Greg Ferri lays in a pile of fish caught on Saturday, June 7 aboard the Albacore. The fish in Greg's lap is a nice 42 inch Striper caught just minutes earlier. Click on the Sports section of the site for the Nantucket Fishing Report.
What a week! The weather was beautiful and so was the fishing. Big bluefish from 4 to 15lbs are all around the island according to Captain Bob DeCosta of Albacore Charters. The mouth of the Jetties is a good place to start. The striper fishing continues to get better with each passing day. Bob and his clients caught limits of big stripers on every trip this week. The biggest fish was about 25lbs. The harbor is full of bass ranging in size from 5 to 25lbs. One fish caught at Brant Point this week weighed 35lbs.
Scup and Sea Bass continue to bite on the wrecks in the sound. There are Sea bass off the east side of the island as well. The Fluke season opened on June 10th so there should be more to report on that next week.
Bob took a trip to the East this weekend to look for Tuna. There was plenty of bait, a few whales, but no tuna. He did see a lot of seals offshore. It’s June and the big shark rumors are flowing around the island. Several charter captains on the Vineyard have sited a Great White estimated to be about 15 feet long. She is probably feeding on the seals in the area.
The first annual East — West tournament is being held June 21st-22nd. This tournament is a competition between the Nantucket Anglers Club and the Madaket Admiralty Club. Two person teams will represent each club (only one member of the team needs to be a club member). The winning team will ensure bragging rights and the trophy for the next year. If you are a member of either club and would like to fish, stop by the club and sign up. That’s it for this week.
Check out Bob’s website for new photos and videos. www.albacorecharters.com
Check back for a new fishing report next Friday.-Tee Clarkson
Why on Earth would you kill
Why on Earth would you kill all of those fish?
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