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Log entry 001 · Today, Gloucester

Today's tide:
call now.

Half-day inshore, full-day offshore, sunset cruise or whale watch. We sail out of Gloucester Harbor and work Cape Ann, Ipswich Bay and Stellwagen Bank on the day's tide. One call and you're on the log.

  • Half-day inshore$550
  • Full-day offshore$1,200
  • Sunset cruise$350
  • Whale watch$85 pp
Charter boat running out of Gloucester Harbor at first light
0705 · Outbound Sailing out of Gloucester Harbor before first light.

Log entries 01 – 04

Trips & rates

Pick your water. Inshore, offshore, an evening run or a whale watch out on the bank — every trip leaves from Gloucester and every trip is booked with one call or text.

01 Tide 0600 Depth 30–60 ft

Half-Day Inshore

A short run out of the harbor and half the day on the water. We stay inside the bay and work the ledges, shoals and the harbor mouth where the tide moves bait.

  • Rods, tackle and bait aboard
  • Cape Ann and Ipswich Bay
  • Best on a moving tide
From$550
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02 Tide 0530 Depth 100–200 ft

Full-Day Offshore

A long run past the bay to the offshore grounds. The full day, the bigger water, and the tide you came out here to fish.

  • Stellwagen Bank and beyond
  • Full day on the water
  • Weather watched the night before
From$1,200
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03 Tide 1830 Depth 20–40 ft

Sunset Cruise

Out past the breakwater as the light goes. The harbor from the water, the Cape Ann shore turning red, and a slow ride home.

  • Evening departure from Gloucester
  • Smooth water inside the bay
  • Bring a jacket and a camera
From$350
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04 Tide 0800 Depth 100+ ft

Whale Watch

Stellwagen Bank is a feeding ground. We run out, shut the engine down, and let the whales do the rest of the work.

  • Stellwagen Bank feeding grounds
  • Binoculars and warm layers welcome
  • Call or text to check the day
Per person$85
Call to book
Striped bass on the deck of a charter boat beside a fishing rod
Log entry · landed Bass on the deck at the end of a morning tide.

Chart 01 · Service area

Cape Ann,
Ipswich Bay,
Stellwagen Bank.

We sail from Gloucester and fish the water we know best — the inshore ledges and shoals, the inside water of the bay, and the bank when the weather lets us run offshore.

  • Cape Ann

    30 ft

    Shoals, ledges and the harbor mouth — the close water.

  • Ipswich Bay

    60 ft

    Inside water. Short runs, easy mornings, working the tide line.

  • Stellwagen Bank

    130 ft

    The offshore ground. Full days, bigger water, whale watch.

CAPE ANN IPSWICH BAY STELLWAGEN BANK 100+ FT GLOUCESTER 42 68 97 130 88 N
Sketch chart · not for navigation Sailing from Gloucester Harbor

Log entry · How the day runs

Four lines on the log.

No forms to fill in, no waiting on an email. One call and the day gets planned around the tide and the weather.

Baiting a hook on the deck rail of a charter boat at dawn
Rigging up before the first run out of the harbor.
01

Call or text

Tell us the day you want, which trip, and how many are aboard. We'll tell you straight what the tide looks like.

02

We watch the weather

You get a call the night before with the plan — or a new day, if the wind has other ideas.

03

Meet at the dock

Gloucester Harbor, first light. Gear aboard, lines rigged, and out past the breakwater.

04

Fish the tide

We run the bay and the bank on the day's tide, not on the clock. That's where the fish are.

Log entry · Catch of the day

The best catch today is a phone call.

Lines are going in the water this week out of Gloucester. Call or text, and we'll get you and your crew on the log.

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Caught Humpback whale fluke lifting from the water off the stern of a charter boat
Stellwagen Bank · whale watch