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Ok, Alchemy is in, and running well (knock on wood, but I always say that!!!), the tuna license is renewed, the satellite service is ready.

Sounds like I am too.

Anyone catching any bluefin off of LI? I have heard rumors... Are they just rumors? I am thinking about a day shark trip south of Montauk with a mixed crew, so blue sharks might suffice. But I always prefer tuna!!!

Anyone have any action to report?

Many thanks,

Dug

went 2/5 bft on sat at the chicken canyon--jigging next to the scallop boats---must have been 50-60 boats--most from jersey.

most boats were trading for bait, but we jigged them with hammered jigs.

caught the first trolling near the virgina---but hearing the reports coming from CC--we made the move---tried trolling the CC on the way home without a touch---lots of life --whales, turtles, sunfish

the trolled fish was small-25lbs the other about 75lbs

i had an estamate 200 lb mako on under the bunker school on sat in 30 ft of water, jumped off transon that was it game over

dug we had good bluefin fishing today find a scallop boat and you found the bluefin

Plenty of fish in the Chicken. Trade beer or cigarettes for guts. I did a lot of jogging, but guts caused immediate hook ups.

Dug

Closer to home I've heard rumors of sbft over at the gulley, etc. Offshore I heard of small yft at the canyons.

Dug:

As noted on FB - I ate a delicious Mako on the 4th that was caught on the 2nd. Fish went 160, as verified by scale and the marine biologist that caught it, and it was in sight of a certain island you know and love.

Tom

Dug, Did a shark trip monday, landed a 150lb mako within 5 minutes of setting up the slick, big blue dogs all day, bluefin 20-80lbs were busting just south of coxes over the weekend. Heard of yellowfin at west atlantis. BH

Thanks everyone! I think blue sharks would suffice for this crowd. Relative novices, so it is all good. We would be looking to set up somewhere south of Block Island to South of Montauk. It has to be a day trip, due to all the planned goings on in our household this weekend. It is my brothers birthday, the New London fireworks are on for Saturday, etc. Just a busy weekend, so any offshore trip will have to be day only, putting the canyons out of reach for us for this weekend.

I will report back on anything if we go!

Dug

165 degrees from the point to 180 feet. You'll be at the beginning of the Butterfish Hole where anything can happen

Walter! That is for sure!!!!!

Dug,
Gully and Butterfish hole for sharks; Fairway bouy & South for Bluefins and chicken mahi. Bassing around the island is really good now. Eels, tube and worm, and parachute jigs are all producing.

We headed to Butterfish on Sunday and set up. There were a number of boats in the area, but with the weather as nice as it was, that was not a surprise. I went with my friend Bill Jennings, who some of you know due to his bowthruster installation business, my brother and his brother in law.

Powerchummed for a mile and a half or so, and set up. PRetty quickly the short close in bait got hit. I looked over the side to see if I could see what took it and was met by MAKO FACE!!!! I lept back, went head over heels across the cockpit and glanced over my shoulder, to see a 3-4' mako pup of about 80 lbs 3-4 feet above my gunwale, flying, come down, bounce off the gunwale, and splash back into the water. The fish gave us a great fight and we released it, due to its size. Then two more nice sized blue sharks and we headed to Block for mudslides.

It was a great day with beautiful weather and good friends!

Dug