An accomplished financial services professional who has held senior leadership positions at such firms as NEPC, LLC, Strong Capital Management, and Bankers Trust, Ellen Griggs currently serves on several financial, philanthropic, and educational institutions as a member of their boards of directors. A graduate of Ohio’s Kenyon College, she served for 15 years on her alma mater’s board of trustees, and is now an emeritus member. When not attending to her professional obligations, Ellen Griggs enjoys watching Broadway plays, recreation-oriented traveling, golf and deep-sea fishing off Cape Cod.
The waters of the Atlantic off Cape Cod are renowned for the abundance of their fisheries, even at a time when some species have been threatened by overfishing. Among the gamefish encountered in these storied waters are cod, tuna, bonito, mackerel, sharks, bluefish, and striped bass. Also popular are the smaller but just as challenging sea bass, porgy, and fluke.
There are countless services operating out of towns all along the Cape that offer charter boat fishing. An individual or a group engages the boat and its skipper, generally for a half or a full day, although overnight trips aren’t uncommon. Because charter boat skippers are pretty knowledgeable about the local waters, they can be hired to go after any species of fish.
Party boats, on the other hand, go out daily on a set schedule, for half-day or full-day trips, and anglers book their spots on the boat on a first-come, first-served basis. Party boats generally advertise a particular species of fish for each trip, such as bluefish or fluke, and sail to where the fishing for that species is good.
Crew members on charter and party boats are attentive to the needs of each person fishing, and will bait their hooks if necessary as well as help land fish. When appropriate, as in the case of bluefish or fluke, they’ll clean and filet each angler’s catch. Charter boats and party boats alike generally provide rods, reels, tackle and bait, as well as food and refreshments.
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