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Boston Fishing Report 2025 – Latest Updates from Legit Fish Sport Fishing

Trophy Fish Caught

Our Boston fishing report 2025 showcases the incredible catches hitting the deck with Legit Fish Sport Fishing. This season, anglers have landed trophy striped bass, bluefin tuna, and hefty haddock in the deep waters off Massachusetts Bay. For those curious about the best time for tuna fishing in Massachusetts, late summer through early fall has been producing outstanding results, with several giants caught just offshore. Whether you're chasing trophy fish or want to learn how to catch striped bass in Cape Cod Bay, our crew delivers expert guidance and up-to-date insight into what’s biting right now.

Family-Friendly Fishing Adventures

At Legit Fish Sport Fishing, we’re proud to offer family-friendly fishing trips that bring smiles to all ages. Kids love the excitement of reeling in their first striped bass or scup, while parents appreciate our safe, hands-on approach. Every charter includes top-quality gear, safety equipment, and a crew dedicated to making sure everyone has a great time on the water. With calm inshore trips around Boston Harbor and Cape Cod Bay, families can enjoy a relaxed day learning the ropes, snapping photos, and creating memories that last long after the lines are pulled in.

Fishing Year-Round in Boston, Massachusetts

One of the best parts about fishing with Legit Fish Sport Fishing is that the action doesn’t stop. From spring striped bass fishing in Boston to fall tuna runs and winter groundfishing, there’s always something biting. Seasonal shifts bring new opportunities—flounder and tautog in early spring, tuna and shark offshore in summer, and cod and haddock as the water cools. Whether you’re checking what fish are biting in Boston Harbor or booking one of the best fishing charters in Boston, you can count on us for reliable service, local knowledge, and year-round excitement. Book your next trip today and fish the seasons with Boston’s trusted sportfishing team.

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Goal for this Week fishing report coverpicture

August 7, 2023

Marshfield Neck - Plymouth, MA Inshore Report on 7th Aug, 2023

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"

Teeming with forage fishing report coverpicture

July 31, 2023

Marshfield Neck - Plymouth, MA Inshore Report on 31st Jul, 2023

Captain Mark Rowell of Legit Fish’ mantra could be, “there’s no place like home”! During a time when big bait is lacking, finding 6” striper snacks at port is a huge advantage. South Shore and South Coast harbors are teeming with forage with everywhere from Westport to Green Harbor through Cohasset Harbor holding plenty of low 30-inch stripers along with the occasional tackle tester. Captain Rowell believes it’s baby bunker which are keeping the fish in place. With no big schools of pogies throughout the Bay State, the opportunistic bass continue to be found where there is reliable forage and that can be anything from krill to crabs to herring to mackerel and possibly even peanuts. A live mackerel by day or eel at night shouldn’t last long wherever you find the stripers. The south-of-the-Hub sweet spot for cows seems to be between the 21 Can and Minot Ledge. Commercials who have been needing a dolly to move their coolers have been observed trolling X-Raps back and forth between those two areas. As for Race Point, it is loaded with bluefish! "on the water"

Inside scope of the lobster pot fishing report coverpicture

July 22, 2023

Marshfield Neck - Plymouth, MA Inshore Report on 22nd Jul, 2023

Captain Mark Rowell of Legit Fish Charters has an interesting take on blues/bass and bluefin off Race Point. While the forage is pretty consistent in both sand eels/mackerel, the fish associate to structure and current differently. Among the inside scope of the lobster pot lines, striped bass stage with 30’ of water a good place to start, outside of the pots in 40-45’ water blues lurk. Deeper still in 50’ depths pelagics patrol hoping for an errant bluefish to wander into the line of fire. For bass and blues trolling mackerel is working well with size fish varying between slot-and-up for stripers and blues of both snapper and gator proportions. Scituate Harbor as well as the North River are still holding plenty of stripers with most fish hovering around the slot size. The find of the week may be haddock near Stone Ledge! For some reason summer and Stone Ledge just work well for haddock. "On The Water"

Sink a Mackerel Down ! fishing report coverpicture

July 13, 2023

Marshfield Neck - Plymouth, MA Inshore Report on 13th Jul, 2023

For consistent CCB blues, according to Captain Mark Rowell of Legit Fish Charters, Race Point is the place to be. Should you desire one of the slot stripers that are swimming below the choppers, sink a mackerel down quickly and deeper with an egg sinker or fish finder rig. Closer to Scituate, Mark is finding steady slots most everywhere especially among inshore ledge where stripers are rummaging around for a lobster dinner but won’t pass on a lively mack. Tuna fishing remains terrific with the sweet spot between Peaked Hill Bar and the NW corner of Stellwagen. Sand eels/mackerel continue to keep Charlie in check at those spots. "On The Water"

Bumper crop of bait fishing report coverpicture

July 6, 2023

Marshfield Neck - Plymouth, MA Inshore Report on 6th Jul, 2023

As for the fishing, a bumper crop of bait is often the key to catching. From the SW corner of Stellwagen out through Peaked Hill scads of sand eels have attracted school to medium tuna making casting or trolling for them with RonZ soft plastic stick baits deadly! Mark has been into a pile of pelagics up to 68” but tuna don’t play by our rules so there’s always the risk of a giant coming to play and then things get really interesting. Mackerel are prevalent with the wildcard being harbor pollock among most of the inshore ledge/rockpiles along the South Shore. While not as effective as mackerel, the small pollock make for pretty good bait also. " On the Water"

“Well, I had it all to myself!” fishing report coverpicture

July 3, 2023

Marshfield Neck - Plymouth, MA Inshore Report on 3rd Jul, 2023

“Well, I had it all to myself!”, was the comment from Captain Mark Rowell of Legit Fish Charters when we spoke this week. The “it” he was referring to was a major mass of big bass – up to 50” – that had been parked off Scituate and through Hull for days! Word spread quickly and soon there was nary a parking spot available at public launches. While there is evidence that some of those stripers have moved northward, this is still a place worth considering. Ledges not far from known aggregates of mackerel are where the action is. Minot Ledge and Harding’s Ledge had been two of the hottest. Captain Mark also said that the tuna bite off the edge of Stellwagen is outstanding. With sand eels among the most populous forage, RonZs have been a killer of a lure. His tip is to look for the “froth” as in the roiled water where current meets up with drop-offs. Ledge is holding good cod but haddock are few and far between. What you will see out there is no shortage of draggers; with so few haddock and cod largely off the table it’s anyone’s guess what the target is. "On The Water"

June 26, 2023

Scituate Harbor - Plymouth, MA Inshore Report on 26th Jun, 2023

As of this writing I was still awaiting word from Captain Mark Rowell of Legit Fish Charters who had heard of Plymouth pogy prospects, principally off Manomet. Most everyone knows how hot that spot was when big bass collided with pods of pogies last year resulting in incredible fishing. The North River still is holding fish albeit schoolies while slot and bigger can be found by the mouth of the river, beaches and embayments. Tinker mackerel are proving easier to find and are such good bait most feel that the effort is worth it. "on the water"

Striped Bass are around fishing report coverpicture

June 8, 2023

Scituate Harbor - Plymouth, MA Inshore Report on 8th Jun, 2023

While you’ll still find striped bass around herring runs such as the Town River, South River and North River, the feed has followed the forage farther out. I wasn’t surprised to hear Captain Mark Rowell of Legit Fish Charters tell me that Scituate Harbor has woken up and stripers now can be found all throughout it. Tinker macks just outside the harbor as well as outside of The Gurnet are a snack too tempting to pass up for stripers still sniffing around for river herring. Mark also talked about tautog in the 5 to 6 pound category which are mostly finished with spawning in estuaries and have now taken up residence among rockpiles, wrecks and ledges as close as a 1/2 mile off the coast of the South Shore. In order to buy live crabs you’ll have to travel to a cape shop, but a loaded crab trap placed near marinas or bridges most anywhere along the South Shore should find its mark in short order. Seaworms and clams, while not as effective as crabs, make for adequate bait also. Many of that same inshore structure holds cod as well, but for haddock, count on steaming to the “mud” on Stellwagen or east of it. What you won’t have to work too hard to catch is those darn sea ravens which seem to be everywhere. "On The Water"

June 1, 2023

Plymouth Bay - Plymouth, MA Inshore Report on 1st Jun, 2023

With less striped bass in our realm, to avoid disappointment, it wouldn’t hurt to diversify and appreciate unintended surprises. Captain Mark Rowell of Legit Fish Charters was practically ecstatic about a fish most would give short shrift to – namely, a sea raven! This one was quite the specimen as it was estimated to be between 12 and 15 pounds! All the more remarkable was that it engulfed a live mackerel in 9’ of water at the mouth of the North River! As for targeted species the captain has been loading up on mackerel and fishing them throughout the North River where he’s finding all the slots he can handle. Haddock have been elusive while there’s plenty of cod hovering near most inshore humps. Joining their cod cousins are ling in larger numbers than have been seen in a while. "on the water"

I found him in Florida fishing report coverpicture

April 1, 2023

Ponce de Leon Inlet - Volusia, FL Inshore Report on 1st Apr, 2023

The weeks of “forecast light” are over and we can thank opening day for that! While meaning no disrespect to the Fenway Faithful, the opening days I’m referring to have nothing to do with base-running or fly balls but rather lake trout, landlocked salmon, haddock and cod! Massachusetts South Shore/South Coast Fishing Report It’s not unusual to feature Captain Mark Rowell of Legit Fish Charters in the South Shore report but this time I found him in Florida which is a little more southerly than this column usually covers. Once he got through tormenting me with tales of snook, sea trout, redfish and permit, we got to “real fish”, namely cod and haddock. The GOM cod season begins April 1st and for now ends April 14th with a one fish per person bag limit at 22” minimum. Also at least for the month of April is a 20 fish bag limit for haddock at a minimum of 17”. Moving into May regulations are to be decided. Soon the skipper will be shoving off from his slip in Scituate for those two species and when asked how far out he said, “You could reach them with your kayak!”. Just outside of Duxbury in about 70’ of water both bottom dwellers were swimming for much of the spring last year! He also passed along a tip on tautog as numbers seem to be on the uptick around Minot Ledge. "On The Water"

Mosquito Lagoon fishing report coverpicture

March 25, 2023

New Smyrna Sugar Mill Ruins State Historic Site - Volusia, FL Inshore Report on 25th Mar, 2023

Quick trip to Florida for captain Dave captain Mark spent the weekend on the flats of New Smyrna mosquito lagoon covered, a lot of water, picked up multiple species, pompano, redfish, trout sheepshead in group.