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Your Fishing Charter

Lyla Rose Fishing Charters welcomes you to Gloucester, Massachusetts and offers you a wide range of fun and enjoyable fishing trips. Come aboard with Captain Matthew Cooney and see what the fish-rich inshore and offshore waters, rivers, and wrecks of Gloucester have to offer. Your captain is eager to take you on your next fishing adventure and make your experience the best possible. Join him and create some lovely memories fishing with Lyla Rose Fishing Charters!

Your trip will start on a 28’ BHM downeaster built in Brooklin Maine, a comfortable vessel running on a 200 HP Volvo diesel engine with enough room to carry 4 guests, not including a first mate who will also join your trip. Its navigation technology includes Garmin 10” Touch GPS and Simrad fishfinder, as well as a two VHF radios and Garmin Radar. The boat has a toilet, kitchen, and bed. To make your comfort and fishing experience even better, there is a TV you can use, as well as an ice-box and a livewell.

On your trip, you can target Bluefin Tuna, Haddock, Striped Bass, Cod, Pollock, Halibut, Flounder, as well as Porbeagle Shark. Using light and heavy tackle, you will attract your prey by bottom and deep sea fishing, trolling, spinning, and jigging. You can either keep or release the fish you catch.

Captain Matthew will provide you with all the fishing gear and licenses, and the first mate will clean, fillet, and package your catch. The only things you should bring on your trip are the snacks and drinks of your choice.

Visit Lyla Rose Fishing Charters and have a first-rate fishing experience in Gloucester!

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On this 3 hour trip, you can choose to fish for a variety of species depending on what is biting. Striped Bass, Mackerel, Flounder, and many other species are all accessible just minutes from the dock. This trip is for anglers of all experience levels looking to fit a fishing trip into their busy schedule. This is also a great trip for families with children to enjoy a few hours together out on the water. As the departure times are flexible, you can also start the trip at 11:00 a.m.

3 Hour Trip – Inshore (AM)

3 Hour Trip – Inshore (AM) with Lyla Rose Fishing Charters

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Matthew Cooney

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Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States

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Depending on what is biting, you and the crew can chase various species such as Mackerel, Striped Bass, Flounder, as well as many other species. All of them can be reached just minutes from the dock. This trip is suitable for anglers of all experience levels looking to fit a brief fishing time into their busy day. It is also great for families with kids to enjoy a couple of hours together out on the water.

3 Hour Trip – Inshore (mid day)

3 Hour Trip – Inshore (PM)

On this trip, you will target Striped Bass. You will fish mainly using live Mackerel that you catch at the beginning of the trip. Trolling is also another option that has proven successful. These fish put up a tremendous fight and are also great on the grill. The captain offers this trip to all experience levels and encourages new anglers to come out and enjoy a day on the water with the crew.

5 Hour Trip – Striped Bass

5 Hour Trip - Striped Bass (pm)

On this five-hour deep sea fishing trip, you will target Haddock, Cod, Pollock, Cusk, Redfish, and many other species that live on the ocean floor. This trip is a great way to spend a morning with friends and family filling your coolers and enjoying the day on the water. Anglers of all sorts can join the trip and, as always, new anglers are encouraged to come out and enjoy the day with the friendly crew.

5 Hour Trip – Deep Sea (AM)

This 5-hour deep sea fishing trip will see you target Pollock, Cusk, Cod, Haddock, Redfish, as well as many other species dwelling on the ocean floor. This trip is great for spending an afternoon with your friends and family, reeling in lots of fish, and enjoying nature. Anglers of all experience levels are welcome to come and enjoy the day with the crew, especially the new anglers.

5 Hour Trip – Deep Sea (PM)

The 8-hour deep sea trip gives you and the crew the opportunity to catch a variety of different species. Haddock, Cod, Pollock, Cusk, and Redfish are only a few of the many different types of fish you will encounter on this trip. These fish all live on the ocean floor and are caught mainly using bait or jigs. As always, the trip is suitable for all experience levels and new anglers are especially encouraged to enjoy this experience with the cordial crew.

Full Day Trip – Deep Sea

Climb aboard and channel your inner Quint, and join us on the hunt for jaws! On this trip we will chum the waters to lure in these black eyed beasts, and set out our lines using “piano wire” leaders with heavy duty shark hooks . Equipped with the heaviest tackle and our XL fisherman’s outfitter rods, you can try your hand at battling some of the biggest predators these waters have to offer. Some of the species we may encounter include, porbeagle shark, thresher shark, blue shark, and mako. Plus many more!

Shark Trip

On this 12 hour trip, you and the crew will be targeting giant Bluefin Tuna. This is a shot at the experience of a lifetime, the power that these fish possess is truly out of this world. Climb aboard and let’s bend a rod!

3 Hour Trip – Inshore (AM)

3 Hour Trip – Inshore (AM)

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