Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! At first light today, seas were calm, water and air temps matched at 52 degrees, sunny, rising tide. Just a gorgeous morning. I found four small schools of striped bass passing through the bay … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! On board today, local fly rodder, Ben Piggott, for some pre-season RECON. At first light, seas were calm, water temps were 52 degrees (!) and tide was high and ebb. As you know, … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! On the bay this morning in search of the first early fish of the pre-season. A ton of fish are moving north in the migration as I am sure you know if you follow … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! For the past 32 years I have been offering “short money” early Pre-Season RECON charters for striped bass on our bay. This year, RECON charters kick off Monday, APRIL 21. I will be running … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! Here we are starting out the second week of April. I have always loved the phrase “April Showers Bring May Flowers” that I must have heard for the very first time as a baby … Continue reading →
Greetings from BAYMEN! Here is the final list for open clamming dates 2025. All dates first come, first served. E-mail only for replies: March 31 April 1,2,3,28,29,30 May 1 June 26 September 9 Sincerely, Capt. Dave, BAYMEN, baymenlife.com … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & Baymen! Spring is only a few days away and it is time to reconfirm your 2025 striped bass fly and light tackle charter dates. I have you all down on my calendar, so don’t worry. … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! Back from another trip in Northern New England… Can’t stay away. One thing I really enjoy in my travels is meeting new people and hearing their stories of life. Some of them are wonderful … Continue reading →
MARCH Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! Hard to believe, but February (and winter?) is already behind us. Temps this morning were 13 degrees at first light, but the first day of Spring is just 17 days away… Signs of … Continue reading →
Greetings from Capt. Dave & BAYMEN! SPRING is in the air today! 44 degrees, birds singing at first light, snow and ice melting, and first official day of SPRING is just 24 days away… It has been a pretty mild … Continue reading →