MVTimes: The 67th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby began at 12:01 a.m., Sunday morning. Numerous fishermen wasted little time getting a line in the water. Mike Stimola of West Tisbury was the first bleary-eyed fisherman waiting...

Newburyport News: Charlie Crocker has been fishing the local waters for more than 30 years, but he’s never pulled up a fish like the one he caught earlier this summer. Small, sleek, striped like a tiger—it looked somewhat like...

The guys at Block Island Fishworks report o n the action around the island for the week of September 8, 2012: Those with patience and persistence will be rewarded with nice striped bass—these fish have been hard to come...

The following report was issued by the Connecticut DEEP for the week of September 7, 2012. Special Note: The tautog (blackfish) recreational fishing season is now closed and will reopen again on October 10. Bluefish: Fishing is about as...

Capt. Terry Nugent of Riptide Charters on Cape Cod provides a couple of blow-by-blow accounts of the tremendous tuna action taking place off Chatham: We’ve managed to do a few trips over the last week in between the snotty...

River’s End Tackle in Old Saybrook reports on the action in the Sound for September 7, 2012. Striped Bass: An under-abundance of bass and an overabundance of blues continue to slow down the bass catching. The Race has some...

Canal Bait & Tackle of Sagamore, Massachusett, reports on action in the Cape Cod Canal and surrounding waters for September 5, 2012. The Cape Cod Canal has really picked up since the weekend. There are tons of bait throughout...

Bad Fish Outfitters of Falmouth, Massachusetts, sends this report for September 6, 2012 Summer may be over, but the fishing is just heating up! The albies and bonito have begun moving their way into Nantucket and Vineyard Sounds in...

Capt. Terry Nugent of Riptide Charters of Cape Cod is kicking off the fall season and has open dates available for an exciting variety of species. Here’s his post: It’s that time of year where we change gears and...

Goose Hummock Shop in Orleans has this report on striper activity off Cape Cod for September 4, 2012. Looks like the fall run has just begun! We’ve received numerous reports from our customers of good numbers of 40”-plus fish,...