Category Archives: Fishing

Pogies, pogies and more pogies, oh and a whale.

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Salty Dog in Boston

Tons of boats and bait and a whale or two for good measure.

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Birds and a couple of boats

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Salty Dog in Boston

Bird action in Quincy bay.

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December 2022 – Guatemala Trip

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Salty Dog in Boston

Itinerary Met Dad & Sister in Miami. Traveled on to Guatemala City and then on to Sailfish Oasis lodge. Day 1: Great breakfast at the lodge, followed by a short 5-minute van ride to the boat, and off we go … Continue reading →

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Small Rod & Blue Fin Tuna – Nope!

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Salty Dog in Boston

Don’t try to catch or in this case don’t try not to catch a New England tuna on a small jigging rod unless the reel and in my case the line that’s attached to it is ready for a fight… … Continue reading →

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Birds & Boats

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Salty Dog in Boston

Good flow of birds and a couple of boats working south side of old Long Island bridge.

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Birds Working Off Of Quarantine Rocks

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Salty Dog in Boston
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Good Feed Going On

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Salty Dog in Boston

Strong bird action this morning off of Wessagusset YC in Weymouth.

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Gaggle Of Center Consoles

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Salty Dog in Boston

A group of CC’s fishing just of old Legal Sea Food processing center. Also saw a flock of cormorants just a bit further in Inner Channel

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Morning Fly Fish

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Salty Dog in Boston

So woke up early, looked outside and it looked calm and nice, so decided to grab the fly rod and hop into the whaler at 5am for an early fish. Got out didn’t see anything towards Weymouth so headed towards … Continue reading →

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Evening Fly Fish

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Salty Dog in Boston

Went out after work, at low tide. Saw a bunch of birds near Weymouth, but no bites. Headed over to Hull and as I came across the Crow Point Flats ran into a good bird ball. Hooked up pretty quick … Continue reading →

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Birds Working, No Boats

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Salty Dog in Boston

Saw a good number of birds work just round the corner of Portuguese Cove, below.

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1st Strips on the Fly in 2022

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Salty Dog in Boston

Caught 2 nice fish in the shallows on the fly. Both put up a great fight on the 9wt and we’re of course a sliver under keeper size. They had sea lice so assume they are pretty fresh.

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Boats at Spectacle

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Salty Dog in Boston

Was on 7:15 ferry to Boston and spotted a huddle of boats fishing south end of Spectacle. Did NOT see any birds or fish caught! Did see birds working on the surface at the outer harbor end of the airport. … Continue reading →

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Sailfish Oasis / Allure II Guatemala 2022

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Salty Dog in Boston

Just wrapped up 4 great days of fishing at Sailfish Oasis on the Allure II. Ended up with 10 fish a day release average and a beautiful stripped Marlin to boot. Food and company at lodge was amazing as always, … Continue reading →

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9/26 Another Great Morning for Schoolies

Posted on September 26, 2021 by Salty Dog in Boston

So had so much fun the day before, Tate and I got up early and headed out to see if some of the fish where still there. Our first sight was a bunch of boats on our spot, including a … Continue reading →

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9/25 Great Morning For School’ies…

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Salty Dog in Boston

We got off dock around 6:40 am with Fly rod and spin rod in hand. We knew low tide was scheduled for 8:40am Made it to old long island bridge without seeing anything. Mike suggested we go along Long, and … Continue reading →

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X Marks The Pogies

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Salty Dog in Boston

Saw aFISHionado this morning on her mooring on ferry ride in, looks fine. Also saw a guy snagging pogies in the shipyard channel, as well as seeing a pogies on the surface in some distress. Maybe a striped bass had … Continue reading →

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HYC Tournament

Posted on August 14, 2021 by Salty Dog in Boston

So the tournament ran from 5am to 1:30pm. High tide was at at 4:30, which gave us a tough fishing window. On Friday afternoon I swung by the Hull tackle store at picked up some worms and extra circle hooks … Continue reading →

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A Blue Fish Bonanza

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Salty Dog in Boston

The day started off as any other, us cruising around the harbor looking for birds. We checked out, Fore River, Quincy Bay, Airport, The Poop Factory and then headed home via Hull Gut. As we neared Georges we saw a … Continue reading →

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2020 Tuna Regs

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Salty Dog in Boston

media.fisheries.noaa.gov/2020-12/HMS Recreational Compliance Guide_01_01_2020.pdf

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