Above: Andrew Ferrindino (@aferrindino) with a pair of bigeye from a recent trip to the edge.
Now we’re talking. Boats throughout the Northeast took advantage of a mid-week weather window, and the tuna, in the canyons at least, were there and hungry.
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DelMarVa
The yellowfin are starting to fill in at the southern canyons, including some BIG yellows, eclipsing the 100-pound mark. Gaffer-sized mahi are in the mix, and Captains are awaiting a more reliable billfish bite.
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New York/New Jersey
The canyons fired off for anglers who made the run this week. Bigeye, yellowfin, large bluefin, and some swordfish for the daytime deep-droppers.
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New England
The giant bite continues to be reliable for captains off Rhode Island. Boats are running into surface-feeding GBFTs off Cape Cod as well, and while bait is taking fish, casting with topwaters has proved frustrating. A light-tackle tuna bite is picking around Massachusetts, but captains are keeping specifics close to the vest. Boats fishing east of Chatham mid-week reported sparse action. South of Martha’s Vineyard is holding more tuna life. Stellwagen and north to Maine, there’s been a fair showing of recreational-sized fish so far this season.
As with New York and New Jersey, the canyons have been hot, and it’s proving to be a good year for bigeye.
Coolest catch of the week belongs to Thomas DiChiaro, who found a fnning white marlin on the way to the tuna grounds and got it to eat a metal jig. Check the video here.