Well, the weather improved along with the fishing. We still had some funky days but as the month progressed the days got nicer and the bluefish came in.

On 8-7 I picked up Lincoln and his son and daughter on Chebeague that resulted with all 3 getting big slot fish and one that was over, we know who got he biggest.

The next few days were bad weather and tuff fishing.

8-13 a regular customer Jon and I went after bluefin tuna on the fly rod. Found some large fish (75-200#) busting up and down and got one good shot. Jon casted perfectly between 2 fish but did not get a take. We went out the next day for redemption but got fogged out once we got to the tuna grounds.

Bluefish time. 8-15 it began. Over the next week and a half all my trips hammered blues. Half we got on top water plugs that had multiple fish crushing the plugs and other days they would only take a live pogie, which they were keyed in on. Both methods are a blast because you can see the hits from multiple ferocious fish. Some of the people onboard included a family reunion for relatives from the Hamlin’s Marine family; the Wyoming trout boys got a big kick out of the power of the blues. George and his 2 boys Ryan (baldy) and Brandon (long hair) who saw live pogies get mauled and got a bonus show with giant tuna (400#+) cutting and porpoising through the schools of pogies.  An enlisted serviceman Scott and his brother kicked but with top water plugs and Scott even caught a few on my ultra light bait caster on a trip I donated as a thank you to our servicemen. Collin and his boy’s wacked em on top water and made a complete mess out of it with over 30 blues caught. The 22^nd –24^th I fished on a clients boat for the Downeast shark tournament and the Two Tide Tournament. I will write a separate report for that one (I will say that we came in 2^nd for the Downeast tourney!)

Thanks to all the good crews.