First time out this season --- unknown fisherman along the Castle Neck River --- May, 23 2009

Nico casting --- Castle Neck River, Crane Reservation --- Ipswich, MA --- May, 25, 2009

Dock across Castle Neck River on hazy morning --- Ipswich, MA --- May 29, 2009

Nico and his friend Daniel fishing CNR --- Ipswich, MA --- June 6, 2009


First decent Bluefish of the season --- West Dennis Beach, Cape Cod --- June 9, 2009

Castle Neck River --- Crane Reservation, Ipswich, MA --- June 15, 2009

Paul rinsing his first keeper of the 2009 season --- Race Point Beach, Cape Cod --- June 24, 2009

Any time you fish Plum Island, you have pay a visit to Surfland --- Newburyport, MA--- June 28, 2009


The green arrows show the spots where I fished the most --- July 3-11, 2009

Fisherman at sunset --- Lobsterville Beach, Martha's Vineyard --- July 3, 2009

Matt Malowski fighting a Bluefish --- Wasque Pt., Chappaquiddick --- July 4, 2009

My first Vineyard Stripers --- Squibnocket Pt., Martha's Vineyard --- July 4, 2009


Fresh Striper ready for the grill --- Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard --- July 5, 2009

Moonrise behind Philbin Beach --- Philbin Beach, Martha's Vineyard --- July 6, 2009

View of Gay Head from Philbin Beach --- Martha's Vineyard --- July 7, 2009

A Vineyard Landmark --- Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard --- July 9, 2009


Scouting the Great Rock Bight Preserve --- North Shore, Martha's Vineyard --- July 9, 2009

Pastoral scene on MV's north shore --- Martha's Vineyard --- July 9, 2009

Sunset at the Great Rock Bight Preserve --- Martha's Vineyard --- July 9, 2009

Squibnocket Beach and Squibnocket Pt. --- Martha's Vineyard --- July 10, 2009


Sunset at Charlestown Beach - 1st cast of the night --- Block Island --- July 18, 2009

False dawn near Grove Pt. - 19 lb. Striper on Sandman's plug --- Block Island --- July 19, 2009

North Lighthouse at sunset --- Block Island --- July 20, 2009

Paul working a plug at first light on Charlestown Beach --- Block Island --- July 25, 2009


Paul fishing the edge of the "north rip" at Sandy Pt. --- Block Island --- July 26, 2009

Always start the Striper fillets skin-side facing up --- Block Island --- July 26, 2009

Paul throwing a popper into great surf behind "the churches" --- Block Island --- July 26, 2009

My best Striper of this trip - close to 30 lbs --- near Grove Pt., Block Island --- July 27, 2009


That's me flipping a bucktail near SE Light with the sunrise on my left --- Block Island --- July 31, 2009

Me and Nico having breakfast at Bethany's Airport Diner --- Block Island --- July 31, 2009

A nice Striper takes Nico's yellow/red Gibbs Pencil --- Grove Pt., Block Island --- July 31, 2009

Determined not to lose this one --- Grove Pt., Block Island --- July 31, 2009


Almost on the beach --- Grove Pt., Block Island --- July 31, 2009

Nico's first keeper - 32" - about 12 lbs --- Grove Pt., Block Island --- July 31, 2009

The ferry ride back to the mainland --- Block Island --- August 1, 2009

The rocky edge of Pebble Beach --- Rockport, MA --- October 9, 2009


A great stretch to fish - near the Quonnie Breachway --- Charlestown, RI --- October 19, 2009

A very fishy cove at Black Point --- Narragansett, RI --- October 28, 2009

Chenson unhooking a Striper near Central Beach --- Charlestown, RI --- November 11, 2009

The end of my season - shot from the Quonnie area --- Charlestown, RI --- November 24, 2009


On this afternoon at Popponesset Beach the water was full of small Bluefish
Cape Cod --- June 26, 2009

Nico's with his first keeper - about 32" and 12 lbs
Grove Pt., Block Island --- July 31, 2009

Another gorgeous sunset at Charlestown Beach
Block Island --- July 18, 2009