Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Out of Fort Bragg: Noyo Harbor
Bluefin off Fort Bragg come as incidental fish on albacore days in the July to October or November tuna window. Here are the named grounds off Noyo Harbor, the closest buoy and where the rules live.
By Breakpoint Team
Pacific bluefin tuna fishing out of Eureka: port guide
Bluefin off Humboldt Bay are a possible shot at large fish in later summer through fall, and the bite gives about a day's notice. Here are the grounds, the troll-then-switch sequence and the buoy to watch.
By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Out of Depoe Bay, Oregon
Bluefin at Depoe Bay come mixed in with albacore on the same offshore grounds. Here are the landmarks, depths and methods between the harbor and tuna water, plus where to find the rules.
By Breakpoint Team
Pacific bluefin tuna fishing out of Charleston, Oregon
How to approach bluefin from Charleston on your own boat, from the Coos Bay bar and NOAA station CHAO3 to reading offshore water. Also covers the 2 local charters that list the species and where the rules live.
By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Out of Bodega Bay
When bluefin are typically off Bodega Bay, the banks, canyon and seamount boats run to, and the methods local captains use. It also covers the buoy numbers to read before the run and who fishes them out of this port.
By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fishing Out of Avalon: Where to Look
When bluefin show around Avalon, why fall points to the backside of Catalina, and the named grounds from Farnsworth Bank to The Ridge. Methods are trolling with fluorocarbon leader, live bait and jigs on surface fish.
By Breakpoint Team
Mahi-mahi Fishing out of Wrightsville Beach: Runs, Reefs
Late April to early May, a 50 to 60 mile Gulf Stream run, and heavy-tackle trolling. The timing, structure, buoy and local captains for mahi from Masonboro Inlet.
By Breakpoint Team
Mahi-mahi fishing out of Wildwood: canyons, reefs, charters
Wilmington Canyon sits about 70 nautical miles off southern New Jersey in 600 ft. Here are the canyons, the reef structure, the Cape May station and the local charters that list mahi.
By Breakpoint Team
Mahi-mahi Fishing Out of Wachapreague: Lumps and Canyons
Dolphin come mixed in with tuna off Wachapreague in May and June. This guide covers the named lumps, the canyon about 50 miles out, the 2009 trolling spread and the local charters that list mahi.
By Breakpoint Team
Mahi-mahi Fishing Out of Virginia Beach: Grounds and Season
Where Rudee Inlet boats troll for mahi, from Triangle Reef by bearing off the Light Tower to Norfolk Canyon at about 62 miles. Covers when the schools show and how locals mix mahi into tuna and wahoo spreads.
By Breakpoint Team