Let’s get Jiggy
Whether it is a buck tail jig or a soft plastic jig all you need to know is how to get jiggy with it. Yesterday am we got a few reports in from some regulars. Bob Smith made his way around the island...
View ArticleGood Golly Miss Molly!
5/13 WEEKEND REPORT Bill Donoghue sent us in some pictures of Molly & Will Donoghue fishing Saturday. He sent us this report: Molly Donoghue 1-flounder and 1 striper. Will Donoghue 1 striper. We...
View ArticleDEMO DAY 2019
What a day! The morning started out a little breezy but settled later on in the am. We had an excellent day with St. Croix and Penn. To those who made it thanks for coming. For those that helped us...
View ArticleWeekend Report & First Weigh-in for 2019
Lots and lots of fish around this weekend. We haven’t had anybody tell us they got skunked. It was a busy day on Plum Island yesterday what with our Demo Day and then Plum Fest kicking in for the...
View ArticleSandy John
Who needs Game of Thrones season finale when you have this guy. Look at him! John has done well at the southern end of the island on small fish, but now the bigger fish are arriving and he’s catching...
View ArticleThe F*#@ing Wind
What a crazy week with all the wind we have been getting in the area. Some days were hard to fish the mouth of the Merrimac River so a lot of people fished the oceanfront or the southern end of the...
View ArticleMEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Not sure how many of you know this but our dad, Ray was a veteran. And a lot of our customers are veterans. In honor of him, our customers, and to all those that serve (past, present, and future)...
View ArticleThe Mighty Merrimac
JOPPA FLATS Finally are hearing about some action in Joppa Flats this past week. With high tide being mid to late morning the action picked up for most. Baits of choice have been some top water, soft...
View ArticleJohn & Haley’s Beach Day
John Szostak and Haley Lavigne came to Plum Island this am about 10:30. They got some worms and headed out to fish the high tide on the oceanfront on the Parker River Wildlife Refuge. They had a fun...
View ArticleBig Fish Move In
Monn and Landon Chhouy from Lowell came down to fish the southern end of the island tonight for the low tide. This father and son team came in, got some mackerel and no sooner did they get their line...
View ArticleWEEKEND REPORT
We have seen the arrival of the “micro bass” into the area more this week. Those little guys are hungry and we have had many reports that they are feisty and put up a little fight on light tackle....
View ArticleHAPPY FATHERS DAY!
It certainly has been a busy week here on the island. There are tons of the “micro” schoolies around giving a lot of people some fun action on light tackle. Last night exploded along the oceanfront...
View ArticleBig Fish Move In
This week has either seen some bigger fish move into the area or bigger fish get more active. A lot of fishermen from the boats telling us while they are catching schoolies they can see the big ones...
View ArticleFish Report 6/25
Well it was a great morning for me having this girl come in to weigh in her fish. She got up before the crack of dawn and headed out in her kayak because the tide was oh so right for Joppa Flats and...
View ArticleBoat Action
Sure has been a foggy misty morning weeks worth of weather around here. But that hasn’t stopped people from heading out to the beach and even some in their boats. This weeks high tides made for some...
View ArticleBob from Fremont!!!
Good thing the mackerel are now around. Because big bass love them! Bob Bissett just showed up this morning with this whopper that he caught live lining mackerel around the mouth of the Merrimac area....
View ArticlePogies Pogies Pogies
Menhaden ~ Bunker ~ Pogies Whatever you call them they are back again this year. Fields and fields of pogies everywhere out front along Plum Island Beach as well as north and south. Fishermen...
View ArticlePlum Islanders Getting it Done!
Coach Bossi This man has still got it! Up at the crack of dawn, out on the water, checking lobster pots, catching mackerel, snagging pogies, and then hooking into a big bass on that live pogie. Many...
View ArticleTHE TUBE-N-WORM
The Tube-n-Worm has become one of the most effective pieces of tackle for fishing Joppa Flats. How simple of a rig, but how effective! Just remember, this simple rig can make a mess of your line. We...
View Article7/14 WEEKEND REPORT
Saturday am was a great day for Dan Blais from Nashua NH. And a short one. Dan likes to be an early bird some days and with the tide Saturday he decided to come and fish daybreak into the incoming...
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