Fish Report 6/22/26
Opening Days in July..
Block Count Update..
My New Sea Bass Recruitment Theory Has Gained Ground..
Fish Report 5/7/26
Opening Through June for Sea Bass.
Updated Block/Pyramid Count.
A Few thoughts and letters from the NOAA regulatory battle..
If new to my bottom fishing trips please read thru this too section. You can skip or enjoy reef and regulatory news/thoughts as you see fit.
Fish Report 4/3/26
No Trips Here.
Just hundreds of hours of thought and writing plus a lifetime of fishing..
Won't be for everyone, but if you enjoy sea bass fishing and have friends way up or way down the coast, send it to em. Maybe their managers will sink their teeth into it.
I Wish You All A Pleasant Easter..
Fish Report 3/16/26
Boat Overhaul Progresses..
Opening 'Will Call' Tickets at Sale Prices..
But After This? Prices Are Going Up. Have To!
Fish Report 2/10/26
Boat, Seaside Boat Show & a Habitat Comment 2/10/26
Fish Report 11/4/25
Repower Progress
Reef Report 11/1425 too..
Annual Reef Raffle ocreefs.org
And, far below(!) another piece on spawning production..
Fish Report 10/28/25
ReeeeeePower!
ReeeeefRaffle!
Fish Report 8/26/25
Opening Reservations To Sept 1st -
Some Tough Days - Cold on Bottom!
Inshore Mahi Just Beginning -
New Reef Deployments & Explorations..
Fish Report 7/14/25
Opening Reservations To Sept 1st -
Some Tough Days - Cold on Bottom!
Inshore Mahi Just Beginning -
New Reef Deployments & Explorations..
Fish Report 6/29/25
Summer Catching -
"Ladies Day" -
Some Mahi Trips -
Website Fixed (I hope!) -
A Reef Report -
Old Predictions Make Plain Our Need of Better Management
Fish Report 6/6/25
Long-Long CBass Monday - 6/9/25
Sea Bass Fishing Remains OK
Reservations Open Through 7/14/25..
A Letter To The Secretary of the Navy.
Fish Report 5/24/25
Sea Bass Fishing OK
Opening Reservations 6/2/25 to 7/14/25..
A tale of confidence I've recently reposted to FB..
Thoughts on the Mothball Fleet..
Fish Report 4/21/2025
Reef Feast Fundraiser VERY Soon!
Opening Reservations For May Sea Bass with a new reservationist..
"Hey Monty! Where have you been?"
And a long letter I recently sent NOAA Fisheries Science & Managers....
Fish Report 5/20/2024
I'm told (by a modestly irate head of MD shellfish) that "Maryland Officially Approves Concrete As An Alternative Oyster Substrate"
..I would add; 'on paper and computer screens' at least.
Fish Report 3/30/2024
Opening Sunday 3/31/24(tomorrow!) to an inshore tog trip. 7 (think 6:30) to 3:30 - $175 - 10 anglers sells out so clients can move around to empty spots. Boat Rule strictly enforced - 3 Tog at 16 inches - only one can be female!
Fish Report 3/11/2024
Haven't been in a month!!Working on a Big Reef Project & Need to go tog fishing - for the soul, and so I don't go broke!
Fish Report 2/7/2024
Opening Feb Thurs 8th (Tomorrow!) & Monday 12th..
A Very Familiar Issue Arrises In The South..
Fish Report 1/28/2024
Adding Two One(!) more tog trip. (Derned forecast changed since this morning!)
Thoughts new and old on my multi-decade battle with recreational catch estimates and the harm they bring to fisheries science & management - to all restoration efforts.
Fish Report 1/22/2024
A Rocky Start To Winter Toggin. At Last Able To Offer Some Trips..
Blind to the data..
Another Study Shows Artificial Reef Increases Fisheries & Shellfish Productions..
Fish Report 1/1/2024
Fish Report Quicky (Have to do the annual reef raffle grand prizes soon!)
Finished sea bass with a bang - fabulous - Have had two decent (for these days!) tog trips 12/31 & 1/1/24.
I see the weather appears sweet on Wednesday, 1/3/24, now too. Am adding that date