New England · named fishing ground
Cape Cod Canal (East End)
The famous current-swept ditch — big striped bass ambush the moving tide, best on the breaking dawn.
What's biting here — right now
Black Sea Bass92
In season (Jul)
SST 67°F in the prime band (55–72°F prime)
No charted depth at this point
Hard bottom here — charted rock 204 m away
Squid or clam on hi-lo rigs directly over wrecks, reefs and rockpiles.
Striped Bass88
In season (Jul)
SST 67°F in the prime band (54–68°F prime)
No charted depth at this point
Hard bottom nearby — charted rock
Live bait or plugs on rips, ledges and boulder fields; dawn/dusk moving tide.
Summer Flounder (Fluke)88
In season (Jul)
SST 67°F in the prime band (59–72°F prime)
No charted depth at this point
Hard bottom nearby — charted rock
Bucktail + strip bait drifted over sand near channel edges and structure.
Scup (Porgy)88
In season (Jul)
SST 67°F in the prime band (55–73°F prime)
No charted depth at this point
Hard bottom nearby — charted rock
Small hooks with squid or worms over hard bottom and mussel beds.
Bluefish85
In season (Jul)
SST 67°F in the prime band (64–75°F prime)
No charted depth at this point
Metal lures or poppers through bait schools and birds; wire leader.
Atlantic Bonito85
In season (Jul)
SST 67°F in the prime band (63–73°F prime)
No charted depth at this point
No strong temperature break nearby
Trolled small feathers or cast metals around bait; moving water.
Bluefin Tuna85
In season (Jul)
SST 67°F in the prime band (59–72°F prime)
No charted depth at this point
No strong temperature break nearby
Troll, chunk or jig where bait stacks on temperature breaks and ledges.
Swordfish85
In season (Jul)
SST 67°F in the prime band (64–81°F prime)
No charted depth at this point
No strong temperature break nearby
Deep-drop a rigged bait 350-500 m by day along canyon walls.
Shortfin Mako85
In season (Jul)
SST 67°F in the prime band (63–72°F prime)
No charted depth at this point
No strong temperature break nearby
Chum slick on temperature breaks near bait concentrations.
Albacore61
In season (Jul)
SST 67°F workable (59–66°F prime)
No charted depth at this point
No strong temperature break nearby
Troll jigs at 6-8 kt on the warm side of clear blue-water breaks.
False Albacore26
Off-season here in Jul
SST 67°F in the prime band (64–73°F prime)
No charted depth at this point
No strong temperature break nearby
Small metals or epoxy jigs cast to surface-feeding schools; fast retrieve.
Tautog19
Off-season here in Jul
SST 67°F workable (50–64°F prime)
No charted depth at this point
Hard bottom here — charted rock 204 m away
Green crabs tight to rocks, mussel beds and wreck rubble; light tide.
Live habitat-envelope scoring at this exact cell — SST, charted depth, charted structure and seabed, NOAA-designated habitat. The same engine and cards as tapping the spot in Fish mode.
Water temperature — last 10 weeks
No recent SST for this cell.
Best months here
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Species in season by month for New England (from the knowledge base). In season now: Striped Bass, Bluefish, Summer Flounder (Fluke), Black Sea Bass, Scup (Porgy), Atlantic Bonito, Bluefin Tuna, Albacore, Swordfish, Shortfin Mako.
Other grounds in New England
Stellwagen Bank
Striped Bass · Bluefin Tuna · Bluefish
Jeffreys Ledge
Atlantic Cod · Pollock · Bluefin Tuna
Cashes Ledge
Atlantic Cod · Pollock · Haddock
Georges Bank
Atlantic Cod · Haddock · Bluefin Tuna
Nantucket Shoals
Bluefish · Striped Bass · Bluefin Tuna
Cox Ledge
Black Sea Bass · Striped Bass · Atlantic Cod
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