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'Really Incredible Fishing': 2021 Bluefin Bite Is Memorable

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Jason Boldero

It’s been a crazy good year for bluefin tuna off our coast – and it’s still going on.

How good? One lucky Martha's Vineyard angler even caught a fish bare-handed. Yep. Check it out here.

Kevin Blinkoff of On The Water magazine joins us to talk about why the best tuna fishing on the Atlantic coast is happening right now in waters off Cape Cod, and ways that local anglers can get in on the action. 

And we roundup the week's inshore action. It's all in just 4 minutes. Give it a listen

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Steve is Managing Editor of News. He came to WCAI in 2007. He also hosts the weekly News Roundup on Friday mornings and produces The Fishing News.
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