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Dakota Jecevicus and Capt Steve Coulter steaming for home
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07/29/10 |
The Cape at large...
Lots of fish, lots of people. Here we get into the practice
of "fishing the fringe". Whether you are fishing bluefin
tuna or blue marlin, when there is fishing pressure look
outside the ring. move off a quarter or half a mile and fish
the fish that have scattered because of the fishing pressure
and boat pressure.
This weekend we have the Green Harbor Tuna Tournament. These
boats will be fishing the Bay and the Bank.
The consistent method of fishing right now is live bluefish
or pogies under a kite. This method is far outfishing
anything else, especially for the bigger fish.
If you are trolling, you need Carlson or East of Chatham
Green machine bars, Bird bars, Sluggo bars and for that big
bite you need a couple Hatteras Creatures. These lures are
selling at a phenomenal rate and are being fished in two
tournaments this weekend plus another next weekend, plus all
the boats using them in the canyons and the far east! That's
not counting the southern fleet. Talk to your friends who
own some, hold them in your hand and watch them swim. You
will be hooked!
The canyons are proving to be the spot to fish so far this
year. multiple species of fish are around and yellowfin to
60lbs aren't uncommon. More than a few boats are heading to
oceanographers this weekend. Good luck!
Good luck to all fishing the tournaments this weekend. And
for those of you who fished the shark tournament last
weekend, I hope you did well.
Have a great weekend. Dave
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 Capt. Bruce Peters
Po Box 947
East Orleans, MA 02643
bruce@sportfishingcapecod.com
www.sportfishingcapecod.com
(508) 255 0911
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Hi Folks,
If you look east of Chatham this morning you will see a
large fleet of mixed boats just inside the 3 mile line.
There are small skiffs and 40 foot custom tuna boats. The
commercial bass season is now in full swing on Sunday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays and it appears that this
area off to the east is where they are working. Yesterday I
counted over 100 boats all jockeying for position in this
area. This spot is absolutely loaded with bluefish and
dogfish as well, yet I saw a large percentage of guys
drifting live eels to try to catch the stripers. At a buck
apiece per eel, that can add up the bait bill really quickly
! The talk on the radio yesterday was that there are about
10 short striped bass to every one keeper sized one for the
commercial guys, not really great fishing in anybody's book.
As a "sportie", a recreational boat, we can catch our
recreational limit and have some fun doing it. It took me a
little while, but I finally did figure out how to
consistently produce striped bass from this area, with less
blues and dogfish. Yesterday's trip ended with lots of
bluefish, a limit of bass for all on the boat and a couple
for me to sell for gas money too. There is plenty of fish
and bait in the area, and as long as the water temperature
and the bait stay, the fishing should hold for a while. The
crowd of boats is what makes it a less desirable spot to
fish. There are stripers in the rips too, but its just
another 5 miles away to the south. The rip fishing is usual
summer fishing, where after you take a fish or two off an
edge, you move over to another edge and take one or two, and
then move back etc. One must work around the boat traffic,
be observant and fish where there hasn't been a boat for the
last 15-20 minutes.
As for bluefin tuna fishing, it has been spotty, with one
day they are jumping next to the boat, and then the next not
to be seen. I have not had many tuna trips this year, and
the last one I had to reschedule to make a repair to the
boat. The bolts to the cutlass bearing had come undone and I
had to take the boat out of the water to repair and
reinstall them. I am very lucky that the repair was done
within one day and I was back in the water the next. There
is a good bait supply west of the "BC" buoy where we fished
a couple years ago, and that would be where i would look as
long as I had good visibility. I have not heard from my
friend that fished the Regal Sword area yesterday, but I did
hear him say it looked good on the radio before I lost
contact with him. My thinking is that the tuna are where
there is a decent food supply and not many boats. I know
there are fish in the inshore spots, but with all the
bass/bluefish/dogfish/small boats competing with them for a
meal, I am leaning towards fishing in the areas that have
much less pressure. The Regal Sword area has had very little
pressure because its 25 plus miles away. It is situated on a
travel corridor of the bluefin. If there is bait in the
area, there will be tuna fish there. The key is having a
long enough scheduled trip to get there and leaving early
enough in the morning to have a decent morning bite !
With the economy off, my charter bookings are off. I have no
charter today. I had last weekend off with not one booking.
Folks that call are not asking about the boat or the tackle,
or the fishing, or where the boat is, but merely price
shopping, looking for the less expensive boat. I found out
yesterday that one of the better charter guys offering
charters in my harbor has reduced his rates by $25, and
another lesser boat says he charges $150 less for his half
day trip. I have had many folks ask me for a shorter trip
than my usual 5 hour version. I am now considering the
addition of a 4 hour trip, with the rate to be determined,
for those that are just interested in a shorter trip. It is
possible depending upon what feedback I receive, that the 5
hour trip would become a 4 hour trip instead. Any feedback
would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Robust economy or sluggish economy, the stripers don't care.
They feed regardless. This morning I headed out about 2
miles from the harbor entrance and caught 5 limits of
stripers and at least 20 bluefish in 2 hours ! That is
damned good fishing. We were using 15 pound test line on St.
Croix 7.6 foot spinning rods and Penn 560 spinning reels.
There is an area about 2 miles long and 1/2 a mile wide
where if you put your big toe in the water you would
probably catch a bluefish. Yet I have no charter scheduled
for Saturday or Sunday ! Go figure.
So to enhance the
Capeshores Charters experience, I am for the first time,
offering a 4 hour charter. The rate will be $525. You may
reserve a date by calling 508 237-0399
Thanks very much,
Bruce & "Marilyn S"
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07/29/10 |
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www.capecodbaycharters.com
capthap@capecodbaycharters.com |
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The Summer Marches on... |
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Every day we go out of Rock Harbor and head our boats
towards the shoals. We have cut back the jigs on our 300 ft.
wires, set the drags, and put either wooden head hootchies
or reverse atoms on our outrigger lines. We are ready. We
get to the middle of the shoals and set our lines out. More
times than not we will have a good day. This is good
fishing. Now we can add something else to our resume. It
seems that some bluefish have gotten over to the Eastham
shore. Late last weekend a few private boats went up there
just to check on what might be and found fish.
Remember in last weeks article I said if we got a hard
northwest wind some big bass might be pushed up onto
Billingsgate Shoals. Well, it happened. The first fish we
hooked up on Thursday the 22nd on the half day trip was 46
inches long and weighed close to 35 pounds. That day we took
a few more bass from 34 to 38 inches. Not many, but more
than we have seen this summer. The whole trip was really
active with stripers from 28 to 33 inches. We easily got our
limit that day. The same thing happened this last Monday,
the 26th. We had a hard northwest wind and this pushed a
good number of fish onto the shoals. That day our biggest
fish was 37 inches and it was not quite as active as that
Thursday. The shoals should continue to be the place to go
for stripers.
The bluefish, where have they been and where do we find
them? So far the main area has been off the Path from 10
feet of water out to 20 feet. The only other place we have
run across these fish has been in the deep water off the
north edge of the shoals. Well, now we have a new spot. This
last week a large school of big bluefish was found off the
Eastham shore from the cell phone tower up to Sunken Meadow
area. Hootchies or popping plugs were the lures of choice.
It is about time they showed up in this area. I hope they
stick around for a while.
I had the Hodge families out for a half day trip this last
Tuesday. The trip came through the booth at the harbor. I
was told it was a family with young kids. Just who I love to
get out fishing and into some big fish. The first to hook up
was Ryan, who is nine. It was a real big bluefish. Then
Carter who is twelve was next followed closely by little
Brooke who is seven. After that we went after some stripers.
Each one landed a keeper. Little Brooke needed some help but
with the light gear I carry she handled most of it by
herself. These three kids running around on deck catching
fish kept me and Mark the mate very busy. The $20 donation
of food to the Lower Cape Outreach Council will be made in
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If you’d like to get in on this really good summer fishing
call me at 508-255-6211 or 508-240-8267. Thanks. Capt. Hap
Farrell |
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07/01/10 |
Capt. Hap Farrell
Stunmai II
www.capecodbaycharters.com
capthap@capecodbaysportfishing.com |
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The Fish Have Moved In... |
We have been waiting for the bass and bluefish to settle
into somewhat of a pattern. Or, at least staying in a
general area for a period of time so we have some idea where
to look for them each day. It seems Billingsgate Shoals is
the place to go this season. Whether it is the west end or
on the east section up by Great Island or by Billingsgate
Island itself. Jig is the most productive method so far but
if it is deep enough, over 17 feet, you can use an umbrella
rig on a short wire, 150 feet.
As far as the bluefish are concerned they seem to have taken
up residence up by the Path in water from 20 feet into as
shallow as 8 feet There are some bluefish in off the Eastham
shore but not much right now. There are also some small bass
on some of the rock piles east of the #3 can and up towards
Welfleet Harbor. This is also a hit or miss situation,
meaning they are only there now and then. An umbrella rig is
the best but single hootchies can work too. Just troll them
at around 5.5 knots.
Provincetown, now that is a good area to fish, especially if
you want to play bumper cars. With the commercial season
opening up soon, I think the 13th of July, that place will
be very crowded. Last summer it was the only really active
area for commercial size fish, over 34 inches. Most used
live eels but you have to know how to fish them or they will
not work well. If you’re just there to fish for fun jigging
is your best bet but be prepared for hang-ups on the bottom.
There are a good number of them especially by the Bath
House.
One area that might be worth checking out is the deep water.
I was out there with a charter on the half day on the 4th. I
found a few bunches of fish in 55 feet of water and worked
them. We took 3 bass from 29 inches up to 32 inches and 2
bluefish. I used my 150 foot wire with 4 ounces of extra
weight and slowed down when I went of the fish. I normally
troll at 3.5 to 4 knots and would slow to just under 3 knots
over fish and wait. More times than not I’d get a fish on.
I’d look there instead of going up to P-town.
This last week I had Chris Ewen and his daughter Emily out
for a full day trip. Emily loves to use really light gear.
This time they brought Emily’s cousin Brendan who is ten. He
skillfully landed big 12 pound bluefish on my 12 lb. test
rod set up. Not bad for a first timer. So, this weeks
donation to the Orleans Outreach Council will be made in his
name.
If you’d like to get in on this really good summer fishing
call me at 508-255-6211 or 508-240-8267. |
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07/01/10 |
Capt. Jack Riley
Maverick Charters |
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I stopped at Snug Harbor on the way home and they said the
bass fishing at Southwest Ledge on Block Island was
fantastic. They are feeding on Sandeels.
I heard the same for the Race and Montauk with big stripers
following the bunker schools.
A customer of ours called me and said he was at West
Atlantis last weekend and caught 14 1/2 40-60# yellowfin on
the troll during the day using green machine bars and an "eyecatcher
bait shower teaser" with a green machine stinger. He loves
the bait shower and calls it his "Lady Dancer". The 1/2 is
because a mako ate half a yellowfin. He caught the mako as
well as a 70# white marlin. Big fish.
The stripers have showed in the race at PTown and at times
are pushing sandeels onto the beach but there are 150 boats
fighting for space in an area the size of your backyard.
Some of the PTown boats are putting their outriggers out to
clear a little space.
Good luck! Capt. Jack |
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Capt. Hap Farrell
Stunmai II
www.capecodbaycharters.com
capthap@capecodbaysportfishing.com |
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The 4th of July Weekend... |
It is time... Time to get the barbeque going, get your
flip-flops broken in, a good pair of sun glasses, and some
sun screen. Oh yes, sharpen your hooks for some good
fishing. That we have out of Rock Harbor. Some bluefish have
shown up just south of the Path just before high water and
some in on the Eastham side of the channel between the #3
and #5 cans. The striped bass, billingsgate Shoals is the
place to go. The charter fleet is doing quite well fishing
on the north edge of the shoals and from what they say there
is plenty of room for the summer folks this season.
There is something different about this season that we have
not found a good reason for. It’s the lack of the large
numbers of bluefish we normally get by this time of the
season. There are some in off the Eastham shore, and if you
catch it right, there is a fair amount from just south of
the Path down to Great Island. It is just not consistent. A
gill-netter I know told me he has not seen much in the Bay
so far. There is a larger number of seals in on Billingsgate
Island and Jeremy's Point when the tides out. A number of
them have been seen with fish, both bass and bluefish, in
their mouths. Remember, we have eliminated their natural
predators and the Indians who lived here before hunted them
so the seal number are way out of balance which is hurting
the fish population.
So far this season jigging has been the best method in
landing the striped bass both on Billingsgate Shoals and up
off of P-town by the Bath House and Race Point and Woodend.
The shoals are probably the most active area down our way
and mostly will continue this way for a while. The deep
water off the north edge also hold some bass and bluefish
from time to time. The best way to hook up on these fish is
the umbrella rig on 200 feet of wire. The Via family can
contest to this. They fished with me on the 29th and easily
got all the bass and bluefish they needed jigging on the
shoals.
The first donation of canned goods for the Lower Cape
Outreach Council is going to be made in the names of three
anglers. Maddy White from Chatham, Taylor Burns from
Orleans, and Drew Silva from Harwich. These three young men
proved to be relentless anglers in landing a good number of
fish in rough seas and taking home dinner for their
families.
If you’d like to pit yourself and your friends against the
fish in Cape Cod Bay and help out the Outreach Council give
me a call: 508-240-8267 or 508-255-6211. |
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07/01/10 |
Capt. Jack Riley
Maverick Charters |
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There are stripers on all the rips off Monomoy. We have
caught from 27" to 43" (33#). Bearses fishes best on the
outgoing tide (North), Stone Horse fishes best on the
incoming (South) and Handkerchief fishes good on both tides
but best on incoming (South). The tide name (North/South) is
based on where it is coming from, not where it is going. The
artificial that has worked the best for us on spinning rods
is a yellow hootchie to match the squid they are chowing on.
Point Rip at Monomoy is loaded with bluefish and school size
bass. On Tuesday we were catching both on flyrods.
For school, medium and giant bluefin tuna pay attention to
the sea surface temperature chart available on the home page
of Offshore Pursuits. The temperature break east of Chatham
from 49/50 degrees up to 58/59 degrees is holding large
schools of bluefin. The break is in around 95/100 feet of
water and runs the length of the Great South Channel from
PTown down to the BB Buoy. This break changes every day
based on the tide. Some days the fish are on the warm side
and biting. Other days they are on the cold side and
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06/24/10 |
Capt. Hap Farrell
Stunmai II
www.capecodbaycharters.com
capthap@capecodbaysportfishing.com |
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It is the end of June. The schools are letting out and folks
are headed to Cape Cod. This means the traffic will be
busier, lines will happen and be long, and the weather will
be hotter. Hopefully the fishing will get the same way.
The west end of Billingsgate Shoals is still the place to
go. That and up around P-town. Although, if you do not like
to fish in a very crowded area I would not go there. It can
be hot and cold, lots of fish that won’t eat, no fish, or
really, really active. When it is active from Wood End up to
Race Point there are usually so many boats you can walk from
one to the other and keep your feet dry.
There are some fish showing up around the Path and out in
the deep water off the Path. It’s a mixture of bass and
bluefish with mostly bluefish. These may be the fish that
were out in the deep water off the north edge of the shoals.
Umbrella rigs on wire work well with these fish or even a
single hootchie on wire will work. Hopefully, these bluefish
will move south and get in the Stony Bar area and off the
Eastham shore where they belong. Only time will tell so when
you have a chance check that area out. It should get active
soon.
I saw something in the paper last week that got me thinking.
The Lower Cape Outreach Council indicated that their pantry
was running very low. So, I’m going to make challenge to the
charter fleet in Rock Harbor, in fact to all of us who are
somewhat skillful in the art of fishing. For every unusually
large fish, whether bass or bluefish, caught by an angler on
my boat I will donate $20 of canned and non-perishable food
to this organization in the name of the angler. I challenge
the fleet and any of you who fish for both pleasure and an
occasional dinner to do the same. The way I see it, it’s
like making a deposit in a bank that we hope we’ll never
have to make a withdrawal from. Drop off points will be at
the booth at Rock Harbor, the Goose Hummock, and the Lower
Cape Outreach office on 19 Brewster Crossroads in Orleans.
The office hours are from 9:30 am. to 3:30 pm. Mon. thru
Thrus. and 9:30 am. to 12:30 pm. on Fridays. You can call
508-240-1490 with any questions.
For those who are not on Cape Cod and able to participate in
this challenge you may sent a check to the Lower Cape
Outreach Council care of Janice Perrin, Human Services
Coordinator, 19 Brewster Cross Rd., PO Box 665, Orleans, Ma.
02653. Thank You.... Hap |
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Capt. Jack Riley
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I returned from the Cape last night late. Charters every
day. I rescheduled tomorrow because of the thunderstorm
forecast. I was wondering about the returns myself and
called but Dennis is out till the AM and he will call me. We
both want them done. I cancelled the credit card last week
with a -0- balance.
I picked up a regular customer from Texas at Martha's
Vineyard yesterday and spent the better part of the AM
looking for bass and blues at MV. Nothing. No marks and very
little bait. And I watched four other charter boats do the
same thing. Nothing. The charter agreed to pay four hundred
more so I ran back to Handkercheif Shoal and limited out. I
left my dock at 6:30 AM and got back at 5:00 PM. Long day.
The three days before that I limited out in 2-3 hours each
day at Stone Horse off Monomoy. There are bass on all the
shoals around Monomoy and Muskeget Channel. Most of the fish
are in the mid thirty inch range but I had three over 40"
with the largest at 43". We have caught trolling with rigs,
spin casting with lures and flyfishing. Anything that mimics
a sandeel gets eaten.
On the tuna front Matt on the "Menace of Dennis" from my
dock lost a bluefin at the back of the boat last week
estimated to be between 400-500#. He and a friend were
fishing alone on Crab Ledge when their plastic got hit. Said
he would have gotten the fish if he had a third person
aboard. I listen to Channel 68 (the tuna channel) all day
and they are seeing fish from Crab ledge to the "BC" and
south and southwest of the buoy. The bunch that were off
Nauset seems to have moved to deeper water but that can
change daily.
Capt. Randy of
www.firstmatesportfishing.com has gotten some big bass
live lining mackeral and eels in some of his favorite holes
on Cape Cod Bay. Capt. Robbie of
www.seaducedfishing.com caught a 23" Fluke at Stone
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Capt. Bruce Peters
Po Box 947
East Orleans, MA 02643
bruce@sportfishingcapecod.com
www.sportfishingcapecod.com
(508) 255 0911
06/09/2010
Cape Cod Fishing Report
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The fishing in June here on Cape Cod is busting wide open.
The waters are warming rapidly and there are huge amounts of
baitfish and predatory species moving through the area. The
Nantucket Sound spring squid and mackerel runs were a bust,
yet the black bass fishing was phenomenal. there are large
pogies in the sound estuaries to be caught and used for bait
for big bass and bluefin tuna. There are some mackerel
schools reported on the backside, but I think the herring
midwater trawlers have done their damage. If you get a
chance to sign on to a letter looking for increased observer
coverage for these boats please do so.
Cape Cod Bay has had good bass action recently on
Billingsgate Shoals, yet the entire Rock Harbor Charter
Fleet was at the dock today ! There are a few scattered
bluefish around but its been mostly bass so far. There were
a few smaller tuna caught in the bay this last week as well.
By smaller, I mean smaller than the 68" to 72" fish that are
being caught off Chatham. These 45-60" fish are just what
the doctor ordered for the health of our fishery, in that it
is another different year class of fish to spread the
harvest over a wide range of ages of our Atlantic Bluefin
Tuna. Last year it seemed all we could catch was the 60 to
67" inch fish. I did hear that the boats on Stellwagon and
in the Cape Cod Bay were working on the smaller tuna last
fall, I just never saw many.
There is a nice school of bluefin tuna east of Chatham that
are mixed in with stripers. Folks are catching bass on the
squid bars while trolling for tuna. These are the 68 " size
class of fish, so be careful if you think you are going to
catch one on the spinning gear. A local Chatham lobster man
told me he saw a school of smaller "jumpers" 8 miles
southeast of the cut the other day. I hope the smaller ones
do stick around. The tuna and the bass have been keyed in on
a big bait supply that moves from day to day up and down the
coastline according to the wind directions. Watch for the
birds and you should do fine. I have not been to the rips as
yet because the bass are 2 miles out side the harbor! I
think soon I may take a look see at Bearse's and
Handkerchief shoals.
I received a notice from the National Marine Fisheries
Service a day or so ago regarding 3 changes to the rules
regarding ABT. The first change reduces the angling category
(recreational anglers in their own boats) daily bag limit
from 2 per day to one per day, between 27" and 59". It also
allows for the charter/headboat category to still take two
fish, (like last year) but one must be from 27" to 47" and
the other from 47" to 59". Lastly, this first change makes
it illegal for either category to retain or keep any BFT
from 59" to 73". The second change closes the "trophy"
fishery south of Great Egg Inlet, NJ after 12/31/2010. The
third change is a transfer of 1.7 MT of quota from the
reserve to the northern angling category "trophy" quota. OK,
so what does this mean ? I truthfully have mixed feelings
because although I think it is good for the fish, I think it
may be tough on the Chatham charterboats, if the fish are
all like last year's fish. My own short term, self seeking
motives aside, it allows the large mediums a chance to make
it to giant sizes and perhaps more will spawn. We need all
the help we can get with the oil disaster happening in the
gulf of Mexico.
Thanks very much,
Bruce & "Marilyn S" |
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The Hatteras Bite...with Capt. Dan Rooks
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Dan Rooks
Tuna Duck Sportfishing
Hatteras, NC
(252)216-6160
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Red Hot Yellowfin Bite! |
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This past week has seen the yellowfin bite take off with
great catches of fish in the 60-65 lb. range. Big schools of
hungry fish are in the mixed water inshore of the stream. We
have had days of 14 fish...
Offshore on the edge, about 40 miles or so, there is a great
dolphin bite happening. Both gaffers and bailers...lots of
white marlin around with some boats landing 3 in a day. Good
sailfishing and some good blue marlin around.
The Big Rock Blue marlin Tournament starts this weekend. The
actual tournament starts on Monday. It should be an
interesting week!
Capt. Dan |
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06/10/10 |
Capt. Hap Farrell
Stunmai II
www.capecodbaycharters.com
capthap@capecodbaysportfishing.com
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I have predicted that the stripers would start moving to
different areas in the Bay by this time of the season. Well,
they have, a little bit. By this I mean they have moved from
the northeast section of the north edge of Billingsgate
Shoals down to the southwest near the #1 can at the end of
the shoals. There does not seem to be much activity in by
the #3 and #5 cans or along the Eastham shore. I’m at a loss
to say why. There is or was plenty of bait in there. I have
found some fish there, once, but that was it.
Lately, we have been dealing with an unusual amount of
weather changes. Sun and relatively calm one day, wind and
rain the next and then sun and wind. Plus, the fleet as a
whole has been fairly slow this spring so not that many
boats have been out fishing. This makes it hard to keep
track on where the bass and bluefish are concentrating. So
far, it seems that out in the “Square”, an area where the
Loran, when it was working, read 40 over 40 on the 13 and 44
lines, is the most active area. Another way to find it is 3
miles off Griffin Island out in 45 to 55 feet of water.
Billingsgate Shoals is starting to get a little active now,
especially on the west end. This is good sign because last
season the shoals itself was dead. It was unusual to find
any amount of fish on top of the shoals. It was the north
edge out in 25 to 30 feet that was the most productive area.
Now, it is the south edge and up on top anywhere from the #1
can and a mile or so to the east.
The 3rd Annual Vets Fish P-town was a big success last
Saturday. Even with wind and rain six boats from Rock Harbor
made up and took these vets and their families fishing. I
had Kyle and his uncle Joe, plus Dominik and Katye who were
marines. Kyle’s father is in Iraq serving as an MP so Joe,
his brother accompanied Kyle out fishing. We got everyone a
keeper, as the other boats did, and a large number of small
fish. The weather improved and it turned into a great day
for all.
Capt. John Shakliks, of the Luau, had a regular trip with
Dick Stroble and Kenny Henderson, from Stockhome, N.J., plus
their crew, that day and fished Billingsgate Shoals and the
north edge. They landed a full compliment of stripers
trolling, casting and jigging. Capt. Shakliks threw
everything including the kitchen sink at these fish with
extremely good success. His anglers were worn to a nub by
the end of the trip, but they were smiling from ear to ear.
If you’d like to get into some this really good bass fishing
give me a call and we’ll get you out and see how lucky you
are.
508-240-8267 or 508-255-6211 |
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06/9/10 |
The first bluefin picture of the season! Send your pictures
to
dave@offshorepursuits.com and the best picture of the
week will receive a ProFishCo Bullet Nob! Submit as many as
you like. I will get them all up here and in our gallery.
Thanks! Dave
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Radulski sent me this picture this afternoon of this nice
fish he caught east of Chatham this morning. The fish
measured out at 68"...a nice fish for the second week in
June. Imagine this fish after it had fattened up over the
summer! I do believe that this year will prove to be an
awesome year offshore. It started south and moved up the
coast to the Cape.
Nice work Richard and I expect to see lots more pictures of
this class and bigger!
The fishing offshore is improving daily, both of Cape Cod
and Cape Hatteras. The yellowfin are snapping in the blended
water and are going around 65 lbs. Dolphin are
abundant...both gaffers and bailers. The white marlin bite
was hot today with the
Sea
Creature hooking up 4 times with 3 releases. Great tune
up for the Big Rock Tournament that starts Monday. We will
have daily updates on all the action! Check back often and
follow your favorite boat.
The Sea
Creature with Capt. Steve Coulter won it last year, and
my money is on a repeat. Who knows though...Good luck to all
participants! Dave |
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The tuna bite continues to the east and on Stellwagon. It
sound like the guys in Green Harbor and such are doing a
little better than the guys going East right now. I talked
to one today and they were doing "ok". Especially this
early. Nice yellowfin bite going on off Hatteras. 60-65 lb
fish in the mixed water inshore of the break. The big Rock
starts Saturday...Good luck to all. Dave
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06/8/10 |
Capt. Bruce Peters
Po Box 947
East Orleans, MA 02643
bruce@sportfishingcapecod.com
www.sportfishingcapecod.com
(508) 255 0911
06/07/2010
Subject: Bluefin Tuna Abundance
Hi Folks,
First let me correct the last report. The buyer of the
supposedly 74" bluefin last week never bought the fish
because it was
too small according to Will Case of Nauset Marine East. I
saw the fish
and knew it was close, but with the fish bent into a curve
like that,
it may have been measured wrong. At any rate it was a "no
sale" - too short !
There are lots of fish being caught east of Chatham and up
on
Stellwagon though. These fish are on either side of 68 "
with lots of 71"
fish in the mix. These will fool you into thinking you have
a legal
fish, but once on deck you have nothing more than a huge
amount of
shashimi for all of your sushi loving friends. The Green
Harbor boats
are using live pogies when they can get them for an instant
bite. A
real big menhaden splashing around on the surface really
gets the tuna fired up !!!
Fran, from the Goose Hummock told me there were huge schools
of bait fish 3 miles off the beach north of Coast Guard
beach. Bass
and tuna were feeding on these bait balls and he reported
fish were
puking up butterfish. Ben a lobsterman friend in Chatham
told me
today he saw a mile wide school of smaller (3 footers) tuna
breaking
water on Saturday. Today he saw only the big ones again.
ONLY ??????
The small ones are good to see, as that is another younger
years class
of fish and multiple year classes is an indication of a
healthier
resource of bluefin tuna. Lets hope they continue to show
up.
The Marilyn S went into the water today and we are now
booking charters for bass and tuna. We got the bait, water
temperature and the fish.
I hope to see you on the water.
Good Fishing,
Bruce & Marilyn S
Capt. Bruce Peters
P o Box 947
East Orleans, MA 02643
(508) 255 0911
bruce@sportfishingcapecod.com
www.sportfishingcapecod.com
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06/03/10 |
Capt. Hap Farrell
Stunmai II
www.capecodbaycharters.com
capthap@capecodbaysportfishing.com
Early
Season Fishing
Well, it’s official. The 2010
season has started on the Cape. Memorial Day weekend has
come and gone. It left behind some really good fishing. The
north edge of Billingsgate Shoals came alive with bass and
bluefish. Yes, I said bluefish. Big ones too. It is early
for these toothy critters and they showed up in an unusual
place, in the deep water off the edge. Normally, we first
find these fish in the shallow water along the Eastham shore
or in the channel between the #3 and #5 cans. The fish
themselves are good sized fish. They are running from 10 to
12 pounds and very aggressive, which is a good thing. If
this is preview of the season to come, it will be one of the
best in many years.
There is an event going
to take place this Saturday in P-town that 5 or so of our
boats, the charter boats in the Rock Harbor Charter Service,
are going to participate in. The 3rd annual Vets Fish P-Town
is taking place on MacMillian Pier from 7 am. to 4 pm. There
will be two shifts of Vets taking part in this fishing
event. Because of Rock Harbors unique tidal situation, our
boats will take out these vets from 10 am. to 2 pm..
Basically a third shift. If you’d like to find out more
about this fishing event go to “www.vetsfishingptown.com”
and all will be explained. Having spent some time overseas
learning how to duck flying objects I have a vested interest
in this trip. Remember, the basic responsibility of the
military is to protect this country, us, and they must be
appreciated.
There are still fish out to the
west off the Brewster Flats. Just not as many as a week ago.
Plus, they are more spread out. Towing an umbrella rig
around will find them, but it’s hit or miss situation. A few
schools of both bass and bluefish are on Stony Bar now. The
birds were on them big time this last Sunday. Most of the
fish are undersize with a few keepers mixed in. I think they
are part of what was west of the old Target Ship Buoy. It
will take a while for these fish to get settled in. This
area, Stony Bar, the Screen Range, and along the Eastham
shore has always been a active area for both the bass and
bluefish during the month of June.
I think you will
find everything in a bit of transition this coming week. As
what has already happened, the New Ground area slowing down
and bit, and the north edge getting more active, many areas
will have the fish come in and then disappear. It will be
hard to find them at first until they settle into where ever
it is they go. Plus some of these fish will continue to
migrate north and new fish will show up. You just have to
keep checking out each area to see what is going on. If you
don’t find any fish, move on to another.
If you’d
like to get in on some of this deep water fishing before the
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06/01/10 |
I received the below report this morning from Capt. Bruce
Peters of
Capeshores Charters.
"Hi
Folks,
The first salable tuna I have seen was landed
this morning in Orleans. The fish was small at 74 ", but was
still a legal for sale (>73") bluefin tuna. The fish was
caught by the F/V "Amazing Grace" a 24' boston whaler,
captained by Mike Vaughan. Doing battle with the bluefin was
crewman and local boy, Patrick Skayne.
Congratulations
boys !
This fish was caught because the fishermen
went fishing ! The guys admitted to me they were the only
ones out there this morning and that they left the Chatham
Break at 4:30 this morning to get an early start.
Considering that they were back at the dock with a fish to
sell by 11 AM, I would say they did very well. The tuna was
caught on a trolled splash bar in natural colors.
There are tuna in the area and they are feeding. I heard
rumors of a nice tuna show in Cape Cod bay this morning as
well. If you are up for a tuna trip, send me an email, make
a reservation and try to land one of these bad boys.
Good fishing,
Capt. Bruce & "Marilyn S"..." Great
start! Dave |
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05/31/10 |
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hope all of you had a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend,
and that today you took a moment to give thanks to all, past
and future, that have made and will maintain our way of life
as we know and love it. There are no words to truly express
the gratitude felt by all of us towards those who have given
the ultimate sacrifice so we can live the freedom that we
do. All we can say is thank you... |
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05/31/10 |
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The 2010 Bluefin Tuna Season |
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The 2010 bluefin tuna season starts tomorrow. There are fish
around, and if the bite they had off NC and VA late into the
spring is any indication of what is off the Cape now, or on
their way, it should be a great season with some very good
fish caught. As was indicated in Thursdays newsletter, there
have been fish caught and released already. We wish everyone
the best of luck during the new season!
To make sure
you are geared up with the best there is, all
East of Chatham Squid Rigs, Sluggo Bars, Bird Bars and bulk
squid will be 10% off untill the 14th of June! Your
discounts will be applied to your order at the time of
checkout. Good luck! |
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05/26/10 |
Capt. Hap Farrell
Stunmai II |
www.capecodbaycharters.com
capthap@capecodbaysportfishing.com |
Changes in the Bay...
This is the
time of the season when the habits and locations of the
striped bass change a bit. For the last two weeks the most
active body of fish nearest Rock Harbor has been to the west
of the old Target Ship. This area is called the New Grounds.
There are also schools of bass off the north edge of
Billingsgate Shoals in the deep water from northwest of the
#1 can up to the area off Great Island or called The Square.
These fish have been a bit more finicky and don't hit as
readily. There has not been any real activity in on Stony
Bar or any of the Rock Piles as of late. I think this will
change soon.
Right now it seems the stripers are
mainly feeding off the abundant sand eels plus small bait
fish found in the Bay. What first brought them into the Bay
was the herring, however, most of them have made it up the
runs. There are still some that are late arrivals and with
the amount of fish in the Bay they most likely will not make
it. What will really spice things up is when and if the
squid arrive. Some years we get just a small amount in the
Bay, other years we get slammed with them. Lets hope we get
slammed with squid. If so, the hootchie will be the lure of
choice and man, will they work well.
I've been
checking up in by the #3 and #5 cans and along the Eastham
shore when I get a chance. So far, I've not found much. One
of the other captains did report he found a few small
schools of small fish on the Rock Pile area but that was
just one day. Because of this early and warm spring we keep
thinking it is later into this season than it really is. So
we think the fish should be active in areas they really wont
be for a while longer. This last Tuesday when I was in there
I recorded lots of bait in the area of Stony Bar and up
towards Welfleet Harbor. The fish will find this bait and
when they do all hell should break loose.
I had an
old friend of mine named Jimmy Rainey out on the half day
this last Tuesday. He used to bass fish commercially many
years ago. Then it was not unusual to land stripers in the
30 to 40 pound range. Then you were doing well to get 25
cents per pound. On this trip we used lead core line
trolling an umbrella rig. We got two small bass every time
we went tight. One of these bass was dinner size. Twenty
Eight and a quarter inches, perfect eating size. I hope the
big fish will show up soon.
If you'd like to get a
shot at this good spring fishing give me a call at:
508-240-8267 or 508-255-6211 and we'll get out on the Bay.
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Around the Cape with Dave
I have
heard it from three sources and I read it...there was a
bluefin caught on Stellwagon earlier in the week. They say
it was 88"...nice "pre-season"!
Although with the
spring bluefin bite they had off Cape Hatteras and north it
doesn't surprise me! They caught a ton of big fish and saw
acres and acres of good fish. They were still catching them
of Virginia last week.
You have read Hap's report on
the bass fishing in the Bay. There are some big stripers
moving through the canal, and the bluefish are just starting
to show on the west end. Still mackerel on the east end too.
There are fish moving up the backside...soft
plastics are working well.
The bluefish are getting
aggressive on the south side. There are stripers on Tom's
Shoals and fish being caught on Middle Ground. Nantucket is
giving up fish on the south side right now.
From our
friends in RI they are telling me that the southwest corner
of Block Island is loaded with bass and they are seeing more
sandeels than in recent years. It is should be a great
weekend to kick the summer off!
Good Luck! Dave
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05/25/10 |
Capt. Dan Rooks
Tuna Duck
Sportfishing
Hatteras, NC
(252)216-6160
May 25th Fishing Report
There are
plenty of good dolphin to be had right now, both bailers and
gaffers. Of course when the dolphin show up in numbers the
billfish aren't far behind.
We landed a 500 lb+ blue
marlin on Tuesday. We also had two whites that day. There
were more fish landed that day with a bunch seen.
There is a scattered yellowfin bite going on, some decent
wahoo fishing, and good numbers of sailfish, blue marlin,
white marlin and of course the dolphin.
Right now
the water is pushed in closer than it was tournament week
witch means less running and more fishing!
If you
would like to try some of the best fishing in the world,
give us a call and head on down to Hatteras for the
experience of a lifetime.
Capt. Dan Rooks
Tuna Duck Sportfishing
Hatteras, NC
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05/24/10 |
The Season Begins...
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just got back late last week from a beautiful 9 days in
Hatteras, NC. We fished the Hatteras Village Offshore Open
aboard the
Tuna Duck with Capt. Dan Rooks, Mike Edwards (mate...and
a good one at that!) Nunzio Litterio Jr., and John Simpson.
We didn't win, but not for lack of effort. We had a fish on,
as in he had the bait locked tight in his jaws without the
hook in him. When he let go it was over. We saw some other
fish in the spread and caught plenty of dolphin. We also
fished three beautiful days almost 50 miles offshore. The
warm water was pushed way off so everybody had a long ride
to and from the fishing grounds. We will get it right next
year :). The above picture is of Nunzio and John as we
trolled 50 miles offshore in 79 degree water.
We
also spent a day hunting for marlin aboard the
Sea
Creature with Capt. Steve Coulter and his mate Jeremy.
Again we had beautiful weather far offshore. We didn't see a
marlin but the girls caught some nice dolphin. A great trip
as usual.
If you ever get the opportunity to get down
to Hatteras, or if you are looking for some of the best
fishing in the world, you owe it to yourself to contact
Capt. Dan Rooks on the
Tuna Duck
and Capt. Steve Coulter on the
Sea
Creature. By the way, Steve and his crew on the Sea
Creature won the Big Rock Tournament last year! The above
picture is of Dakota Jecevicus taking us home under the
watchful eye of captain Steve Coulter aboard the
Sea
Creature.
With the bluefin season about to start,
the striper bite starting up around Cape Cod and the fishing
off Cape Hatteras getting red hot we are starting our weekly
news and reports and will be adding items daily as they
happen. Look for a lot of videos to come as well as some new
and interesting features in the coming weeks.
We will
put out a report this coming Thursday night just in time for
the Memorial Day weekend. Check back then or sooner! |
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There are small stripers all around the Cape and in the
Canal. There was a good school of keeper fish off Sesuit
last week, but they have vanished. Keepers have been taken
on chunk mackerel off South Sunken Meadow and some small
keepers have been landed off Crowell Road.
The Bay is
full of herring and mackerel, with sand eels being seen by
the #3 can.
Haddock and pollack are plentiful on the
east end of the bank, with some small keeper cod in the mix.
There have not been any squid around yet, but there have
been rumors of some bluefish off the south side (Falmouth
area?).
I am leaving tomorrow (05/10) for Hatteras NC
to fish the Hatteras Village Offshore Open on the Tuna Duck
with Captain Dan Rooks, Mike, and the rest of our team. It
should be a good week.
For this reason there won't be
a report next week, but after that there will be the weekly
newsletter and real time updates when things start
happening. Good luck to all of you! Dave |
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