Massachusetts Freshwater Sport fishing Awards Program
For more than 50 years, MassWildlife’s Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program has recognized anglers who catch exceptional freshwater fish across Massachusetts.
State raises fines for fishing poachers
Penalties for noncriminal fishing violations will run as high as $400.
Massachusetts Striped Bass Fishing Hot Spots
Capable of reaching 100 pounds, striped bass are among the most frequently pursued game fish along the Atlantic Coast. Striped bass – often called striper or rockfish – make their home in southern waters, but their annual spawning migration brings them to the coast of Massachusetts every summer, where these abundant and hard-fighting fish congregate in some of the state’s best fishing hot spots
What Everyone Ought to Know about Cape Cod striped bass Canal Fishing
Cape Cod Canal fishing is one of the most challenging and rewarding types of fishing along the entire East Coast of the United States. Few locations on earth offer the shore bound angler a better chance at hooking a bass in the 40 pound range. This man-made land cut has produced spectacular fishing the past few seasons. Fishing the Cape Cod Canal during the spring run of big striped bass has been just as impressive, if not more impressive than the...
Ice Fishing
All anglers are allowed up to five hooks through the ice at one time. A hook is defined as an angling device attached to the line of a tip-up or jig stick that is designed to take one fish at a time. This includes plain hooks, treble hooks, spinners, spoons, bait harnesses, jigs, or plugs. The device in question is not restricted to a single hook – lures with multiple treble hooks count as one hook in the water. Hooks can...
Fishing Seasons & Limits
Fishing Seasons & Limits
Check out this deer swimming next to a Massachusetts mans kayak while he was fishing
Check out this deer swimming next to a Massachusetts mans kayak while he was fishing