Massachusetts Fishing Report – May 6, 2021
With schoolies swarming most inshore areas, you should have no problem catching.
While the weather has not been fisher-friendly it sure hasn’t stopped the ongoing migration of our beloved striper as reports of fresh fish trickle in from the South Shore through the North Shore. Haddock remain the hot ticket for deeper water adventurers with the haul not necessarily as far from port as you may think. With the focus so totally now on linesiders, you may find freshwater honey holes now lacking company.
Massachusetts South/Boston Fishing Report
Pete Belsan of
Belsan Bait and Tackle in Scituate said that schoolie bass up to the mid-20” range are beginning to swarm the Three Bays, Scituate Harbor, the North River and all the way into Cohasset. The new Bill Hurley ABB stick bait has been one of the more consistent catchers for these fresh fish. Divers are reporting tautog moving upstream into estuaries and bays as they prepare to spawn. The hottest haddock bite seems to be north of Stellwagen and out to the B Buoy. In spite of the peak of the season, almost no one is fishing for shad in the North River/Indian Head River area.