Before tropical storm Joaquin showed up, the tuna bite off Cape Cod was very good. On certain days in the past 2 weeks I have had up to 10 bites during a single trip. I did have one day when we did not get a bite, but more often than not we have put bends in the rods.
I have also been able to fish with some members here on My Fishing Cape Cod, like Jeff Moore who's photo I have included below. I always enjoy fishing with you MFCC guys and I hope to fish with more of you before the end of the 2015 season.
I talked to Ryan this week and he asked me to call-in to the "MFCC Hotline" and record​ an audio report recapping the tuna bite. If you're an MFCC member you can listen to my report by clicking the orange download button below.
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Here are some photos with captions, from the trips we made before tropical storm Joaquin rolled through...
The tuna bite has been good! That's me above with a nice one. Photo taken by MFCC member Jeff Moore (who is pictured below).
MFCC member Jeff Moore caught this big boy fishing with Cullen last week.
Over the past couple of weeks we've had a bent rod on almost every trip.
This is the biggest fish we've caught over the past 10 days. Before it was dressed this tuna probably weighed close to 850 pounds.
There have been many different sizes of tuna zipping around.
Good luck fishing in the My Fishing Cape Cod Derby, and lets hope this storm only improves the bite!
I have also been encountering A LOT of blue sharks, mako sharks and thresher sharks during these tuna trips. Stay tuned for a shark report coming soon.
What do you think? Let me know by commenting below.
It was an interesting report but have no idea where to go if I head out to find tuna. Expect that there is little time left for me to experience even seeing a tuna since the weather is really rough out there. What I gathered from the report is that perhaps the bait fish and tuna will be pushed more towards shore because of the rough waters. Has anyone ever tried fishing a dead mackerel as bait for tuna. I will be if I get out there and can not find live macs. Coming out of Scituate Harbor and may head to the SWC of the bank for one last try for tuna. Good luck to you all out there!
Hey Jerry, I would expect there to be plenty of season left for tuna. We once hooked up during December, and so far this fall there’s been a ton of fish around. Live mackerel would be my choice, but you could try rigging a dead mackerel for trolling http://www.thehulltruth.com/sportfishing-charters-forum/264445-rigged-mackerel-bft.html#b
Let us know when you get one!
Will definitely let everyone know if get lucky enough to catch a tuna. If I did I expect that once boarded I will want to bleed it out. Any suggestions on best way to do that would be helpful. Thank you good luck fishing!
Jerry,
Sorry for the late response. Whenever you catch one its a good idea to swim the fish beside the boat either forward or backward to take some of the stress out of the fish. These fish are fired up after the fight and they need a cool down lap. Do this for about a half hour before bleeding them boatside by cutting their gills. Once onboard gut the fish and pack them with ice to make sure you get the best quality out of the fish. Good luck the rest of the year.
Cullen