when to go

April: The season kicks off in late April with excellent haddock fishing. Some years, the haddock are close to home (Plymouth, Marshfield, Duxbury, Scituate, Boston Harbor), and some years we get them off Gloucester. Wherever the fish are is where we will be. Haddock are great eating and still taste very good after being frozen. If you're looking to fill the freezers, you're in luck! The action is good from late April through June, with April 27th to June 20th being the peak.

May:  The light tackle inshore bass bite is incredible starting May 12th. This time of year is an awesome opportunity to bass fish. We do a lot of bait fishing using live mackerel. Early in the season, the sight fishing is incredible, watching the bass eat your bait. Don't let the time of year fool you; we still catch a solid number of (40 to 49) inch bass during this time. Prime May dates are from May 12th to the end of the month.

June (BASS): The bass fishing stays solid in June. Early in June, we start to see not only our inshore bass bite, but most years we have a school of bigger fish that roams Cape Cod Bay. When fishing for bass in deep water (60-150 ft), we use a lot of lures during this time, whether they're smashing pogies on the surface or suspended 25-50 ft down. We cast a lot of topwater and throw bait into the feeding bass. Mid to late June, we start to see bass in schools of pogies (baitfish) off the coast of Plymouth, Marshfield, Duxbury Beach, and all the way down the Cape Cod Canal. This is truly a special experience, often attracting whales close to shore feeding on the bait. Being able to look below the boat and visually see millions of pogies makes it the place to be if you're A Bass and an even better place to be to catch them.

(TUNA): Tuna season opens June 1st. It's often a slow start to catching them with rod and reel. The harpoon hunters do very well at the start of June. Around June 15th, the giants start attacking the herring on Stellwagen Bank, and this can be a solid time to catch a giant. The giant fishing is on for the rest of the year after June 15th. We also have some incredible light tackle bluefin fishing days in June. June 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th were hot dates for chasing the bluefin under 73 inches on spinning gear.

July (BASS): Bass fishing still remains hot, with good fishing on the pogie schools. The fishing also heats up off Provincetown and off Truro. We often run into big schools of bluefish over there, which makes it electric fishing when we get lit up by big blues. There is normally a first light topwater show that ends around 8 in the morning, which is an insane amount of fun to experience this time of year. We see all sizes of fish during this time.

(TUNA): In early July, we see strong numbers of bluefin under 73 inches. Sixty-minute battles on the spinning rods are not uncommon. We often see tuna feeding on the surface this time of year and get to cast to them. Giant fishing remains steady on Stellwagen Bank, with giants averaging around 500 lbs; 700 to 1,000-pounders are not uncommon to see.

August (BASS): The fishing remains strong throughout the month. The bite moves from the outside beaches on the pogie schools to the inner bays.

(TUNA): This is a great month to target giants and smaller tuna on light tackle. The pogies move out into Cape Cod Bay, and the tuna are on them. The light tackle action on the smaller fish usually starts around August 20 and is strong through September. Stellwagen Bank also produces insane giant action late in the month of August.

September: This is a great month to tuna fish. At the start of the month, the giants are smashing pogies in Cape Cod Bay. The giants caught in Cape Cod Bay this time of year seem to average around 600 lbs. The smaller fish (under 73 inches) that we target with spinning gear are also around at this time. The whole month is solid. There’s still bass to be caught in the inner bays right into October.

October/November: Stellwagen Bank is the go-to spot for giant fishing. Cape Cod Bay is still good this time of year too. We continue to catch smaller fish during this period. Tuna fishing in November has been on fire the past few years (2022, 2023, 2024), getting 2 to 10 fish a day with smaller fish mixed in. The weather can be nasty this time of year, so we only go when it’s good weather-wise.

If you have any questions about the current fishing, don't be a stranger! Shoot Jason a call or a text at (786-696-9282).