New England Sport Fishing


From the Gulf of Maine, around Cape Cod, through Nantucket Sound and out past Block Island this is the home of the New England fishermen. Representing the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. Get all of the local info that you need to go stick a giant, troll up some stripers or jig a cow cod, from weather and tide info to the latest reports and the latest articles covering local fishing.

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    Capt. Mike Pirri and Flying Connie fishing out of Stamford, CT (Long Island Sound) for Striped Bass, Bluefish, Fluke, and Blackfish. Capt. Mike and the Flying Connie offer years of...

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New England Fishing Reports

Tuna Meltdown 5-3-08

By User Tuna Meltdown Well we left the dock at 6:30 am and topped off the tank over at Mystic marine fuel. We headed out passed Deer Island and was greeted by a stiff 10 to 15 knot east wind that was stacking 3 to 4 footers at the entrance to  Full Story »

Cod Fishing 4-27

I had the itch to go cod fishing on Sat. night. So I called the American Classic and I got their machine and they said that they were not sailing on Sunday because of lack of interest. So I called Helen-H and got their machine they said they were sailing  Full Story »

Green Harbor cod trip on Golden Girl

We did our annual cod trip with Capt Ken Roth yesterday. Had some incredibly great weather and absolutely loaded up on haddock. We were just short of our limit on cod, but nobody cared! Started out slow but Ernie was jigging (more like snagging) fish and dropping fish on the deck  Full Story »

Riptide Charters 5-16-08 Buzzards Bay Report

Another day another run into Buzzards Bay. I worked last night so I met Pink, Drew and Ray at Bourne Marina around 0730. It was a late start but this time of year thats not such a big deal. We ran out and blew past some of the smaller pods  Full Story »

Riptide Charters 5-15-08: First Charter of the Season

There is nothing worse than having a boat full of guys that complain. Boy I'll tell ya, as a charter Captain that just makes for the longest day. Today was one of those days. All day long all I heard was whining and complaining. "My arms hurt from reeling in these  Full Story »

Riptide Report 5-14-08 Part 3: Third times the charm!

I had two solid fishing trips under my belt by 1030 in the morning. By 1130 Bob Pink was changing from his work cloths in my garage and getting into something a little more... waterproof. The boat was fueled up and we splashed again at Bourne Marina. We ran out  Full Story »

4-19-08 When life gives you lemons......

make lemonade! Today we were forced to make lemonade dispite working pretty hard to make stripers. The day was slated as another groundfish trip, but with a sketchy forcast and my love for groundfishing fading fast, we opted to chase schoolie bass. Mike C came down late last night with  Full Story »

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Forty-six Anglers Receive Expert Status; Ten Anglers Join Master Angler Ranks in 2007

For Immediate Release February 20, 2008 Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament 968 S. Oriole Drive Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (757) 491-5160 As part of Virginia's Outstanding Angler Awards Program, a total of 46 anglers, who registered six or more species of fish for Citations in 2007, have qualified as Virginia Expert Saltwater  Full Story »

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Local Articles

East Coast Tuna Tactics

Trolling, chunking and jigging are popular methods for pursuing the most popular offshore fish. All three tactics are successful, but not everyday. The savvy tuna angler keeps options open when running offshore and prepares for whatever bite presents itself. Daily changing conditions require anglers to be ready for old  Full Story »

Published May 4, 2008

Mid-Atlantic Summer Bluefin

By Captains John Sowerby & Diana Stover-Sowerby - Charter Boat HOOKED UP II I would like to begin with a little bit about our history of inshore fishing for bluefin tuna. We first started fishing for bluefin out of Lewes, DE and Ocean City, MD over 20 years ago. We usually  Full Story »

Published April 15, 2008

HOW TO RIG AN 11" TWISTER

We looked forever for these BIG Twisters. They stretch to 13". They have been a huge success and have proven themselves last fall and continue to catch big fish this year. Although simple there is a RIGHT way to rig them. The Twister has a seam along the top and bottom.  Full Story »

Published April 9, 2008

HOGSTY REEF - Worth the Run?

By Capt. Trey Rhyne Day 1 - Long Island to Albert Town, Long Cay We departed Flying Fish Marina around 10:30am on Tuesday April 22nd with our group of 3 crew and 3 guests. Earlier that morning we took on an extra 150 gallons of fuel, to further the range of  Full Story »

Published May 4, 2008

Sea Witch: From Start to Finish

Today I am going to go through the process that I use to make a Sea Witch and, to rig it up for trolling. The first thing I do with all my sea witch heads is I paint the eyes black. You can use permanent markers or my preferred method of  Full Story »

Published May 4, 2008

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RIGHT WHALE MARINER ADVISORY LIFTED

MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES May 7, 2008 MarineFisheries Advisory RIGHT WHALE MARINER ADVISORY LIFTED Aggregation Departs Cape Cod Bay Aerial, vessel, and acoustic surveillance efforts by the Center for Coastal Studies and the Division of Marine Fisheries (MarineFisheries) have determined that the large aggregation of right whales observed in Cape Cod  Full Story »

Published May 8, 2008

DEM PLANS FIVE QUAHAUG TRANSPLANTS, SEEKS SHELLFISHERMEN TO PARTICIPATE

RI Department of Environmental Management 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908 (401) 222-2771 TDD/(401) 222-4462 For Release: April 25, 2008 Contact: Gail Mastrati 222-4700 ext. 2402 Stephanie Powell 222-4700 ext. 4418 First Transplant to be Held on Tuesday, April 29 PROVIDENCE - Beginning on Tuesday, April 29, the Department of Environmental Management will conduct five quahaug transplants to transfer  Full Story »

Published April 25, 2008

DEM SAYS LEAVE LION'S MANE JELLYFISH ALONE

News Release RI Department of Environmental Management 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908 (401) 222-2771 TDD/(401) 222-4462 For Release: April 17, 2008 Contact: Gail Mastrati 222-4700 ext. 2402 Stephanie Powell 222-4700 ext. 4418 PROVIDENCE -The Department of Environmental Management was notified yesterday that lion's mane jellyfish, common to Rhode Island waters, are being seen at Barrington Beach. People are  Full Story »

Published April 17, 2008

Expaned High Risk Area for Right Whales

Advisory to Mariners Replaces April 11th Notice Aerial and habitat surveys on April 11, 2008 revealed an unprecedented number of right whales in Cape Cod Bay. With the unusual number of whales, their intensive feeding activities, and their movement over much of the Bay, all of Cape Cod Bay should be  Full Story »

Published April 14, 2008

Three Coastal Massachusetts Towns Seek "No Discharge" Designation to Stem Boat Pollution

Release date: 04/11/2008 Contact Information: David Deegan, (617) 918-1017 (Boston, Mass. - April 11, 2008) - EPA is formally proposing to approve the Massachusetts designation of the Scituate, Marshfield and Cohasset harbors as a "No Discharge" area. If approved, this status means that discharges of treated and untreated boat sewage would be  Full Story »

Published April 11, 2008




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