith Point Marina in Reedville again to keep us closer to the fish at the start of the season. We just opened our booking up for the season and our calendar is up to date on the website, www.c4charters.com. Give us a call or shoot us an email to get your name on the books or if you have any questions about available dates or anything about our trips. Hope to see you on boards this spring!!!

    Tight Lines,

    Cory Rice

    337-251-5821

    capatincory@c4charters.com