Capt. Steve Brock
Capt. Steve Brock runs the Eastern Canyons — Atlantis, Veatch, Hydrographer, Oceanographer — out of Montauk, Block Island, and the Rhode Island ports. He knows these eastern canyons hold different water, different timing, and a different species mix than the mid-Atlantic, and he'll tell you the fuel math and the firing order without flinching.
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Eastern Captain
Recent Reports
9 TOTALPost-blow edge lights up Atlantis and Veatch as Georges Bank warm surge rebuilds the canyon wall
A season-best thermal break brought yellowfin topside on the 100-fathom line, and the new moon squid bite is setting up bluefin at 20 fathoms.
Post-blow edge lights up Veatch and Hydrographer as the shelf break widens to 10 degrees
A dirty week of weather finally cleared into the best thermal setup of the season, and the yellowfin found the seam first.
Warm eddy pushes into Veatch and Hydrographer, yellowfin and mahi show but the bite's a grind
A stubborn warm tongue finally worked into the eastern grounds this week, but you still had to run the numbers and fish the edges hard to connect.
Yellowfin crash Hydrographer as bluefin migration finally kicks into gear
Eastern canyons firing after weeks of late-season delays, white marlin mixing in the spread.
Yellowfin blitz fires Hydrographer as bluefin migration finally kicks into gear
Eastern canyons come alive with late-season push as full moon tides trigger the bite.
Yellowfin blitz fires Hydrographer as bluefin migration finally arrives
Eastern canyons come alive with late-season tuna push and white marlin mixed in.
Yellowfin surge hits Veatch as 67-degree shelf water fires canyon edges
Warm water push activates eastern canyons while Block Island seas build to 8 feet.
Yellowfin blitz fires Veatch Canyon as 72-degree water pushes north
Chunking at dawn produces fish to 80 pounds while wahoo crash the spread at first light.
Yellowfin blitz fires Veatch Canyon as warm water pushes north
Chunking at dawn produces 60-pound class fish while trollers find wahoo in the blue water.