BlueFin Tuna Fishing
BlueFin Tuna Fishing
Bluefin tuna is one of the largest, fastest, and surpassingly delicious fishes that New England offers. They are prized among sport fishing for their fight and speed, shooting through the water with their powerful tails up to 43 miles per hour, pulling the fishing line away 200 yards from the boat. If fish were like cars, tuna would be the Ferraris of the ocean, sleek, powerful, and made for speed. Captain Nick has a passion for finding the best Ferraris out there.
All Tackle Included
Spinning rods and Reels are made by Penn. Welcome to bring your own.
Gloucester is centrally located to some of the highest yielding Bluefin Tuna Fishing grounds that New England offers. With the central locations, we are the best with the shortest rides out of any ports, with Stellwagen bank, Jeffries Ledge, and Tillies nearby. This is why we are known as the Bluefin Capitol of the world.
School, large school, medium, and large medium tuna may only be retained if federal regulations allow. Federal regulations change from year to year and often change within the tuna season. For the latest NMFS Bluefin Tuna, HMS Permit regulations at https://hmspermits.noaa.gov/news
Bluefin are the largest tunas and can live up to 40 years. They migrate across all oceans and can dive deeper than 3,000 feet. Bluefin tuna are made for speed: built like torpedoes, have retractable fins and their eyes are set flush to their body. They are tremendous predators from the moment they hatch, seeking out schools of fish like herring, mackerel, and even eels. They hunt by sight and have the sharpest vision of any bony fish. There are three species of bluefin: Atlantic (the largest and most endangered), Pacific, and Southern. Most catches of the Atlantic bluefin tuna are taken from the Mediterranean Sea, which is the most important bluefin tuna fishery in the world.