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Reel Cast Charters

www.reelcastcharters.com
203-710-5116
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The big striped bass light tackle experts Connecticut Fishing Charters.

Light tackle and fly fishing for striped bass, false albacore, bonito, bluefish and blackfish in Long Island Sound, Block Island Sound, Housatonic River.

08/25/2026

The best fishing of the year is coming up soon—the FALL RUN! 🍂🎣

September kicks off one of my favorite times of the year. As the sharks begin to move out, the striped bass are going to come in thick, along with false albacore, bonito, and bluefish.

Big fish, light tackle, blitzing bait, and some of the most exciting fishing of the entire season. Don’t miss out!

We still have the following dates open for September:

9/4 10:30am
9/8 10:30am
9/9 10:30am
9/10 1:15pm
9/14 5:15am & 10:30am
9/15 5:15am & 11:30am
9/16 10:30am
9/17 6:00am
9/23 10:00am
9/25 11:30am
9/26 11:30am
9/29 11:30am

If you’ve been waiting for the best fishing of the year, now is the time to book.

📲 Contact us or book online and come experience the fall run!

08/21/2026

https://youtu.be/-3siPC6GePo?is=cP0lPwtK4qk1njl2

08/19/2026

🚨 NEW PRODUCT ALERT 🚨

The X Chop Glide Bait from Game On! is finally here!

I’ve been working with Game On Lures for the past year designing this bait, and we built it specifically for saltwater anglers targeting big striped bass.

🎣 8 inches
⚖️ 3.25 ounces
💪 Through-wired construction
🔩 Heavy-duty hardware
🌊 Very slow sink rate

The X Chop has an incredible subsurface walk-the-dog action. You can really chop it aggressively, or slow-roll it to get a more subtle swimming action.

And the slow sink is a HUGE part of this bait. When you pause it, it just hangs in the strike zone and gives fish an opportunity to crush it. That pause is going to produce a lot of reaction strikes, especially when the fish aren’t feeding aggressively.

This is a bait designed to make fish eat when they don’t necessarily want to eat.

After a year of development and testing, I’m confident this is going to be a must-have glide bait for any serious inshore striped bass fisherman.

The X Chop Glide Bait is here. 🔥

08/18/2026

🚨 WE NEED IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THE STRIPED BASS FISHERY 🚨

I believe we are watching our fishery collapse before our eyes.

This is the least amount of bunker (menhaden) I have ever seen in my life. The ASMFC has allowed the industrial Omega fleet to remove an enormous amount of our most important forage fish — and now we have virtually no bunker throughout Long Island Sound or the adjacent rivers.

At the same time, we are seeing an explosion of brown sharks, which remain protected. With the bait disappearing, striped bass are becoming the prey.

This is not sustainable.

We cannot deplete the food source while protecting a predator that is putting additional pressure on an already struggling striped bass population.

We need immediate action:

1️⃣ Protect menhaden from further industrial overharvest.
2️⃣ Establish an open harvest season for brown sharks.

And we need to make our voices heard.

🦈 If you have encountered sharks this year, REPORT EVERY ENCOUNTER. There have already been thousands of shark encounters this year that are not being reported, the agencies need the data. For some of you that fish a lot, that could mean hundreds of encounters.

Use the NOAA Shark Depredation Reporting Program to report your encounters. You can also email the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) and NOAA. Send the same message to your state representatives and senators.

If you’re on the water and seeing this firsthand, speak up and document it.

Waiting until the data proves there is a crisis may mean there is no fishery left to save.

Please share this and take action. Our future striped bass fishery depends on it.

NOAA NOAA National Ocean Service

08/17/2026

🔥 FALL FISHING IS COMING! 🔥

September and October are hands down the best fishing of the year—this is what we wait all year for!

As the water temperatures start to cool, the fall bait shows up and the fish reach their peak aggression level. The result? Some of the best fishing and topwater action of the entire season! 🎣

We’ll be chasing:
🐟 Striped Bass
💨 False Albacore & Bonito
🐟 Bluefish
💥 Sea Bass

Whether you want to throw topwaters, cast lures, or fish live bait, fall offers an opportunity at everything from smaller aggressive fish to giant trophy-sized fish.

If you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to book a trip, THIS IS IT!

📅 September & October dates are filling fast.
🎣 Book your fall trip now and let’s get after them! We have the following openings:

9/1 5:15am
9/4 10:30am
9/8 10:30am
9/9 10:30am
9/10 1:15pm
9/11 10:30am
9/12 5:15am & 10:30am
9/14 5:15am & 10:30am
9/15 5:15am & 11:00am
9/16 10:30am
9/17 6:00am
9/17 6:00am
9/23 10:00am
9/24 11:30am
9/29 11:30am

Book now online!

08/15/2026

Using Humminbird MEGA Live Imaging to put us right on top of the fish! 🎣🔥

Check out this school of stripers as we’re doubling and tripling up, dropping baits and lures right on their nose. When you can see exactly where the fish are and watch how they react in real time, it takes your game to another level!

This is why mastering your electronics is so important. 👊

08/14/2026

🎣 Want to MASTER the cast net?

Check out the Cast Net Mastery Course inside Captain Mike’s Inshore Academy and learn how to properly throw a cast net, catch more bait, and become more efficient on the water.

And if you want to take your inshore fishing to the next level, Captain Mike’s Inshore Academy on Patreon covers everything from live bait and lure fishing to electronics, techniques, and proven inshore tactics.

👉 Sign up today and start learning! 🎣

08/13/2026

Hooked into a big cow-nose ray! 🐟

Wasn’t expecting this surprise at all, but this thing made an impressive run! You just never know what’s going to end up on the end of your line when you’re out on the water.

Definitely a cool catch!

08/12/2026

🎣 PANAMA 2027 — 3 SPOTS OPEN! 🇵🇦

I’m hosting an incredible fishing trip to Panama February 6–12, 2027, and I have 3 spots available!

We’ll spend 5 nights Tucan Lodge Panama with 4 full days of fishing, with all meals and drinks included.

This is world-class fishing for:
🐟 Giant Yellowfin Tuna
🐟 Marlin
🐟 Roosterfish
🐟 Cubera Snapper
🐟 Bluefin Trevally
🐟 Grouper & other inshore species

We’ll fish a variety of techniques, including live bait, jigging, popping, and trolling aboard a 32-foot Sea Vee.

The fishing is only part of the experience. Tucan Lodge Panama is a top-notch operation on a small island, with incredible ocean views, comfortable lodging, home-cooked meals, and a variety of local cuisine.

If catching giant tuna, marlin, roosterfish, cubera and other hard-fighting tropical species is on your bucket list, this is a trip you don’t want to miss!

🔥 ONLY 3 SPOTS REMAIN!

📩 Contact me for pricing and more information or to reserve your spot.

08/11/2026

🎣 One of my favorite setups for targeting big stripers!

Check out Melton International Tackle MeltonTackle.com for a huge selection of inshore tackle.

When I’m casting live eels or big topwater plugs, this is my go-to setup:

🎣 G. Loomis IMX Pro Blue 844S MF
🎣 Shimano North America Fishing Saragosa 6000
🎣 50-lb PowerPro Super Slick
🎣 60-lb AFTCO fluorocarbon leader
🎣 6/0 or 7/0 Gamakatsu USA inline circle hook

It’s a powerful, versatile setup that gives you the backbone you need when a big striper eats—and the sensitivity to work your presentation properly.

Address

372 Boston Post Road
Westbrook, CT
06498

Telephone

2037105116

Website

http://www.reelcastcharters.com/

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