January 29, 2021 — Fishing has slowed to a crawl as we approach the dead of winter. There are just a handful of party boats are sailing on either daily or limited schedules.
The Jamaica II and Ocean Explorer party boats took patrons out for blackfish a couple of times this week.
After so-so fishing on Monday and skipping Tuesday due to the ocean conditions, Capt. Bobby Quinn reported the blackfish were hungry on Wednesday. The ocean was a bit lumpy from northwest winds but fishable.
One of his fares reeled in a 14-pound blackfish as Quinn said the big fish were really on the feed. He observed a number of fish in the six to 10-pound range get hauled in. He had anglers catch their four-fish limit.
Capt. Ryan Bogan of the Jamaica II sailed Monday. He bounced around and reported a catch of 17 keeper blackfish on the boat. There was one codfish and one ling landed on the boat.