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| | Property # | 79 | | Country: | USA | | City,State: | N. Pembroke, MASSACHUSETTS | | Property Type: | fishing | | Hunting: | NO | | Fishing: | YES | | Guides: | YES | | Children Welcome? | YES | | View Guestbook |
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| Property Description |
Quality saltwater sport fishing on the Massachusetts coast specializing is cod fishing on Stellwagen Bank and Beyond, giant bluefin tuna and fly and light-tackle fishing for striped bass and bluefish in Boston Harbor and the South Shore--Orvis endorsed flyfishing guide.
Giant Blufin Tuna Fishing
New England offshore waters are the mecca for trophy-sized bluefins in the US. This highly migratory species travels north to the relatively inshore banks, like Stellwagen off Massachusetts and Jeffrey’s Ledge off Maine, during the late spring and summer months. There, they settle in feeding, usually below the thermocline, on the abundant sand eels, herring and whiting that are attracted to the edges were up-welling occurs. Other seasonal hot-spots with this interphase of warm and cold water currents occurs off Chatham, MA along Great South Channel. Here again, this edge effect is particularly attractive to the baitfish that bluefins and whales prefer as well the clear water these sight-feeders need.
Fighting a giant bluefin tuna, with rod and reel, will test your wits, endurance and angling skill. They are one of the few fish that truly warrant 130 class tackle and are justifiably the pinnacle of big game angling accomplishments in the Northern Hemisphere. The traditional tuna fishing methods of trolling, chunking (chumming) and live-bait fishing are employed with varying degrees of success at different times of the season. Typically, trolling daisy-chains of mackerel and spreader-bars of shell squid work best in the early season as well as early and late in the day. After the surface waters warm during the summer months, thus establishing the thermocline in the water column, chunking and live-bait fishing with herring, mackerel or whiting out-performs trolling.
Tag and release giant tuna fishing is available at anytime during the summer months and early fall. Landing (retaining) a giant is a highly regulated endeavor. Historically, a four-day fishing week is employed with three quota allocations spread out over the season. There is a tri-month quota for June, July and August and a separate quota for September and October. These quotas are for the entire US. The daily limit is one giant or large medium (over 73") per boat per day. Regulations require that once the daily limit is caught, fishing must cease. These fish can be sold on a commercial basis both on the domestic and international markets. Regulations mandate giants and large medium tuna can be sold only by the permitted vessel that landed the tuna. The captain, predicated on the best available market information at the time of landing, will sell marketable bluefins. Sale decisions will rest solely with the captain and B-Fast Charters. At B-Fast, anglers fortunate enough to land a marketable tuna will receive 1/3 of the proceeds from the sale.
Bass/Blues - June - October
Fish for your first keeper or you personal best striper or blue with conventional tackle. Catch the light-tackle craze and do battle with these speedsters on ultralight spinning gear, or take the ultimate challenge and fly-cast your way into the record books!
Atlantic Salmon - June - September
Fly fish for leaping Silver and sea-trout on some of Gaspe's famous salmon rivers. The Gaspe consistantly produces Canada's largest salmon. Both public and private waters available. Quebec, New Brunswick, and Alaska.
Cod Fishing - November - June
STELLWAGEN BANK COD FISHING Just 15 miles east of the town of Marshfield, MA lies the relatively inshore fishing grounds known as Stellwagen Bank. It stretches some 18 miles between Provincetown and Gloucester. B-Fast’s cod charter fleet of 30 to 42 foot vessels routinely makes the run to the grounds from November through June in an hour to an hour and one-half. Most of our vessels are Down-East hulls with big single diesel engines, heated cabins and a full compliment of the latest navigational/fish-finding electronics and safety equipment. One luxury sport-fishing vessel is available for clients wanting more amenities. All our charter boats are operated by knowledgeable, professional, USCG licensed captains, who spend most of the year on the water participating in multiple fisheries in New England to earn their income.
Stellwagen’s attraction for the local and traveling angler presently is three-fold. First, the aforementioned short run to the bank increases your time fishing. Secondly, the grounds hydrodynamics creates an up-welling of nutrients, fertilizing the plankton, which are the attraction of the abundance of baitfish, particularly herring and sand eels. Third, commercial fishing restrictions have limited the commercial effort and harvest to ostensibly one to two months per year for the past three years. Recruitment in codfish stocks has resulted in numbers of medium cod the likes of which we haven’t seen in years. As a result, traveling anglers are heading home with coolers full of white fish fillets like the Good Old Days.
On ground fishing charters all bait, quality Penn and Seeker tackle and equipment are provided at no additional cost. Further, we allow the use of the new synthetic braids and do not charge for lost terminal tackle. A personable mate is provided to work the cockpit and fillet the catch on the return trip to Green Harbor. There is no charge for filleting or cleaning the catch. However, a gratuity of between 10 and 20 percent of the cost of the trip for the mate is an industry standard for this service. Recreational charter fishing restrictions on Stellwagen include a 2-hook per line limit, a 21 inch size limit and an absolute no sale provision. We allow trophy fish and a limited number of cod to be landed whole. However, we are insisting on filleting to discourage the sale of recreational-caught cod, which is illegal. Charter and Party-boat anglers are not restricted by the 10 fish bag-limit imposed on individual recreational anglers fishing privately owned boats.
B-Fast’s Stellwagen Bank cod fishing usually get started in November with two vessels working the grounds through the winter months, weather permitting. Four to five charter boats are available in March and up to 10 vessels are employed from April on through the season, which usually winds down by the end of June. Water temperature is the factor that moves the groundfish from the shoals into the deeper water on the eastern side of the bank. The November to June time frame coincides with the seasonal migrations across the bank to the chief spawning grounds along the 20-fathom curve on the western side of the Gulf of Maine (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1953). Our charter boats work cooperatively, communicating with both VHF and cellular telephone to ensure the best service and catches for our clients. Further, given the vagaries of New England weather and the real potential for cancellations at any time during the season, the availability of a co-op network of charter boats ensures rescheduling of weather cancellations. We specialize is arranging multiple-boat charters to service the needs of fishing clubs, associations and corporate outings
Here at B-Fast, your comfort, safety and enjoyment are our primary concern. To that end, we reserve the right to cancel charters that we deem will be unsafe or uncomfortable for the clients, based on the best available data of current weather conditions. Further, we will cancel in a timely manner and endeavor prevent a needless drive to Green Harbor in the event of pending bad weather. In the event that rescheduling is not possible, your deposit will be refunded. Reduced rates at local hotels, restaurant recommendations and taxidermy service round out B-Fast’s commitment to service excellence. |
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