Striped Bass and Bluefish
May begins the Striped Bass season – these are one of the most sought after gamefish on the East Coast, and Cape Cod Bay is without a doubt the premiere location to target these fish. Trophy stripers provide great action for either ½ of full day trips. We employ several techniques including Jigging, Live Bait, Slow Trolling, Bunker Spoons and Tube and Worm. Hard fighting Bluefish are often in the same areas as the Stripers and add to the fun. Stripers and Blues stay in our waters though October and are the mainstay of the Cape Cod Charter fleet. Striper trips are a great time for both novice and experienced anglers.
We avoid Wire line as much as possible – sometimes we have to use it in order to get bites, but 90% of the time we will use Lead-core, Live bait, or light tackle for top-water.
School Tuna
School Bluefin have made a tremendous resurgence in our area over the last few seasons and give our customers a great opportunity to battle with these prized fish. We employ 50 lb Fin-Nor lever drag stand up tackle, as well as heavy duty spinning tackle when targeting tuna. “Footballs” as their often called, range from 50 – 250 lb and are and are in peak season from Mid June – November. This is the ultimate in Stand-up Fishing. Without question, Cape Cod Bay offers the best Bluefin Tuna fishing on the East Coast – we are often fishing for 200lb fish, stand-up, within sight of shore and less than an hours run from home!
Giant Tuna
Giant Bluefin Tuna are the largest and hardest fighting of all fish in the ocean. The Giants generally arrive in mid-July, with August, September, and early October being peak season. We are fully rigged with the highest quality 130 lb tackle to challenge these great fish. Besides their shear size and fighting ability, Bluefin Tuna are also prized as high quality sushi. Fish over 73” are retained and sold by the captain. 1/3 of the proceeds from the sale are then returned to the booking party allowing the charter to share in the profits. The Laura-Jay is fully equipped with the highest quality Big-Game tackle to give you the best chance of landing a Giant. We recommend these trips for experienced anglers only.
Shark Fishing
The waters North and East of Cape Cod abound with a variety of large sharks. Mako, Threasher, Porbeagle, and Blue Sharks are common in the months of August, September, and October. Blue Sharks are by far the most common, and tend to run larger in this area than anywhere else on the east coast with many each day over 300lbs. The last few seasons we’ve had a run of Monster Thresher sharks. These big whiptails are often close to 400lb and are often caught while targeting Giant Tuna.
Haddock
Haddock have made a tremendous return to Cape Cod Bay in recent years. The entire month of May is prime time for these delicious table fish. For those looking to “fill the freezer” with fillets, an early season Haddock trip is just the ticket. We generally anchor for Haddock inside Cape Cod Bay, this lets us use lighter tackle than is often used offshore, making for a really fun trip.
Our Goal aboard the Laura-Jay is for our customers to relax, have a great time, and catch lots of fish. We want our customers go home happy, with plenty of stories, and return each year as old friends. Whether you are a novice or experienced angler, we will do everything possible to ensure you have a memorable trip.
