Date: 2026-06-09
Harbor Stripers & Herring Runs: Also hearing about very good striper action from North Shore spots like Cape Ann and Plum Island.
Tautog & Early Saltwater: The flounder bite in Cape Cod Bay held strong after last weekend’s heavy northeast wind and foul weather, and seaworms and clams are still the top-producing baits. On the bottom fishing front, the winter flounder bite remains steady in 35 feet of water over in Cape Cod Bay.
Best Baits and Presentations: Then there was a brief lull over the weekend, followed by another wave of quality over-slot bass, which led to some good jig fishing in the ditch followed by a good mackerel bite in Cape Cod Bay. Don’t leave home without plenty of olive-over-white Clousers in sizes 2 and 4.” Abbie Schuster (right) of a local outfitter in Edgartown is guiding clients to quality striped bass on the fly by fishing squid patterns along rip lines and current seams.
General Conditions: There are loads of small sand eels on the bayside beaches from the east end out to Sandy Neck, which has brought mackerel slightly closer to shore and created a live bait bite in open water for striped bass in the low-40-inch class.
General Conditions: Then there was a brief lull over the weekend, followed by another wave of quality over-slot bass, which led to some good jig fishing in the ditch followed by a good mackerel bite in Cape Cod Bay.