Not that expensive, there were 4 of us, drove up stayed at a nice Holiday Inn near the water, two days fishing including tip for first mate, total cost was $350. breakfast included at hotel so we just bought lunch and dinner or one day just one meal because we ate a little later and were full.
I went on a small charter out of Maine a few years ago, there were 3 of us on the boat fishing and the captain did just that, we caught mackerel then caught some nice stripers, no 40-50 lbs but some nice one's nonetheless.
Theres quite a few good meals with those stripers, one of my favorite. Going to Lake Ontario for a 3 day weekend, I think we'll probably catch Lakers, plan on smoking a few lbs.
Looked it up, I think you are correct. I remember back in 1976 Florida MA had a few inches of snow in May, I remember seeing the pics in the local paper.