Connemara Bay Fishing Charters

This charter was Amazing! Kevin and his son Kellen made this trip for the 6 of us one of the best days out. We went out form 7am-​12pm and from the start we knew we had picked a great company. We pulled lobster traps and caught a lot of fish. We went home with a bunch of lobster and they fileted the fish for us to bring home. I highly recommend this company as my friends and I are already talking about round 2 next year.

We found Connemara Bay charters in from a web search when looking for lobster charters. They are also known as CB charters as well.
If you’re looking for the readers digest version, the combination half day striped bass and lobstering charter was simply fantastic. Captain Kevin and his son Kellan were an absolute pleasure and we would not consider going out fishing or lobstering in the area with anyone else! Highly recommended!
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We contacted Captain Kevin by cell phone and he was eager, helpful, and a pleasure to work with in order to coordinate our trip. Since my family was not 100% sure of their sea legs we decided to do the half day striped bass charter combined with a little bit of lobstering as well (what they called the «combination trip»).
We scheduled an early-​morning trip since that was Captain Kevin’s recommendation based on tides and weather. We met Captain Kevin at a local restaurant parking lot where he greeted us with a big smile and strong Boston accent. We followed him to a private dock where we met his first mate (his son) Kellan, who was also an absolute pleasure. My wife, teenage boys, and even our well behaved German Shepherd got on board for our trip.
The boat was definitely large enough for everyone to be comfortable while we steamed out to the fishing grounds. Captain Kevin and Kellan were a pleasure to talk to throughout our trip and were experts at trying to tailor the trip to our needs.
When we got to the fishing grounds we put a line in the water and begin catching mackerel to use as bait for the larger fish. To be honest, this part of the trip was a lot more fun than I had anticipated. We were bringing up fish as fast as we could throw the line in the water and would be catching as many as six at a time!
I noticed that unlike many other trips I had been on, Captain Kevin was not afraid to put a lot of bait in the water and we soon had quite a long chum slick behind the boat and after about 15 minutes or so we had our first striper on the line. We were all thrilled to bring in this big fish and would have been more than pleased with the trip even if we had not caught anything else.
We fished for a while longer but the winds picked up a little bit and the seas got a little larger and Captain Kevin considerately asked me if my wife was getting a little green and offered to take a little break and pick up a few lobster pots in some calmer waters which we agreed to do.
Once we got behind the breakwater, she felt a little better and enjoyed watching my sons and I pull up lobster traps while getting a lesson in the technique of lobstering. We also learned a lot about the conservation efforts around the lobster fishery as well which was a nice aspect of the trip. In fact, one of my two boys raved throughout the day that the lobstering was definitely his favorite part of the trip!
At this point we were reaching the end of our scheduled five hour trip, but Captain Kevin wasn’t done with us yet. Instead, he took us to a few of his secret locations where each of my boys ended up catching a huge striper of their own – including the biggest one of the day which was by far the biggest fish I have ever seen in person!
After the trip was over and we were back at dock, Kellan cleaned our fish, filled a bucket with lobster and recommended that we consider taking our fish over to «lobsta land» restaurant where we started our day and where they will prepare the fish and the lobsters family style for a small fee. We did this and had an excellent meal!
Our thanks again to Captain Kevin and his son Kellan for a wonderful day that I can honestly say would have been thoroughly enjoyable because of our hosts, even if we had not caught a single striper.

Went out on a choppy day in Gloucester but had a great time.
since the 8 hours of fishing wasn’t enough, he took us into the harbor and let us don a few fishing slickers and pulled up a string of lobster pots… was a really cool experience.
the next week i even called him for recommendations for restaurants in the area… great guy.
will definitely use his services again
highly recommend.