Bunny Clark Deep Sea Fishing

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The F/V Bunny Clark (edited May 16, 2014)
Map, Directions & Location (Edited Feb 1, 2007)
Captains & Crew (Revised Feb 1, 2007)
2024 Season Reservations, Rules & Info. (Revised Jan 10, 2024)
2024 Season Schedule & Rates (Revised Jan 10, 2024)
Fishing Update (edited on Thursday, September 19, 2024, 0300 EDT)
Bunny Clark Guestletters (New Guestletter added Jan. 5, 2024)
Bunny Clark World & State Records List (Edited January 20, 2019)
"Tim Reidsema, Lee Dykas, Jason Ridolfi & Dennis Pietro" Photo Gallery (May 20, 2006)
Short Bunny Clark Fishing Videos(New Mar 6, 1997)
2010 Moon Phases (Revised Jan 30, 2010)
The New England Herring Problem (Who is taking our baitfish?)
Federal, State & Private Fishery Regs & Links
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Current Month Tide Chart for Ogunquit
2007 Accommodations & Services In Ogunquit Area

The digital image on the right was taken by Captain Ian Keniston with his iPhone during the extreme day trip of September 4, 2024. In the picture, Leo Lamoureux (VT) can be seen holding his 9 pound monkfish (goosefish) that he caught on that trip. This is not a particularly big monkfish but it is the largest monkfish we have seen on the Bunny Clark as of this writing on September 8, 2024. When I first started fishing with the Bunny Clark in the '80s, we caught monkfish ranging from 20 pounds to 55 pounds, that largest one becoming the International Game Fish Association's all tackle world record for many years. During the last ten years we rarely see a monkfish over 20 pounds. I have no idea why this is. I know that over-fishing is occurring. But I don't know to what extent it affects the monkfish population or even if it is a reason for not seeing the larger monkfish being caught by anglers. Monkfish are found lying on the bottom. When a big one is hooked it's like reeling up dead weight. Initially it might feel like reeling an old piece of gillnet gear off the bottom. Halibut will sometimes come off the bottom in similar fashion. Many times I have had my hopes dashed when, what I thought was a halibut, showed up beside the boat as a monkfish. Also, in the last few years, we haven't been seeing the monkfish until the late summer or in the fall. The 2023 season saw all of our biggest monkfish caught at the end of October. Also, they are excellent to eat, something that most anglers are not aware of. In the days of Julia Child, she had a recipe called medallions of monkfish which she touted as one of her favorite meals. I was fortunate or unfortunate enough to try that very same dish when I was invited to dinner at Biras Creek in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, by my charter guests at a time when I was sailing people around the Caribbean as a winter captain's position. I believe I really would have liked the meal as well, had the fish been a lot fresher. That piece of fish was so old that I never got the first bite past my lips to try it. That was during the winter in the late '70s, early '80s. Since then I have had monkfish many times and have really enjoyed it. Some day I might even be lucky enough to have it in Julia Child's favored recipe! Monkfish are not the easiest fish to catch. They lie on the bottom waiting for a fish to swim by before quickly opening it's large mouth to grab it with it's inverted needle-like teeth and swallow it down. They do not chase after fish. So you have to have your terminal gear there at the right exact place and time. They are fun to catch if only to lend to the mystery of what is on the end of the line. And, of course, it's a special treat to catch one to eat. We will have to see what the end of this season will bring us. Bigger monkfish this year? I certainly hope so. Special fish like Leo's are the kind of fish we like to see on caught on the Bunny Clark .

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Call: Bunny Clark, Corp. at - 207-646-2214
Write (Mailing Address): Tim Tower, P.O. Box 837F, Ogunquit, Maine 03907-0837
GPS Location to the dock: 70 Perkins Cove Road, Ogunquit, Maine 03907
Email Address (click here): bunnyclarkdsf@gmail.com

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