About Striper-Charters

About the Captain: Captain Gary Swanson holds a U.S. Coast Guard Masters License No. 894318. He has been fishing the Cape and Islands for the last 35 years and knows the areas where the fish normally frequent. Much of the fishing is done in shoal and rip waters where the peak fishing is limited to a specific tidal period. Watching the wind and keeping the desires and experience of the anglers in mind, the Captain plans each trip to take best advantage of these peak periods. This offers the angler the best opportunity for an exciting memorable experience. Captain Swanson also highly recommends the option of light line spin casting or fly-fishing near shore shallow and rocky waters for Striped Bass. This has been a favorite for a truly enjoyable active day. Fishing virtually gets underway as soon as you leave the dock. The river and near shore waters offers more protection from the wind, especially for fly-fishing.

About the Boats: Near Shore, Coastal Shallows and Bass River: We will be fishing in a new 22' Mako shallow water Bay Boat with 175 HP four stroke engine, twin electric trolling motors and full electronics. Monomoy, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket Sound and waters off Nantucket: We will be fishing in a 28’ Mako center console with twin 250 HP engines, radar, GPS, sonar, autopilot and enclosed head. It is fully rigged for stripers, blues, albacore, bonito, tuna, fluke and cod. In addition we equip the boats noted above with some of the finest rods on the market including: Loomis, Orvis, T&T, Sage, Penn and custom made; Reels include: Abel, Billy Pate, Orvis, Loomis, Fin-Nor and Penn.