Dock Talk

Goose Hummock Shop in Orleans reports that weakfish have been taken in Chatham, along with some other noteworthy catches. Here’s the scoop: We thought it might happen this way: In a 2-day period the fishing blew wide open this...

By Capt. John Galvin While striped bass, bluefish and fluke get the lion’s share of inshore angling attention in New England, it’s the humble tautog that often marks the start of the saltwater fishing season for those who can’t...

River’s End Tackle in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, passes along the following early-season report on fishing action in Long Island Sound for the week ending 4/26/13. Striped Bass: Since we announced the official start of the spring run, the action...

By Jeff Miller Canal Bait & Tackle in Sagamore, Massachusetts, specializes in tackle for fishing the Cape Cod Canal. As such, owner Jeff Miller gets to meet some of the best Canal fishermen in the world. A few years...

Goose Hummock Shop in Orleans, Massachusetts, reports on the remarkable angling achievements of their repeat customer, known only as “Dave.” Some of you may remember last February when we posted some pics on the website of this guy with...

Bill & Jules Boston Harbor Sportfishing is offering a 25% discount off a half-day, 5-hour striper and bluefish charter for up to 4 people for the 2013 season (normal cost is $550 plus tip), for folks who book by...

Canal Bait & Tackle of Sagamore posts the following end-of-season report for the waters of Cape Cod. Saltwater fishing is pretty much over on Cape Cod, although there are still some striped bass in a lot of the local...

Pat Abate and his crew at River’s End Tackle in Old Saybrook offer the final fishing report of the 2012 season: This will be our last fishing report for the season. We will send out notices of upcoming events...

Jeff Miller at Canal Bait & Tackle reports: The Canal was great fishing before the Noreaster. The biggest fish that we weighed in before the storm was 33 pounds. However, after the storm the Canal has been very muddy...

Pat Abate and crew at River’s End Tackle in Old Saybrook offer the following report for the week of November 9, 2012. Things have settled down after both storms with relatively calm seas forecast and warming temps for the...