Massachusetts Fishing Reports

Coastal Massachusetts - STELLWAGEN BANK, MA- Cod Fishing 3/27/05 STELLWAGEN BANK, MA- Cod Fishing 3/26/05 It was a Good Friday. A tongue of warmer water to 42 degrees has finally moved north to the east of the bank bringing with it bait, birds and a marked improvement in more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

Coastal Massachusetts - STELLWAGEN BANK,MA-Cod Fishing 3/19/05 STELLWAGEN BANK, MA- Cod Fishing 3/20/05 Cod fishing both on the bank in the shoal-water and in the deep-water to the east has been off to a slow, cold, inconsistent start in March thus far. Much colder than more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

Coastal Massachusetts - STELLWAGEN BANK,MA- Cod Fishing 12/4/04 STELLWAGEN BANK, MA- Cod Fishing, Dec. 4, 2004 Traveling angler Mike McKernan and friends from New Jersey toughed out the NW winds on Saturday to fish the grounds east of the bank. This late fall trips prov more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

Coastal Massachusetts - Boston Harbor & South Shore Stripers BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-Striper The striper fishing has increased significantly along the South Shore’s coastline as well as in the estuaries, bays and coves due the staging of baitfish. Young herring, s more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

Coastal Massachusetts - Boston Harbor & South Shore- Stripers 8/14/04 BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-Stripers 8/7/04 Bluefish are in the outer-harbor and sound chasing 1½ to 2 inch baitfish. Bass and smaller blues are in the inner-harbor bays and flats feeding on silve more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

Coastal Massachusetts - Stellwagen Bank-Cod & Boston Harbor- Stripers 7/25/04 BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-STRIPERS- 7/25/04 Boston’s inner-harbor bays continue to be the best producers for bass in numbers while on the outer harbor ledges blues are starting to show. Silve more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

Coastal Massachusetts - BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE- Stripers 7/17/04 BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE- Striper 7/17/04 Early in the week, the inner-harbor bays, both mornings and evenings, were as good as it gets for surface action targeting cruising stripers. The fishing a more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

Coastal Massachusetts - BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE- Striper 7/10/04 BOSTON HARBOR & CAPE COD- Stripers & Blues Just returned from my annual fly-fishing trip for Atlantic Salmon on the Hawke River in Labrador. Water level was perfect, as was the weather and the fresh run more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

Coastal Massachusetts - STELLWAGEN BANK,MA- Cod Fishing & BOSTON HARBOR-Stripers 6/26/04 Cod fishing continues to be excellent east of Stellwagen Bank in the deep-water. Haddock, cod and pollock are making up the catches using skimmer clams. Depth from 200-350 have be th more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

Coastal Massachusetts - STELLWAGEN BANK,MA - Cod Fishing & Boston Harbor - Stripers Cod fishing continues to be excellent east of Stellwagen Bank in the deep-water. Haddock, cod and pollock are making up the catches using skimmer clams. Depth from 200-350 have be the m more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor