Veatch Canyon sits on the shelf edge south of Nantucket, which makes it a natural big-game destination for the Cape and Islands fleet. Like the other canyons, it holds yellowfin and bigeye, marlin, swordfish and mahi when the warm water reaches the edge.
The canyon
Fish the edge and the fingers, reading the temperature breaks and bait to find the productive water. Its position east of the southern New England canyons puts it in reach of the Cape and Nantucket.
How to fish it
Troll the edge by day, chunk overnight, deep-drop for swords, and cast to mahi on the pots and weed lines.
Tip From the Cape and Nantucket, Veatch and the Georges canyons to the east are often the play. Watch how the warm water is setting up along the whole eastern edge and pick the canyon with the best break and bait.