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Massachusetts Fishing Report – March 11, 2021 March 11, 2021 While meaning no disrespect to hardcore hardwater types, it’s time to mothball the traps and reacquaint yourself with the cast! Dovetailing with that nicely is the continued trout stocking by Masswildlife, although some anglers aren’t waiting and doing just fine with last fall’s fish. Friend’s fishy photos serve a number of purposes: the altruistic of which could be considered an invite to – “get the heck down here!”. But then there’s the torturous side of those pictures which seem intended to torment as if to say,...

Massachusetts Fishing Report – March 4, 2021 March 4, 2021 Meteorologically speaking, it’s not spring yet but we outdoor types who are synchronized to a different kind of rhythm are feeling it. The sounds of songbirds are now filling the air and the swarms of grackles almost overnight seem determined to empty every bird feeder in the neighborhood. Masswildlife is not immune to such stirrings either as their website is now announcing that the Southeast District will be stocked with trout sometime this month! This nice Berkshires bass was caught while fishing with Charter The Berkshires....

The author with a beautiful bronzeback pulled through the ice. Our bait shop friends across the state are having a hard time keeping shiners in stock. Interest in all things fishing remains exceptionally high and hardwater is hardly immune. Come spring most anglers thoughts in these parts turn toward the salt and who can blame them? Ice fishing however represents more than just a way to while away the winter, it gives anglers an opportunity to catch some pretty special freshwater species. White and yellow perch, smallmouth and largemouth bass, crappie, pickerel and trout are just not in the o...

Massachusetts Fishing Report – January 14, 2021 Hilltown Ponds are hot! While the wait is on for winter to start behaving like it close to the coast, those seeking safe ice have been on the move. Should you decide that you simply can’t wait for neighborhood water bodies to cap over, point your ride to the valleys and the hills! Massachusetts Fishing Report I was pleasantly surprised when David of Merrimack Sports spilled the beans on a number of ice fishing options in the Merrimack Valley. First on the list was Millvale Pond which was producing good numbers of rainbows, bass and pickere...

December 31, 2020 Cod are prowling a short distance from shore right now making them a catch-and-release target for small boaters and when conditions are right, even kayaks! If you prefer celebrating your New Year’s with ice underfoot rather than in a glass, things aren’t looking very good. However while kibitzing with a few fellow kayak owners, I came up with an interesting saltwater alternative. Those of the hardcore, hardwater community already know of anglers who were out on slivers of ice but for all but the most reckless that is just not in the offing for the foreseeable future—ev...