Recommended Guides and Other Contacts on the Striper Coast MAINE Captain Dave Pecci 207-442-8581 dave@obsessioncharters.com www.obsessioncharters.com Pecci works the Kennebec River and surrounding coastal waters for stripers and blues. He also goes offshore for sharks. Captain Dave Gittins 207-363-3874 fishtale@maineflyfishing.net www.maineflyfishing.net Gittins fishes the York River and Maine/New Hampshire coastal waters. NEW HAMPSHIRE Captain Dave Burkland 603-494-3470 Burkland fishes the Piscataqua River and surrounding coastal waters, including trips to the Isle of Shoals. He's a striper hound. MASSACHUSETTS Boston Jack Gartside 617-277-5831 Jack@jackgartside.com www.jackgartside.com In addition to tying flies and writing books, Gartside leads fishing trips in the harbor and offers on-the-shore instructional classes. You'll be hard pressed to find someone more knowledgeable - or entertaining - than Jack when it comes to shore fishing for stripers. Dave Skok 617-846-0698 dwskok@msn.com Skok offers guided fly-fishing trips in the Boston Harbor area. He's young, talented and lucky. What else do you need in a guide? CapeCod Tony Stetzko (508) 255-2357 Stetzko leads surfcasting trips on Cape Cod for both fly and conventional fishermen. His home base is in Orleans and he's a master at sniffing out big fish. Martha's Vineyard Captain Jaime Boyle 508-693-7454 boyler@adelphia.net Captain Boyle knows where the fish are. Call him early if you want to book a Derby date. Captain Dave Skok (See Boston) Skok spends the Derby on the Vineyard chasing albies and guiding shore fishermen. Coop's Bait & Tackle 508-627-9551 www.coopsbaitandtackle.com If you need anything - tackle, advice, support, - stop by this shop while on the Vineyard. Janet Messineo Island Taxidermy Studio 508-693-3360 If you land a derby winner and want it mounted call Messineo. She's more artist than taxidermist. Cuttyhunk Captain J. Bruce Borges 508-999-1263 A lifer on Cuttyhunk, Captain Borges is a fantastic guide. RHODE ISLAND Mike Laptew 401-884-0188 www.laptewproductions.com laptew@cox.net If you're looking for fabulous footage of stripers buy one of Laptew's videos. His latest creation, Understanding Fish and How to Catch Them, features Lefty Kreh and a hell of a lot of striped bass. NEW YORK Montauk Captain Barry Kanavy 516-785-7171 captainbarryk@mac.com www.naturalanglers.com Captain Barry spends the fall in Montauk. For the rest of the season he's in the Great South Bay on Long Island's South Shore. He's as good as a guide can get. Paul Melnyk 631-745-2468 Skishing@aol.com www.Surfcasting.com Melnyk is now a registered surf guide. While he doesn't take clients skishing, he consistently puts them into fish-and a good time. Jack Yee 631-668-5225 jackyee@optonline.net www.jackyee.com The "mayor" will teach anyone about fishing the surf and driving a 4x4 on the beach. You can also subscribe to his daily fishing reports. New York City Captain John McMurray 718-945-2255 onemorecast@prodigy.net www.nycflyfishing.com McMurray fishes Jamaica Bay and the New York Harbor environs. I have had countless trips with McMurray with unbelievable top water action. The man can fish. Captain Frank Crescitelli 718-317-1481 finfly@aol.com www.finchaser.com Captain Frank works the New York Harbor area and the offshore waters. You won't find a more passionate or talented fisherman. NEW JERSEY Manasquan Captain Gene Quigley 732-528-1861 www.shorecatch.com My trip with Captain Quigley was blown out but I hear he's a great guide. DELMARVA Cape Charles Captain Charlie Stant 757-331-2209 Stant knows the seaside of the Chesapeake Bay better than most men know their backyards. NORTH CAROLINA Oregon Inlet Captain Devin Cage 252-473-6108 www.poachersportfishing.com Captain Cage knows as much about catching big stripers on the Outer Banks as anyone.