Striper fishing has improved with eels working at night and paddle tail shads producing good fish during the daylight hours.

From Provincetown to Plum Island, bluefish are entertaining anglers and tearing up gear.

The Saco River is giving up big bass on topwaters while at night slinging big soft plastics has been the key off rocky outcroppings in the Wells area.

The tuna bite off Stellwagen bank and off Jeffrey’s Ledge has lit up!

Nights in estuaries such are producing stripers for those working big soft plastics and eels while tuna off Tantas is one of the best big fish options with halibut off Northern Jeffrey’s Ledge not all that far behind.

Big bass are being found chasing mackerel in close, while offshore, tuna on Stellwagen Bank are making their presence felt and there’s a bit of an uptick of halibut on Jeffrey’s Ledge.

Groundfishing remains a good choice for this weekend with pollock and silver hake hitting almost as well as the haddock.

Blues have come to Boston Harbor, and with water temperatures firmly in the striper sweet spot, there are reports of big bass both inshore and offshore.

Great Bay and the Piscatagua River are holding good numbers of striped bass with larger fish being found along drop-offs and breaks in structure and current.

The striper bite along Race Point is red hot with big bass pummeling pogies and smashing sand eels.