Our 2 Hour family trip gives the family on vacation an introduction to the sea, and a classic boat trip at a rate that a family can afford. We strive to make this adventure the highlight of your family vacation.
The Foley family (MA) with 1st mate Joe
Godin !
Last spring June 2003* the boys and I plan on introduced a Youth weekend fishing camp for kids age seven to seventeen years old. For specifics please click here or on our Youth fishing camp link.Our goal is to offer a full weekend of fishing fun, boating basics and environmental education for a family group of six. One or two adults to chaperone w/ four youths in each group *CREW*.
Striped bass.... East coast, history and habitat... Click here !
We are
honored that every year so many families return to fish with us. Many
of our trips our designed for families with minimum fishing experience.
In fact most of our big fish are caught inshore within a mile of the
Maine
shoreline. This makes for an enjoyable, exciting, safe 1st trip for
novice
seafarers... Allot of the kids in the pictures below have grown up with
us over the last six years and are now some of the best young fishermen
on the Maine coast today!
The brothers Walsh "MA"........Rory
(age 6) with his 25 inch ,5
pound striper, and Shane's (age 9)
31.5inch ,10 pound striper.
The brothers Mier! "PA", Paulie with a
dogfish shark on a cold autumn day, and his older brother John with a pretty striper
an a foggy spring afternoon.
Bobby Offlenbach (NH )"left"
earned
a little respect fighting and landing this 10 pound blue on his own.. Bobby also landed the
largest fish of his life this season a 35.25" 19# striper.
Mattie Rich (VT) "right" never fails
to land a nice striper every year. This seasons shown here weighed in
at 25.75" 5.5 pounds.
A couple of real fine young
gentlemen who are also becoming excellent fishermen. Elliot Lacki (NY) "left" with a 28.5 inch, 8.25 pounder. Dave
Cohen (Ma )"age 13" with his largest ever 37.5inch,
19.25 pound striper.
Natalie
Guillmette (MA) "age 8" landed her very first striper a 25.5 inch , 6
pounder on a 2 hr family trip. 1st mate Keith McAvoys niece Liz (NY) with her
largest fish ever
a 30.5 inch, 10 pounder. Liz also landed
the
most fish of the trip.
Two of my grandsons .These guys are some of Maine's most serious young anglers.
Cary "age 3" with his largest ever 10 pound
blue. And Joey "age 8" with a nice 8 pound blue,
Joey almost always manages to outfish all our guests.
Two guys who never let me down !
Five years ago, I took a five
year old boy for his 1st trip on the Gath III and we both tried so hard
to catch a fish but alas we were skunked. Over the next four
years
Jay Query (PA) "age 10" has become
on
of the best young anglers I know. He always manages to land a large
fish
every year.. Shown here with his dad Rocky
is
this years pool fish a 39 inch, 23.5 pound striper
Another great kid who
also experiences "the old Gath Magic" is Logan
Malcomer (VT), Logan has a wonderful attitude and always
seems to be smiled upon by Mrs. Coombs.
Logan with this years 25.75 inch 6.76 pound
striper.
The Luby family
(CT)..Bob, Jess, and Brian always
manage to have one of
the most fun and relaxing trips of the season.
And the
3rd generation, Dvoretsky family (NJ) are
blessed with enough grandchildren so two boats may not be handle their
crew in future years.
Captain Whit McMahon shows the Gobertus
children {FL} how to handle a lobster. My sons Whit
and Den take turns working with me to give your family an experience
the'll long remember.
