Bluefin Tuna from a Kayak: Rules and Regulations

Bluefin tuna. Note color, eye and scrapes left on the fish's skin left by leader. Eric Faiola photo This month I interviewed Brad McHale, Gloucester, Massachusetts-based NOAA and National Marine Fisheries' bluefin tuna expert, on recent catches of bluefin tuna by kayak fishermen off North Carolina. The NC kayak fishermen's accomplishments notwithstanding (one tuna weighed nearly 170 pounds)


Bluefin Tuna from a Kayak: Regulations and Permits

Cape Cod kayak fisherman Dave Lamoureux explains the licenses and permits a kayak fishermen needs to kayak fish for bluefin tuna in the United States. Dave's favored bluefin grounds are Race Point off Provincetown, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. Long and short of it is, you'll need to register your kayak in your state,and use your registration number to apply for a federal NOAA bluefin permit.


Fishing from a Sea Kayak Part 1: How to Balance the Kayak

Above: The author prepares to launch and fish for striped bass off Gloucester, Massachusetts. The 28-pound sea kayak is a stich-and-glue Chesapeake Light Caft Yare, the paddle a home-made Greenland stick. Anglers fishing from long and fast sit-insea kayaks face two tricky issues come time to land fish like dorado, yellowfin tuna or striped bass. Fast and narrow sit-in kayaks and sea kayaks have