The tuna bite continues to evolve across the Northeast this week, with quality yellowfin showing up in the canyons and bluefin spreading from New Jersey to the Gulf of Maine. While the South of Block and Montauk bite has become more scattered, anglers willing to cover water are still finding success around whales, bait, and clean temperature breaks. Meanwhile, reports of recreational-size bluefin and giants pushing close to shore off Massachusetts have added a new level of excitement, with fish feeding on bunker, squid, and sand eels from Coxes Ledge to Cape Cod Bay and beyond.
In this week’s Northeast Offshore Fishing Report, Jimmy Fee and Anthony DeiCicchi break down where the tuna have moved, the latest reports from charter captains and tackle shops up and down the coast, what techniques are producing—from live squid to jig-and-pop to snag-and-drop—and where anglers should focus as the weather windows line up.
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