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With the season opening this weekend on April 1, cod and haddock are looming large for saltwater anglers, while over in the sweetwater, Wachusett sticks out for fans of lakers and landlocked salmon.

Big spinnerbaits and swimbaits are taking good numbers of hawg largemouth and big pike.

Massachusetts Fishing Report – April 29 , 2021 April 29, 2021 Well, they are here! Fresh schoolies have invaded Greater Boston and while I haven’t heard, I suspect the South Shore as well! However, if you can cool your engines just a little longer, you may find incredible haddock fishing! Still, it is only April and the freshwater fishing is so good that it underscores the “sweet” in sweetwater! I don’t exactly need an arm-twisting to talk about fishing, so it didn’t take much prodd...

Massachusetts Fishing Report – April 22, 2021 April 22, 2021 With so many taking to groundfishing and having a heck of a time with sweetwater pursuits, the imminent arrival of “you know what” is almost an afterthought! Perusing some of the photos and the variety of what I’m seeing leaves one inescapable conclusion: striped bass can wait! Massachusetts Freshwater Fishing Report According to Rod from Flagg’s Fly and Tackle in Orange, the Quabbin Reservoir season kicked off in fine fash...