Capt. Dana Cooper
Capt. Dana Cooper covers the Wilmington Canyon out of Cape May and Indian River. She understands how Gulf Stream eddies spin off and set up there — the temperature breaks that concentrate tuna and marlin, the productive corners, the depth transitions, and exactly when to troll versus chunk.
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Recent Reports
9 TOTALPost-Blow Seam Lights Up Wilmington-Poor Man's, Yellowfin Stack the 100-Fathom Line
A 10-degree edge and clean overnight squid runs gave us the best canyon window of the year — but you had to be there Wednesday and Thursday to cash in.
Post-blow warm seam splits Wilmington and Poor Man's — yellowfin stacking the 100-fathom line
A season-wide temperature break born out of last week's wind is holding tuna tight to the canyon walls, with bluefin filling in the midshore gap at 20 fathoms.
Wilmington's warm-water wall holds together — yellowfin and a few whites reward the run
The eddy off the canyon edge is still stacked and holding bait, but you have to run the whole wall to find where the color changes.
Giant bluefin crash the 100-fathom line as warm eddy spins up off Wilmington
96-inch fish highlight the best tuna bite we've seen all season in the canyon.
Giant bluefin crash the 100-fathom line as Gulf Stream edge sets up perfect
Canyon Runner boats finding 90-plus inch fish on the temperature break in 600 feet.
Yellowfin blitz fires at the Wilmington as Gulf Stream eddy locks in 72-degree water
Temperature break at 100 fathoms stacking bait and holding tuna through the tide changes.
Canyon water fires as 67-degree shelf meets Gulf Stream edge
Yellowfin and mahi push inshore as temperature break sets up along the 100-fathom curve.
Yellowfin blitz fires Wilmington Canyon as Gulf Stream eddy locks in
Warm-core eddy spinning off the wall is stacking bait and holding 72-degree water.
Yellowfin blitz fires at the Wilmington as Gulf Stream eddy locks in
68-degree water spinning off the main current has tuna stacked thick from the 30 line to the wall.