Todays whale watch was a successful one indeed! The miss Cape Ann traveled down to the northwest corner of Stellwagen bank and had a 4 species day! We spotted a pod of 15-20 harbor porpoises, 3 or 4 fin whales, a few minke whales, and 2 humpbacks. One of the humpbacks was identified as Jabiru.
Some of the [...]

What a weekend for amazing & active whales!
8/17/12- PERFECT whale watching day! On this bright and calm summer day, combined both trips saw 13-16 humpback whales.  Humpbacks identified were Cantilever, Ember, Rapier, Columbia, Draco, Doric, Sirius, Sloop & Calf, Fulcrum, Nile, Pixar, Longboard, and Scylla & Calf. As for activity, the morning trip [...]

If you missed the whale watch on 8/5/12, you may have missed one of the best whale watches of the season! The trip took us out to Stellwagen Bank and did get a little rough towards the afternoon. However, we were lucky enough to see 2 fin whales, white sided dolphins, and tons of humpbacks! [...]

For the past month and a half we have been traveling down to the southern tip of Stellwagen for great sightings, large feeding groups, and exciting activity. The whales have spoiled our customers rotten! It now seems the past few days the whales have  separated and moved a little further down South. Still great sightings [...]

Unfortunately due to inclement weather, the Earth Day whale watch we were all looking forward to on Saturday was cancelled by the Whale Center of New England.  After keeping a very close eye on the marine and land forecasts, and a lot of debate, it was decided to cancel until next year.  If anyone was [...]

Many people ask when our whale watching season ends.  The answer is that we whale watch through the month of October, weather and whales permitting.  October can be a great month to go whale watching if the weather and the whales cooperate.  Usually the whales will not start to migrate down to their feeding grounds [...]

Here is a blog excerpt from Destination Salem’s Kate Fox who joined us for a whale watch yesterday. Click here to read what she thought about her day on the water with Capt. Bills! Thanks for coming Kate!
Our trip yesterday saw 10-12 humpbacks, including Bayou, Cajun & calf, Freefall and Milkweed.  Milkweed, Freefall, and Cajun [...]

Thank you so much Mandy for all the pictures she has been sending us from recent whale watches.  Despite our bout of bad weather, the whales are still active out on the Bank.  Here are just a few pictures to prove it from the whale watches on 8/30/09:

and 8/14/09:

Also wanted to say thank you to John [...]

Welcome to Capt. Bill and Sons Whale Watch’s new spot on the Internet, Capt.’s Blog.
So, what is the point of Capt.’s Blog? Well, the idea of starting up a blog is not a new one for us, however; it only recently took off after a meeting of the Capt. Bill and Sons Whale Watch Brain [...]