Marshfield Neck - Plymouth, MA Fishing Report

Pushlished On: August 8, 2023

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Marshfield Neck - Plymouth, MA Fishing Report

Pushlished On: August 8, 2023

Fishing

Goal for this Week

Marshfield Neck - Plymouth, MA

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Mark Rowell
Scituate, MA
  • Boston Inshore and Deep Sea Fishing Adventures!
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Mark Rowell
Boston Inshore and Deep Sea Fishing Adventures!
Scituate, MA

When I spoke to Captain Mark Rowell of Legit Fish Charters last week, he told me that his goal for this week was to land a halibut, and boy did he come close to pulling it off. In 202’ of “mud” inside the shipping lanes of Cape Cod Bay while fishing a whiting close to the bottom the crew came tight to a halibut. These guys were prepared with tuna-grade gear loaded with 80 pound braid and a top shot of 100 pound fluorocarbon leader. They had the beast on for 45 minutes when the braid gave out! Far from an aberration, a nearby cohort of the captain landed – 3 halibut! Suffice to say the skipper knows where these things are; the timing of a trip for this fish-of-a-lifetime may not ever be better! While hoping for halibut, tuna were active in the same spot as were bigger-than-average whiting. Stone Ledge is holding some haddock, in fact I’m hearing of an overall increase in haddock harvests throughout the GOM as well. "on the water"

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