RJ17

Anyone have any news regarding Bluefin Tuna around the Cape? I'm talking mostly near shore - Stellwagen, Cape Cod Bay, the Dump, Chatham.

I've seen the 'line up' of boats from P-Town to Gloucester on the Western edge of Stellwagen but haven't heard much about catches. I'm hoping for a football or two this summer.

Jerseytiger10

I am also interested. I am on Nantucket and have a 22 Grady white that I would like to take a shot with.

Conch&Balls

was there last week. went 5 for 8 on the BFT in one day, all over 90". Ended up catching 8 in 3 days... was amazing

RJ17

Holy Crap! Nice going!

Was out on SEC 2 weeks ago drifting with live Menhaden and didn't even mark a fish. Went back this past Saturday with Macks and never saw a fish. Tried SWC, nothing.

There were whales, but nothing else.

Salty22

i was bass fishing on the outer cape last weekend and saw a commercial sized tuna air out in a school of pogies. about 200 yards from the beach. they're out there

ericmoss7495

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GH02050

I would never believe this ^^^^ except we saw the same thing (minus taking air) about a week ago. We saw at least two 500 or 600 lb tuna busting the pogie schools apart in only 6ft of water, less than 100 yards from shore. I haven't heard much about footballs or really any rec sized fish but I suppose it could happen.

Sittin' Low

Two words - Peaked Hill.

Door#3

Totally believe it though I have not been able to get there in a while.

Joem830

Peaked hill and golf ball is dead this year. I have fished it close to 5 x in past 6 weeks with nothing. Whoever says it’s hot must be getting intel from last year lol. All the fish are at the sword.

Broom

I read that someone saw small tunas busting behind minot last weekend. I havent been able to get out to try myself

eseae

small tuna have been popping up inshore- close to shore- from gloucester to plymouth all year. problem is they pop up but never stay anywhere, and no one is catching them where people are fishing, just giants with the occasional 72.9" fish being kept recreationally.

Joem830

Got a small 65" at the sword Friday and after our first 12 trips since June going 8/12 that was the first school tuna I have seen all year. Crab ledge was hot for two weeks in July but so far its been all sword which is a long haul for most of us.

Rmoody79

those rec fish behind minot were just passing by not hanging around there, they run from the Gurnet to Isle of Shoals all summer and as soon as you see them they are gone

mtfallon88

For the guys fishing the sword, can you catch mackerel out there or are you loading up at crab on the way out?

TUNEE

wrong...i was at the golf ball today and there were 100 inch fish blowing pogies out of the water in 80 feet. Fishing it 5 x in six weeks is hardly fishing there. Plenty of fish caught there this summer.

32regulator

on the way out. theres always one idiot on the radio asking where people got there mackerel and that they cant find any at the sword.

TUNEE

85 feet of water in front of the sea buoy.

mtfallon88

Pardon my ignorance, first season with a boat on the Cape, where is the sea bouy?

dolbs

C bouy...they are lettered