One of the many great things about fishing is that there’s no age restriction. Anglers young and old can both enjoy a day spent on the water fishing off of Gloucester, MA. Plus, introducing your young ones to the sport can help spark a long-lasting love affair full of casts, catches and great memories!
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Warm weather is right around the corner! Get out on the water and away from it all with a fun day of fishing. Contact us anytime to book your adventure on the water! Thanks!
Capt Collin MacKenzie
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As spring weather is right around the corner, I wanted to reflect on the exciting season Karen Lynn Charters enjoyed! Fishing for Bluefin tuna, Striped Bass, Cod, Haddock and Sharks.
Charter fishing for cod and haddock started off great in May with lots of action to be had. This will always help get rid of the cabin fever after a long winter! These trips can be fun as multiple people are fishing at once. The excitement of every time you drop your bait to the bottom you never know what you might reel up. With the big bonus being that haddock is one of the tastiest fish New England has to offer!
After a nice day on the water you can walk your fish up to the outdoor bar at the Cape Ann Marina and have them cook it right up for your group. While you enjoy a drink over looking the beautiful Annisquam river! Cod and haddock fishing can be a bit better early spring. But will continue to be good throughout the summer months.
Our excellent striped bass fishing we have here off of the Gloucester, MA coastline has made for some exciting trips. Starting off in June the striped bass will show up right behind the mackerel just as they always do. There was a good mix of different size striped bass, with some big one’s coming in at over 30 plus pounds. Striped bass has always been one of New England’s favorite fish to catch. As they always put up a good fight and make for some great table fare as well. Karen Lynn fishing charters for Striped bass fishing. Will start in June and will continue to be good throughout the summer months.
Our world class Bluefin tuna fishing we have here off our Gloucester, Massachusetts has provided some memorable action throughout the season. As usual large amounts of bait as well as humpback, minke and fin back whales showed up off of Gloucester, MA. The Bluefin tuna is here for the same reason, to fatten up on the vast amounts of bait that gather in the area. As offshore structure such as Stellwagen Bank and Jefferey’s ledge create great areas for ocean life to collect.
Bluefin tuna charters saw a good mix of different size class tuna that showed up off of Gloucester, MA. With our biggest being 112 inches and our smallest being 45 inches. On most days you never know if you will hook into a 800 pounder or a 100 pounder. Just have to be patient and hope the right bunch of tuna swim under the boat. Sometimes it can be a bit of a waiting game. But if it all comes together it will be a experience you wont soon forget!
We often mix in some fishing for cod and haddock, as well as fishing for tuna which we call our combo trip. Which can create some action for the group, if the tuna fishing is looking a bit slow on a given day.
We strive at Karen Lynn Charters to create a fun and relaxed day on the water. As well as always putting in the upmost effort to make it a successful day! Feel free to call or email anytime with any questions at all you may have in regards to booking your trip with Karen Lynn Charters. Thanks!
Capt Collin MacKenzie
As a new season approaches, I just wanted to look back on what a great season Karen Lynn Charters had fishing out of Gloucester, MA.
Right off the bat starting in May we enjoyed great cod and haddock fishing with lots of action being had on most days. The haddock fishing was some of the best we have seen and fishing in relatively shallow water too which is always nice! A good handful of sharks showed up as well and they are always looking for a free meal as you reel your catch up off of the bottom, always makes things interesting. Many groups were taking there fresh catch right off of the boat and bringing it up to the outdoor bar at the Cape Ann Marina and they will cook it up however you like!
The Striped Bass fishing was productive with some big Stripers being landed. They always put up a great fight and give the angler a great battle. The Striped Bass started showing up in mid May and it continued to get better from there as the baitfish make there way up to the Gloucester, MA coast. Striped Bass continue to be New England’s favorite and are always a great fish to target and can make for a fun day on the water, as they are great table fare as well!
We had some great days out Bluefin Tuna Fishing, due to the fact the ocean life off of Gloucester was excellent! Lots of baitfish around, which the tuna show up here for to feed on and to thrive on. Always a great feeling showing up to an area where you see numerous whales and lots of bird activity. Because you always know the tuna are not far behind. A few different size class fish showed up as we caught tuna ranging from 100lbs up to 800lbs. You never know on a given day what size tuna fish is going to bite the line. It is an amazing fishery we have here off of Gloucester, MA. Being part of catching one of these Bluefin tuna is something you will soon not forget. They truly are the gladiators of the ocean!
Enjoy a few nice pictures from our fishing season! Never hesitate to call or email with any questions at all you may have booking your trip with us. Thank you
Capt Collin MacKenzie
Karen Lynn Charters
Karen Lynn Charters season is underway and off to a great start! We have been enjoying excellent bottom fishing for cod and haddock, some of the best haddock fishing I have seen. Non stop action on most trips we have even landed six halibut during the last few trips, from never catching one in the past to this is certainly a trend that I hope continues. The Striped Bass have also arrived off the coast of Gloucester and hopefully lots more will continue to keep coming. Tuna fishing season is now open with a few sightings being had offshore and lots of life and bait shaping up off of Gloucester, MA we are hoping for another great season!
Excellent 2015 charter fishing season aboard Karen Lynn Charters out of Gloucester, Massachusetts! Great all around Tuna, Striped Bass, Haddock and Shark fishing enjoyed by many new and returning clients.
We started out bottom fishing for Cod and Haddock on May 1, which always creates a fun atmosphere. The fishing was pretty consistent all through the summer. Most trips we are usually anchored up and dropping down rigs baited with clams. You never know what you be reeling up from the deep which keeps things interesting. Almost always we would run into a few Pollock and Cusk to go along with the Cod and Haddock. We also had many trips with Shark encounters. As your reeling up your fish from the bottom they tend to grab it right off the hook or you getting back just the head. Always creates excitement as we keep our shark rod ready to go. We will set someone up in the stand up fighting gear and toss out a bait. More often than not the shark is still hanging around and will take the bait. Makes for a great battle and a unique experience bringing a large Shark up next to the boat!
The Striped Bass showed up pretty good starting in late May early June off of the Gloucester shoreline. They tend to produce fun and exciting action on lighter tackle as they always put up a good fight. They can be very aggressive chasing the live bait and coming right out of the water after it. I always enjoy watching clients battle there first Striped Bass as they are usually hooked on fishing shortly after! Striped Bass fishing charters can be a great way to spend the day out on the water.
The World Class Bluefin Tuna fishery we have off of Gloucester, MA proved to be a fairly productive season. On most days we had a good shot at hooking into a tuna, some slower days here and there of course but overall it was good. Lots of bait in most of the areas we fish which is always a good sign and will keep the tuna hanging around and aggressive to feed. A few different size class tuna were in the mix as we caught fish from a 100lbs up to 900lbs. On one trip we hooked into two 600lb class fish at the same time we got lucky and landed them both which was quite the memory for the lucky charter on board! Fishing charters for Bluefin Tuna out of Gloucester, Massachusetts can be a unique experience in itself hooking and landing one will truly create the memory of a lifetime!
Please feel free to call or email anytime with any questions at all in regards to booking your trip with Karen Lynn Charters. Thank You
Capt.Collin Mackenzie
We enjoyed some great fishing on the Karen Lynn during the season. Starting off in May with excellent ground fishing for Cod and Haddock, many days with great action and bent rods allowing clients to take home some of the tastiest fish the ocean has to offer. On most Cod and Haddock trips we usually had a run in with a shark. Mostly blue sharks but an occasional Porbeagle or Mako shark would show up which can be an excellent fight as well as good table fare, always exciting seeing a big shark swim up behind the boat.
A great mix of Striped Bass started showing up in late May right behind the mackerel. Creating some fun and exciting action on most trips with great Striped Bass fishing continuing through June and July. With some Monster Striped Bass being landed, some times it takes patience waiting on that big one to come along but it is certainly worth it. Some big Stripers around this season as we landed a few coming close to the 50 pound mark. The coast of Gloucester offers some great Striped Bass Fishing with the chance of catching a true trophy Striped Bass!
The Blue fin Tuna offered up some great action with the season running into November. We usually had a good shot at them on most days, some true Giants showed up with our biggest being around 900 pounds. Lots of bait and whales around which is always a good thing. High hopes for new season as new groups and different size class tuna should be showing up. Gloucester offers up some of the best Blue Fin Tuna Fishing in the world, truly a memory of a lifetime seeing one of these fish pulled on deck!
Thanks to all who joined us aboard the Karen Lynn we always appreciate returning clients as well as all the new clients who joined us and we hope to see you again. Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones creating some great memories on the water! Please feel free to call or email with any questions at all regarding your trip on the Karen Lynn
Seems like the nice weather has come to stay! We have been enjoying some great trips aboard Karen Lynn Charters out of Gloucester, MA. Cod and Haddock Fishing still continues to be pretty good despite the water warming up. Striped Bass trips have been producing pretty good with some monster Stripers being caught, with one client landed a nice 48 inch close to 50lb monster Striped Bass the other day. Striped Bass fishing charters should continue to improve as more fish show up. The Tuna fishing is still a bit behind due to the cold winter we had, expecting that to continue to get better as time goes on. Plenty of great dates left feel free to call me anytime with any questions at all regarding your trip on the Karen Lynn. Thanks
Capt Collin
We have had some great trips these last couple weeks! With groundfishing slowing down we have been enjoying some great Striped Bass fishing. Cant beat it, a very short ride to the fishing grounds with many of the trophy size Stripers starting to move in. Its a great time of year to get out there and enjoy some Striped Bass fishing. With plenty of bait in the area and new bunches of fish showing up everyday. The Stripers are very aggresive this time of year as they move into the area and find the feed. You never know when that fish of a lifetime will come along ! Not to mention the Blue fin tuna are moving into the area as well with more and more showing up each day. There are a large number of whales and bait in the areas the tuna will congregate too. It won’t be long until the tuna bite really starts to heat up ! With many great dates still available feel free to give me a call anytime in regards to booking your 2012 trip with Karen Lynn Charters. Thanks
Collin
This big striped bass didn’t slip the hook
By RICHARD GAINES Staff Writer Gloucester Times
Colin MacKenzie is a professional fisherman. So when he hooked up at dawn yesterday a couple miles out past the Dog Bar breakwater, it was with some experience that he said, “I thought I had a tuna.”
Un-uh. MacKenzie would discover to his great pleasure 10 minutes later that, using a live mackerel, he’d hooked and boated a striped bass for the ages.
Back at Winchester’s Fishing Company where it was weighed into an annual contest as the leader by far, MacKenzie learned he had caught a 54-pound bass — so far as Winchester’s knows, the largest bass of the decade, and only the second 50-plus bass in 15 years.
Winchester’s has already weighed in five other fish of more than 35 pounds in a season that seems ready to take its place as the best for fish of a certain size.
By the standard chart of length, age and weight, the MacKenzie bass likely hatched from an egg in 1986, about the time a massive all-points recovery program to save the striped bass from extinction finally took hold.
The recovery has been one of the nation’s singular recovery success stories.
The only other bass of more than 50 pounds in this decade was caught strangely enough just off the Annisquam Yacht Club in August 2005.
Born and raised in Gloucester, MacKenzie, 28, and his mate Chris Coomb were on their way to participate in the Monster Shark tournament in Martha’s Vineyard on MacKenzie’s 43-foot boat when they took some time to catch some mackerel and hoped to land some bluefish to use for bait in the tournament.
The mackerel was swimming in about 20 feet of water about 30 feet from the bottom when the big bass hit.
“He took it and ran; I thought it was a small tuna,” MacKenzie said.
MacKenzie operates Karenlynn Charters. Stripers heavier than 50 pounds are rare anywhere, especially on this side of the inshore waters, and even farther south along Cape Cod, past Montauk on Long Island, N.Y., and down the coast of the mid-Atlantic states, 50-pounders are big news.
For perspective, the world’s record rod-and-reel striper is a 78-pounder caught in 1982 off the Atlantic City, N.J., boardwalk.
Richard Gaines can be reached at [email protected]