RECON TRIPS START SOON…! I began running pre-guide season “RECON” trips on the bay each season, to see how thebay is looking and to search for the first striped bass migrating up the coast. Many RECON trips yield no fish, but some mornings we get into a school of early fish! I will take 1 or 2 anglers max with me on RECON trips that run about three hours, at a fraction of my regular season charter rate. All RECON trips are short-notice, leaving at sunrise. If you want to be on the list for this season, shoot me your e-mail. All trips are first come first served, and I can not “hold” RECON trip dates for anyone. I go down the list and whoever grabs the RECON trip first, gets it.

STAND-BY CHARTER LIST….. It is rare that I get cancellations during the regular season. But it does happen once in a while. When it does, I go down my STAND-BY CHARTER LIST to let anglers know a date has opened up. Most date are short notice, but not always. Sometimes, anglers have dates booked with me months or years in advance, and their travel plans change and they can no longer go. So, if you want to be on the BAYMEN STAND-BY LIST, shoot me your e-mail.

The season is almost here. The first keeper (holdover) was landed yesterday on the Cape by Mike Dixon on light tackle. In about four weeks, the first migratory striped bass will began to trickle into our bay…

Tight Lines – Soon!

Capt. David Bitters, BAYMEN, Baymen Guide Service, Inc. www.baymenlife.com (781) 934-2838 baymencharters@gmail.com

***GUIDED FLY FISHING & LIGHT TACKLE CHARTERS ON THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST FOR 27 YEARS***