Canyon Runner Yellowfin/Bluefin 6/18-19 - 10 for 20 up to 80 Pounds

[Canyon Runner]

Capt. Mark DeBlasio, Capt. Hook, and Capt. Mark Jankowski took the 48’ Canyon Runner out with the Jack Gamill charter leaving the dock at 6pm Friday afternoon and running right to the edge. However, on their way out they saw tons of life in the Chicken Canyon area and made a note incase the canyons didn’t produce. They set up on the edge on the west wall in 650 feet on the drift and planned on sharking for the evening – until the deep sword rod went off and the fight with the gladiator of the deep was on. Unfortunatley, this time the sword won. With the Lindgren-Pitman disco light in sight the sword pulled off. The rest of the night was uneventful.

Up on the troll in the morning they started a slow pick of fish in and around the west wall of the Hudson. Most of the bites cam in 550-750 feet of water. The favorite Canyon Runner spreader bar was a modified Mini-Mamba bar with a ballyhoo as the hook bite instead of the lure. We also had fish on Ilander/Ballyhoo combos. The yellowfin came in bites of 1 for 4 and 3 for 5 and they ended up with 4 yellowfin up to 50 pounds. They stopped for a while to tile fish and in an hour caught 12-15 up to 12 pounds. They then took a shot inshore to look around where they had life the day before. A few miles short in the area of the Chicken they had Bluefin rocketing out of the water and the first bait out was engulfed by a 55 inch Bluefin. A few minutes more on the troll and they went 1 for 4 on 40 pound Bluefin and called it a day.

Capt. Paul Dalik, Capt. Mike Zajac and Capt. Deanne Lambros had the Dave Patrick charter out on the 60’ Ritchie Howell “Canyon Runner” and also had to leave at 6pm. They made the Toms Canyons before dark and set up a slick – and drifted no where in slick calm seas. They did though have a professional chef on the boat who fired up the cockpit grill and made “one of the best meals we’ve ever had on a boat”. Ribs, tuna tacos, quessidillas, steak etc. etc. was flying all over the cockpit as a few blue sharks were released at night.

Up on the morning troll they worked the canyons both walls and started to pick away at 40-50 pound yellowfin. The bites came mostly in single with the day seeing the crew go 4 for 8 on yellowfin with once again Canyon Runner Squid and Green Machine Bars and single ballyhoo accounting for everything.

[gradyfish265]

Awesome catch guys!! I knew I should ahve followed my instincts and planned to run the canyon this tues...instead we planned a midshore shark/tuna trip. Looks like our next trip will be to the canyon!! Thanks for the honest reports guys and way to put in the extra effort out there!!

[skinnys-kid]

Nice job guys!! Congrats!

[Canyon Runner]

Any time guys - seems the fishing is pretty darn good out there as these are all nice size fish and we are picking away each shot we get.

More importantly right now it looks like a more typical start to a canyon season then we had the past two years when the fishing in June/July was beyond awesome but then August died out. Now we have a nice moderate start with water still building in so maybe the fishing might just build in as well and last the whole year.

Fact is - no one knows so you better get out there now as these might be the only yellowfin we see all year.