Except for bad striped bass fishing weather conditions, procuring, hauling and stocking fresh live bait was probably the most demanding giant tuna challenge for myself and my crew this past year. I am thrilled to say that so far this autumn, the latest on the live bait front is far more encouraging.
This past week I headed the Miss Loretta straight down Cape Cod to Lewis Bay, due south of the Hyannis Marina. My striped bass fishing buddy had performed a tuna bait run in Lewis previously in the week, and seen a number of perfect length blues molesting 2 in. young menhaden. Our expectations were certainly set high for a productive giant tuna bait venture.
To my surprise, the open public fishing boat launch at Lewis Bay is spectacular. It's a concrete ramp, with a perfectly modern pier in addition to loads of room to operate a pickup truck and trailer. Moreover, there was no charge. I am speculating free of cost admittance was a post-Labor Day miracle, and most likely is not standard at Lewis Bay. Anyway, I'm not complaining!
Subsequently, after searching about we came across the motherload of bluefish stacked up in 7-18 ft . of water. The pods of bluefish moved from spot to spot, but there ended up being so many bluefish, to the point that when we lost track of them, it did not take very long for us to move around quickly find them again. Best action developed soon after the tide began going in. The good fishing died down pretty quickly after the tide began to come to a halt, close to noon time.
We put up with lots of extremely tiny blues that are just not big enough to employ as bait for bluefins. Even so, for every dozen snappers we captured, we caught one longer bluefish-fantastic for giant tuna bait. It turned out that when ever we found a tight school of small pogies, we found larger bluefish in the vicinity.
Hot lure for the tiny blues was a bronze colored 1in. metal spoon. This small metal lure casts very easily when paired with very light tackle, and catches very well. Top lure for the larger blues was the 3in. floating, blue Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow.
I'm in reality praying that this area will end up infiltrated with juvenile blues throughout the fall. It would be wonderful to find a reliable location for tuna bait. Whether or not we have to trek a lttle bit to find the bluefish.
This past week I headed the Miss Loretta straight down Cape Cod to Lewis Bay, due south of the Hyannis Marina. My striped bass fishing buddy had performed a tuna bait run in Lewis previously in the week, and seen a number of perfect length blues molesting 2 in. young menhaden. Our expectations were certainly set high for a productive giant tuna bait venture.
To my surprise, the open public fishing boat launch at Lewis Bay is spectacular. It's a concrete ramp, with a perfectly modern pier in addition to loads of room to operate a pickup truck and trailer. Moreover, there was no charge. I am speculating free of cost admittance was a post-Labor Day miracle, and most likely is not standard at Lewis Bay. Anyway, I'm not complaining!
Subsequently, after searching about we came across the motherload of bluefish stacked up in 7-18 ft . of water. The pods of bluefish moved from spot to spot, but there ended up being so many bluefish, to the point that when we lost track of them, it did not take very long for us to move around quickly find them again. Best action developed soon after the tide began going in. The good fishing died down pretty quickly after the tide began to come to a halt, close to noon time.
We put up with lots of extremely tiny blues that are just not big enough to employ as bait for bluefins. Even so, for every dozen snappers we captured, we caught one longer bluefish-fantastic for giant tuna bait. It turned out that when ever we found a tight school of small pogies, we found larger bluefish in the vicinity.
Hot lure for the tiny blues was a bronze colored 1in. metal spoon. This small metal lure casts very easily when paired with very light tackle, and catches very well. Top lure for the larger blues was the 3in. floating, blue Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow.
I'm in reality praying that this area will end up infiltrated with juvenile blues throughout the fall. It would be wonderful to find a reliable location for tuna bait. Whether or not we have to trek a lttle bit to find the bluefish.
About the Author:
Captain Ryan Collins fishes for striped bass and Bluefin tuna off Cape Cod, MA. Visit his blog, myfishingcapecod.com for insider tips. Click onCape Cod fishing.
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