Folks: The weather is holding, barely, for Thursday, but looks like it may lie back down by weekend if Thursday roughens too much, so keep Sat/Sun in mind.
Continue Reading →Jeffrey’s Ledge Pelagic – first try of the season
Folks: Weather forecast for Thursday calls for 1-2 foot seas, ideal for our purposes. If this holds and I can get a minimum, the trip is a go. All day on the water (eight hours), $130pp. Trip will visit areas of Jeffries Ledge known to be productive including the Scantums and if time allows, the Fingers, locations that […]
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Eastmans Docks in Hampton is one of the only operators in the northern New England area to run fishing trips this late in the year, routinely running into late December. I often hop a ride, as it is one of the only ways to get out to NH’s pelagic water this time of year – […]
Continue Reading →Winter Alcid Trip Update
Birders: Just an update on the winter pelagic trips to Jeffrey’s Ledge for alcids. I will be using an open decked lobster boat this year to get out to the ledge. This is the same boat I used to get out to Star Island last fall, much faster than the UNH Gulf Challenger or the […]
Continue Reading →Star Island Trip Report — October 30, 2011
I switched from Sunday to Saturday to get out to Star Island with Greg Tillman and Jerry Kelly. A quieter day than previous ones, the preceding northeasterlies not favoring a good flight. Still always a good day out on the island. Highlights included another short-eared owl, a dickcissel, and my personal favorite, three kinglets foraging for […]
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