There's a mixed bag of bluefish and bass on the Shoals. We marked a few big ones, but there's mostly small stuff. We had a slow, but steady pick of small blues and throwback bass on the 4 hour trip. Our biggest bass was about 1/4-inch shy of keeper size. On our way back to the harbor we came across a group of dolphins off of Eastham. This sight is always a real treat for our anglers and a nice way to end a trip.
We headed back out on the 8 hour for an afternoon of "R & R" with some friends visiting from Florida. We headed up to the Path for some bluefish action. We picked up some big fish trolling hoochies. We found a dragger South of the Shoals and caught a few nice bass clamming in the dredge wake, before we anchored up for some swimming.
Late in the day, word came over the radio that there were bass-size tuna over by the Number One. We picked up anchor and pulled out the light gear. As we approached the area, we saw a couple of stick boats that appeared to be on a chase. Derrick made the climb up into the tower to scout the area. There was no sign of the reported small fish, but there were many big tuna. We decided not to mess up our gear on the big fish and opted to simply enjoy a little 'tuna watching' instead.
