Fall Rockfishing 2017 Lite Version*

Hello Everyone,
Hope you all are doing well and looks like fall is finally upon us. I apologize for being late on getting things together for our fall fishery this year, but there are several reasons for that. As you all know I commercial fish as well as run charters and this year after a slower than normal commercial year, we are trying to make up ground now and the season has been extended until midDecemeber which means we won't be running any weekday trips until midDecember. My wife is also expecting our son to be born sometime the week after Christmas so it's probably best that I'm not fishing when we are preparing for the 2nd miracle of our marriage. With all that being said, fishing is starting to heat up with the cooler temps finally showing up. We have been running a few trips since midOctober and fishing has gotten better with the rockfish finally starting to gain some size and have even had some grey trout to jig on like days of old. We are looking forward to spending our limited fall schedule on the water with our customers, I also would like to apologize to the limited availability of dates this year, but if you miss out on your date this fall, there is always our Spring Season starting 3rd Saturday of April through the end of May. The dates we have available are 11/24, 12/3, 12/10, 12/17 and 12/19-12/23. Again I apologize for the limited availability and if these dates won't work for you guys, give us a call anyway and maybe I can get you on board with one of the other great local captains I have the pleasure of working around. We intend to run our normal schedule after this winter and should have plenty of dates available from here on out. I hope everyone has a great upcoming holiday season and hopefully we see you on the water!!

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

Red Hot Cobia Fishing!!!

Hello Everyone, 

    After a warmer than usual spring, our summer has gotten off to a mild start, but things are starting to heat up. This continues to be an unusual season to say the least, finally its starting to turn in our favor. Just 10 days into the cobia season fishing is great and shows signs of staying great throughout the summer looking at reports of fish still coming up from the Carolina coast and plenty of them already here. We have made a couple scouting trips this past week and have had cobias every trip, yesterday we had 5 hooked up and 4 landed before quitting at 8 am with the biggest being 42 lbs. We have also seen signs of Spanish Mackerel which usually don't make an appearance until early to midJuly. We still have weekend dates for this great summer fishery which seems to be getting better and better every year. Give us a call or shoot us an email to get your name on the list to get in on some of this action before we get booked up and you miss your chance at Mr. Brown Suit. 

Tight Lines,

Cory Rice

337-251-5821

captaincory@c4charters.com

Rockfish, Cobias, and Big Blues

Hello everyone, Hope you are doing well and staying afloat in this soggy spring we have been enduring. First off, I would like to thank everyone who came aboard for our Spring Trophy Season, this year which was less than stellar by far for the most part. The extremely mild winter and hot spring really hurt our fishing. When the water temperature is already jamming 65 degrees and fish are being caught in New Jersey in midApril it makes it tough on us. This year the big spawing class came and went about a month ahead of their normal schedule due to the warmer water temps, and after they spawned the bay is almost "too hot" for them so they got out of here faster than normal as well and made for some really tough days. With a tough spring there is always a silver lining if you look at things with a positive attitude, it means our school class fish are already here and waiting to be kept starting next week when the size limit drops to 20". There are also schools of 1-3 lb bluefish around and big ones in the mouth of the Bay that should be working up our way for the summer. There are 7-15 lb. blues in the lower bay which haven't been around in a long time and hopefully they will head up the bay and hang out on our stomping grounds. For the next few weeks, we will be targeting the schoolie class rockfish, 20-30" class fish, and be running parties on weekends only. We will continue fishing for them through the first weekend or 2 of June and will be putting together walk on trips on sunday 5/21 and saturday 5/27 for those who can't get a full group together, the price of these trips will be $125 per person which includes tip and be available first come first serve. The schoolie fishing is always fun this time of year with lots of action for everyone and usually some great weather to enjoy with family or friends. We will be running these trips at least through the first weekend of June, when we will turn our focus to cobia and big blues (hopefully). Cobia have been caught out of Oregon Inlet already which puts them ahead of schedule as well and hopefully we will have some good fishing from day one when we start in June. These trips will also be weekends only and run through the end of August. Don't wait too long to get your name on the books for one of our walk on dates or to get a cobia trip lined up, there are only about 20 dates available for cobia, blues, and Spanish Mackerel over the summer and we don't want you to miss your chance at some of the best fishing of the summer. Give us a call or shoot us an email for more info. or to get your name on the books. As always our calendar is up to date on the website, www.c4charters.com.

Tight Lines,

Cory Rice

captaincory@c4charters.com

337-251-5821

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