Far East Blitz

The waters east of Nantucket have turned on with life in October. Sharks are still around in solid numbers with some big 3 to 4 hundred pound makos being seen. This is the season were the big fish show up and feed in the cold water before making the trip to their winter areas. As impressive as the big sharks have been, there has been huge numbers of whales and tuna feeding on acres of bait, creating one of the most amazing ocean sights I have ever seen. Big bluefin tuna up to 300 pounds have been herding bait together in massive amounts while large whales crash up from below and take mouthfulls of bait. To add to the choas there are usually thousands of birds flying overhead that dive straight into the blitz. To be on the boat right in the middle of this scene is a very cool thing I can attest would rival events like the sardine run of Africa and the bait balls found in the Pacific. There are very few locations that host such a large number of large animals in full feeding mode in such close quarters. Pics to Come...