5/11 Reports
Things took a turn for the better today on both the open boat and the charter. Capts. Kirk and Dave did a bit of scouting and were rewarded with better action than they'd been experiencing toward the end of last week.
Capt. Kirk had the open boat aboard the Yankee Patriot, and called the day fair to good overall. He started the morning off in the area that had been producing last week, but after a couple of rather unproductive stops he made a shift of a few miles to the east. There, they experienced good action on two long drifts of about an hour each, catching a mix of cod and haddock. A lot of short cod were around today, which provided fast action but also a degree of frustration for anglers who had to pick through numerous shorts before catching a keeper. David Bayly won the pool with a 12-pound cod.
On the Yankee Clipper, Capt. Dave had a charter and also elected to do some searching. Fishing mostly on the anchor, he located some good schools of haddock in somewhat deeper water than that which he'd been fishing. The action was a steady pick punctuated with action-packed flurries that would last for 15-20 minutes, during which a few dozen haddock and a couple of keeper codfish would come over the rails. If you put the effort in, Dave said, you were rewarded with a nice bag of fish by day's end. A handful of good-sized cusk in the 10-12lb range came aboard as well. The area that he was fishing was full of life, with whales and gannets feeding on a mix of sand eels, herring, and mackerel. One angler even snagged a sand eel, herring, and mackerel at the same time--the sand eel on the teaser, and the herring and mackerel on two points of the treble hook of his jig!
Capt. Josh has the Tuesday Limited Capacity trip on the Yankee Clipper tomorrow--look for a report in the afternoon!
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Our Commitment to Conservation, Research and Education
The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) performs field research and data collection on marine species aboard each Yankee Whale Watch trip. Naturalist Jodi Sivak leads the effort and works closely with WDCS senior biologist Regina Asmutis-Silvia to provide research data that supports their "Stop-Protect_Connect" initiatives. WDCS supports Yankee's work in educational outreach and the protection of marine mammals and their environment.
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Whale Watching - Experience our Standards of Excellence
With some of the most experienced captains and crew in the business, you can be certain your trip will be safe, and also of the highest quality. Yankee Whale Watching and Deep Sea Fishing's highly acclaimed safety record is unmatched. We strictly adhere to all Federal whale watching guidelines regarding operation of our vessels near whales, respecting whale's behavior and requirements for space. Our whale watching trips are visiting these majestic whales in their natural surroundings.
Our Dry Tortugas Ferry is rated one of the ten best things to do in the Florida Keys.
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The simple truth is this:
You will see more whales, catch more fish and have much more fun with us than with any other whale watching or deep sea fishing company. No one else has more deep sea fishing or whale watching experience.
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