Locally, the ponds have slowed down a bit, but my buddies Steve Thomas and Bruce Churchill fished at Long Pond last week. Steve caught and release two good-sized rainbows, and Bruce had a great day with the white perch! Billington Sea has been active in the early evening for large-mouth bass.
Plymouth Harbor has been a little erratic during the past couple of weeks as the bass and blues are there one day, and gone the next. There are a few porgies in Duxbury as well as near the breakwater, in the harbor. If you catch a few porgies you might get lucky by “live-lining” them.
By the way, Nick’s Yellowfinboat is not 32 inches; as you guessed, my last column had a slight misprint. One of my loyal readers pointed that out to me at Y.A.C.!
Schellefish
Capt. Dick Schelle invited me to go fluke fishing last week aboard his new 26-foot Albermarle. We tried the area of the Duxbury Channel, drifting towards the Powder Point Bridge. We were using squid for bait, but the fluke just weren’t cooperating. We gave this area about two hours and then went trolling for bass and blues. The day before, the area behind Plymouth Beach and Long Point was very productive, but this day proved to be a shutout – for the fish.
Also along on this trip was Dick’s son, Rick Jr., and Scott Reid, who helps run the John Alden Club Tournament in September. It was an outstanding day to fish, but we just didn’t get lucky.
Flying Fin Charters
A new and welcome addition to my column this week is Capt. Tom Lundy, who charters from the Plymouth Town Wharf aboard his 30-foot custom built Crosby Canyon Runner, the Flying Fin. Capt. Lundy offers a variety of charters, not limited to fishing, including whale watches, sunset cruises, birthday parties and memorial cruises! Give him a call for any further information with your particular day and time that you’d like to board the Flying Fin.
Tom was a former student of mine, many years ago, and his brother Brian was an excellent golfer, who was on my only O.C.L. league champion team. Tom’s dad, Dave, taught with me at Nathaniel Morton School and we became very good friends during Dave’s teaching career. Dave has since retired and is “living the life” in Florida!
Locally, the ponds have slowed down a bit, but my buddies Steve Thomas and Bruce Churchill fished at Long Pond last week. Steve caught and release two good-sized rainbows, and Bruce had a great day with the white perch! Billington Sea has been active in the early evening for large-mouth bass.
Plymouth Harbor has been a little erratic during the past couple of weeks as the bass and blues are there one day, and gone the next. There are a few porgies in Duxbury as well as near the breakwater, in the harbor. If you catch a few porgies you might get lucky by “live-lining” them.
By the way, Nick’s Yellowfinboat is not 32 inches; as you guessed, my last column had a slight misprint. One of my loyal readers pointed that out to me at Y.A.C.!
Schellefish
Capt. Dick Schelle invited me to go fluke fishing last week aboard his new 26-foot Albermarle. We tried the area of the Duxbury Channel, drifting towards the Powder Point Bridge. We were using squid for bait, but the fluke just weren’t cooperating. We gave this area about two hours and then went trolling for bass and blues. The day before, the area behind Plymouth Beach and Long Point was very productive, but this day proved to be a shutout – for the fish.
Also along on this trip was Dick’s son, Rick Jr., and Scott Reid, who helps run the John Alden Club Tournament in September. It was an outstanding day to fish, but we just didn’t get lucky.
Flying Fin Charters
A new and welcome addition to my column this week is Capt. Tom Lundy, who charters from the Plymouth Town Wharf aboard his 30-foot custom built Crosby Canyon Runner, the Flying Fin. Capt. Lundy offers a variety of charters, not limited to fishing, including whale watches, sunset cruises, birthday parties and memorial cruises! Give him a call for any further information with your particular day and time that you’d like to board the Flying Fin.
Tom was a former student of mine, many years ago, and his brother Brian was an excellent golfer, who was on my only O.C.L. league champion team. Tom’s dad, Dave, taught with me at Nathaniel Morton School and we became very good friends during Dave’s teaching career. Dave has since retired and is “living the life” in Florida!
Capt. John Boats
The Capt. John boats are having a good season, especially with their inshore trips. Last week, one fisherman returned to the dock with an 18-pound cod. The Capt. John fishes daily from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 6 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday a 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. trip is scheduled.
Whale watches leave the Town Wharf at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. If you’re interested in a nice leisurely trip to Provincetown, the Provincetown Express leaves the State Pier at 10 a.m. and returns at 6 p.m. I would highly recommend calling for reservations for any of the Capt. John cruises.
Fore River Bait & Tackle
Rick Newcomb gave me his usual enthusiastic report on the fishing in the Quincy, Boston and Weymouth areas. The boats have been doing well around the Point Allerton area on the bluefish and a few stripers. The Weymouth Back River has been a hot spot over the past couple of weeks, and the best baits to use, if you’re trolling, are the tube and worm and the Cape Cod spinner. The area around Veazy Rock was very active last week.
There’s still plenty of bait in the Quincy area, as the porgies, squid and butterfish have been around! If you’re looking for flounder you’ll have to move out into deeper waters.
Canal Bait & Tackle
Bruce’s son, Jeff, was manning the shop last Tuesday and gave me the lowdown on the Canal. The east end really came alive last weekend as the mackerel arrived in big numbers, and the stripers and blues had quite a feast. Swimming plugs, such as Rapalas and the Sebeille lures, were working well, and the early morning tides provided the action. Fluke, over the 17-1/2 inch limit, have been caught at the east end as well as outside.
Green Harbor Bait & Tackle
Bob Pronk said that the best time to go after those stripers is at night. There’s still plenty of flounder in the harbor as well as Duxbury Bay. The tuna fishing off Chatham has been excellent, and squid bars are attracting the bluefins. If you’d like more information on the fishing in the Green Harbor area, stop by and see Bob.
Duxbury Bait & Tackle
John Bunar informed me that the bass have slowed down, but there are quite a few blues in the area. Duxbury Beach, at night, is a good spot to try your luck, and the fluke have been “hot and cold” in the Duxbury Channel.
Coop’s Bait & Tackle
Coop was upbeat on the Vineyard fishing last week. The blues are all over the island, and the boats are doing well with the stripers. Bonito are still out in the deeper water, and the yellowfin tuna have returned to the Canyon. Fluke fishing in the areas of West Chop and Lucas Shoals has been good, especially on the in-coming tide.
Mary Elizabeth
Capt. Tim Brady Jr. has had some good cod and flounder trips, and the Mary Elizabeth is fishing daily from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 2 to 6:30 p.m. Stop by the booth at the Town Wharf to make a reservation or to get further information on fishing aboard the Mary Elizabeth.
Cherry’s Bait Shop
Joe Baker weighed in a nice 3.1-pound flounder that was caught in the area of Stevens Field. Maureen has weighed in quite a few stripers, and when she asks, “Where did you catch this fish?” the answer is usually, “out there” – pointing to the ocean. When it comes to “favorite” fishing spots, many fishermen don’t like to disclose their spot! However, you can catch stripers or blues in a certain area one day, return the next and get skunked. I have found that the fish don’t stay in that area, waiting for you to return!
By the way, if Cherry’s should be closed in the early evening hours of 6 p.m., you might want to venture up to the Ming Dinasty and Anne will be glad to come back to the bait shop for your cut bait and live eels!
Red Top Bait
Larry, from the Red Top, reported that the early morning tides have brought the stripers back, and the fluke have been in the west end, but many are under the 17-1/2 inch legal length. The blue fishing has been great at both ends of the Canal for a few weeks! In case you don’t know it, the minimum length for fluke was 18-1/2 inches in 2010. It was lowered one inch this year and the legal bag limit is five fish daily.
Plymouth resident Ken Almeida has been fishing in the area all his life. His column appears every other week during the fishing season. If you have a fish story you’d like to share, write to him care of the Old Colony Memorial, 182 Standish Ave., Plymouth, MA 02360.
Capt. John Boats, 508-746-2643
Capt. Tim Brady, 508-746-4809
Coop’s Bait & Tackle, 508-627-3909
Duxbury Bait & Tackle, 781-934-0242
Flying Fin Charters, 617-480-2157
Fore River Tackle, 617-770-1397
G&R Marine, 781-585-9451
Green Harbor Bait & Tackle, 781-834-3474
Lease2Fish, 781-344-5836
Plymouth Charters, 508-747-3772
Red Top, 508-759-3371
Wavelength, 508-746-6749
