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BFT offshore NY

We set sail one day this week at 4:15am and pointed the bow of a beautiful 35 ft Contender Southeast. She ate up the chop taking on an Eastern swell and a sturdy Southern wind wave. Steady as she goes, we made it to our first location at 6:45am to setup on the troll for Bluefin Tuna offshore New York City. With only two boats within sight on the horizon we put out an 8 rod spread. A good mix of lures in the water initially helped us fine tune spread as small bluefin tuna (avg 30-40lbs) began to show us their preferences. As the day wore on we shuffled the rig over to another location just 10-15 miles further ESE and into deeper water and sure enough the fish got a little bigger weighing in around 60-lbs. All in all, we went 7 for 10, releasing 6 fish to swim again.

NY BFT

a hefty 60# BFT

 

Manhattan Fly Bluewater Requiem 2011

It was great to have the opportunity to work with Capt Chris Hessert of Manhattan Fly Charters in 2011.

Here is a montage of some of the awesome footage we were able to capture…. I hope you enjoy this video and if you ever want to get your hands on the freshest and most delictable sushi in the world, book a trip with Captain Chris. He’ll be certain to put you on the big’uns!

Inshore Bluewater Fly Fishing

NY Bight Fishing Report

Hookless Teasers on the Troll

Fly in hand, teasers on the troll

We headed out to the nearshore fishing grounds (15-20mile range) on Saturday for a double-header bluewater tour… The seas were certainly more calm during the morning run… loads upon loads of feisty almaco jacks can be found under the buoys… and you just know that there are some mahimahi and other hard-tails lurking around… Just check the SST and Chlorophyll charts to find the right temperature breaks and clean blue water… We marked some good sized fish on the sonar but couldnt get them to commit on the fly… There were plenty signs of life such as tinker mackerel, sardines, spearings and sand eels… The shearwaters (petrols) were also in close and are good indicators of hard-tail activity. This of course only caused the hard-tail fever to grow stronger, against all attempts to settle the nerves…

Will be out there scouting again this week when the weather permits!

Call or email me now to get onboard and be ready to throw a fly behind a hookless teaser!

Keeping the hooks sharp,
Captain Ken Jones
Kenjo Fly Fishing – Guide Services
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