# 54508: Subject: gloucester,E of stellwagon ,Tillies Bank, Massachusetts

Submitted by Kevin Parrington (ip 64.136.49.225)

• Fished on 10/21/2005

• Report received: 10/23/05

Water Temperature: .
Water Clarity: clear
Seas: 2-3 mostly 3 with heavy chop
Weather: some sun mostly overcast,15 to 20 wind not what the report said lol
Fishing_for: bottom fish
Boat: no fear
captain: .

Report:
I went out around 7am and was surprised with the wind and chop.Having a center console I got sprayed on the way out south east of stellwagon looking for a few haddock. Even with the drift bags out I was moving way to fast and even had one wave break clear over my engine.It was really tough to tend bottom and even though I spotted many fish on the screen I came up empty.I did meet a new friend at the mouth of the harbor.Another fishermen like myself who was looking for groundfish like myself. He also was alone not being able to find a fishing partner as was my case as everyone wants me to call them and when I do they never seem to want to go lol.But Jim was eager like myself and together we followed each other out east of the bank keeping intouch by the vhf but I stopped a little short of a couple of spots that I had gotten my share of haddock because I was getting soaked by the spray and decided to fish where I was. Moving here and there over the nature preserve we both didnt have much luck and then Jim had said we should give Tillies a try and I found a hole on tillies where the depth went from around 200ft to about 350ft in about 200 hundred yards and man did I hit them as it was getting late afternoon and also the winds died down making it easy to tend bottom.I went home with some nice haddock,cod,cusk,and one that I had to look up on the internet it was a black hake also called a boston hake,mudhake, and white hake although it was neither as it seemed to be sort of white and silver or grayish with 2 long whiskers and cod head and a eel or cusk like body. Maybe someone who reads this article can set me straight.Anyway just when the bite was getting great the sun was getting lower and I had to put the pedal to the medal to get in lucky for me the seas and wind had died down but still when I got to the dock it was dark.But the good part is I met a friend who seemed to love the ocean as much as I do and hope to share our boats in the future that way it will be cheaper for the both of us to share our expenses {gas] and also enjoy the company.We followed each other in and then I went to the dock and he to the marina. It was good to have someone near in case of a emergency and I look forward to fishing with Jim again. well just droping a line to let anyone know what is going on out there as I have not been out to many times because all those hurricanes have gotten the seas a bit to rough for me with my 20.4 centerconsole even though it is called the no fear I still consider the ocean a non forgiving partner and I will always respect it. GOOD FISHING KEVIN PARRINGTON

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