Fishing Reports

Some photos from fishing trips the last 2 weeks.

Fishing Reports and Updates Yankee Clipper and Yankee Star have been doing a mix of open boats and private charters. The half day fishing schedule primarily on the Yankee Star has picked up and the half day fishing has been fun with generally a mixed bag coming over the rail including keeper haddock. Full Day…

Saturday 5/30 was cancelled for weather Sunday 6/1 – Full Day on the Clipper – contended with a little left over weather from Sunday which also stirred up a few dogs fish, but not too bad. Good haddock bite with a mix of experience on board. Anglers that fished all day had 5-10 keepers. Monday 6/2 through Thursday 6/5 Mix of charters and open boats on the Yankee Clipper and the dogfish disappeared. The weather has been fantastic and looks good for days to come. Good haddock bite with some redfish mixed in and some days gave us a lot of cusk to top of the haddock. Monday – Wednesday had limits or very close too it each day with experienced anglers getting 12-15 keepers. Thursday was a little slower but still fish coming up every stop.

Excellent fishing and weather the past couple days. Wednesday 5/28 was steady with some high fish counts big cusk in the mix. Flurries of shorts but a lot of keepers. Marathon today 5/29 on the Yankee Clipper was fantastic with a lot of limits on board – double header haddock, pollock, and cusk in the…

Sunday 5/25 – Yankee Clipper had a full day and the Yankee Star had one of our first open boat half day trips for the year. Good haddock on the full day and the half day trip hit some good fish as well. Keeper haddock and lots of redfish on the Yankee Star half day….

Time to catch up on fish reports We fished Tuesday through Sunday last week, mix of open boats and private charters between the Yankee Star and Yankee Clipper plus some 6 pack action on the Yankee Pearl. Tuesday – Friday last week had an overall steady bite. Some days the bite lasted for a while…

Yankee Pearl – 6 pack charter this week We had a great group of friends who attend Brown University together out on the Yankee Pearl this week. The whole group of guys are veterans that all want onto school after their time in uniform. They got dialed into the fishing techniques like pros with little…

Tuesday 5/13 – Full Day on the Yankee Clipper First day out this week and the weather was great, marine conditions were better than forecasted. Gusts of wind never came in the morning. Slow bite in the morning, the first stop was on anchor and then we switched to drifting. The bite came in waves…

Update on Overnights and 18 hour trips The first two open boat overnight trips have been added to our schedule June 30/July 1st and July 28 / July 29. The price this year is $365 – a small decrease in price from last year. Yankee Fleet and its crew work hard to thoroughly prep the…

Wednesday 5/7 – Full Day on the Clipper Great weather and good fishing, we saw a lot less shorts today. Generally a steady bite all day; we made one stop on anchor and drifted the rest of the day. A few big redfish and cusk in the mix. Experienced and newer anglers on board. Many…

Saturday 5/3 – Full Day on the Clipper Took out a wonderful private charter group. The morning bite was slow, but when the tide changed to an incoming tide in the afternoon the bite really turned. Fished on the drift all afternoon with some quick resets and had fish all over the boat and the…

Wednesday 4/30 – Full Day on the Yankee Clipper Overall steady, spent most of the day on anchor with a mix of experience on the boat. Fish at every stop, but never had an absolute feeding frenzy. Experienced anglers had 5+ keepers others just had a few, and some cusk and redfish in the mix….

Wednesday 4/23 – Full Day on the Yankee Clipper Consistent bite all day on drifts. A little slower than last week with shorts in the mix but everyone was getting bites. A mix of experienced and newer anglers on board, many people had 5+ fish and great weather. Thursday 4/24 – Marathon on the Clipper…

Yankee Clipper – 4/17 12 hour marathon The day started off with a great bite on anchor that lasted about 2 hours over two stops. The bite cooled off a little bit, but picked back up again in a drift. The fish were biting harder again in the afternoon but more shorts in the mix….

4/10 Marathon on the Yankee Clipper Great weather this time of year, and we drifted all day. The haddock bite improved from the weekend. The fishing was great all morning until the tide change, after the tide change the bite slowed but was still consistent throughout the day. Cusk, redfish, throwback cod, and shorts in…

The Yankee Clipper kicked off the season fishing full day trips all weekend. Saturday showed us some tougher sea conditions and we spent the whole day on anchor making several stops averaging about 30 min each with a very quick first stop. The fish would bite then cool off quickly requiring us to move frequently….

Big pollock are coming over the rail on our jig trips. The bite so far turns on fast and cools off. Experienced anglers catch them quick and really load up. Still have some space this Sunday and weather looks good so far.

The Yankee Clipper and Yankee Star have been producing good trips. Anglers have been seeing a good haddock bite and some people are getting close to their limit on marathons. Pollock and Cod are coming up too.

Anglers are getting some big cod and pollock on jigs. Experienced anglers are seeing 10+ haddock on good days. The dogfish thankfully have been minimal, mostly keeper fish coming up. Photos from past few days.

Fishing has been hot the past few weeks. The boats for the most part are avoiding the dogfish now; we see some, but way more keepable fish. Experienced anglers get their limit of haddock some days. Everyone is seeing haddock, cod, pollock, and some lucky anglers are seeing some large white hake.

Anglers on the Yankee Clipper are hooking some big pollock and cod on the full day trips. The dogfish are hot and cold, some days we have to fish through them and move and other days we barely see them.

The Yankee Clipper has been finding the cod and some nice size haddock with them. Anglers that jig have been hooking some cod quite a bit bigger then 23”. We’re running one overnight trip this month Friday – Saturday September 27 – September 28. Sailing to Platts or Cashes.

Opening day of Cod saw some nice slob Cod being caught.  Also the usual nice big Haddock and 50 to 60 large Cusk!  Just a handful of Pollock this trip.

Well Thursday we fished hard through some tough conditions with tide running strong and the north east wind cranking.  The intrepid anglers caught a lot of nice Haddock and Cusk.  A few nice Pollock too.

There’s still space on the next trip!!

Monday we kept em busy reeling up fish all day.

The anglers were busy reeling up Haddock, Pollock, and Cusk on Thursday.

Tuesday saw great fishing on the clipper.  We tend to have more experienced anglers on the boat on Tuesdays and Wednesdays .

Anglers were busy reeling up haddock, pollock and ocean perch today.

Fantastic 9 hour trip Wednesday this week!!

Some nice Haddock, Reds, Cusk, Whiting, and a few Pollock today.

While it was a bit too hot on land yesterday, it was absolutely perfect just an hour away on the water! Fishing was fantastic as well with plenty of haddock, whiting and a few sculpin coming up.

5/25 – 6/2 Time to get caught up on some info and back to posting everyday. The bite remains strong and we are still seeing rather large haddock – 10.5 lb in the photo. The bite has been exceptional on marathon trips and we are having some very productive stops for experienced anglers on full…

5/22 – Full Day and 5/23 – Marathon 12 hours Action in the morning both days and a better bite in the afternoon on Wednesday. Momentum built throughout the day on Thursday getting better with every stop, which turned into a feeding frenzy in the afternoon. Loads of haddock and cusk got bagged. A few…

Monday/Tuesday 5/20-21 – Yankee Clipper Good bite both days, but a great bite all day Tuesday. Anglers are consistently seeing large haddock and some big pollock in the mix. Saturday 5/19 showed us some worse then forecasted weather which made for a slower then usual day.

Friday 5/18 – Yankee Clipper 12 hour private charter and the bite was hot all day, it slowed down a little for about an hour around 1100am. The group absolutely slammed them in the afternoon with lots of limits and a lot of large haddock.

Thursday 5/16 – Yankee Clipper Morning bite was beyond steady, we have been consistently catching 5-7lb haddock in some areas. Customers get a flurry of cusk if we get close to rocks and the occasional large pollock.

Yankee Clipper – Tuesday 5/14 Consistent bite all day producing a lot of large haddock. Experienced anglers were close to their limits with 11-14 fish. Beginners found success too filling their bags with haddock and some cusk.

Yankee Clipper 5/10-5/12 Friday was a little slower than usual, but we were accompanied by some whales on the fishing ground. Steady picking on haddock, some pollock, and throwback cod. Saturday produced a great afternoon bite with a fair amount of haddock. Sunday, experienced anglers finished the day with about half their bag limit. Strong tide and currents throughout the day.

Tuesday 5/7 -Yankee Clipper Steady bite all day, but not quite a frenzy. Experienced anglers on average ended up with around 10 keeper haddock. Nice big cusk in the mix too and a few reds. GREAT weather.

5/4 and 5/5 on the Yankee Clipper Haddock bite is still steady, Sunday was a little slower than usual. A few large pollock and some nice cusk coming over the rail too.

12 hour private charter with a boat limit except 2 people; the bite is on

Thursday 5/2 – Yankee Clipper 5AM-5PM Marsthon – bite was HOT all day and May is off to a great start. Customers and crew saw some healthy large haddock on the trip. Let’s go fishing this weekend.

Strong bite more than half the day with lots of good anglers on board. Slowed down for the last hour or two, but still fish coming up. Large haddock and some huge cusk. Lots of limits on haddock.

The spring haddock are feeding voraciously right now.  Lots of action!

We did 4 drifts today.  Second drift was the best with the biggest haddock.

It was a haddock slamathon on the Yankee Clipper today!

The productive haddock fishing continued on Friday’s charter marathon!

The Clipper crew reported a non stop Haddock bite today.  Limits for just about everyone on board.

4/14/2024 – Yankee Clipper – Gloucester, MA Wind breezed up to 20 knots just as we were getting the day started. After the tide change weather conditions improved. Experienced anglers had some nice bags of haddock and other species, but the bite was hot and cold.

Thursday 4/11 – Yankee Clipper – Gloucester, MA Steady bite again, this morning required sorting through and throwing back some undersized fish. A handful of anglers got their limit of haddock. Foggy all day and the weather never broke, people earned their fish today. Nicer days around the corner.

Steady bite throughout the day, some anglers had 10-12 keep haddock and a lot of people had 5-10. Nice large red fish coming on the boat too. The weather cooperates for most of the day and wind picked up in the afternoon.

First trip of 2024 is in the books. Good anglers joined us through a little rough weather to catch some haddock. Many people had 2-5 haddock a few anglers had 9-11. Steady bite on clams, fish were hitting hard when we were on them. Mix of reds and pollock also.

Our 2023 fishing reports have temporarily gone missing during some website renovations. So until we get that fixed, here are some highlights from last season!

Nov 28 Pollock Jigging.  Lots of action to wrap up the season! Thank you to everyone who joined us this year, we hope to have you all back next year with some new and excited things happening here!

Wednesday before thanksgiving.  It was an action packed day.  Another Monk fish was landed too!

Anglers filled their coolers with pollock on the Friday trip.

Deep water Pollock fishing is producing some monster table fare.

Great fishing and quality friends on the Thursday trip.

Deep water pollock jigging trips are producing some nice Pollock and occasional massive Hake.

After last weekends storm the regular bait fishing trips have been tough with a lot of dogfish.  Jigging trips continue to be good.

We often mention tide in the fish reports.  That is because the variation in strength and direction of tide can be one of the greatest factors in determining how productive the fishing is.  This week we have had some super strong tides, but we have been able to make them work in our favor.

On our private 12 hour deep water jigging charter there was plenty of action.  The last stop in 468 feet was particularly productive.

We are getting some nice cod and haddock in between releasing dogfish.

Friday we picked away.  The catching might have been better if the tangles had been less.

Haddock were voraciously hungry on Sunday!

Very pleasant calm day on the water, bite was a little slow at times with slack tide in the middle of the day. Anglers caught some choice fish when the bite was on.

We had to work for each fish on sunday as the tide was running hard.

Haddock fishing will have trends that last from days to weeks.  We had some huge haddock trending Thursday and Friday.  But on Saturday the water was flat calm with no movement and the area where the big ones have been was not producing vey well.  On to the next trend…

On Tuesday the Haddock were biting good.  The first stop had wild action with a bite every drop.

Fridays half day trips were Very successful!  For half day fishing it was about as good as it gets…  until tomorrow!

On the Big Time Adventures charter there was a lot of action every stop.  Too much action really, because a lot of it was small pollock.  But we got some nice ones too as well as a lot of big Haddock and Cusk.

We managed to get some nice Haddock with minimal Dogfish interference

Fishing was a blast on Friday!!

We are still fishing defensive areas where dogfish are less prevalent.  The Haddock fishing over all has been very productive.  However, on Thursday we did catch more of thr delicious Ocean Perch than our normal ratio.  We also returned more shorts than normal.

On the marathon trip: Haddock were sucking down clams like tourists gulping down oysters at the half shell raw bar!

On Saturday the Haddock were slamin the clams hard!

Nice big Haddock and Cusk were caught on thursday, although overall landings were down due to tide and dogfish issues.

Caught on jig today!! “Battle ensued on the surface and we captured it. He put his time in, many trips over the last few years always talking about how he wants to catch a porbeagle like the ones I showed him… and he earned it.” – Mate Matt

1 stop Haddock slamathon!  4th of July afternoon half day trip!

4 hour long drift with big haddock coming up

Currently we are continuing to target Haddock, while avoiding dogfish as much as is humanly possible.

We have been doing our best to avoid the dogfish.  Luckily there are a lot of nice big haddock around this year.

The Summer Solstice trip was wild. Started out kind of normal until, second stop a great white swam under the bow, having just eaten one of our pollock. The Great white was as wide as a chevy 454 crate engine, and we estimate it was approximately 18 feet in length. On the third stop the…

In the last few days a second wave of dogfish has pushed into the waters from the north. We have shifted to fishing our defensive areas where dogfish tend to be not as prevalent. We are getting some nice big haddock every trip.

The haddock are on the move and we are following them.  The last few trips we have had some great stops and some slow stops.  Every day we see some real nice sized ones.

Sunday was on the slow side as the incoming tide was unproductive.   Memorial  Day, our boat reported in a non stop haddock slamathon right from the get go.

The Haddock fishing has been good lately.  However the area where we are finding most of them is an area that is most productive on the outgoing tide.  Sunday the tide will be incoming until about 11:35 am, so hopefully they will cooperate before that.

This was one of the rare days on the tide chart when there is one tide running the entire trip.  High tide 8:12 low tide 2:18.  Thus the bite never really slacked off.  Notice also that 2:18 read backwards is 8:12.  So, all in all, quite a lucky day.

Haddock fishing is as good as it gets right now.  Most anglers with any skill are getting limits.

The Dogfish have moved into our spring haddock grounds.  There are three primary areas that we go to in order to avoid the dogs. We will be working those areas in the next few days. We have been getting some real nice catches of haddock.  Thursday was slow but friday and sat were very productive.

The fish were biting like mad in general but some anglers caught and released 30 cod before catching their first haddock.

Monday on our first stop the haddock were biting right away.  However the current pulled us off the spot.  We quickly re-anchored up and had a two hour slamathon of hungry haddock.

Kids and adults both had fun catching haddock and cusk on sunday.

Thursday anglers fished hard to bring home some nice haddock for dinner.

On the Thursday 12 hour “Marathon”  fishing trip:  First 2 hours saw non stop haddock being caught including occasional double headers.  End of the trip had wild action as well with the pool winning cusk also getting caught.

We never quite got a slamathon going on Saturday.  Around 11 am they were biting real good and that was the best part of the day, but it never quite broke wide open.  We picked away at them the rest of the day.

Saturday, the rough sea conditions and tide made for a slow start to the day.  Conditions and subsequently the bite improved as the day went on.

First drop in the morning we had a Haddock slamathon going.  It lasted an hour and a half.  We picked away at them the rest of the day.  Several anglers limited out.

On Monday’s trip experienced anglers averaged 10 to 15 keepers.  Newer anglers averaged 4 to 7.

The big spring time April Haddock bite continued on Sunday!   6/0 hooks on 50 pound test mono leaders were met with endlessly hungry Haddock drop after drop.  The bite did slow down in the last hour of the trip but many anglers had their limit at that point.

On the Yankee Clipper today the  bite went from sub normal to wildly intense as the tide changed from outgoing to incoming around 10:30 AM.   While not everyone limited out, everyone did catch a LOT of haddock.  We also caught and released a 30 inch Halibut.

The Haddock were hungry today! Boat limit secured. Big bags of fillets!

Thursday it took 4 attempts to land on a big enough school of haddock.  But when we did it was a fish a cast for over 3 hours in one spot.

Haddock fishing was a bit slower today but we got dialed in good at the end of the day. We are finding haddock have moved from the top of the bank to the edges. They are feeding on clams and baby scallops and other crustaceans. This should continue for a while before the mackerel show…

The weather was rough on Saturday but the haddock were very hungry!  First stop was a 2 and a half hour non-stop feeding frenzy.

Captain Rob was on the fish all weekend. Plenty of haddock and healthy cod. Sundays pool winning fish was tied between a large cusk and cod. Capt./mate Aaron recommends a 16oz. sinker, 2 hooks, and our clams for bait. We still have space on Wednesdays trip! Come catch some cod!

Lots of action on the Yankee Clipper Monday.  Many anglers got their limit of haddock and cod.

Thursday started out kind of slow but then, by stop # 3 of a 5 stop day, it turned into an all out slamathon.  Many anglers got their limit of haddock and cod.

Awesome trip yesterday, many took home their limit of haddock and cod! Still space left on our marathon trip this week!!

We had a steady bite of haddock on the first trip of the year.  Several anglers limited out. More haddock than cod were caught by a large margin.

Yankee Fleet will be focusing on bringing our patrons fishing on the Yankee Clipper and enjoying Gloucester’s historic harbor on the Yankee Pedal for the 2022 season. The Yankee Clipper will be Captained by long time crew Capt. Rob and Capt. Aaron with help of our seasoned mates. Capt. Tom will be spending less time…

Thank you to all of our anglers for another great season!! See you all in 2022. Stay tuned for the release of next years schedule in the next few months!

Back at it after some rough weather and the fishing is good! Reserve your spot today, we are filling up!

Lots of nice cod on yesterday’s marathon!!

“I just wanted to send out our warmest thank you to the whole crew for our All day fishing trip on Tuesday 8/30/21. This was my first deep sea fishing experience and it’s one I’ll never forget. In fact, I’m sure you will see us many more times in the somewhat near future. I had a fantastic time and everyone was so helpful. The whole crew was amazing!! I never email, I never review so I needed to at least tell you all what an amazing time I had and how wonderful you all were! Thank you again for everything! You have our business for life!” Thank you Angela! We will see you again soon 🙂

Mondays pool winning pollock was big enough to eat a mans arm!  Careful where ya put your hand…

Yesterday half day fishing was a banner day. Everyone caught some nice Haddock!

Nice haddock on our half day trip yesterday!

Captain Aaron with another great day catching fish!

Catching lots of Haddock and smiles on our half day fishing on Yankee Patriot II.

Quite a few nice pollock were caught on bait during our Thursday 12 hour marathon trip today.

The morning trip was very productive and everyone had fun.  Unfortunately, the weather came in and we had to cancel the afternoon.

Moved 3 times today and everyone caught fish!

The Thursday 5am to 5pm “marathon” trip was super successful.  Most anglers caught their limit of haddock.

The tide has been running like a river lately but that hasnt stopped the anglers from getting some real big haddock and cusk

We’ve been super busy getting most anglers their limits of haddock!! Come join us! Half days running now also.

Saturday and Sunday we slammed the Haddock in epic numbers.  No two ways about it.  The anglers were very busy both trips.

Today the bite was good on the first stop and the last stop.  We had to work a little harder for them in the middle of the day.  There were some very large haddock.  One was 7 pounds.

Sunday we had a beautiful sunny day on the water with a very picturesque sky.  There were a lot of families on the boat.  It was good to see moms and dads and kids all enjoying deep sea fishing.  (The 2 cod in the above photo were released alive and swam happily away)

Managed to drift every stop on today’s all day open boat. We started on the edge of stellwagon bank but found only cod, cusk and sculpin so we moved up toward the gate steadily moving north with each stop. We started getting a better ratio of keeper haddock with each drift and ended our trip…

The Haddock did not disappoint today!  Limits for just about everyone on board.

On mothers day the weather was glorious.  We had a good Haddock bite started in the morning.  A Porbeagle shark showed up about 55 minutes before the tide change and devoured a couple of the haddock that the anglers were reeling up.  Unfortunately it was apparent that the big shark spooked the haddock at that time and the…

Today the crew had to work a little harder, hauling anchor, moving around more.  But they ended up with a great catch.

Thursday’s 12 hour “Marathon” trip achieved the boat limit of 15 haddock per angler.

The month of May continues to produce!  Haddock slamathon again today with most anglers limiting out!  There is still plenty of room on Sunday’s 7am trip.

May haddock are here! The 7am boat nailed em today. Most anglers had their limit! We have openings for Wednesday and a few spots left for Thursday and Friday.

The catch was large reds, large haddock, and a Lot of laughs!

After the tide change we had a savage haddock bite today!

Todays 12 hour trip started out kind if average but after the tide changed it became a non stop haddock slamathon with some nice cod to boot!

The second day of the season started out windy and cold. At the rails we caught fish every stop. It was slow at times, primarily around slack tide. Most anglers who fished all day got their cod quota as well as a respectable amount of haddock. The weather at the tail end of the trip…

First, a HUGE thank you to our loyal customers for sticking with us through these difficult and unpredictable times!! While we did battle some rain in the early hours, we caught fish every time we stopped on a spot. The wind gusted up pretty good from 9 am until about noon time when the seas…

Great bite on todays all day open boat. We caught and spotted a variety of species throughout the trip. With pods of harbor porpoise crossing our bow on the ride out, bluefin tuna were spotted chasing bait on the surface numerous times, and a sea turtle (possibly a hawksbill). We anchored up 3 times in…

Caught a mix of keepers on todays all day trip including haddock, cod, pollock, cusk, and redfish. We also witnessed a school of tuna working bait, pod of white sided dolphins, mola mola, and a blue shark!

Pool winner from Saturday’s all day trip!

Slow bite on todays all day trip. We anchored 5 times and made 3 drifts.

Great bite on todays half day trips. Lots of keeper haddock on board and a mix of other species were seen as well. Mostly cod, and redfish, with some longhorn sculpins, small pollock and an ocean pout caught and released today.

What better way to spend your birthday than a near perfect day on the water catching fish!? Happy Birthday Robbie!

Anchored up twice on this mornings private half day trip. Everyone caught keepers today!

Fun morning half day trip. We made three drifts to start, then anchored twice to finish out the trip. There were lots of fish hooked with about 50% being keeper haddock. We also encountered a couple short haddock, some cod, longhorn sculpin, whiting, and a wolf fish!

Great bite on todays morning half day trip. Conditions allowed us to make just one long drift. We kept the fish interested the whole while with mostly keeper haddock appearing from the water; along with some red hake, whiting, and a few cod we returned to the sea.

Great bite on todays morning half day trip! Conditions allowed us to drift 3 times hooking a mix of haddock, red hake, whiting, redfish, and cod we returned to the sea.

Great morning half day bite today. Conditions allowed us to drift throughout the trip and the haddock were very cooperative. On the ride out we encountered plenty of surface activity as well; a pod of white sided dolphins rode along with us for about 2 nautical miles. We also saw minke whales and a school of bluefin tuna working macrel on the surface!

We anchored up twice during todays morning half day trip. With clear skies and fair winds we hooked a mixed batch of keeper haddock and medium sized redfish  

Drifted all morning! Great bite.

Great bite on todays morning half day trip. With a light breeze into the tide we drifted 4 times all the while hooking fish. We encountered md-lg redfish, a small cod, sculpin, and keeper haddock as the most prevalent catch. We also had a wolf pack of small bluefin tuna working bait on the surface…

Today’s private all day charter had a great time. The bite was good, with an equal mix of cod and haddock caught. Some football tuna were seen working bait and we had a porbeagle shark steal a couple choice haddock at the surface.

Fishing and weather were great for the morning trip! Had a slow afternoon half day bite but we pushed on through 2 drifts and 2 anchorages to catch some keeper haddock and 3 5-7lb cusk. We also encountered a few schools of small cod, macrel, pollock, and a handful of sculpin.

Another awesome half day trip yesterday afternoon aboard the Yankee Patriot II.

We had a great morning half day trip yesterday!! We caught a mix of short and keeper haddock, small cod, some redfish and pollock and a wolf fish! Everyone brought home some haddock!

Great group of family & friends had a fun day on the water yesterday!

Today on the Clipper…caught a few big cusk, a bunch of decent size haddock with a little mix of sculpin but no dogfish!

Fantastic weather today. We drifted all day. Had a mix of fish, and plenty of haddock.

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We had another great trip this past Friday on our jigging marathon!! Join us Thursday-Sunday through November to get your fix before winter comes!

Slow morning bite on todays all day trip. As the wind receded and we approached the end of the incoming tide, the haddock grew hungry. We observed a lot of activity in the area we fished with lots of macrel coming up and some whiting and herring also mixed in. There were porpoise on the…

Great fishing today on our deep water marathon private charter!!

We had a very successful trip on Sunday!! Make sure you get on the list for the next trip!

We were too busy gaffing fish and untangling lines to take many photos today. The pollock action was intense.

Saurday the waves were large in the morning.  Conditions were difficult but the anglers managed to catch some haddock and pollock.

Some photos of what we’ve been up to the last few days!! Come get in on this action!

Good day of fishing. Haddock, cod, Pollock, and a few red fish

Hit the big ones today on our full day trip!!

Action packed marathon this week!

Good bite on todays jig fishing marathon trip.

The Thursday marathon was a very productive trip. Any time there was the slightest lull, the captain moved the boat, and the slamathon was on again!

Epic marathon yesterday aboard the Yankee Clipper! The 3rd stop was a 3 hour long, non stop, slamathon of large pollock, cusk, large reds and 3 large hake with a few dozzen haddock mixed in. We also jigged up some nice big codfish at the final anchorage of the day.

Weather was great for opening day cod fishing yesterday and we managed to get some nice cod!

Although the weather was windy on today, we had a great 12 hour marathon trip!

The first deep water jigging trip had a lot of action. The big pollock were hungry. Unfortunately, the blue sharks were extra hungry as well, and they spooled many of the customers reels.

Saturday’s marathon private charter wanted to go deep water jigging and we nailed the pollock!! Join us on Sundays for our Deep Water Jigging Marathons!!

Great day on the yankee clipper over all! However, the dogfish are really pervasive right now…

Monday was action packed with lots of haddock, cusk and dogfish.

Great bite on todays morning half day trip. The southerly wind made for choppy seas but we were able to push through and get on some cooperative fish. We anchored up just once keeping a steady bite of keeper haddock and pollock with a few short haddock and pollock in the mix as well as…

Great morning half day trip today. We anchored twice with a consistent pick of haddock both short and keeper sized as well as some cod we returned to the water on the first anchorage. We moved at the turn of the tide and finished the trip on a great bite of haddock, pollock, throwback cod,…

Today’s private morning half day charter had a great time catching haddock. We made 1 drift then anchored 3 times all the while catching haddock, mostly keeper haddock with some shorts and small cod returned to the water.

We had a fun morning half day trip today. With a fair westerly breeze and plenty of sun. We anchored twice catching mostly keeper haddock with a handful of short haddock released along with some codfish. We also caught a few small hake and saw an ocean sunfish basking in the sun on the surface…

Had a steady pick of haddock and redfish on this mornings half day trip with a couple cod thrown back and 1 keeper pollock caught.

Thursday’s 12 hour trip was action packed. Anglers were busy reeling up fish all day. We did release a lot of cod, but the haddock fishing was very productive. A few dozen nice pollock were caught as well.

Everyone had a good time on today’s all day trip. The weather was great and the fishing followed suite. We caught a mix of keeper haddock, pollock, and cusk while throwing back quite a lot of cod. We only caught a handful of dogfish but were pretty consistently harassed by multiple large blue sharks.

We hit one of the deep water jigging spots on a 12 hour private charter today and the action was relentless!

Good weather yesterday for fishing!

The weather couldn’t have been better for todays afternoon half day trip. As we approached the area we planned to fish the wind shut off, the water turned to glass; and we drifted all afternoon. Among lots of keeper haddock we also encountered some redfish, a few small hake, the occasional macrel and a couple…

We had a great morning half day trip today. Stopping twice on anchor we kept a steady pick of keeper haddock going. Missed bites often yielded a macrel when the bare shiny hook passed by the schools near the surface. We also encountered a 4lb cusk, a handful of redfish, some small cod and small…

Slow bite on yesterday’s full day trip.

Great morning half day trip today. Todays westerly wind made for fair seas and fine weather with everyone catching fish. We stopped just once on anchor swinging with the tide as the wind subsided; we continued catching keeper haddock with just a couple shorts a handful of cod, as well as some macrel and a…

Choppy seas made for a slow ride out on this mornings half day trip but everyone caught some haddock. We made 3 stops catching some quality haddock along with a few throwback cod, whiting, small hake and a couple sculpin.

We made the best of the morning weather on todays am half day trip. We anchored 3 times with a steady pick of fish caught. With only a few haddock hooked being short, we saw a mix of cod and small hake with only 3 dogfish caught.

Good bite on yesterdays afternoon half day. We anchored 3 times catching a mix of keeper haddock and pollock, with a couple large redfish and some cod we returned to the water.

Everyone had a good time on this mornings half day trip. We made three stops on anchor putting mostly keeper haddock over the rails with a few shorts, some small cod and small pollock which were returned to the water and a couple small hake.

Everyone caught fish on this mornings half day trip! We made three drifts to start out putting some keeper haddock and 1 cusk around 7lbs on board, we anchored for the last hour putting more keeper haddock with only 3 short haddock released, another cusk around 3lbs, a few cod that were released, and a…

Everyone had a great time on todays morning half day trip. Conditions allowed us to drift throughout the trip; once everyone got used to the drift fishing the tangles subsided and everyone caught fish. Among the keeper haddock were also a cusk, a redfish, a few whiting and red hake as well as some small…

Great morning half day trip today on the patriot 2. We drifted all morning catching a variety of species; most of which were keeper haddock. Along with the haddock we saw only 2 dogfish, a few small throwback cod, a handful of keeper redfish, some small whiting, and a few other non-retainable species as well….

Caught mostly keeper haddock on this mornings half day trip. With 2 stops on anchor in light chop and sunny skies. The dogfish were few and far between with haddock the primary catch, we also caught and released a couple cod fish.

Although the weather was in full cooperation this afternoon half day trip; the dogfish were voracious. We made 5 drifts each time catching haddock for a few minutes before being overrun by dogfish. With halved haddock and occasionally a redfish a common sight.

The friends that fish charter was action packed with lots of nice haddock, a whole bunch of super sized redfish, and several big cusk and pollock!

Everyone caught fish on yesterday’s full day trip aboard the Yankee Clipper!

Had a great afternoon trip beating the heat on the patriot 2. Conditions allowed us to drift throughout the trip. We caught some keeper pollock, haddock, and redfish while only catching a few fish too short that returned to the sea as well as 3 throwback cod safely returned to grow. The air temperature stayed…

Good day on yesterdays all day fishing trip aboard the Yankee Clipper.  They fished through the cod and dogfish to put haddock on board in the morning.  Hooked mostly keeper haddock in the afternoon along with some large whiting and a small monkfish.

Great morning half day trip on the Yankee Patriot II.  Everyone on board caught some keeper haddock with just a handful of short haddock returned to the sea.  We made 4 drifts catching lots of keeper haddock, just a few throwback cod.  Some nice sized redfish a small hake and a couple large whiting.

Great bite on the Yankee Patriot II this morning.  We made just one stop on anchor consistently catching fish right up until about 15 minutes before having to head home.  Plenty of keeper haddock, some redfish, macrel and throw back cod in the mix as well.

Everyone had lots of fun hooking haddock on yesterdays morning half day trip.  Making 2 stops on anchor with a consistent pick of keeper haddock with only a few short, some redfish & hake.  A large shark came to check out the action as well!  

We spent our 4th of July with Dave Marciano and the Wounded Warriors, and it was a great day!

Slow morning bite for the patriot 2 today, our first 2 drifts yielded 1 large haddock and 1 small. So we made a mile and a half move where the bite was a little slow but we started putting some keeper haddock in the bags with a few shorts having to go back over the…

Everyone had a good time starting their 4th of July fishing on board the Patriot II! We anchored 3 times with the fish coming up in waves of activity between periods of a slow bite. Most of the haddock hooked were keepers, we saw a few throwback cod, a couple of sculpins, some large macrel, a few redfish, and one 7lb cusk.

Couldn’t ask for nicer weather to be out on the Atlantic. We started the morning drifting on top of the 191 hump but the bite was slow with more redfish than anything else; so we made a mile steam and fished some deeper water. We drifted the rest of the trip working on schools of keeper pollock with only a handful of short pollock returning to the sea as well as some keeper haddock a little further down with still just a few short haddock going back over the rail, we also encountered various sized redfish some whiting and a few throwback cod as we reset the drift another 3 times.

Everyone had a fun time fishing on The patriot 2 this afternoon. We made three stops on anchor hooking a mix of short and keeper haddock as well as some macrel, a few throwback cod, a small hake, a couple redfish

Great morning fishing on the patriot 2. With the wind running into the tide we were able to drift all morning. Our first drift brought us mostly keeper haddock with only a few short haddock as well as a few small throwback cod and a couple redfish. The second drift was mostly large redfish with a couple redfish under 12in. Our third drift was a mixed bag of keeper and short haddock, small and medium throwback cod, small and medium redfish, a small hake, a sculpin, and 1 large cusk!

Great time had by everyone today on a private charter aboard the patriot 2. We pushed through some choppy weather in the early morning and made 3 stops on anchor. Our first stop yielded us a few haddock and some throwback cod mixed with a few redfish in the mix. We made a long move and spent the rest of the day catching large and medium sized keeper haddock amongst various sized redfish, 12 keeper pollock with some small pollock mixed in a large cusk as well as small and large throwback cod to finish out a fine day of fishing.

This week’s marathon fishing story….endless catching!!

Great morning bite on the Patriot II today! We made 4 drifts through the morning fog with lots of keeper haddock and redfish, alone with a few hake, whiting and macrel and some small throwback cod. Everyone had fun on the afternoon trip as well! We made 2 stops on anchor catching various sized haddock (mostly keepers!) one throwback cod and some redfish and whiting.

The Yankee Patriot II made 4 drifts yesterday morning catching some nice sized keeper haddock, a few throw back cod, some whiting, red hake and a few red fish among the tangles.

We started off with a drift that landed us a couple keeper haddock and a redfish.  We then made two stops on anchor with a slow bite we hooked all keeper haddock except for one small cod and two keeper redfish.  There was one large haddock weighing in at about 6 lbs!

Fantastic catching on this beautiful Monday! Great day to be on the water, and it looks like many more great weather days this week!

Fun trip on the Patriot II this morning, with calm seas and the cover of fog.  We drifted all morning pulling up all kinds of deep sea species including keeper haddock, redfish, macrel, cusk, small pollock and a few throw back cod.  The afternoon trip had a great time.  Captain Aaron made 1 drift picking a few haddock and redfish then made 2 stops on anchor catching some nice sized haddock, redfish, a few whiting and again some cod that we sent back.

Great weather for fishing today! Most anglers took home their haddock limits!

Had a strong morning bite on Tillies today aboard the Yankee Clipper. The bite slowed down as we approached the mid day tide change so we drifted for the remainder of the trip. Working through waves of throwback cod and varying sized haddock as well as a few keeper pollock and cusk.

The only word Captain Tom had for our second 2 night trip was FANTASTIC! Great weather, nonstop action, and a great group of anglers made this trip.

Slow afternoon bite on Yankee Patriot II yesterday.  Through tangles and throw back cod we got a few cusk, macrel and haddock.

Great day of fishing on the Yankee Clipper yesterday.  Calm winds and sunshine accompanied lots of keeper fish.  We made two drifts in the morning pulling haddock, pollock and cusk over the rails, with a few macrel in the mix.  We anchored twice mid-day adding more haddock and cusk amongst throw back cod, then fishished our day off with a drift picking quality haddock out amongst more throw back cod.

Fantastic fishing on our first 2 night trip to Cashes/Fippennies.  All haddock on day 1 and a mix of haddock, pollock and cusk on day 2.

Full Day Fishing on the Yankee Clipper was action packed today with a lot of haddock and some nice big cusk.

Captain Aaron aboard the Yankee Patriot II reported “Calm seas and light fog surrounded us all morning, while we worked through schools of haddock, macrel, and throw back cod.  Slow afternoon bite on the Patriot II today. We worked on partially cooperative stacks of macrel with just a few haddock, cusk, whiting, and throw back cod coming over the rails.”

Another great day of fishing yesterday on the Yankee Clipper! The wind and tide worked with us to put plenty of haddock on board.  Schools of mackerel were abundant with sightings of harbor porpoise and white sided dolphins!! A few pollock came through and throw back cod were mixed in the haddock.

Plenty of haddock slamming action on our full day trip yesterday aboard the Yankee Clipper!  They spent the day over some hungry schools of haddock! YOU need to get in on this action!!

The morning bite was slow yesterday aboard the Yankee Patriot II, but as the wind died and seas subsided the haddock began to bite and the smiles started to show! The afternoon consisted of some keeper haddock as well as some throw back cod and mackerel.

Great morning of half day fishing today on the Yankee Patriot II.  Plenty of keeper haddock were stuffed into burlap bags.  They fished through a strong tide with a few throw back cod and short haddock.  They enjoyed a nice breeze and and lots of sun out there!

Lots of action on today’s fishing trip with Captain Rob on the Yankee Clipper!

Great day of fishing Tuesday! The fish very very hungry!  

Plenty of keeper haddock on todays full day fishing trip on the Yankee Patriot II.  Amidst the rain showers and some catch and release cod fish, they drifted all morning encountering schools of red fish and keeper pollock but they continued to pluck away at the haddock throughout the day.

Captain Aaron reported perfect weather yesterday for the marathon trip.  Morning started slow on Stellwagen Bank with the incoming tide.  The hauled the anchor and made a move on the tide change.  They spent the outgoing tide drifting again and again over schools of red fish, haddock, and pollock with a few cusk and cod coming up as well.

Lots of fun on Mondays private charter aboard the Yankee Clipper! All of our vessels are available to rent privately just for your group.  Great for company outings!

Morning was a little slow yesterday on the Yankee Patriot II due to the outgoing tide, but they pulled up a few cusk and haddock during that time anyway.  Fishing picked up after tide change, and humpabacks feeding nearby all day! Finshed out the day strong with some quality haddock as well as some cod (which of course went back!).

Great private charter on the Yankee Clipper yesterday! All of our vessels are available to rent privately as well as additional smaller vessels! Visit our private charters page for more info.  

The Yankee Patriot II had their first trip of the season on Monday! It was a great day, the haddock cooperated for them and they also had some cusk and mackerel on board.  

Most anglers caught their limit of 12 haddock each on yesterdays marathon!

Monday’s proud anglers with their haddock!!

The Yankee Clipper crew reported non-stop haddock action on Friday as well as catching some pollock and cusk.  The rain didn’t deter these anglers…or the haddock!

Captain Rob reported that they caught majority of their haddock today during a 2 hour, non-stop slamathon! During the other 5 anchorages & drifts they picked at the haddock and cusk but had to keep moving as the bite slowed down.

Great trip today with an awesome group of men and women on board! They had to work hard against some wind and the strong tide for the keeper haddock.  Some cod were caught and, of course, released.

Lots of keeper haddock on board today with a mix of cusk and pollock!

We closed out our 2018 season with a marathon, private charter on the Yankee Clipper.  Thank you all for yet another great season!! We are taking reservations for our overnight trips for 2019 and as most of you know these fill up fast!!  Also don’t forget to take advantage of our gift certificate special: receive $20 as a bonus for every $100 spent in gift certificates up to $500.

Pictures from our marathon this past Sunday.  Look at the size of those pollock!! We only have 3 days left of fishing!! Friday 11/23 7am-4pm, Saturday 11/24 7am-4pm & Sunday 11/25 5am-5pm.

Some pictures from Thursday’s marathon! They are still slamming the pollock. Only a few more trips left! Heading out tomorrow on a marathon 5-5, and there is still room for you! Call to make your reservation!

Great charter on Friday!

Great day of pollock fishing.  Hours of slamming large pollock some up to 19-22 lbs! A few haddock were pulled up as well.  Our next trip is this Thursday 5am-5pm.

Once they settled in Thursday they were slamming the pollock! They brought up a few haddock, cusk and hake and finished out with 2 hours of all pollock.  The Clipper is heading back out now to do it again!

Still slamming the pollock!! Heading out on a 9 hour trip today and we have a marathon booked for tomorrow (Sunday the 14th) that still has some room on it!!

10/8 Yankee Fleet Charter Great group of anglers get a well deserved halibut.  A nice 43 inch fish!

Many large pollock caught.  When we catch this many large pollock we get more tangles than usual …BUT with hard work of crew and captain and the help of our patrons a large number of pollock where boated.  Great job guys!

We are offically slamming the pollock here at Yankee Fleet!  Join us for a day trip Thursday-Sunday to fill your freezer!

The pictures say it all! Join us for fall fishing!!! Pollock are in!

Although conditions were less than ideal yesterday we made a great day of it! Some nice pollock and red fish were brought aboard the Yankee Clipper.  They did have to fight off some blue sharks throughout the day, but they did well overall.  Sudden change in weather for today but they are back at it!

Very productive day on Sunday aboard the Yankee Clipper for the start of pollock season here at Yankee Fleet!  They brought home lots of pollock, some up to 16 lbs. as well as some huge red fish!  Our fall schedule is Thursdays 5am-5pm, Friday-Sunday 7am-4pm.

Beautiful day yesterday on the Yankee Clipper! Stellar day of ground fishing.

The two day trip this past weekend went as well as could be expected! First day on Cashes was fantastic, with lots of haddock, cusk and big pollock in the afternoon.  Saturday into Sunday the wind came on strong along with strong tides making Fippennies difficult to fish.  This is when we realized we should have stayed on Cashes but it was too late! Overall a successful last 2 night trip of the 2018 season!

It was a bit rough in the morning on Friday but they caught a lot of fish!! Including a 14 lb. monkfish pictured below.

A very productive marathon trip yesterday on the Yankee Clipper although the fish did make us work for them! Moving multiple times throughout the day.  We have space on our fishing trips this weekend so make your reservations today!

Great day of haddock fishing yesterday with Captain Rob on the Yankee Clipper! Many large fish were taken home including some cusk.   A few pollock were pulled up as well.

Great last half day fishing trip aboard the Yankee Freedom. Anglers caught half a dozen pollock and lots of haddock! Half day fishing will start back up mid-June 2019.

The full day fishing trip had a very pleasant day yesterdat aboard the Yankee Clipper.  Captain Tom L. took anglers out about 17 miles where they experienced and easterly breeze with plenty of sunshine.  They brought home 137 keepers that were mostly haddock and pollock as well as additional red fish.  Book your full day…

Cod trip was fairly successful this past Sunday to Monday.  Fishing conditions were tougher than we would have liked, but the weather was ideal.  We brought about 500 fish home of an almost even mix of quality cod and haddock.

Half day fishing yesterday was filled with small to medium size pollock and plenty of keeper haddock.  Some mackeral and cusk were brought up as well!

Perfect fishing weather today reported by captain Aaron aboard the Yankee Patriot II.  In the morning they were able to drift over aggressive piles of fish including haddock, cusk, redfish and a few pollock.  The afternoon was another calm driftable trip with haddock and small pollock caught.  They also brought up some bait fish like mackerel and whiting and only 2 dogfish!!

Good trip overall yesterday for our 12 hour marathon.  Dogfish were not too bad, tide was strong but fishable.  Average size fish were caught on all of the 5 stops they made throughout the day.  Pollock pictured is 7 lbs.

Great fishing yesterday on both of the half day trips.  They got a quick look at a thresher shark in the afternoon.  Just a handful of cod pulled up and released.

Slow start earlier in the week with hake and small haddock, then in some different areas they found the keeper haddock mixed with cod, hake and whiting.  These trips are perfect for first-timers and kids as well as experienced anglers who do not want to spend all day on the boat.  Our captains are very informative and love to educate all passengers on the fishing here in Gloucester.  Our half day trips only run until Labor Day so make your reservation before it’s too late!

Half day trips have been so fun this week with near perfect weather.  Catching a mis of haddock, cusk, and redfish.  Not many of the half day trips left so make your reservations today!

Thursday the tide was in our favor and wasn’t too strong.  They brought big haddock and cusk on board.  They started out in the same area today but the tide was not cooperating and resulted in tangles and dogfish.  When they moved, over a hundred red fish, and about 2 dozen haddock and pollock were caught.  Upon another move they started slamming the haddock, cusk and pollock.  Whale sightings on the way back to end the day!

Another fantastic overnight fishing trip Sunday night to Cashes Ledge.  Lots of haddock, cusk & pollock were caught along with a monkfish and ANOTHER HALIBUT caught by Rob Atutis!! This halibut weighed in at 86 lbs. They were visited by a beautiful sunfish.  Captain Tom even had to get in on the action!! Join us this weekend to target cod and try your luck at the next halibut!! Big thanks to Rob Atutis for his generosity with his halibut catch, all were welcome to a piece of it!

Great day for fishing yesterday aboard the Yankee Patriot II with Captain Aaron.  They were greeted by calm seas and a light breeze when they reached the fishing grounds.  Plenty of haddock action in the morning and a mix of haddock and pollock in the afternoon.  As always our half day trips are great for any age, educational and there is always a chance you will see a whale or even dolphins this time of year!  Make your reservation today!  

Some good family fun on Tuesdays Limited Capacity trip aboard the Yankee Clipper.  They caught haddock, redfish, pollock and cusk.  A few big cod were released!  

The Yankee Freedom has been having lots of fun on the half day trips the past 2 days with Captain Tom.  Beating the heat while catching fish!  Joe Marciano from Wicked Tuna even joined in on the fun yesterday.  Check out some of the awesome fish they caught below.

Overnight trip this weekend was picture perfect! Great weather with lots of haddock and cusk brought up.  They even saw some whales and dolphins!  A blue shark was caught as well as this 60 lb. halibut by John from Vermont.  These trips are going every Sunday night through August and space is limited. Reserve over the phone and pick your fishing spot!

Yesterday aboard the Yankee Patriot II they had a strong bite all day! Plenty of haddock and a mix of pollock and red fish as well. No dog fish in sight!! Today started out with some small haddock and hake which eventually turned into keeper haddock and some cod came up with the tide change. Nonetheless smiles all around!

There was a mix of haddock, red fish and pollock on board yesterdays full day fishing trip aboard the Yankee Clipper with Captain Rob.  If you’re looking to fill your cooler while having a great time in the sun and open air, our full day trips are the best option!! Educational and fun for all ages and there’s always the chance for a whale sighting!

Half day fishing was aboard the Yankee Freedom yesterday with Captain Ryan.  There was a mix of haddock, pollock and red fish on board.  Some cod were caught and of course thrown back.  This trip was one of the lucky ones to have a quick whale sighting!! As always these trips are great for all ages and very educational! You may even be lucky enough to catch a whale sighting.  Make your reservation today, the fish are hungry!!

Mix of haddock and red fish on the full day fishing trip yesterday on the Yankee Clipper.  A few cusk and pollock were brought up as well.  Haddock were average to large in size! Half day fishing was exceptional AGAIN!! Plenty of fish on deck with Captain Matt on the Yankee Freedom. As always these trips…

Half day fishing has been on fire!! Over 70 fish caught yesterdays half day trip aboard the Yankee Freedom.  A good mix of haddock, pollock, cusk and red fish were pulled up.  Everyone went home with fresh fish to cook for dinner!  As always these trips are great for all ages and very educational! You may even be lucky enough to catch a whale sighting.  Make your reservation today, the fish are hungry!!

This week on our Limited Capacity Tuesday trip there was a great crowd on board and seas were fairly calm.  There were some large haddock pulled up on board the Yankee Clipper.  As always these Limited Capacity trips are guaranteed to have 40% fewer people on board.  They are educational and fun for all! You…

Steady action this past marathon trip with lots of haddock on deck!!  

Steady haddock bite today on the Yankee Clipper!

The half day trip this morning was “picture perfect”! Everyone caught something and had a great time! The cod were of course released 🙁

We were lucky to get a half day trip in this morning before the storm reached Gloucester!  Anglers pulled up some nice haddock and only a few cod were brought up (and of course released!).  It was a very enjoyable day for all on board the new Yankee Patriot II.

Sunday was a good day although had some slow points.  Thankfully at the last stop the haddock were biting like crazy!  Monday was great and some took home their limit of haddock.

Great marathon trip this week with lots of big haddock and only a few dog fish.

Some big haddock and cusk on board! Of course some smaller ones were thrown back though.

It’s been a great week of fishing! The weather is really starting to warm up here and the fish are loving it just as much as us!

Great 12 of trip of CATCHING! Many anglers took home their limit of haddock today on the marathon.

The past two days were great as usual on the Yankee Clipper with lots of haddock on board!  A beautiful mid-day rainbow made an appearance over Gloucester today.

Great first half day trip!!  They nailed the red fish and pulled up some nice haddock too! Half day trips are perfect for everyone, even if you’ve never been!

Another great overnight fishing trip with Captain Matt.  Everyone got their limits of haddock and there was some pollock mixed in.  Most importantly….ANOTHER HALIBUT!!! 45″ and 48 lbs. caught by Dennis Manning.

Sunday’s trip went very well considering a pretty full boat! Action most of the time with about 5-8 keepers per person.  

Great day on the Yankee Clipper.  Many anglers had their limit on haddock.

First halibut of the season!! 43″ & 41 lb. caught by Sisco Sanchez on our first 2 night trip that returned yesterday.  Excellent haddock and pollock fishing with over 1400 fish on board.  Next 2 night trip is in September but we may add one before that!

The Yankee Clipper spent the day in the summer fishing grounds yesterday where they pulled up mostly haddock with some Pollock and large cusk mixed in.  They pulled up 3 cod over 25 pounds each (which had to be released) but this is an encouraging sign for the recovery of the species stock!

A couple stops on the Yankee Clipper today the first one being the best!  Some good size haddock!  Our first 2 nighter is headed out tonight to Cashes/Fippennies, stay tuned for the report on Sunday!

Slow pick on the first two stops but Captain Rob turned it into a slamathon on the third stop!  Some took home their limit of haddock and others had a minimum of 5-6 fish.  Overall a good day!

Captain Matt reported a mix of pollock and haddock on this first overnight trip! 60% pollock, 40% haddock.  Great trip despite some rough weather.   “The large pollock are back on Cashes!”  An 18 lb. pollock took home the pool.  Our next overnight with open spots is Saturday June 9th!

The day started out with a great first stop aboard the Yankee Clipper then the next couple spots were a bit slower.  Several anglers took home their limit of haddock while others had just a handful.

The fish really made Captain Rob work on the marathon but there were still plenty of fish on board by the end of the day.  Slower day on Saturday, but some still got their limits on haddock!  We are hoping for better action tomorrow!  Still plenty of space on the boat, you can reserve online or just be at the office to buy your tickets by 6:30!

Another day of limits on board the Yankee Clipper!

Yet another slamathon yesterday on the Clipper! Limits of haddock all around.

Limits of haddock by all yesterday!  Come see what these marathons are all about! They are our most popular trip, with extra elbow room (limited capacity) AND more fishing time, you will not be disappointed! Every Thursday 5am-5pm.

Great trip yesterday! Most got their limit of haddock and there was nonstop action all day!

Join us on our first overnight trip of the season and try your luck at catching a halibut! The Yankee Freedom hooked one on just about every trip last year!  There is some space left on the overnight this weekend.  Call us to reserve your spot!  Just SOME pictures from last years trips…

Amazing weekend here at the Yankee Fleet! Saturday haddock limits were had by all and most limits were reached on Sunday. Lots of action with some pretty large haddock!!

The Clipper had a total of 6 stops yesterday, 3 slow and 3 slamathons!! They reached the boat limit on haddock of various decent sizes.  Unfortunately, there were a lot of cod pulled up and released as well.

This past weekend was described as a “haddock slamathon” by Captain Rob! Here are some pictures.

Beautiful day on the Yankee Clipper where everyone took home their haddock limit!

Another great day on the Yankee Clipper with great weather!

Great all day trip on the Yankee Freedom with Captain Tom!  Most customers got their limit of haddock, after a slow start.

The Clipper is on it’s way in from our first day of fishing! A lot of customers got their limit of haddock, a few Pollock and cusk came up, and some cod that unfortunately had to go back.  Overall, an awesome first day on the Clipper!

Great day today on the Yankee Clipper for one of our last trips for the season!  They brought up a nice variety of fish, majority being pollock.

Good Marathon day yesterday although they did experience a significant amount of tangles due to the extremely deep water they were fishing in.  Quality fish were still put on deck including a 32 lb. hake!

Rough conditions Saturday but anglers still got some nice haddock, pollock and reds on board!

Another good day on the Clipper.  A bit choppy but they got about 200 pollock, over a dozen haddock and about 50 red fish.  The pool winning biggest fish was a 30 lb. pollock!!

Yet another great marathon trip today on the Yankee Clipper!  Haddock is back open!!

Great weather made for awesome fishing this weekend.  We had a good amount of pollock on board and a lot of red fish. Got a few haddock that had to go back but we’ll be able to keep them after the 1st!

Spectacular marathon today on the Yankee Clipper with Captain Rob! Lots of action and the fish got bigger and bigger as the day went on.  Another marathon is going out on Sunday!

Weather was great on the water today! The tide made it a little tricky in the beginning of the trip to get fish on deck but towards the end they got lots of pollock and redfish! We’ve added marathon trips on Sunday 10/22, 11/5 and 11/19!

Here are the pics from our most recent pollock trips!  What an incredible weekend! Our fall schedule for day trips is Thursday 5am-5pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 7am-4pm.  Call to book your spot today!

Fishing was a bit slower than past trips, most likely due to the storms that passed through the area.  However, plenty of quality fish were caught! Looking forward to heading back down there on Friday.

We had a marathon private charter yesterday!  Captain Rob reported a great day with lots of pollock and red fish on board.  The weather kept us on land throughout last weekend but yesterday was a beautiful day and we expect more good weather this weekend!

Fantastic opening day for pollock/jigging season!! Some nice size pollock on board and some redfish!  This was a marathon 12 hour trip, which we will be adding sporadically throughout the fall and always every Thursday! Other than marathon trips we will have 7a-4p trips Friday-Sunday.

The Yankee Clipper never has a case of the Mondays! Exciting day with Captain Rob.  Plenty of fish to be had and they caught (and released) 5 huge wolf fish!! Below is Captain Rob with one of them. WOW!

Yet another FANTASTIC overnight trip to Cashes Ledge this past Thursday! With the help of Captains Matt and Mike they landed another halibut! The biggest one yet at 106 lbs. and 65″!

Awesome half day trip this morning!! All kinds of fish on deck the entire time, cusk, haddock and pollock.  Only about two more weeks of half day trips!

     Our first Cod trip outside the Gulf Of Maine (GOM) in 2017 was a huge success. We ended up with a very nice overall catch 65% Cod and 35% mix of Haddock and Pollock. This obviously is a win win, and set a nice precedent for more trips. We are now making the change…

Captain Matt has done it again!  Landed not just one, but TWO halibut on last weeks overnight trip, one of course went back.  A mix of haddock and Pollock made up the other 700 fish they took home. James Katsaros was the lucky one with the 56″, 91 lb. keeper halibut this time! Call to book for…

Captain George on the Patriot had a great half day trip yesterday! Some good size fish out there. We only run half day trips through Labor Day weekend so book your spot now!

“Today was magical.  Everybody tended their lines carefully and followed our instructions.  Many limited out (on haddock) plus had some Pollock and cusk.” -Capt. Rob

Beautiful day to be on the water yesterday and great action for Captain Rob on the Clipper!

The Freedom is almost home from their overnight trip and Captain Matt absolutely killed it!! Two halibut within 20 minutes of each other (2nd went back).  Keeper halibut was caught by Carl Ashcraft measuring 63 inches and weighing in 104 lbs.  About 700 fish caught consisting of an even mix of Pollock and haddock.  Great job…

Over 100 keepers on our full day trip and half day trips did well also!! They were so busy catching on the all day we didn’t get any pictures but here are some from the half day.

It’s shark week even here in Gloucester!  This porbeagle was caught yesterday on the half day trip with Captain Matt.  Also some redfish on board!

Captain Rob reported great haddock fishing this weekend and not too many cod came up! Book early for next weekend, the boats fill up fast!

Captain Rob on the Clipper reported a great day of haddock fishing yesterday.  They’re heading back out today to do it again!

Half Day fishing yesterday with Captain Tom O.  The first picture is a nice big pollock caught by Collin Gilbert!! The other is a cod that sadly had to go back.

“UNREAL” half day trip this morning with Captain Matt.  The pictures speak for themselves!

The Clipper is pulling up to the dock now!  Captain Rob said it took a while to find the fish today but once they did just about everyone got 5-8 keeper haddock each!  Pretty good day.

Great all day trips the past few days on the Yankee Clipper.  Dog fish are around but we do our best to avoid them.  Getting a good amount of haddock and cod coming up, although the cod do need to go back.

Another very successful overnight trip on the Yankee Freedom! If you’re looking to go home with bags of fish this is the trip you want to get on. Going every Thursday night in July and August!

The boat is returning shortly and we have received word from Captain Rob that there was a lot of action.  They pulled up haddock, cod, and some dogfish.

Lots of action yesterday of the Clipper!  They had about 120 haddock on board, pulled up 500-600 cod (that had to be thrown back, unfortunately!) and they did get a few dogfish as well.  Overall, great day!!

Great Half Day trips with Captain George yesterday on the Yankee Patriot!  Nice, steady mix of pollock and haddock.  

Great day fishing yesterday for our 12 hour trip on the Clipper with Captain Rob.  Tides were strong so we really had to work for every fish.  Pictures coming later today from our trip with Dave Marciano on Wednesday!

Captain George and our beloved Yankee Patriot are back on the water and started their season off with a BANG!  Limits caught for haddock all THREE trips!

Nonstop action yesterday on the Clipper! Most had their limit of haddock on the full day trip with Captain Rob.

Our first half day trip was on the Yankee Clipper due to a private charter having it for the morning who both had AWESOME trips with Captain Rob.  Good amount of fish caught for half day trips!

Great half day trip this weekend with Captain George on the Patriot.

We didn’t expect anything less from this high demand trip!  Over TWO THOUSAND fish caught on the trip this weekend from June 2-4.  Great mix of large pollock, haddock and cusk.  Weather was beautiful and the group on board was fantastic! Certainly a trip everyone will remember.

Beautiful day on the Yankee Clipper for our popular 12 hour trip.  Most everyone caught their limit of 15 haddock.  These 12 hour trips go out every Thursday and fill up quickly! Make you reservation early in the week to get a spot! 978-283-0313

Great day on Sunday for both half and full day fishing! Most limited out on the full day. Here are some pictures from the half day on the Patriot with Captain George.  These trips will be running everyday starting THIS SUNDAY!!  Great for kids and first-timers!

Good day out on the Clipper yesterday with Rob.  Anglers caught an average of about 12 nice size fish each and they even got to see some WHALES! Limited Capacity trips go out every Tuesday with a guaranteed 40% fewer people on board!

Good day of fishing yesterday for our 12 hour trip.  They got about half their limits of fish.

Half Day Fishing today was great! Some office girls even joined in on the fun and caught a few fish.  A steady mix of haddock and red fish and a few pollock.

Non stop action on the Yankee Clipper!  Most had their limits or came very close to it on Sunday.  Cod are being a bit pesky but Rob has done the best he can to avoid them.  Monday was a steady day with a light crowd.  Everyone caught at least a few haddock.

Another very successful day with Captain Rob on our 12 hour marathon trip today!! Limits had by all and great weather.

The weather was nice and clear today making it an ideal day to be out fishing.  Today’s Private Charter picked a wonderful day to rent out the Yankee Clipper!  Bottom pictures are from the Freedom All Day boat which also had a successful day.

Great action yesterday on the Clipper for our 12 hour marathon trip.  Some reached their limit on nice size haddock!!

Fishing was a bit slower the past two days than it has been so far. The fish are making captains work hard to find them! Hopefully things pick back up today, we have the Clipper on a 5am-5pm private charter and the Freedom on our 7-4 open boat.

Captain Matt on the Yankee Freedom reported “Fishing was good, steady pick of haddock with a few cusk. The big haddock are here! Beautiful day on the water with a great group.” Rob on the Yankee Clipper private charter had a great day with a fishing club on board.

Awesome day fishing on the Clipper. Most had their limits of haddock! Boats fill up fast on weekends so be sure to make your reservations early!

Very successful first overnight trip with a full boat!! Caught over 200 NICE SIZE fish including a KEEPER HALIBUT weighing in at 70 lbs. measuring 52″!

We are all glad the sun came out today along with some fish.  This weeks weather has been overcast however today the sun has been shining since sunrise. We love to see everyone’s smiling faces enjoying a beautiful day out on the water. Fun Fact: Eating more fish may help keep the blues at bay, new…

Great day on the Yankee Clipper.  Lots of sea life on Stellwagen bank this week.

Yet another great day on the Yankee Clipper!  Plenty of haddock for all. Next trip is this Thursday 4/27 5am-5pm

Our first marathon was extremely successful. We had lots of action from start to finish, link Today our customers even reached our limits on the Yankee Clipper! We had lots of activity start to finish even reaching our limits on the Yankee Clipper!

Excellent start to the season! No cod? No problem with us!! Everyone on this full boat caught fish for the first trip of the year. Mostly haddock and some cusk including the pool winner. Very positive start to the season. We are excited to get out there again Tuesday. Give us a call to reserve your tickets!