Prep Fisherman to Fish in Fly Fishing World Championships

One of our own will be competing in the IGFA World Inshore Flyfishing Championships, held in the Florida Keys this summer. Sam Hart, a senior at the Prep, qualified for the event by placing in the top two at the Tres Pescado Slam, an IGFA Championships qualifier event, held in Belize this past summer. To read more about Sam's great accomplishment and the IGFA Inshore Championships, check out the links below.

We wish Sam luck this summer and can't wait to hear about the championship event! Tight lines!

http://www.inshoreworldchampionships.com/anglers/2011-fly-anglers/

http://marblehead.patch.com/articles/local-qualifies-for-igfa-world-championships

Untamed Tuna Fishing

Captain Judd and Mr. Borgatti hooked up with a group of science filmmakers known as Untamed Science this summer. Many of you know Untamed Science from your freshmen biology textbook and the videos that support the curriculum. Our goal was to film actively feeding bluefin tuna and also catch, tag, and release one. Despite some great fishing leading up to the trip, we were blanked. We still managed to have a good time, despite the less than favorable conditions.

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We're Back ...

It has been way too long since we have updated the blog. The next couple posts will consist of memorable catches from the SJP Fishing Community since our absence from the blogosphere.

Go Fish Camp, Week 2 Day 2

Another great day on the water; however, it started very slow. We began the day at one of our most productive fishing spots, only to find very difficult to find fish. In an effort to change our luck, we made the call to hit a pond that no one had ever fished before. Before long, we were into fish, including some nice bass.

Not A Mack!

Chris was making bait with his sabiki rig when he pulled up this surprise catch.

Go Fish Camp, Week 2 - Day 1

The second week of the St. John's Go Fish camp is underway and we have a great group. Today we hit three fishing holes and pulled some nice fish out of each one. Tomorrow we will be back at it bright and early. Here are some photos from the day:

Go Fish Camp, Day 4

What a week! We had a great group of kids and from the start they were pretty fishy bunch with an average of over 70 fish a day! Despite my suggestion of just enjoying the time on the water and not worrying about how many fish they are catching, I have to admit I was pretty impressed when the kids were crunching the numbers. They definitely fished hard and earned their success on the water.

Go Fish Camp, Day 3

Go Fish Camp, Day 2

Go Fish Camp, Day 1

The St. John's Prep Go Fish Camp is underway and off to a great start. Every camper was in the double digits with fish. Lets get right to the pictures!

Trip Report: School's Out

Several fishing club students met at the docks in Beverly to do a trip after the school year with Captain Judd. From the beginning, it had the makings of a great day with beautiful weather, not to mention a surface right off the docks. We started the trip out with diamond jigs and sabiki rigs and very quickly filled the bait well with live mackerel. Only a short trip later to one of the Captain's favorite fishing holes and we were into fish. The bite was hot and everyone had multiple fish in the boat within twenty minutes. The fish ranged from 26 -32 inches. All fish were released and 6 were tagged with American Littoral spaghetti tags.