2025 Tuna Adventures

I know the blue is best due to more temp contrast but we've got lots of tuna in not that difference in temps from the blue water. Even 4 to 5 degrees dif We've got loads of tuna in..

Does the blue have to do with the chlorophyll too though?

Does SatFish show that? Just down loaded it. Used to use Terrafin. I've always just gone by the temp contrast with Terrafin and done very well. But the more tools and info the better.
Yes I am referring to blue water in terms to colour, not temperature. What you’re looking for is breaks in water chlorophyll where the green inshore water meets the clear blue offshore water. I don’t know about Terrafin but Satfish has both images updated frequently. Just fishing based on temp will not necessarily find you any fish.
 
Yes I am referring to blue water in terms to colour, not temperature. What you’re looking for is breaks in water chlorophyll where the green inshore water meets the clear blue offshore water. I don’t know about Terrafin but Satfish has both images updated frequently. Just fishing based on temp will not necessarily find you any fish.
Gotchya thank you.
Ok so comparing the chlorophyll layer with the temp layer, do you think these two shot locations are decent for a prospecting trip?
One from Esperanza and the other is WH.. not a huge difference in distance out but I'm closer to Esperanza so for now I'd go out there first to poke around.

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Esperanza shots look far better from what you’ve posted and marked (assuming the water further west is consistently warm and blue). The spot off Winter Harbour you've highlighted is a soft break and just a little finger of blue-ish water and warm water - those don't typically hold albacore.

If you are running from WH, better to run further to the south where the hard break in both water temp and chlorophyll is located.
 
I’d be aiming for further south to where the warm and blue water is more open to the south and west. Along the red line.

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Exactly!!! Hard to find any albacore anywhere off BC coast right now....absolutely wild. Know in past mid Aug on was prime time and last few seasons it has been early but should be around now....maybe super duper late this year (one can pray) or just an absolute desert all year this year....which would make me sad
 
Watching closely as well. I’ve got boat and crew triggered and ready. Just seems conditions are sub-optimal at the moment.
Stoked!
 
Seems as the water just hasn’t really settled this season. I marked some 66 degree water about 40 miles off brooks last week . They are having banner seasons out of Oregon and Washington so as soon as this water settles in and the breaks set up we should be looking good .

Last week some boats out of northern Oregon hit some 67F water , one boat killed a striped marlin with two others posting good video of them fighting one another, with another handful reported hooked .

Just booked flights to meet the team in winter sept 7 - 12 .
 
Was jigging squid with a commercial tuna guy at the dock in Ukee yesterday. Too slow for him even to be out there looking.
Off topic, but was there squid? 4 yr old grandson might dig that. We have a place with a dock for S1-7.
 
I’d be aiming for further south to where the warm and blue water is more open to the south and west. Along the red line.

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A friend fished that body of water few days ago where the red line is. He saw fish jumping and dolphins. Unfortunately they misunderstood that dolphins and tuna go together like peanut butter and jam so when they saw the dolphins they left that spot and kept looking for fish. They ended up with no hits, 0tuna. However, this confirms there was fish at that break it looks good. Maybe if they had stayed and fish that spot hard they would have found them. Also vertical jigging will work if the fish arnt on the surface (but recently seen jumping) always worth a shot if its slow. Shimano flat fall style or small knife jigs. Guys in WA slay on those. Unfortunately the large body of fish is holding off WA still. Hopefully they make a move soon.
 
May go prospect that spot around Crowther canyon on Thursday or Friday out of Tahsis.
Wind looks good and temp/clora look ok at the moment, but who knows what a few days will bring.
Go do some deep drops for black cod if nothing else.
 
I'll be doing a tuna run out of Neah Bay on Friday. Plan to head down the Juan de Fuca Canyon until I either see fish or the water gets blue. Right now that looks like 55-60miles SW of Tatoosh island. If anyone is running out Renfrew, feel free to contact the "Meant to Be" on channel 16, 68 or 69. I scan on the VHF so if you call, state the channel you're on.
 
Hoping to head out of Winter Harbour on Saturday but looking like the warm water is still far offshore. The NOAA chart shows a big blob of cold water hanging off WH. A friend's neighbor went out yesterday to 45 miles from WH and only caught 6 tuna and sounds like the commercial guys are 100 miles out. Hoping the warm water comes in 🤞
 

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So looking at the water temp off ukee, my thoughts are to try out the blue line I have marked. Its the warmest and has lots of open to the west & south. The structure should push up some nutrients..?.
Any insight & feedback woukd be appreciated.
 

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So looking at the water temp off ukee, my thoughts are to try out the blue line I have marked. Its the warmest and has lots of open to the west & south. The structure should push up some nutrients..?.
Any insight & feedback woukd be appreciated.

The water off Ukee doesn't look great right now. We were out a week ago and got skunked. 4 boats that I know of, 0 tuna caught. Right now the water just doesn't seem to be shaping up. Commies are either way offshore or at the dock waiting for things to change. If you have the range the water looks pretty good due south about 70-75nm from Ukee but I don't have any reports if people are catching down there.
 
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