Tuna Ground

Race Point (Tuna)

Tuna off the tip of the Cape. The deep water and hard current off Race Point bring bluefin within a short run of Provincetown, sometimes almost close enough to see from the beach.

Race Point, off the very tip of Cape Cod, is where deep water and hard tidal current sweep close to shore, and bluefin take full advantage. It is one of the shortest runs to tuna anywhere in the region, a huge draw for the Provincetown fleet, and it connects to both Cape Cod Bay and the SE corner of Stellwagen.

The ground

The rip and the deep water off the point concentrate bait as current pours around the tip of the Cape. Fish set up on the current edges to ambush sand eels and other forage.

How to fish it

Work the current edges: popping and casting to breaking fish, jigging marks in the deeper water, and reading the rip like you would for any current-oriented fish.

Tip Fish the tide at Race Point like a giant rip. The current stage that fires the bait line is when the tuna feed hardest, so time your sessions to the moving water rather than slack.

About the coordinates The coordinates on this page are an approximate reference to orient you, not a navigation waypoint. Fish move, and numbers vary boat to boat, get exact, current marks locally and always run on a plotter with proper charts.
Regulations Tuna are federally managed highly migratory species requiring an HMS permit, with category, size and retention rules that change through the season. Confirm current rules with NOAA Fisheries HMS before fishing.
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Note: fishing regulations (size limits, bag limits, seasons, permits) change often. Always confirm current rules with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (saltwater), MassWildlife (freshwater), or NOAA Fisheries (offshore/HMS) before you keep a fish.