Offshore
A complete Fishing Forecast for all your offshore, big game adventures, from Hudson Canyon to the Gulf of Maine.
July 14, 2011
The red hot bluefin action behind the scallop boats off New Jersey has cooled a bit since last week, but fish are still being taken. With the fish not as concentrated, trolling has been the best option lately, but once some fish are located, jigs are getting bit as well. Read More
July 07, 2011
From Cape Cod to Cape May, the bluefin bite this week was insane. Anglers in the Garden State who managed to track down working scallop boats caught so many tuna, they lost track. Scallop guts and metal jigs did most of the damage on the fish, which weighed as much as 75 pounds. Read More
June 30, 2011
The forecast looks fishable for the holiday weekend, so I suspect some fiberglass cities may be popping up on top of some of the more popular fishing areas over the next few days. The canyon bite has been good lately, depending on where you’re fishing, and the bluefin bite is variable, changing drastically from day to day in some areas. Read More
June 23, 2011
Bluefin fishing broke open this week. From New Jersey to the Cape, anglers had multiple fish days trolling and casting. Read More
June 16, 2011
It was a slow week on the Cape Cod tuna grounds by all accounts. I gave the waters off the back side a look-see on Saturday, and witnessed two boats hook up – one on live bait, one on the troll – but we never found any marks to drop our jigs to or any breaking fish to cast our lures at. Things were looking better as of Thursday, however. Read More
June 09, 2011
The hot temperatures are heating up the big game fishing in the Northeast. From Cape Cod to Cape May, anglers looking to tangle with fish heavier than 100 pounds have some great options just a boat ride away. Read More
June 02, 2011
White marlin reports have already come from the canyons off New Jersey. The billfish weren’t alone, however. Small to mid-size yellowfin attacked trolling spreads as well, giving anglers a great excuse to make an early season run to the edge. The bluefin tuna season has officially begun on Cape Cod where Captain Dom Petrarca caught … Read More