Massachusetts Saltwater Fish Availability Calendar
Saltwater Fish Availability Calendar
CATCH AND RELEASE ANGLERS: TIPS FOR MINIMIZING FISH STRESS
If using bait, the use of circle hooks dramatically reduces the likelihood of gut-hooking a fish.
Saltwater game fish records
Want to set a new record for saltwater game fish in Massachusetts? Check out the current leaders as of July 20, 2016.
Protected fish in Massachusetts
You can’t keep some species of freshwater fish if you catch them. Remove the hook or cut line and return the fish to water immediately — do not pose for photographs, place on a stringer, hold in a net, or delay in any way the immediate return and release of these fish: Sturgeon (all species) American brook lamprey Bridle shiner Eastern silvery minnow Lake chub Longnose sucker Northern redbelly dance