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ROFFER'S OCEAN FISHING FORECASTING SERVICE, INC. TOLL FREE 800 677-7633 & (321) 723-5759 // WWW.ROFFS.COM ROFFS™ FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS (LAT./LONG.) FOR THE HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON OFFSHORE UPDATED ON THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2012 FOR THURS. P.M. & FRIDAY FISHING ONLY Based on a multiple factor analysis, the symbols (hot spot dots) mark the areas where bait concentrations are expected and where fishing action are expected to be better compared with other (nonmarked) areas. These are not based on dock rumors or hearsay fishing reports. Fishing reports are stated as such. You should start fishing where you recognize other signs of good fishing conditions near these marked areas. It is very important to use your sea surface temperature (sst°) gauge to locate the boundaries of the water masses, which are outlined. Rather than trying to find water based on the absolute temperature values shown on the map, search for the relative change in sst where the water mass boundaries occur. Arrows indicate the main current direction. Numbers inside of the dots indicate the number of consecutive days that we have seen favorable conditions in that location. (1 fathom equals approximately 6 feet.) Afternoon sst° may be 1°F warmer than the morning calibrated water. We were able to see this area clearly again today to increase your chances for tuna, wahoo, dolphin, marlin and swordfish action. The conditions and reports suggest that the better conditions and chances for fishing action will continue to occur in the bluer and warmer filaments of water that are now in the Norfolk Canyon area and south over the 100 fathom ledges and as far inshore as the 30-40 fathom ledges. There have been reports of good tuna, wahoo, dolphin, marlin and even sailfish action in the bluer water over Norfolk Canyon and south for the past week or two along with continual marlin and dolphin action in and around the Washington Canyon (even though the conditions do not look that great there). In the north, the place to be over the weekend and early this week was the Hudson Canyon, even though the conditions continue to not look great, there has been good to excellent bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna along the 100 fathom ledges, however, we have gotten reports that the action have slowed in the Hudson Canyon but the bait and fish still seem to be around. If it is slow in Hudson you should head offshore to the 250-500 fathom ledges of Hudson Canyon or southwest to Toms to Carteret Canyon (100-200 fathom ledges). There is a counter-clockwise rotation still in the Toms Canyon to Carteret Canyon where it looks decent for fishing action as there is bluer-green and relatively warmer water up over the 100-200 fathom ledges. Furthermore, we continue to follow the large indirect Gulf Stream related bluer water (77.3°F-78.2°F- 79.1°F) that is well offshore over the 1300-1500 fathom ledges between Lindenkohl to Baltimore Canyon to Poor Mans and another smaller pool over the 1350-1400-1500 fathoms offshore between Washington Canyon with thinner bluer filaments pushing to the 1300-1400 fathoms east of Norfolk Canyon that is likely to produce some fish if you can make it out that far and has been favorable for multiple days in some places and is holding relatively stable if not slightly drifting inshore a bit. It appears that the main Gulf Stream water (80°F-81°F) is again pushing northward, and is now over the 1300-1500 fathom ledges east of Norfolk Canyon. Otherwise, there appears to be a lack of strong features and unstable conditions and lots of blended and blue-green to green water in many places between Wilmington to Washington Canyon and if you are fishing these areas, you will want to look for the bluer 77.4°F or 76.3°F water or the blue- green to greener water mass edges in the Canyons. With all that in mind, if you are fishing the northern charted area, you may still want to first try the Hudson Canyon (although the most recent reports are that action has slowed down considerably) where you find the edges of the bluer-green 73.6°F to 74.5° water mass boundaries favorable for two to five days now over the 100 fathom ledges from the 100 fathom tip near 72°24-28’W & 39°37-41’N to the 100 fathom ledge southeast near 72°16-20’W & 39°28-32’N (favorable for two to four days). HOWEVER, the conditions look BETTER over the 250-500 fathom ledges of Hudson Canyon (near 72°05-10’W & 39°20-25’N south to near 72°10’ W& 39°13-19’N) and the 76.3°F bluer water or head southwest to Toms Canyon along the edges of the now bluer-green more mixed 76.3°F- 75.4°F water mass edges favorable for two to SIX days over the 100-250 fathom ledges of Toms Canyon near 72°37-41’W & 39°05-09’N southwest to the 100-250 fathom ledges to Carteret near 72°47-49’W & 38°54-59’N or offshore over the 500 fathom ledges and Rabbit Ears area or to the 1000 fathom ledges between Toms and Carteret looks good too. Farther southwest, perhaps a BETTER option if you want to avoid the Hudson and Toms Canyon traffic is to fish between Lindenkohl Canyon to Spencer Canyon as the 75.4°F- 76.3°F bluer-green to blended blue water has pushed inshore (there appears to be some counter-clockwise rotation over the Spencer Canyon area) and has been favorable for two to SEVEN days starting south of Lindenkohl Canyon over the 50-100 fathom ledges near 73°04- 13’W & 38°42-43’N (along the greener water to the north and bluer to the south) extending southwest to the 100 fathom ledges to 50 fathom ledges of Spencer Canyon near 73°10-17’W & 38°40-41’N. Conditions look good as far inshore as the 40 fathom ledges and green to bluer-green 74.5°F- 76.3°F water mass boundary near 73°27-28’W & 38°33-37’N. On your way offshore to the Canyons, you may first want to try the green to blue-green 71.8°F-72.7°F- 73.6°F – 74.5°F to 75.4°F water mass boundaries from Chicken Canyon south to the Triple Wrecks (favorable for two days) and south to the 20-25-30-40 fathom ledges as indicated where it has been favorable for two to four days near 73°10-18’W & 39°35’N extending south to near 73°18-25’W & 39°05-10-20’N. On your way offshore to Lindenkohl to Spencer Canyons you will want to try the green to bluer-green 74.5°F – 75.4°F – 76.3°F water mass boundary from the 25-30 fathom ledges to near the Lobster Claw area (just west) near 73°38-40’W & 38°49-54’N south to the 30 fathom Lump and 40 fathom ledges near 73°41-42’W & 38°31-37’N and the Deco 5 wreck near 73°52’W & 38°37’N (favorable for three days). Fishing south of Spencer to Poor Mans Canyon, the better conditions may be way offshore where you find the bluer 77.3°F-78.2°F to 79.1°F Gulf Stream water over the 1400-1500 fathom ledges between Baltimore Canyon to Spencer Canyon. However, if you cannot make it out that far relatively favorable conditions look to be over the Baltimore Canyon where you find the green to bluer 74.5° F- 76.3°F edges over the 100-200 fathom ledges and the southwest corner of Baltimore Canyon southwest where it has been favorable for two to three days near 73°50- 55’W & 38°00-05’N. Conditions look favorable but not great in Wilmington Canyon perhaps better in the 250-500 fathom ledges of the Heyes Canyons along the 75.4° F- 76.3°F water mass boundary favorable for up to four days at 73°33-40’W & 38°12-17’N. Poor Mans Canyon looks relatively favorable as well, but not great but there is blended blue to greener 75.4°F-76.3°F edges over the 100-500 fathom ledges for up to six days near 74°00-05’W & 37°50-52’N. Inshore, you will find the relatively better conditions for fishing action along the bluer-green 76.3°F – 75.4°F water mass boundaries on your way offshore to the Canyons over specifically over the Hot Dog Lump and the Sausages good bottom and south over the 40-50 fathom ledges favorable for two to four days at 74°06-12’W & 38°00-01’N to at 74°14-26’W & 38°05’N and north over the Hambone and Massey’s Canyon and northeast to the Elephants Trunk where it has been good for two days over the 20-30 fathom ledges at 74°07-15’W & 38°30-35’N. Fall office hours: September 10 – September 28: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Saturday to be determined by demand by Wednesday 5:00 PM. October 01 – December 31: Mon. – Fri. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Verbal updates are free between 10:30 AM and 11:59 AM (eastern time) only, please call. Thank you for not sharing this analysis with non-paying fishermen. We survive on your honesty. Requests for analyses should be called on Saturdays by noon, so we can schedule our staff’s hours. Remember you can order and/or purchase your fishing analyses from our website (http://www.roffs.com/ and click on Order Analyses button) or by email ([email protected] ).
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ROFFER'S OCEAN FISHING FORECASTING SERVICE, INC. TOLL FREE 800 677-7633 & (321) 723-5759 // WWW.ROFFS.COM ROFFS™ FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS (LAT./LONG.) FOR THE HUDSON CANYON TO BALTIMORE CANYON OFFSHORE UPDATED ON THURSDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2012 FOR THURS. P.M. & FRIDAY FISHING ONLY Based on a multiple factor analysis, the symbols (hot spot dots) mark the areas where bait concentrations are expected and where fishing
action are expected to be better compared with other (nonmarked) areas. These are not based on dock rumors or hearsay fishing reports. Fishing reports are stated as such. You should start fishing where you recognize other signs of good fishing conditions near these marked areas. It is very important to use your sea surface temperature (sst°) gauge to locate the boundaries of the water masses, which are outlined. Rather than trying to find
water based on the absolute temperature values shown on the map, search for the relative change in sst where the water mass boundaries occur. Arrows indicate the main current direction. Numbers inside of the dots indicate the number of consecutive days that we have seen favorable conditions in that location. (1 fathom equals approximately 6 feet.) Afternoon sst° may be 1°F warmer than the morning calibrated water.
We were able to see this area clearly again today to increase your chances for tuna, wahoo, dolphin, marlin and swordfish action. The conditions and reports suggest that the better conditions and chances for fishing action will continue to occur in the bluer and warmer filaments of water that are now in the Norfolk Canyon area and south
over the 100 fathom ledges and as far inshore as the 30-40 fathom ledges. There have been reports of good tuna, wahoo, dolphin, marlin and even sailfish action in the bluer water over Norfolk Canyon and south for the past week or two along with continual marlin and dolphin action in and around the Washington Canyon (even though the
conditions do not look that great there). In the north, the place to be over the weekend and early this week was the Hudson Canyon, even though the conditions continue to not look great, there has been good to excellent bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna along the 100 fathom ledges, however, we have gotten reports that the action have slowed
in the Hudson Canyon but the bait and fish still seem to be around. If it is slow in Hudson you should head offshore to the 250-500 fathom ledges of Hudson Canyon or southwest to Toms to Carteret Canyon (100-200 fathom ledges). There is a counter-clockwise rotation still in the Toms Canyon to Carteret Canyon where it looks decent for
fishing action as there is bluer-green and relatively warmer water up over the 100-200 fathom ledges. Furthermore, we continue to follow the large indirect Gulf Stream related bluer water (77.3°F-78.2°F- 79.1°F) that is well offshore over the 1300-1500 fathom ledges between Lindenkohl to Baltimore Canyon to Poor Mans and another smaller pool over the 1350-1400-1500 fathoms offshore between Washington Canyon with thinner bluer filaments pushing to the
1300-1400 fathoms east of Norfolk Canyon that is likely to produce some fish if you can make it out that far and has been favorable for multiple days in some places and is holding relatively stable if not slightly drifting inshore a bit. It appears that the main Gulf Stream water (80°F-81°F) is again pushing northward, and is now over the 1300-1500
fathom ledges east of Norfolk Canyon. Otherwise, there appears to be a lack of strong features and unstable conditions and lots of blended and blue-green to green water in many places between Wilmington to Washington Canyon and if you are fishing these areas, you will want to look for the bluer 77.4°F or 76.3°F water or the blue-
green to greener water mass edges in the Canyons. With all that in mind, if you are fishing the northern charted area, you may still want to first try the Hudson Canyon (although the most recent reports are that action has slowed down considerably) where you find the edges
of the bluer-green 73.6°F to 74.5° water mass boundaries favorable for two to five days now over the 100 fathom ledges from the 100 fathom tip near 72°24-28’W & 39°37-41’N to the 100 fathom ledge southeast near 72°16-20’W & 39°28-32’N (favorable for two to four days). HOWEVER, the conditions look BETTER over the 250-500 fathom ledges of Hudson Canyon (near 72°05-10’W & 39°20-25’N south to near 72°10’ W& 39°13-19’N) and the 76.3°F
bluer water or head southwest to Toms Canyon along the edges of the now bluer-green more mixed 76.3°F- 75.4°F water mass edges favorable for two to SIX days over the 100-250 fathom ledges of Toms Canyon near 72°37-41’W & 39°05-09’N southwest to the 100-250 fathom ledges to Carteret near 72°47-49’W & 38°54-59’N or offshore over
the 500 fathom ledges and Rabbit Ears area or to the 1000 fathom ledges between Toms and Carteret looks good too. Farther southwest, perhaps a BETTER option if you want to avoid the Hudson and Toms Canyon traffic is to fish between Lindenkohl Canyon to Spencer Canyon as the 75.4°F- 76.3°F bluer-green to blended blue water has
pushed inshore (there appears to be some counter-clockwise rotation over the Spencer Canyon area) and has been favorable for two to SEVEN days starting south of Lindenkohl Canyon over the 50-100 fathom ledges near 73°04-13’W & 38°42-43’N (along the greener water to the north and bluer to the south) extending southwest to the 100
fathom ledges to 50 fathom ledges of Spencer Canyon near 73°10-17’W & 38°40-41’N. Conditions look good as far inshore as the 40 fathom ledges and green to bluer-green 74.5°F- 76.3°F water mass boundary near 73°27-28’W & 38°33-37’N. On your way offshore to the Canyons, you may first want to try the green to blue-green 71.8°F-72.7°F- 73.6°F – 74.5°F to 75.4°F water mass boundaries from Chicken Canyon south to the Triple Wrecks (favorable for
two days) and south to the 20-25-30-40 fathom ledges as indicated where it has been favorable for two to four days near 73°10-18’W & 39°35’N extending south to near 73°18-25’W & 39°05-10-20’N. On your way offshore to Lindenkohl to Spencer Canyons you will want to try the green to bluer-green 74.5°F – 75.4°F – 76.3°F water mass
boundary from the 25-30 fathom ledges to near the Lobster Claw area (just west) near 73°38-40’W & 38°49-54’N south to the 30 fathom Lump and 40 fathom ledges near 73°41-42’W & 38°31-37’N and the Deco 5 wreck near 73°52’W & 38°37’N (favorable for three days).
Fishing south of Spencer to Poor Mans Canyon, the better conditions may be way offshore where you find the bluer 77.3°F-78.2°F to 79.1°F Gulf Stream water over the 1400-1500 fathom ledges between Baltimore Canyon to Spencer Canyon. However, if you cannot make it out that far relatively favorable conditions look to be over the
Baltimore Canyon where you find the green to bluer 74.5° F- 76.3°F edges over the 100-200 fathom ledges and the southwest corner of Baltimore Canyon southwest where it has been favorable for two to three days near 73°50-55’W & 38°00-05’N. Conditions look favorable but not great in Wilmington Canyon perhaps better in the 250-500 fathom ledges of the Heyes Canyons along the 75.4° F- 76.3°F water mass boundary favorable for up to four days
at 73°33-40’W & 38°12-17’N. Poor Mans Canyon looks relatively favorable as well, but not great but there is blended blue to greener 75.4°F-76.3°F edges over the 100-500 fathom ledges for up to six days near 74°00-05’W & 37°50-52’N. Inshore, you will find the relatively better conditions for fishing action along the bluer-green 76.3°F –
75.4°F water mass boundaries on your way offshore to the Canyons over specifically over the Hot Dog Lump and the Sausages good bottom and south over the 40-50 fathom ledges favorable for two to four days at 74°06-12’W & 38°00-01’N to at 74°14-26’W & 38°05’N and north over the Hambone and Massey’s Canyon and northeast to the
Elephants Trunk where it has been good for two days over the 20-30 fathom ledges at 74°07-15’W & 38°30-35’N. Fall office hours: September 10 – September 28: Mon. - Fri. 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Saturday to be determined by demand by Wednesday 5:00 PM. October 01 – December 31: Mon. – Fri. 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Verbal updates are free between 10:30 AM and 11:59 AM (eastern time) only, please call. Thank you for not sharing this analysis with non-paying fishermen. We survive on your honesty. Requests for analyses should be called on Saturdays by noon, so we can schedule our staff’s hours. Remember you can order and/or purchase your fishing analyses from our website (http://www.roffs.com/ and click on Order Analyses button) or by email ([email protected]).
