Big black bass are ambushing prey at the edges of weedlines, and while it is the Swan Song for the Chu’ season, you have until Tuesday to get your rainbow, smallie or forktail fix!

From Wachusett Reservoir to the Swift River, trout of all varieties are the top ticket.

Focusing on places with the highest concentrations of bait can help you find the last remaining schools of stripers on Cape Cod.

Double digit tog, stripers up to 32 inches, and strong freshwater action.

While most anglers are looking towards sweetwater for trout, salmon and largemouth, saltwater opportunities are not all gone with North Shore striped bass success and schoolies hitting up and down the coast.

While freshwater is a slam dunk, the salt is obviously less so – but a drag-pulling striper makes the gamble well worth it!

Jimmy Fee and Kevin Blinkoff target tautog during the fall run in Buzzards Bay using the Spot-Lock feature on their Old Town kayaks.

Enter a fish into the Massachusetts Saltwater Fishing Derby before the tournament ends on November 30.