Loads of bird life over Stripers today. Some areas the fish were hard to catch. We kept hitting different areas till we found ones that would bite. Ill give today a passable grade only because I would have liked to see more keepers. We caught lots of shorts and big blues and a couple handfuls of keepers. On another note just to let everyone know we have a bar across the entrance to the boat that says DO NOT BOARD UNTIL CREW ARRIVES. It is there for a reason. If you get there super early before anyone arrives just wait. Especially this time of year sometimes the deck is icy and the boat is far from the dock and we don't want you to fall in the water or fall getting on the boat. I put that sign up for a reason not because I had nothing better to do and decided to make one.I am writing this because there was one guy today who ignored it. Back to the fishing, there seems to be lots of fish around in different areas and we stll have some good fishing ahead of us. See you soon, Capt. Rob