BostonFisher
Participating Member
- City
- Boston
I thought I provide a fall fishing report for stripers in the Boston Harbor. Starting in mid September the fishing was fantastic early in the morning. Get out just before sunrise and you'll see the birds flying back and forth looking for the bait. As soon as the sun comes up you can spot the birds diving and the bass are usually just below. I had a lot of luck in the "bass triangle" in the area farthest from deer island and from deer island across to castle island. Most of the bass were in the low 20 inch range but we pulled up some keepers too. Baits that worked well were plastic crank baits (shad), slug-go's, and poppers. On some days they wouldn't hit anything with a snap swivel or a leader, on other days it didn't matter. There was a mix of bluefish in September but as October rolled around there we no more blues to worry about. By mid October the fishing died down again. It's a great 5 weeks though!
We use light tackle and follow the birds for the most part. Very little trolling so we can stay light. In September there are still a lot of boats out there so it can get a bit crowded. By October it's too cold for the casual fisherman and it's much less crowded. I love the fall fishing in Boston Harbor and if you can make it out early in the day it's easy to score a lot of fish. The fishing usually dies down around 9:00am or so but they're still out there. It bet it's good fishing at sunset but my boat didn't have lights so I couldn't try it out. Can't wait to try next year in my new 195CC Triumph. If anyone fishes the Boston Harbor or close by let me know and we can trade some info.
Cabo Mexico note: Just got back from a week in Cabo San Lucas. The fishing was great with lots of school tuna off of San Jose Del Cabo and good dorado on the pacific side. I saw a few marlin but no hook up. If anyone is heading out there I'll be happy to tell them more about who I fished with, etc.
We use light tackle and follow the birds for the most part. Very little trolling so we can stay light. In September there are still a lot of boats out there so it can get a bit crowded. By October it's too cold for the casual fisherman and it's much less crowded. I love the fall fishing in Boston Harbor and if you can make it out early in the day it's easy to score a lot of fish. The fishing usually dies down around 9:00am or so but they're still out there. It bet it's good fishing at sunset but my boat didn't have lights so I couldn't try it out. Can't wait to try next year in my new 195CC Triumph. If anyone fishes the Boston Harbor or close by let me know and we can trade some info.
Cabo Mexico note: Just got back from a week in Cabo San Lucas. The fishing was great with lots of school tuna off of San Jose Del Cabo and good dorado on the pacific side. I saw a few marlin but no hook up. If anyone is heading out there I'll be happy to tell them more about who I fished with, etc.
