Hudson Canyon is the giant of the East Coast canyons, a vast submarine gorge off the New York Bight and the most storied big-game ground in the region. Its enormous structure and the warm water that reaches it draw yellowfin and bigeye, marlin, swordfish and mahi. For most New England boats it is a long haul to the southwest, but its reputation is earned.
The canyon
Fish the edge, the fingers and the tips of the canyon where the shelf drops away and current and bait concentrate. As always offshore, the productive spot is wherever the best water, warm and blue with life, is hitting the structure.
How to fish it
The full canyon playbook: troll the edge by day, chunk overnight in a slick, deep-drop for swords, and work the pots and weed lines for mahi.
Tip Hudson is big, so let the temperature breaks narrow it down. Do not just run to the canyon and troll, run to the best water on the canyon, where the warm blue edge and the bait line up on the structure.