Captain
John Demarco

Member since January 2017 Gloucester, United States
Background
I grew up in a family that worked on the water. I loved it, watching ships built, christened, and off-loading. Fishing was a natural end. I started at 3-4ish trying to catch whatever, graduating to Flounder, Bass, Trout, Pickerel, Strippers, Cod, Bluefin Tuna, Mahi, Sails, Marlin, etc. All types of fishing bring great joy to me and helping others enjoy is a big part of the fun of fishing.
Techniques
The style of fishing or the techniques are very important to be successful. I have tried very hard to master most techniques from casting plugs, trolling, fly fishing, live lining, bait fishing, sight fishing, jigging, and more. I have been very luching to be taught some of the methods by some awesome teachers. Ed Holly, Al Cappy, --- My favorite technique is the one we use to have a successful day . With over fifty years of experience the fishy waters are my back yard. Successful fun trips are a specialty

Hey, I'm Captain John Demarco

Gloucester, United States
Background
I grew up in a family that worked on the water. I loved it, watching ships built, christened, and off-loading. Fishing was a natural end. I started at 3-4ish trying to catch whatever, graduating to Flounder, Bass, Trout, Pickerel, Strippers, Cod, Bluefin Tuna, Mahi, Sails, Marlin, etc. All types of fishing bring great joy to me and helping others enjoy is a big part of the fun of fishing.
Techniques
The style of fishing or the techniques are very important to be successful. I have tried very hard to master most techniques from casting plugs, trolling, fly fishing, live lining, bait fishing, sight fishing, jigging, and more. I have been very luching to be taught some of the methods by some awesome teachers. Ed Holly, Al Cappy, --- My favorite technique is the one we use to have a successful day . With over fifty years of experience the fishy waters are my back yard. Successful fun trips are a specialty
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Tuna Tail Charters Deep Sea Fishing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(62 reviews)
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Gloucester
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Great day
Great day
Jun 21, 2025 Gloucester
Sea was calm.wind lightand earm temperature We vaught all sorts of fish. Haddock. Mackerel. Pollock. Whiting. Redfish. Best catch was.a fishing pole Giy were super always welcome on my boat
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Haddock away
Haddock away
Jun 6, 2025 Gloucester
Another fantastic haddock fishing adventure. Wind was about 14 knts. Sea 2 feet. No problem for Lobster Tales. Steamed about 45 minutes , marked a pile of fish. Dropped the first line 2 minutes we had a 21 onch haddock, and yhe action continued. Mackerel paid a visit we caught 20 or so quickly on haddock gear. The mackerel asd another layer of fun. Hteat day, like to thank my guest nate.julie, aunt deb, and brad. Great trip. Come fish with amd jave a great.
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Haddock away
Haddock away
Jun 6, 2025 Gloucester
Another fantastic haddock fishing adventure. Wind was about 14 knts. Sea 2 feet. No problem for Lobster Tales. Steamed about 45 minutes , marked a pile of fish. Dropped the first line 2 minutes we had a 21 onch haddock, and yhe action continued. Mackerel paid a visit we caught 20 or so quickly on haddock gear. The mackerel asd another layer of fun. Hteat day, like to thank my guest nate.julie, aunt deb, and brad. Great trip. Come fish with amd jave a great.
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Super haddock day
Super haddock day
Jun 4, 2025 Gloucester
Ran offshore about 8 miles south. Goind my wreck of choice and the day began. Large haddock22-26 inches with fee shorts mixed in. Clams and squid were on the menu. Got a very big cusk and a few cod. Cod must be released. Fishing in couple hundred feet was the magic depth. What a great time.
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Fantastic fishing& bachelor party
Fantastic fishing& bachelor party
May 29, 2025 Gloucester
We took off early seas were quiet and weather fantastic. Went offshore to a wreck . Fish were off the edge ,anchored up on the edge. First drop fish on nice haddock. Kept up all day, with a few mackerel and cod mixed in. Great day great guests. Thank you crew
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Twofer
Twofer
May 27, 2025 Gloucester
Just a beautiful day, light wind calm seas. Drifted rarly part of the trip. We got some nice haddock, short fish mixed in . Tode started to move fast so we moved south and dropped anchor. On the anchor we got a few more haddock, some mackerel, and a few big cod. Last minutes of the trip to finish a nice trip a big haddock came over the rail. Good trip for a half day trip. Best part was to have tha Basset family aboard
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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Ryan S.
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We had a good day and caught a good amount of fish

VERIFIED   NEW  5 HR Haddock Deep Sea adventure PM on June 3, 2025
Two of us were on bereavement and wanted to spend the day out to sea catching fish. We all did just that. It was actually a...
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Matthew K.
Concord, MA
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Five hour Haddock adventure

NEW  5 Hr Haddock cod deep sea AM trip on May 30, 2025
A great experience with Captain John and first mate Jeff. They were well equipped and the boat is large enough to comfortably...
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Andrea G.
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Perfect day with a great crew

VERIFIED   5 Hr Bass and blues Afternoon on October 6, 2024
We booked a half day trip for bass on Sunday afternoon.ย  The day before, Captain John called me to let me know that the marine...
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Seth D.
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Spectacular Day

VERIFIED   NEW  9 Hour Tripโ€“Tuna Adventure on June 21, 2025
Captain John and his mate Jeff took us out for a 9 hour trip & it was non stop catching all day! We had an incredible time...
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Mike V.
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Fantastic day on the water

VERIFIED   8 Hr Trip โ€“ Bass/Bluefish Challenge on June 27, 2024
Captain John and George provided the best day of our trip to the Rockport area. They were determined to put us on fish, were...
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