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Category Archives: Fishing
Dogfish: A Boston Harbor pest, but good eating
I have become frustrated recently by the large number of Dogfish I have been catching relative to Cod, Stripers and Blues. So I decided to do something about it. As many fisherman know, the Dogfish is practically an invasive species … Continue reading
Posted in boston local issues, Fishing, Uncategorized
Tagged dogfish, dogfish boston harbor, dogfish sandwich, eat dogfish, eating dogfish, spiny dogfish
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Monster Crab Alert!!!
The combination of low tide and dusk means one thing at New England beaches- Crabs! While I was wading out in the shallow part of the beach last night I was attacked by this monster crab. He was pretty fierce, … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing, Uncategorized, Visiting Boston Harbor
Tagged boston harbor beaches, crab, crab boston harbor, low tide crab, monster crab
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Nix’s Mate: A dangerous shoal with a pirate legend
Nix’s Mate: The conical black and white beacon marking this dangerous rocky shoal in the middle of Boston outer harbor: Here is one place that as a boater, you want to stay far, far away from. The Island of Nix’s Mate … Continue reading
Posted in Boston Harbor Day Boat Trips, Boston Harbor History, boston local issues, Fishing, Uncategorized
Tagged boston harbor boating, boston harbor restaurants, nix mate, nixs mate boston harbor
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Striped bass fishing success using live bait
Pictured above is a 28′ Striped Bass caught in an incoming tide this morning in Hull Gut. When I go fishing for Stripers in Boston Harbor, I find that using live bait (mackerel and pollock) is the most successful method … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing, Uncategorized
Tagged live bait for striped bass fishing, live line mackerel boston harbor, live line marckerel, live line pollock, mackerel, mackerel striped bass bait, martin ledge boston, striped bass, striped bass fishing boston harbor
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Just Floundering Around
Here is an update on Fluke and Flounder- a.k.a the “flat fish” -with two silly looking crossed eyes on the top of their heads. I am hearing good things about the prospects of catching a large quantity of flounder from … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing
Tagged boston harbor fishing, flounder, flounder fishing boston harbor, fluke, hospital shoal boston harbor, rainsford island boston harbor
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The Dogfish: Ugliest and most detested fish in local waters
A couple months ago, I wrote here about the ugliest fish you can catch in Boston Harbor and in the Northeast generally. The feedback I have gotten is that the Spiny Dogfish is not only the ugliest, but most disliked … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing, Visiting Boston Harbor
Tagged boston harbor fishing, dogfish, spiny dogfish, ugliest fish, ugly fish
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The Ugliest Fish You Can Catch in the Northeast
The ugliness of the fish I seem to catch never ceases to surprise me. I will be doing regular fishing updates once the season get underway, but for now, here are some of the ugliest fish I have caught in … Continue reading
Posted in Fishing
Tagged cusk, fishing, northeast fishing, sea robin, skate, spiny dogfish, ugliest fish, ugly fish
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