December 26, 2023

It’s been a hell of a year! 2023 was the first year in the past 25 years that Little Sister did not fish Quincy, and there is not much hope for Quincy in 2024 either.  We did have a flounder substitute called Sesuit Harbor which was great as long as ...

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Flounder, Fluke, Sea Bass & More | 2023 Season Recap with capt. Jason Colby
February 23, 2022

Well, another year has come and gone for Little Sister Charters and I thank everyone who participated! We have a lot to go over in this post so lets get started: Haddock We launched in mid April and got started right away with haddock, which I found to be "ill ...

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Boston Harbor and Westport “2021 Season-in-Review” | Little Sister Charters
November 2, 2016

Captain Jason Colby I was a bit worried this past Sunday because the wind had been blowing out of the southwest for 24 hours and the seas had a chance to really build. However at around 2am the wind died out and the seas calmed down to a point where it ...

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Codfish & Other Species | Bottomfish Report
October 6, 2016

Jason ColbyTautog (also called Blackfish) are tough fish! They live in a very harsh, rocky environment with sharp ledges all around them. They spend their days looking for lobsters and crabs. They also like to munch on mussels, clams and barnacles. Their front teeth are like chisels that can cut ...

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Big Buzzard’s Bay Tautog | October Report
June 27, 2016

Jason Colby By next week or the week after, I expect to be fishing in the open ocean.I am noticing a trend that the flounder are starting to make their way towards the ocean, as water temperatures inside Boston Harbor continue to warm. Last year we caught plenty of limits while ...

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Boston Harbor Bottom Fish Report
May 19, 2016

Captain Jason Colby So far the flounder bite this season is the best it has been in a long time.Despite some gusty winds, my crews and I have been filling our limits and locating flounder in new areas. The flounder are spreading out a bit, and I believe a new ...

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Consistent Flounder Bite Continues
May 12, 2016

Captain Jason Colby So lets just suffice to say that this is the best flounder season we have had since the 1980s!I believe there are more and more fish piling into the harbor every day, and that with a few more days of decent weather, the flounder will be chewing the ...

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Strong Start To Flounder Season
May 5, 2016

Captain Jason Colby My first flounder trips of 2016 are in the books. This report will document my late April and early May trips. When launching the boat on the afternoon of April 27th I had surface temps of 50.7 degrees but the very next day it had dropped to 47. On ...

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Boston Harbor Flounder Report
March 8, 2016

Captain Jason Colby At least once or twice a winter I go to visit my mother in the Boca Raton area of Florida.When I arrive for one of these visits, I purchase a temporary fresh and saltwater fishing license, and the first morning I am easily found by looking out ...

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Warm Air & Freshwater | Targeting Floridian Bass
January 29, 2016

Jason Colby Today I'd like to share some thoughts with MFCC readers about one of my favorite subjects-winter flounder. I wasn't always like this you know. I spent decades thinking flounder were somehow beneath me. I was what you might call a "bass snob" and if it didn't have stripes on ...

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Winter Flounder Comeback!
December 2, 2015

Note from Ryan - We are just getting settled in Costa Rica. I plan on publishing a report very soon, probably tomorrow! Captain Jason Colby When I announced open boat for this particular trip over a month ago the boat was filled up almost instantly. Strangely, of the 6 people ...

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Last Tautog Of The Season
November 11, 2015

Captain Jason Colby This past Sunday I fished with Matt Newman of Newton and his sons Zach and Adien. They caught their limit of tog in "tough conditions" on the close inshore rockpiles with several fish approaching 7 pounds and one that was over that mark, caught by Adien. Even ...

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Tautog in High Seas & Rough Weather