While only early August, already there are signs that striped bass are beginning to feed with more urgency.

August is often the great equalizer, and this year is no exception as shore/kayak anglers who are looking for things that go “bump in the night” are doing at least as well as the boaters

In spite of warming water temperatures, rivers are still holding stripers.

Bait is drawing big North Shore bluefin in close to the shore while temperature spikes have pushed striped bass into deeper waters.

Rising water temperatures are making river runs less successful while beachfronts and rocky shorelines continue to produce nice bass.

Although spiking water temperatures in the Harbor are keeping big stripers in deeper water, anglers trolling live bait are finding bigger fish on pogies and tinker mackerel.

Massachusetts Fishing Report While it’s not rocket science, it could be considered rudimentary fishery science.

Recent east winds woke up local striped bass populations and the result was some impressive fishing.

Stripers up to 50-inches are feeding on roaming schools of pogies.

Boston’s big bass bedlam continues with big stripers ravaging pogie schools.