Offshore, structure is a very different thing than it is inshore. Most of us know to look for three key elements: flotsam, temperature breaks, and bathymetric changes. Is there also a fourth you should be on the lookout for? Some savvy anglers say chlorophyll can be key.
yellowfin tuna
Chunking for yellowfin when they move onto the Mid- Atlantic lumps is easy, right? Not so fast—anyone can throw some butterfish chunks over the side and get lucky, but if you want to out-fish the fleet you’ll need to dig into the finer points and apply some advanced tactics.
Off Florida’s east coast, the “otherside” of the Gulf Stream is home to productive offshore grounds for yellowfin tuna, blackfin tuna, and skipjack.