Fishing the Vineyard - Mid - June - Synopsis

Bill from Jackson drew a tough day. An old adage dictates that when the wind is from the north, wise anglers don't go forth. That's all well and good, but striped fish season is only a few months long, so generally Fishing the Vineyard kids go anyway. Plus sometimes we hammer on a north. This day not so much, but we did prove that persistence pays. "Thanks for being there partner."









Phil from Toronto proved to be an interesting case study. I fish a lot of strong anglers, and Phil stands amongst any of them. His skill set translates nicely to the potato farm and the skinny patch bottom, which is convenient for him, less so for the brown clown. Pretty work Phil.








And sometimes the sun-dog comes. And then the kids begin to whisper. Pictured in this montage are the author and the Jimmy Crab. What can you even say about Jimmy. Look at the lips. Look at the slime. Truly you are the Obi Wan to our Skywalker.

WBC

Fishing the Vineyard Report

I honestly can't believe how the spring has flown by. The summer is almost upon us and fishing on planet mothership remains strong. The open water bite has been relatively accordant. Some days are easy and the rail if rife with the brown clown. Others are more difficult and we grind for exiguous digits. The clouds and rain have kept the Dukes County Sight Casters in the barn for the most part, but fear not, there's plenty of time left for all that. Pictured in this spread are BD from Gotham, Dave from the Garden State, Matt from the city of brotherly love and the author. These guys are strong anglers with whom I've worked often...they get it done and it's always a pleasure to share the skiff with them. Pretty work guys.

"Here by the sea and sand
Nothing ever goes as planned"

W. Brice Contessa
www.fishingthevineyard.com

Fishing The Vineyard Report

Roars which were once dull have become deafening. It's the kids, vociferating for a photo essay. The dude abides...














Recent outings of the Dukes County Sight Casters have been met with positive results. Pictured in this spread are Harry and Lou from the Granite State and the striped fish from the light bottom. Thought I wouldn't drop a little black and white in the mix; foolish really. Lately it seems like when the viz is there so are the fish. So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.
















Sometimes when the stars line up or whatever we go out under the aviary for a frolic in the potato patch. Open water fishing can be most productive at this hour of the season, and in order to stay true to the ethos of program diversity from time to time a trip out off the flat is necessary. Pictured in this spread are Andy from Palo Alto, Bill from Jackson and the author. Kevin from Plover quips, "powder blue skiff, white shades and a 7 weight from Oregon, it's all a little much no?" Um...maybe so maybe not?







Yup.


WBC

Dukes County Sight Casters Report

Well the sun finally decided to hang around for a little while this weekend and luckily my bow was graced with the presence of Pat from Hoboken. Pat is a repeat offender as far as sight fishing the stripes is concerned, and his skill set has improved considerably since we first started this experiment some years ago. The shallow water stuff has been relatively strong in the past couple of days with good numbers up on the light bottom crabbing. Fish are uber grabby still which is nice. Stay tuned...

Captain W. Brice Contessa
www.marthasvineyardoutfitters.com

Runaway June

It's funny ya know, they ask me stuff like, "hey, old man, when are you truly in your comfort zone?" It's a loaded question and lends itself to a multitude of responses, snarky and otherwise, but I'd say fishing with one of my oldest clients, in my favorite month of the year for my beloved striped fish is right there with anything. Pictured in this spread is Jason from Little Rhody, the old man himself and a few members of the local bomb squad. Incredible day. Great summer job.

"Night come sudden, dawn be soon" - Bobby


W. Brice Contessa
www.marthasvineyardoutfitters.com