The definition of “peak anticipation” is the excited squawking of shearwaters and terns as they dip and dive above the water’s surface, where below lurks one of the fastest, sleekest predators in the ocean. Watching the birds get closer as the squawking gets louder, followed by human exclamations of excitement as a frothing explosion erupts… READ MORE
yellowfin tuna
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.
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.