Fishing Reports by Capt. Mike Bartlett

BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-Stripers 7/21/2013 - BOSTON HARBOR AND SOUTH SHORE- Stripers- July 21 2013 Oppressive heat-wave temperatures and the warmest surface-water temperatures on record in Boston couldn't suppress the feeding blitz in Boston's outer harbor all last week! Acres of big bas more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

STELLWAGEN BANK,MA-Cod & Haddock 4/28/2010 - STELLWAGEN BANK, MA- Cod & Haddock Fishing 4/28/2010 The late-starting 2010 cod season on Stellwagen Bank is off to a banner start. Much like last season, the shoal-water (100-120ft) is inundated with sands eels, and the cod, pollock, and whales more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Stellwagen Bank

Stellwagen Bank Cod and Haddock - STELLWAGEN BANK, MA- Cod & Haddock Fishing A decent weather pattern has continued the good cod fishing in the shoal water drifting and jigging the 120 to 150 ft depths for medium-sized cod the past two weekends. The haddock fishing on the easter more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Stellwagen Bank

STELLWAGEN BANK,MA-Cod & Haddock 4/9/2009 - STELLWAGEN BANK, MA- Cod & Haddock Fishing 4/9/2009 Strong winds have put a damper on Stellwagen Bank cod fishing the on first two weekends of the season, similar to early April of last year. However, once again, the bait concentrations in the sh more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Stellwagen Bank

Boston Harbor & South Shore-Stripers 7/10/2008 - BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-Stripers 7/10/2008 More keeper bass are working their way onto the ledges and coves of the outer harbor and into the skinny-water of the inner-harbor bays producing good top-water action. The last inner-harbor blitz oc more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

STELLWAGEN BANK,MA-Cod & Haddock 4/19/2008 - STELLWAGEN BANK, MA-Cod & Haddock 4/19/2008 After a relatively slow start, both the weather and the cod fishing have reached their typical spring potential. Acres of sand eels and herring are on the shoal-water on top of the bank with gannets and more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Stellwagen Bank

Coastal Massachusetts - Boston Harbor & South Shore-Stripers 8/14/06 BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-Stripers 8/12/06 Peanut Bunker Blitz Underway Early last week big bass had the silversides corralled as they staged in the inner-harbor bays and coves. Stripers to 38 inc more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

Coastal Massachusetts - BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-Stripers 8/4/2006 BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-Stripers 8/4/06 This week traveling anglers from Utah and California found the inner-Harbor alive with big bass slurping silversides in the upper reaches of the bays. The more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

Coastal Massachusetts - Boston Harbor & South Shore Stripers-7/30/2006 BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-Stripers 7/30/06 This week juvenile silversides in the upper-reaches of the inner-harbor bays have been the attraction of stripers and some larger bluefish. Many of the Ba more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor

Coastal Massachusetts - Bsoton Harbor & South Shore-Stripers 7/9/2006 BOSTON HARBOR & SOUTH SHORE-Stripers 7/9/2006 I just returned from my annual Atlantic salmon trip to Labrador with friend and colleague John Putnam. Although the rivers were low making for tough fishi more...
Capt. Mike Bartlett - Boston Harbor