Hudson Canyon Bluefin — Purple Bars At Dawn
Canyon Run Sportfishing · Point Pleasant, NJ
The trip
Overnight run to the Hudson paid off at first light. Bluefin on the troll right at gray light, then a steady yellowfin pick on the temp break. Mahi under the high-flyer on the way home.
Catch summary
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Catch breakdown — GPS, bite times & tactics
- GPS (DDM)
- 40 31.678 N 72 10.456 W
- Bite times
- 5:03 am, 5:31 am, 6:03 am
- Tactics
- Trolling. All 3 of our bluefin came on purple spreader bars close to the boat. We were trolling an 8-rod spread that included 4 spreader bars, 3 ballyhoo on shoots, and a cedar plug.
- Bait & lures
- Purple 9in splash spreader bars on the short riggers; cedar plug in the prop wash.
- GPS (DDM)
- 40 33.142 N 72 08.902 W
- Bite times
- 8:00 am (3), 8:45 am (3), 9:45 am (1), 11:00 am (2)
- Tactics
- First bite of 3 came on both long riggers with 3 oz shoots and ballyhoo plus a purple spreader bar on the short rigger. The 8:45 bite came on both long riggers and a shotgun ballyhoo set further back. Last fish hit the green machine and the two purple bars.
- Bait & lures
- 3 oz blue/white and pink/white shoots rigged with ballyhoo; green machine bar; 8 oz red/white shotgun.
- GPS (DDM)
- 40 28.510 N 72 14.330 W
- Bite times
- 1:15 pm
- Tactics
- Pitched bucktails and small ballyhoo to a pod holding under an abandoned high-flyer.
- Bait & lures
- 2 oz chartreuse bucktails tipped with squid strip.
Spot map
Captain-uploaded chart with track line and waypoints — for captains who share a map instead of raw coordinates.
Conditions
Captain's trip notes
The break set up tight on the 100 line — 2.5 degrees in under a mile. Stay on the warm edge and keep the spread tight at gray light for the bluefin, then push out as the sun comes up for the yellowfin.
Reviews
4.94.9 out of 5 stars(188)Mark R.
May 21, 2026
Tony's temp-break breakdown is the most detailed offshore report I've ever bought. The spread layout alone saved us a trip's worth of guessing.
Nick P.
May 13, 2026
Solid chunking detail. Wish I'd asked about the longfin depth sooner but the messaging follow-up cleared it up.