If the weather man is right (if), it looks like Saturday will have 20-25 knot Northwest winds and seas 2-4 feet up where I usually launch (Merrimack River). I was hoping to go out and get some more macks. EaSt wind was horrible last Saturday. Made the day ugly. Is a northwest wind less severe since the wind is coming from over the land and the seas have less time/distance to build. I'm thinking that closer to shore (1-3 miles out), conditions might not be that bad. Any opinions? Anyone else going out Saturday?

I know Buzzards Bay just got voted to the place to fish for me!! I have not seen the forecast but it figures:af:

best source for weather forcast.

get yourself a "weather rock", put it on the porch.
if it's wet, its raining.
if its dry, its not.
if it's dark, it's cloudy.
if it's bright, it's sunny.

beats the heck out of listening to "the weather psycics" on the tube, more accurate too.

TODAY
SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG IN THE
MORNING LOWERING VSBY TO 1 NM OR LESS. SHOWERS LIKELY WITH ISOLATED
TSTMS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT
SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING W AROUND 5 KT LATE IN THE
EVENING...THEN BECOMING NW 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT...INCREASING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
EVENING.

SAT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. HIGHEST WIND NEAR SHORE. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.

SAT NIGHT
NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT.

SUN
W WIND AROUND 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

SUN NIGHT
NW WIND AROUND 10 KT...DECREASING TO AROUND 5 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT IN THE EVENING...THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.


I will try the north side this weekend but I am sure I wll end up on the south side by the time it is over.

Looks like a late night run to the Islands will work all weekend:D for me.

Anyone go out today between the Isles of Shoals and Gloucester? I decided to call off my fishing trip but was wondering how the weather turned out. Should I have still gone out?

do you really want to know?

of course

Pulled out of Cohasset and found 15kt winds and 3-4' chop making it a wet ride.

Were going to head down to Sictiaute for som Mac's that I hears were down there but I hooked a U turn and tried some Tube and Worm in the lee of the wind with no luck.