09-06-2003, 02:30 PM
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]STELLWAGEN BANK-Cod fishing & BOSTON HBR.- Stripers 9/6/03[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Fall fishing both in the inshore waters and offshore bank has greatly improved on the Massachusetts coast in the Boston area. Both bait concentrations and fish activity are up as the water temps fall.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Offshore on Stellwagen and beyond, cod fishing, or I should say haddock fishing, is approaching what Capt. Al said is “Spring all over again.” The big boost to this fall’s fishing is the change in the regulations which decreased the size limit of haddock from 23” to 21” and the removal of haddock from the 10 fish aggregate bag limit. Presently there is a 10 cod bag limit of 23” per person on the vessel. Other ground fish species have no limit in numbers. Haddock numbers have increased faster than cod and as a result the Feds have given recreational anglers a break. Recent trips have produced as many haddock as cod.[/size][/font]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Josh Cutler’s group from Duxbury, MA fished east of the bank in late-August trolling for giant bluefin tuna on the JANET B. This combo-trip for tuna and cod, although unsuccessful for giants, was a banner trip for cod to 20 pounds and haddock in the deep-water east of the bank. Skimmer clams have been the best producer for haddock. Further, following the bait concentrations have been school bluefin both on and east of the bank the past two weeks. The school tuna inshore have not materialized. [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Inshore fly and light-tackle fishing in the inner-harbor bays in and around Boston has been much better. Again bait and dropping water temps has peaked the activity. Roger Thuot of Petersham, MA and his daughter and Roger Hoover of Tyronne, PA had their best trip of the season casting chartreuse Half & Half’s on DepthCharge line and white gurglers on Wonderline to bass busting on silversides. 20- 27 inch bass came over the side, with one keeper of 32 inches, in the feeding blitz which lasted almost two-hours. [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]On Wednesday, Chuck Martin and friends from Deluth, GA were met at Rowe’s Wharf for their two-boat fly and light-tackle trip. Once again Boston’s inner-harbor bays were the ticket. Before avid fly caster Chuck Martin was done, he had tallied four keepers on the long rod and his personal best bass of 36 inches.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Fall fishing both in the inshore waters and offshore bank has greatly improved on the Massachusetts coast in the Boston area. Both bait concentrations and fish activity are up as the water temps fall.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Offshore on Stellwagen and beyond, cod fishing, or I should say haddock fishing, is approaching what Capt. Al said is “Spring all over again.” The big boost to this fall’s fishing is the change in the regulations which decreased the size limit of haddock from 23” to 21” and the removal of haddock from the 10 fish aggregate bag limit. Presently there is a 10 cod bag limit of 23” per person on the vessel. Other ground fish species have no limit in numbers. Haddock numbers have increased faster than cod and as a result the Feds have given recreational anglers a break. Recent trips have produced as many haddock as cod.[/size][/font]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Josh Cutler’s group from Duxbury, MA fished east of the bank in late-August trolling for giant bluefin tuna on the JANET B. This combo-trip for tuna and cod, although unsuccessful for giants, was a banner trip for cod to 20 pounds and haddock in the deep-water east of the bank. Skimmer clams have been the best producer for haddock. Further, following the bait concentrations have been school bluefin both on and east of the bank the past two weeks. The school tuna inshore have not materialized. [/font][/size]
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[size 3][font "Times New Roman"]Inshore fly and light-tackle fishing in the inner-harbor bays in and around Boston has been much better. Again bait and dropping water temps has peaked the activity. Roger Thuot of Petersham, MA and his daughter and Roger Hoover of Tyronne, PA had their best trip of the season casting chartreuse Half & Half’s on DepthCharge line and white gurglers on Wonderline to bass busting on silversides. 20- 27 inch bass came over the side, with one keeper of 32 inches, in the feeding blitz which lasted almost two-hours. [/font][/size]
[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]On Wednesday, Chuck Martin and friends from Deluth, GA were met at Rowe’s Wharf for their two-boat fly and light-tackle trip. Once again Boston’s inner-harbor bays were the ticket. Before avid fly caster Chuck Martin was done, he had tallied four keepers on the long rod and his personal best bass of 36 inches.[/size][/font]
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[font "Times New Roman"][size 3]Capt. Mike Bartlett[/size][/font]
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