06/08/21 thru 06/10/21

06/08/21 thru 06/10/21

by Dan Stauffer / On June 11, 2021

Our Bluefin action continues to be good but still seeing mostly BLT (barely legal tuna) size fish. Yellowfin started to chew the afternoon of the 9th as my crew was hammering the sea bass & tiles after starting the day with some hot bluefin action. The bite, for most boats, was VERY tough on the 10th. We only managed two fish, one bluefin and our first yellowfin of the year. Not much to brag...

06/05/21 thru 06/07/21

by Dan Stauffer / On June 8, 2021

Impressive bluefin bite over the last couple day. Unfortunately, the size is less than impressive. Seems nearly all of these fish are running 28-33 inches. Some days the limit of three "unders" takes less than 10 minutes so for those crews who wish to add more meat to the box and don't mind spending some extra coin the deep drop fishing for tilefish and sea bass has been outstanding.

06/02/21

by Dan Stauffer / On June 4, 2021

Big run south with a father and son team looking to fill the freezer. First bite happens as Joey is setting the spread. The bluefin yanks the spreader bar right out of his hand. The next few hours sees us quickly putting our three "unders" in the box, releasing two others and a couple bites that didn't come tight. The fish today were much smaller than yesterday but still legal by a couple inches....

06/01/21

by Dan Stauffer / On June 3, 2021

First tuna/deep drop combo trip of the season found us running 56 miles to the south to an area that was holding decent numbers of bluefin tuna the previous day. Joey set the spread and we started the hunt. First two hours was dead for us. Radio told me some boats we catching, some not. Made a couple slight changes to the spread and the new spreader bar get nailed. A few minutes later Joey sinks...

05/28/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 30, 2021

Ran to the 50 fathom line with a crew from Waynesboro PA for a day of deep drop fishing. Morning bite was good but by late morning the chopper bluefish were making thing costly and miserable by eating fish & sinkers. Made a two mile move to slightly deeper water and found good action on a mixed bag and NO bluefish! Back in the slip after a sporty ride home with 58 Sea Bass, 24 tilefish and a...

05/25/21 thru 05/27/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 29, 2021

Three days of pretty nice weather and average sea bass action each day yielding 35 to 50 keepers with some very nice size fish mixed in with the "just legal" fish.

05/23/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 25, 2021

Paddled north today with a crew of four from PA looking to fill the cooler with sea bass. First two stops produced modest numbers with only about 15 keepers. However, our third stop was a home run. This little piece was giving up a steady stream of keepers with some very respectable "knotheads" mixed in. But the most impressive part of the whole day was our Jr anglers. Man could these guys hammer...

05/22/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 24, 2021

First big run of the season found the Fin Chaser in 325' of water looking to fill the box with tilefish and black sea bass. Conditions were tough as the current was screaming out of the north. Combine that with a SW breeze and a lot of lead was required to hold bottom. Bite was good, even great, but our hook-up ration wasn't.  Pulled the plug about 45 minutes early due to ever increasing winds....

05/21/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 22, 2021

Out with the boys from Hegins for a day of sea bass action. Bite was ok but the keepers were few and far between. Worked our tails off fishing over a dozen different pieces trying to piece together a catch. With 15 minutes left in the day we need one more keeper for our limit but it wasn't to be. Back in the slip with 89 in the box.

05/18/21

by Dan Stauffer / On May 21, 2021

Out for another day of sea bass fishing with fingers crossed for a better bite than we had yesterday. Well the fish were a little more cooperative today and the size seemed slightly better than yesterday too. The guys stayed busy and by 11 am we hit that beautiful number of 90 keepers.