Various Locations Within City Limits, Boston, MA Fishing Report

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My Saltwater Experience From Early May Til Early This Morning.

I caught my first striper of the season on May 2 this year. Since then, the bite just never seemed to stop.

There seems to be an influx of squid all over the Boston Harbor this year. They're gone from where I was catching them (Nut Island, in Quincy), but I have literally bought bait twice this year... I have had literally thousands of squid go in my freezer and into my bait bucket. While many fishermen were using that store bought Sea Wave stuff, I noticed that they weren't catching much, if at all. I would try to bring 50-60 down to my regular fishing spots so I could give some to my fellow anglers.

The bite was pretty hot up until last week. Out of every 2-3 outings, I'd say I'd usually hook up with at least one keeper and several schoolies. Now, I still see baitfish popping and fish chasing them, but they seem to not be biting my squids as much. I caught a keeper two days ago, but it had been a good week of going every night tide (4 hours before high, 2 after, and occasionally South Boston from dead low, coming on up). Lots of little schoolies, 14-19 inches around... I can't even count how many of those I've caught.


As usual, around the harbor spots, lots of skates. JFK/UMASS has, as usual, been particularly bad this year. Not so many rock crabs as there were last year, but tons of those little red ones. And if it's not one of those, it's the skates. The current has been real strong in that spot lately, so fighting a skate can often feel like pulling a car out of the water.

I'm uploading a ton of pictures that I can't put in this, so please feel free to take a look and send me some messages. Haven't really been going freshwater too much, though I can confidently say that nighttime topwater is hot again.

Any advice on where to hook up with that 48"+ beast would be greatly appreciated! Tight lines.

  • Added By: jessekayboston on 07/11/12 05:58 PM
  • Location: Various Locations Within City Limits, Boston, MA
  • Report Date: 5/2/2012 - 7/11/2012
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