East Coast Tuna

coolbrze0 · 10-10-2003, 05:57 AM

Someone must have been out there fishing for yellowfin, bluefin, or bigeye recently. I hear they' ve been slaughtering them down my way out of Ocean City Fishing Center in the last month. Any reports from where you all are?

BarnesX.308 · 10-10-2003, 11:11 AM

New Jersey/Delaware: guys are limiting out in the Canyons. First it was the Lindenkohl now it' s the Wilmington. The bluefin bite is fantastic at the Elephant Trunk now, too. Supposedly there are a lot of false albacore and bonito between the 4 Fathom Bank and The East Lump but I could produce nothing on Wednesday trolling this area with Clark spoons and Gotcha plugs. They are also hooking some marlin and a good deal of swords at the Wilmington. A mako is still encountered here and there. The mahi bite is consistent and a couple of big wahoos are around, too. I think a guy from PA just got a state record wahoo recently (98lbs, I think). A thresher shark was caught within 20 miles of the beach last week, too.

Scott Meier
White Oak Lodge