Above: Andrew Ferrindino (@aferrindino) with a pair of bigeye from a recent side trip.
We are talking now. Boats across 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
Yellowfin are starting to fill up in the southern canyon, including some HUGE yellows, topping the 100-pound mark. The gaffer-sized mahi are in, and Captains are waiting for a more reliable billfish bite.
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New York/New Jersey
The canyons are firing for anglers to run this week. Bigeye, yellowfin, large bluefin, and some swordfish for daytime deep-droppers.
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New England
The giant bite continues to be reliable for skippers in Rhode Island. Boats have been running surface-feeding GBFTs off Cape Cod, and while the bait has been picking up fish, casting with topwaters has proven frustrating. A light-tackle tuna bite is picking up around Massachusetts, but captains are keeping details close to the vest. Boats fishing east of Chatham mid-week reported sporadic action. South of Martha’s Vineyard has more tuna life. Stellwagen and north to Maine, there was a fair display of fish as entertaining as this season.
Like New York and New Jersey, the canyons have been hot, and this is proving to be a good year for bigeye.
The coolest catch of the week was by Thomas DiChiaro, who spotted a fnning white marlin on his way to the tuna yard and fed it on a metal jig. Check the video here.
