Weekend trips! 5/2 & 5/3/26
Reports from the weekend Saturday 5/2 – Good weather, the morning fishing was a little slow but we had cusk coming up. The bite really turned on into the afternoon the last few stops of the day especially the last stop had a lot of haddock action. Sunday 5/3 the morning bite was better some…
Thursday Marathon 4/30/26
The wind forecast really improved the day before the trip so we went fishing. Swell in the morning but conditions improved throughout the day, some anglers were slow to get started as they got their sea legs. Good bite throughout the morning until the tide changed and it slowed down a bit, a good amount…
April 27, 2026
The haddock are showing up more places and the weather is improving. Sunday 4/26 the Yankee Clipper ran a full day trip with phenomenal weather. Haddock came up on the first stop and we were seeing them consistently throughout the day and some big reds at the end of the day. Next trip is our…
Sunday April 26, 2026
MUCH better haddock bite finally! Today we had a good bite in the morning for a couple hours and a great quick bite at the end of the day. Many anglers had 6 to 10 keepers, pool winner was a great haddock just over 6 pounds. The Yankee Clipper is looking to make it happen…
First trips of 2026!
Trips for us started last week, similar to other reports from the Gulf of Maine haddock have been off to a slow start this spring. Our first trip was very slow, we mixed some redfish/cusk in on following trips, and explored in all directions with the Yankee Pearl. Haddock are showing up in smaller numbers…
The Deep Water Jig Trips
The Deep Water Jig Trips are off to a strong start. Finding some steady pollock bites, haddock mixed in, big reds, a few big cod, and seeing some white hake. A 42lb white hake won the pool this past Sunday. Full Day Trips are seeing some good haddock bites with cusk and cod. Deep Water…
September cod season update!
The weather has been great most days and we’ve been getting plenty of trips in across all the boats. The Yankee Clipper has been finding some good cod with a 21lb cod on our marathon last week. The dogs have been extremely minimal most days with a good mix of haddock, pollock, cusk, and cod…
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.