Gloucester Bluefin Tuna Fishing Charters
Bluefin Tuna fishing off of Gloucester, MA is known for being well located to some of the best Bluefin Tuna Fishing grounds the ocean has to offer!
Gloucester is an excellent location for your Bluefin Tuna fishing charter as we are a short ride to some of the best areas to fish for Bluefin Tuna. Such as Stellwagen Bank, Jeffries Ledge, Tillies Bank, Ipswich and Cape Cod Bay. With Gloucester being in such a good location. It gives us different options and a shorter ride allows for more fishing time!
What To Expect On A Bluefin Tuna Charter
A basic Bluefin tuna fishing charter will begin anywhere from a 5am departure and depending on the type of trip booked we return anywhere between 3-5pm. We of course can make time frame adjustments if need be. Travel times will vary and average around a 45min boat ride to a Hour and a half. If we need to travel further or stay longer we will. The Karen Lynn is a very comfortable boat, one of the largest and nicest amongst the charter fleet!
A typical day varies with each tuna charter. Some days we get a few bites other days we might not get any. We always give it our best effort! And as I often say the Karen Lynn wants to catch a tuna just as much if not more than the charter. The Karen Lynn has an excellent track record as being one of the more successful boats fishing out of Gloucester, MA. A successful day of tuna fishing is hooking a Bluefin tuna and having a shot to put one in the boat. It can be lot’s of time waiting, but it is well worth it to have the chance to fight a Bluefin tuna! We also have had many great tuna and haddock combo trips which allow us to break things up a bit.
Bluefin Tuna Fishing Techniques
The Giant Bluefin tuna and school Bluefin tuna fishery has been fantastic off of Gloucester, MA. Small and medium tuna (under 73”) range from 30 to 225 pounds with the Giant Bluefin (over 73″) ranging from 250 to 1,000 pounds. We have been very successful trolling, as well drifting live bait or setting the anchor on the edge. The boat’s sonar gives us a great advantage in finding pods of tuna that are feeding below the surface. We will use a combination of different fishing gear depending on what you are looking for and the conditions.The Giant Bluefin tuna have been showing up consistently each year.
We will fight the larger tuna right out of the swivel base rod holder, which creates a pretty exciting fight. It is truly like hooking into a Volkswagen. Due to the fact that there power and strength is amazing! We fight all tuna on top of line Shimano Tiagra gear and custom rods. This is as exciting and challenging as fishing gets landing one of these Bluefin tuna. And it will truly create a memory of a lifetime!
Tuna Fishing Charters Best Times and Regulations
Best times for Gloucester tuna fishing is July through October. With June being a good month as well depending on how mild the winter was. Tuna season opens June 1st and we will fish into November. Federal regulations provide that the boat can keep three Bluefin tuna measuring 27 to 47 inches. And one fish 47 to 73 inches and three fish 73 inches and over. Any fish over 73 inches are property of the boat and must be sold to a authorized dealer mandated by federal regulations. We are anticipating a good mix of different size class tuna. Additionally each year we hook some true Giants that can range from 600-1,000 pounds! As we are starting to catch more fish over 73”, we will return 10% of the net proceeds of the sale of the fish to the customer up to the max of charter fee paid.
Full Day Bluefin Tuna Charter Price (10hrs) $1650
Bluefin Tuna Marathon Day Price (12+hrs) $1950
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