8/4/04 Nantucket News from Capt. Lynne Heyer

Wow the sun is coming out. I kind of forgot what that looked like. It's still fuzzy around the edges but it looks like the sun will shine through today. Thought I would give a quick update on the fishing.

Beach Guide, Burt and his clients Mr. and Mrs. Loeb yesterday slayed blues up at Great Point in the morning.
Dave Falon was in a kayak in the harbor yesterday morning and did very well with stripers. I sent him over to Coatue and the Horse Shed area, and he found some nice fish. He said there were some rolls and finning fish in the morning. He did catch some too.

The Bonito Bar was hoppin' yesterday too. Capt Jeff and John Moy landed 12 or 13 on flies in the morning. Captain Shawn slayed the bones on spin tackle in the morning with the Anderson group. Shawn took out Dave Falon and friends. They caught a bunch of blues and a few bones on the evening tide too. Seems like everyone but me is enjoying the Bonito Bar. I might get out on Sunday. Lou Ungarelli also called in he caught a few bones yesterday. If you do head out to the Bar this week, be very careful. The Billfish Tournament is going on, and a few of the offshore boats are using the Smith Point channel to come and go. They are using channel 74 on the radio, just in case. It is also fun to listen and find out the catch reports during the day.

-- Capt. Lynne