I woke up this morning and the thermometer read 15 degrees. Reluctantly I put on 4 layers of clothes and pulled my ass out of bed as I had been getting reports that Stripers can still be had as long as you know where to look. To say it was cold was an understatement, we froze our balls off. We caught fish on the first cast and proceeded to light them up one after another for 90 minutes until the bite turned off. The best part was running into fellow Brownie Trooper James Amore out there braving the elements, like what else would a normal person do on a day like this? Fisherman are a strange bunch.
Dante is one hell of a fisherman and his website has a ton of resources and information. He organizes a lot of open boat fishing trips and also travels quite a bit in pursuit of big fish. Please check it out and tell him i sent you.
-Mickey
Tue, 19 Jan 2010
Finally! New Brownie Troop Fishing Show!
At long last, an awesome new episode of the Brownie Troop Fishing Show. This episode was filmed over X-mas in Key West, Florida. This episode features music by "Windjammer", which is me, Andrew Weiss, and Jon Weiss. Enjoy. For a complete hi-res (not youtube) copy, please click on the Episodes tab.
I just got back from spending Xmas in Key West and the fishing down there was completely epic. The whole thing was filmed the next installment of the Brownie Troop Fishing Show, which hasn't aired in quite some time. All that aside, this one one of the best fishing trips of my life, over the course of 2 days I caught more than 10 Blackfin Tuna, 2 dozen Kingfish, Wahoo, etc. My arms are still sore almost a week later. wait til you see this footage. For now, here's a little taste of what I caught down there:
2009 was a great year for me, I probably spent 200 days on the water this year and caught a lot of nice fish and met a lot of great people. Thanks to everyone who booked charters with me.
-Mickey
Sat, 19 Dec 2009
Happy holidays
This is the view from my front door this morning. that usually means that Striper season is officially over and it's time for a long break from the water. It really sucks. I will be fishing for Blackfin Tuna in Key West three days from now though, if any of you guys live down in the Keys and can lend me some local knowledge I would appreciate it. hell, if you even know anyone down there that likes to fish please drop me a line.
2009 was a great year for me, I probably spent 200 days on the water this year and caught a lot of nice fish and met a lot of great people. Thanks to everyone who booked charters with me.
This is what my truck looks like. I'll probably clean it out this weekend until
Spring.
I finally have a nice looking website in place for my Guide Service courtesy of Brownie Trooper Zak Pine. My 2010 schedule and rates are available on the site. A guided fishing trip makes a perfect gift for a friend or a loved one. Thanks to all those who fished with me this year, it was a very good year on the water.
-Mickey
Wed, 02 Dec 2009
CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR'S BASS DERBY WINNERS!
The first Brownie Troop Bass Derby is now officially in the books. I had a great time competing in this year's tournament and I hope everyone else did as well. Next year we will definitely be hosting another 2 tournaments, and we will absolutely ressurect the Trash Fish Derby, which seems to be the crowd favorite. Thanks very much to Greg Kondak at Shimano for donating the prizes for this years derby. And now, here are this year's winners:
David Clark with his monster 6.35 lb. Smallmouth Bass that won the Smallmouth category. This fish was trolled up in the legendary Dale Hollow Lake in Tennessee on 8/16. A lot of people fished hard in the smallmouth division (me included) but David was the only person to crack the 6lb mark. A gorgeous fish for sure. Dave's fish won him a Shimano Sahara/Compre spinning combo courtesy of Shimano American Fishing Corporation.
Brian Behne with his 6.96 lb. Largemouth Bass caught in Colorado on 6/07. Again, I know a lot of people that tried like hell to make a run at this fish on private ponds and lakes, but this fish proved to be too much. All of the top three Largemouth in this division were taken in Colorado, not what I expected, guess I'll have to do some fishing out there sometime. Brian won a Shimano Citica/Compre Casting combo for his trophy Bass.
Thanks to everyone who competed in this years Derby and again to our sponsors.
-Mickey
Tue, 24 Nov 2009
Nasty No'Easter
Today I had Dana and his buddy up from Virginia for their first ever surfcasting trip. I woke up at 5am to driving rain and a NE wind of about 15-20 mph. We arrived at Island Beach State Park to find almost no beach at dead low tide and the first few casts revealed that 8 ozs. of lead was not going to be enough to hold bottom. After loading up 6 rods with 10zs. and bait we began a long day of hard work. Luckily we were rewarded with 4 bass to 28 inches in the roughest conditions imaginable. The big fish continue to elude me from the surf this fall but overall the bite has been steady with fish on every trip.
Please visit www.mickeysfishing.com for more info
-Mickey
Wed, 18 Nov 2009
Steady Pick from the Surf today
Today I hosted my friend Zach for a Surfcasting charter down in Beach Haven and we enjoyed a steady pick of Stripers and Blues all of which were tagged and released for the American Littoral Society. The wind was 20 mph NE and it took 8 ozs. to hold bottom but as usually is the case with a NE blow the fish were there in numbers. What the fish lacked in size was made up for in numbers although we did a lose a couple of larger fish.
Please visit www.mickeysfishing.com for more info
-Mickey
Tue, 10 Nov 2009
Those who catch much fish are We.
I fished with Chris, Lou, and Mark today and we quickly had our limit of Striped Bass and Bluefish including my first few big Bass of the fall (up to 25 lbs.) We were releasing keeper size Bass by 10 am and we just kept boating fish until we got bored and left them still biting. Now would be your last chance to get in on this action, I would highly recommend it. We will be running Striper trips until about the first week in December.
Please visit www.mickeysfishing.com for more info
-Mickey
Mon, 02 Nov 2009
Great Fall Bassing!
Now is your last chance to either book a boat charter or a surfcasting trip with me for the year. the Bass and Bluefish are everywhere right now, don't miss out.
Please visit www.mickeysfishing.com for more info
-Mickey
Mon, 26 Oct 2009
Now Booking Striped Bass Fishing Dates
The Striped Bass are officially here. I have a couple of openings left including one this coming Sunday, November 1. We will be fishing on the boat out of Sandy Hook, NJ. Price is $300 per person. Please contact me asap if you are interested.
-Mickey
-Mickey
Thu, 22 Oct 2009
This one's for you Harry
Soak it in people and enjoy this ride. This team is one of the best this city has ever had and I truly believe that they have at least a couple more titles in them. Words can't express what this ball club has done for this city and this area in general.
Lastly..........
Fuck you Ron Darling, Buck Martinez, Chip Caray, and an extra special fat dick in your face in advance to Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.
