Fishing the Massachusetts Coast

by Gibb, John

• ISBN13: 9781580801195
• ISBN10: 1580801196
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-03-02
• Publisher: Burford Books

Summary

A through, detailed guide to fishing these storied waters, with insider tips on where to fish, how to get there, plus techniques and strategies.

Author Biography

John Gribb is a USCG Licensed Charter Captain specializing in light-tackle and saltwater fly fishing. He contributes regularly to Salt Water Fly Fishing and other magazines. A long-time resident of Massachusetts, he now lives in Beaufort, SC

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
Part 1. The Fish and How to Catch Them	1	(34)
The Fish	3	(12)
Striped Bass
Bluefish
Flounder and Fluke
Other Game Fish
The Fishing	15	(20)
Where Fish Hide
Bait Fishing
Lures and Lure Fishing
Fly Fishing
Party and Charter Boat Action
Part 2. Where and When	35	(118)
North of Cape Ann	37	(24)
Season Kickoff: Merrimack River Shad
Salisbury Beach
Newburyport and the Merrimack River
Plum Island
Ipswich Bay Rivers: The Parker, Rowley, Ipswich, Essex, and Annisquam
Boston Harbor and the North Shore	61	(28)
Oceanside Rockport and Gloucester to Manchester
Gloucester Harbor and the Annisquam River
Manchester Harbor and Beaches
Beverly, Salem, Salem Harbor, and Marblehead
East-Facing Marblehead, Swampscott, and Nahant
Lynn Harbor, Saugus River, Revere Beach, and Winthrop Beach
Boston Harbor Rivers and North of President Roads
Boston Outer Harbor
South Boston and the South Shore	89	(28)
South Boston, Quincy Bay, and Hull
Cohasset
Scituate Harbor and the North and South Rivers
Marshfield's Green Harbor
Duxbury, Kingston, and Plymouth Bays
Plymouth to Sagamore
Western Buzzards Bay from Wareham to Fairhaven
The Southeast Coast: New Bedford to Westport
Cape Cod	117	(36)
Cape Cod Canal
Cape Cod Bay
Sandwich Harbor, Scorton Harbor, and Barnstable Harbor
Dennis to Eastham Along the Bay
Wellfleet Harbor and Billingsgate Shoal
Truro and Provincetown
The East-Facing Cape: Provincetown to Chatham to Monomoy
Harwich to Dennis to Yarmouth and the Bass River
Hyannis to Mashpee
Falmouth
The Islands
Pocasset, Monument Beach, and Bourne
Part 3. Final Thoughts	153	(6)
Conservation	155	(4)
Resources	159	(6)
Bibliography	165	(2)
Index	167