Author: Capt. Austin Ensor

We’re not sure if Tuna are getting smarter, but it seems that any time we can get an edge on fooling these amazing creatures is an opportunity that shouldn’t be passed up. I can help to cringe at the scenario of encountering a trophy fish and not having used every trick and tip at my disposal. In the Northeast and most of the locations where Yellowfin Tuna are targeted the ocean is blue/ purple and this translate to water clarity in addition if you look at the anatomy of Yellowfin Tunas they are equipped with a very large eye in…

I heard that quote somewhere so can’t take credit for it, but it is very true. Pretty much everywhere you go up and down the East coast, you will find a charter boat that targets Mahi. This green, blue, yellow, and white fish is one of the most colorful and unique fish in the ocean and highly prized along the Eastern seaboard. I am based in Ocean City, MD where we find the smaller Mahi usually balled up in large schools sometimes hundreds, making them a nice target to stop the boat and using chunking techniques. The larger ones tend…

Tuna fishing in Ocean City, Maryland typically starts in late May and is in full swing by the second week in June. Gulf stream eddies pull away from the stream and spin up onto the continental shelf and into our Canyons. In the early season, we see sharp temperature breaks that hold the bait, which in turn holds the tunas. As the summer goes on our temperature breaks start to blend and structure becomes the focus as much of the water is the same warm temperatures. Early in the season, trolling is the go-to tactic. Trolling allows us to cover…