The heat has put a damper on the freshwater fish and the anglers. Saltwater fishing seems to be heating up with the temperature in most cases. Striper reports from Plum Island and Boston Harbor couldn’t get much better, with lots of fish, and some big ones, being caught. Inland lakes for salmon and trout have slowed with the spike in water temperature, but warmwater fish, such as crappie and bass, have been taking it in stride and feeding a lot. Maine:Greg Cutting at Jordan’s St …

The fishing is still heating up. Most are reporting cool water temps that are keeping some fish in spring-like stages and patterns. Others are complaining that cool water is keeping their favorite fish less active than they would like. Whether you want to fish inland freshwater, inshore saltwater, or offshore deep sea fishing, there seems to be no shortage of opportunities.   Maine:Greg Cutting at Jordans Store in Sebago reported a slightly slower week in the Sebago Lake region, but peo …

A few days of hot weather, and some time, have changed the fishing for the better. Even the slowest of bites has seen an uptick. Striper anglers are enjoying good numbers along the ocean fronts and beaches, as river herring have begun dropping back out of the rivers. Mackerel seem scarce, but worms and frozen bait have been good for those who wish to fish bait. Most reports are of stripers being caught on lures. Lake trout and salmon fishing continues to produce good numbers, with some really n …

Cool weather has put a damper on some fishing activity, but for the anglers willing to suffer through chilly temps and rain, there are fish to be caught. Stripers are still filtering up the coast and out of the rivers, haddock are moving closer to the mainland, saving time and fuel and allowing some slightly smaller boats access to them, stocked trout fishing remains steady, lake trout and salmon trolling is holding steady, flounder are biting well, and bass fishing is finally heating up. A few …

May 27, 2025 Flounder, stripers, salmon, lake trout, and rainbow trout were the lead story this week. We are hearing from most anglers and shops that the bass fishing isn’t what most would expect in late May, due to cooler than normal weather. Salmon and trout fishing, on the other hand, have been on fire. Ocean temps are warming, pushing a good flounder bite, especially around Boston Harbor, and striped bass continue to work their way up the coast in numbers. This boost of warm weather sh …