CaptGeneKelly

4/14/05

I’m ba-ack! It’s been a long and miserable winter, but things are hopping here in Montauk right
now.

Tomorrow (Friday) is what I call the official start of the fishing season, even though some boats
have been cod fishing for the last couple of months. Tomorrow the LAZYBONES starts fishing in
the lake for flounders.

Many of the charter boats are in the water, with more joining them every day. The regs have been
loosened up this year, and they’re all anxious to get started.

Fluke season opens up on April 29, and the fish are already here and waiting. Typically the most
big fish are taken in the first couple of weeks of the season, so if you are interested in catching
doormats, that is the time, and the new regs allow five fish per person. The striped bass season
opens tomorrow (April 15), and there might be some of them around as well. The big change in
the regs for bass allows private boaters to posses one bass over twenty-eight inches and a second
one over forty inches. The charter and party boats still have the old limits of two fish over
twenty-eight inches.

As I said earlier, there have been boats fishing for cod for the last couple of months and they have
done very well, at least in the beginning. The codfishing right now is still very good, although if
you like eating codfish it’s not so good. Lots and lots of shorts with occasional keepers.

There is a new MARLIN in town. THe MARLIN VI PRINCESS will replace the old MARLIN
VI. It’s bigger, faster and a pretty spiffy looking boat. Captain Eddie Beneducci and Jamie
Quaresimo are still there and the boat is still sailing out of Uihlein’s.

There is also a new and different charter boat in town. Mike Vigessi’s daughters, Capt Serena and
mate Becky will be operating it out of the Montauk Marine Basin. I forgot to ask it’s name.

If you would like to have these reports sent to you directly, just drop me a note at
CaptGene@MontaukSportfishing.com. And for more information about fishing in Montauk, you
can give me a call at 800 280 5565 or check out http.//www.montauksportfishing.com.

Capt Gene Kelly
Montauk Sportfishing

davidd

Nice to have you back Capt. Best of luck to you and everyone in the 2005 season.

I'm looking forward to you reports.

Dave