i am a first time boater and need to know where the hotspots are around the harbor can anyone give specifics?
thanks

Depends if your bait fishing or pluggin or trolling.
Most of the outer islands produce at different times.
Graves light is good and so is Boston light.
Point Allerton yields good fish.
All the Brewster Isls.
Don't neglect the main channel to Boston harbor and the deer island area.
Hull gut..... I could go in and on. There are hundreds of good areas keep trying em':D

Keep reading the posts here and try different spots;)

If you want the quick how and where to fish contact Bill and Jules guide service.
http://striped-bass.com/guides/billnjuls.shtml
They can teach you where and how to fish for stripers in one outing. It's a blast.