I have made a lot of friends fishing, but have made just as many at coffee shops. Sorry to say my “coffee friend” Marc passed away last Saturday after fighting
Big cod mix in with keeper tautog while sea bass move deep, and striper activity shifts toward holdover areas while freshwater fishermen chase largemouth bass and stocked trout.
Bass and bluefish of mixed sizes can be found blitzing along the south shore, while the false albacore bite is popping throughout the state, with some of the best blitzes of the year reported this week.