Big bass are beginning to settle in off Eastern Long Island and Block Island while some late migrators from the Hudson lead the charge up the southern New England coast. Bunker pods are spotty from Long Island to Boston, but they are still generating some intense action when stripers collide with them. Meanwhile, bass of mixed sizes continue to push north through the Cape Cod Canal and along the outer Cape beaches, and herring run action is waning from Boston to Maine as mackerel become more available within a reasonable range from shore.
Our first guest contributor this week is Captain Joe Diorio of Diorio Guide Service in Connecticut, who discusses the abundance of butterfish in Eastern Long Island Sound, as well as how to target big bass over reef structure using 3-way rigs and flutter spoons. Then, we’ll hear from Captain Connor MacLeod of Tall Tailz Charters in Rhode Island, who talks about targeting bass on the nearshore ledges and what the bass bite looks like around Block Island as some fish continue their migration, and others begin to settle in for summer.
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