Capt Joe's 9-29 Trip

The Bite is On - Captain Joe on the Catfish Cadillac(24ft pontoon) 

Did I mention it was HEATED ? ? ?  

 

We had our first day trip of the fall/winter season Saturday as my first mate (CatfishBOB) and I stayed busy early in the day pullin' in some nice cats. Matt graduated from his High School and his MOM and DAD asked him what he wanted for a present. Long story short - he's holding it - A 40 lb Blue Cat ! ! !  

Awesome family pic of Shelly and Woody  and Matt with his hawg ...........super nice family and we all had a blast .......
Within 15 minutes he pulled in his second big cat - CITATION 30 lbs ! ! !
The rods just kept slammin' down. Woody and Shelly his mom let Matt pull in every fish on our trip.

Flatheads love live bait ! Suprise - a nice but small flathead. Well small to me but bigger than any flathead Matt had caught back home in West Virginia. I was afraid to ask but they do have cars now and indoor plumbing in West Va. How times change !

Finally we moved and anchored and a 21 pounder slams the pole again. His 3rd biggest for the day.
We pulled in about 3-4 more smaller fish but overall an awesome day. Give us a call as Matt is ready to book for the spring season already hoping to get in on the BIG Striper action.

Sturgeon Spawning in the James River

Check out this story from the Times Dispatch about the James River Sturgeon.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/sports/2012/sep/28/tdsport08-outdoors-catch-glimpse-of-the-past-from-ar-2240362/

Fishing update

Fishing has been pretty good lately. Just about every thrip has been producing tophy fish. Most trips have had multiple fish over 20 pounds and many being in the 30's and 40's. Now is the time to get you fall and winter trip lined up.

FWD:3rd slam finally got this 22. Bite is strong.

3rd slam finally got this 22. Bite is strong

7-31-12 James River Trip

Capt Jow was lucky enough to dodge a majority of the storms last night and was able to have a great trip with some new friends Patrick, Hunter and George.

Hunter caught an awesome 26 pounder

and George brought in this fat 43 pound monster!

We would have liked to keep them out a little longer but the storms finally caught up to them and it was time to head in.

Thanks again guys for coming out and fishing with us. We hope to see you again very soon!

14' Grumman with a 15hp suzuki outboard and trailer

14' Grumman V-Hull boat with a 15hp suzuki outboard and trailer. Boat does not leak. Comes with carpeted floor, Reciculation baitwell, Bildge pump, 500 GPH aireator pump for livewell, spare prop, spare tire. Motor runs and has always run amazing. I have always bragged about this motor being a 1984 and how easy it starts and how well it runs. Come and take a look at it you will not be dissapointed.

Here is a video of the motor running great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcKEdpYZ4kU&feature=plcp

NOW Asking $1,800

Update

Now asking only
$1500

Boat For Sale - 1984 14' Grumman Boat with 15hp Suzuki Motor

14' Grumman V-Hull boat with a 15hp suzuki outboard and trailer. Boat does not leak. Comes with carpeted floor, Reciculation baitwell, Bildge pump, 500 GPH aireator pump for livewell, spare prop, spare tire. Motor runs and has always run amazing. I have always bragged about this motor being a 1984 and how easy it starts and how well it runs. Come and take a look at it you will not be dissapointed.

NOW Asking $1,500

Pamunkey and Mattaponi Trips - Places to stay and things to do

I have been thinking lately about putting together a list of places to stay and other things to do for people who come from out of town take one of our trips. So this post will be about the Pamunkey and Mattaponi Trips

Places to stay:

The Washington Burgess Inn ( http://www.washingtonburgessinn.com/index.html ) This is the closest to the river. They have a Restaurant and a Pool. Nothing fancy here... but gets the job done.

The Great Wolf Lodge and Resort ( greatwolf.com ) If you are making a vacation out of you trip to fish with us and you have kids this would be a great place to stay!

Williamsburg, VA - If you are bringing your wife and are interested in doing some shopping you will love staying in or near Williamsburg, Va. There are tons of outlets and shops in this area. Even if it's just the guys this is just a great area with tons of restaurants and attractions. ( https://maps.google.com/maps?q=hotels+near+toano+va&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&ei=AY79T9asMoOm8QSa36zOBg&ved=0CGMQ_AUoAg )

If you are flying in or want to stay closer to the city you can stay near the Richmond International Airport. This is also the area we reccommend you stay in if your trip will be on the James river. This is about a 30 minute drive from the Pamunley and Mattaponi.  I recommend the Red Roof Inn just because it is right next door to Mexico Restaurant!( https://maps.google.com/maps?q=hotels+near+RIC&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&ei=DZL9T6G_EKSi2gWK1aXlBg&ved=0CGUQ_AUoAg )

Bethpage Campground - Located about 25 minutes from the launch point. This is a great place for families. They have rental cabins and well as rental spaces available to bring your own camper or RV. They have a water park with pools and slides as well as a lake. ( http://www.bethpagecamp.com/ )

Rockahock Campground - (http://www.rockahock.com/) Located on the Chickahomany River about 20 minutes from the launch.

Other things to do:


Busch Gardens ( http://seaworldparks.com/en/buschgardens-williamsburg )

Movie Taver Williamsburg- You can eat dinner, have a drink and watch a movie in the same seat! ( https://movietavern.tstickets.com/(S(yrzi1nu2cu44qbfqpdffdh55))/ticketing.aspx?theatreid=4012 )

Water Country USA ( http://www.watercountryusa.com/wc/ )

Urbanna Oyster Festival - First Weekend in November only but this is a GREAT Event. ( http://www.urbannaoysterfestival.com/ )

West Point Crab Carnival - First weekend in September. Small but fun small town gathering ( http://www.crabcarnival.com/ )

Bethpage Campground - Located about 25 minutes from the launch point. This is a great place for families. They have rental cabins and well as rental spaces available to bring your own camper or RV. They have a water park with pools and slides as well as a lake. ( http://www.bethpagecamp.com/ )

Go-Carts  - (http://www.gokartsplus.com/)

West Point Sky Diving - I'm not coming with you but I'm sure you will get a great view of there river!(http://www.skydivewestpoint.com/default.aspx)

07/07/2012 Report

Saturday night Captain Joe and I took Matt and his father and grandfather out for a fishing trip to celebrate Matt's 9th birthday. It was very hot on Saturday with a high of 104 and heat index near 115. After the first spot we decided the best thing to do was to take a swim for a few minutes while the sun got lower and it cooled down a little.




 Luckily we did have a pretty decent breeze for most of the night that made the heat manageable. Sometimes when the temperatures are as high as they have been the fishing can get really slow. The first two spots of the night didn't produce too much but once it got dark and we got into some really good action at our third hole. Matt was first up and within minutes of getting set up he was wrestling with an awesome Blue Cat. This cat weighed in at 25 pounds and gave us a great fight.



Next up and in the same hole was dad who brought it 20 pounder.


After this things slowed down a bit but it was still a great night and ended up coming in a little early so Matt could go get some breakfast.

Fishing report....

Capt Joe has been hitting the water alot lately and has had some great luck before all this super hot weather hit. Most trips have included multiple citations up to 48 pounds and many others in the teens, 20's and 30's have been caught in recent weeks.

I have been a little MIA over the past few weeks and months due to the birth of my daughter on June 1st. As things settle down at home I will be getting more and more reports from myself on here. I have also moved and I am now closer that ever to my favorite fishing grounds. So I look forward to getting into some Big Cats!

Don't forget that we still have T-Shirts for sale and we can mail them to you or you can get them when you come for your next fishing trip.

Prior post about T-Shirts...
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=80187760735597510#editor/target=post;postID=3125060438028543809