WELLFLEET — In the late 1960s, the Chequessett Neck tide gate on the Herring River started to rust. As a result, the tide pushed through openings and into parts of […]
Fisheries
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Lobstermen Don’t Deserve Monterey Bay Rating
Why putting lobster on the ‘red list’ misses the mark
Fishing remains very good for both striped bass and bluefish. They were both solidly inside the bay for a few days, providing some excellent fishing close to home. They’ve since […]
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Stripers, Blues, Bonito, and Sunsets
Now is prime time for big fish and spectacular autumn skies
Fishing has looked like the old fall runs we used to get around here. It’s as if we’re making up for all the fish we’ve missed out on over the […]
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The Magical Month of September Is Upon Us
Bluefishing is good and the fish are big
With Labor Day and the peak summer season now in the rear-view mirror, we can collectively take a deep breath and enjoy the quieter pace of September before we all […]
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Ups and Downs of Late August Include a Boat on Fire
Provincetown’s first responders once again show their quickness and skill
The fishing community experienced some wild ups and downs last week. The earlier part of the week saw striped bass fishing as good as it has ever been, with many […]
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North Winds and Pogies Come and Go
Changeable weather may be part of global warming’s domino effect
The inconsistent weather has continued to affect fishing at the tip of the Cape, making it very difficult to get a handle on where the fish are and what they’re […]
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Fish Flee the Cool Front
After a thunderstorm, runoff heads for the harbor
Fishing had a major reversal this week, as a fall-like weather pattern with stiff north and northeast winds and cooler temperatures took hold. This followed the mother of all thunderstorms, […]
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Limit Reached, Commercial Season for Stripers Closes
The case for revising catch limits to decrease losses of ‘shorts’
Commercial striped bass fishing closed for the season on Aug. 3 and will not reopen until next June. The 735,240-pound quota was filled, and that’s all she wrote. It was […]
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Beware the Green Bubble Clouds
Boats should stay at least 100 feet from feeding whales
It seems like once a summer we have a whale incident that brings out all kinds of crazy myths on social media. It can make your head spin. Last year […]
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The Stripers Are Slippery, and So Is the Breakwater
Warm waters bring plenty of bluefish into the bay
We finally got our first legitimate heat wave this week and, true to form, the striped bass reacted the way striped bass do when that occurs. They hunker down close […]
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Big Stripers and Elusive Blues
A look at the rules for cod fishing, squidding boats, and dogs
Striped bass fishing remains very good, with charter boats and party fishing boats all reporting excellent catches almost every day. The fish remain solidly camped from the twin hills behind […]
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Reeling In the Trifecta: Bass, Blues, and a Bluefin
The fishing’s been hot (maybe) because the weather has not
The summer’s hot fishing continues, with incredible catches of a variety of fish coming into Provincetown every day for the last week. Every once in a while, a charter or […]
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It’s Looking Like an Epic Summer
The harbor returns to normalcy for a classic Fourth of July
The waterfront looked very much as it did in pre-pandemic days for Monday’s Fourth of July celebration, as both wharves were packed with cars and people waiting for the fireworks. […]
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A Trip to the Bank
Finding mackerel for striped bass fishing in the company of humpback whales
Last week was a good one for fishermen. Striped bass are here in numbers we haven’t seen in quite some time. They are seemingly everywhere, with acres and acres of […]
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Fish, Wind, and Fire
In a rough week, the reward was a brand-new clam
The weather this past week took a radical turn for the worse that kept boats tied at the docks for way too long. We had two days of unrelenting northwest […]
