View Full Version : How far do you live from your fishing spots


Duke41
06-21-2007, 07:05 PM
I live 65 miles from my boat. door to door. But I am fishing South County this year after a 4 years away. Sooo I guess it is alright. Although I wish I lived in Charlestown for sure!!!!:ss: driving down that freeway...

BigFish
06-21-2007, 07:12 PM
20-40 minutes......depending on which spot is producing! 2 hours from Cape Cod, couple hours from Cutty!

flyben24
06-21-2007, 07:18 PM
10 minutes to my boat... 15 minutes to surfcasting

Christian
06-21-2007, 07:19 PM
50-60 milesish

Nebe
06-21-2007, 07:22 PM
10 minutes to my boat... 15 minutes to surfcasting

same here

spinncognito
06-21-2007, 07:34 PM
47.5 seconds to the harbor
1 minute 48.6 seconds to the rocky shoreline :rude:

who needs a boat? :rotfl:

patpatriot
06-21-2007, 07:37 PM
about an hour and a half to the baitshop, 2 full hours till im fishing. ive already made 8 trips in the past month, and at $35 a tank plus expenses, gheesh

Duke41
06-21-2007, 07:48 PM
about an hour and a half to the baitshop, 2 full hours till im fishing. ive already made 8 trips in the past month, and at $35 a tank plus expenses, gheesh

Wow that is quite a ride

Rob Rockcrawler
06-21-2007, 08:05 PM
108 miles from door to canal, 102 to SOCO. Every weekend from may till december, not even gunna bother and figure out a gas tab on the season.

capecodkid
06-21-2007, 08:06 PM
About 3 minutes from my boat. Depends on where I want to surf fish. The ditch is 30 minutes. Outer cape is an hour. Or nobska is 10
minutes.

MrHunters
06-21-2007, 08:52 PM
12 miles to first boat launch.... 25 to second (which is my first choice)

oops i forgot this is the surf talk forum

i mean errrr 12 miles to the beach :)

jkjnp
06-21-2007, 08:58 PM
32 minutes to the boat. That's 30 minutes to far away in my opinon. 15 minutes from the Providence Hurricane barrier where I snagged my first pogie ever....

The Dad Fisherman
06-21-2007, 09:04 PM
20 Minutes to PI, 40 minutes to Gloucester and/or Marblehead, 90 minutes to the canal.

Gunpowder
06-21-2007, 09:41 PM
27 steps down to my boat on the dock. 5-10 mins for surf casting.

2na
06-21-2007, 09:47 PM
110 miles, about an hour 45 minutes. Every Thursday nite to Sunday from April to November. My non fishing friends (or whats left of them) think I have a problem. No problem at all...

Grew up in Hingham, saw Boston Harbor at its worst. I would never take a fish out of that water.

teaser
06-21-2007, 09:51 PM
5 minutes to boat ramp, 9 minutes to Cuttyhunk ... 16 minutes to Squiby. About $65.00 in gas!

lurch
06-21-2007, 10:47 PM
90 miles to canal, 40 mins to PI and 2.5 hours to outer cape beaches and it F'n SUCKS!

Come on Juniper stock options papa needs a new house near the water!!

moosh
06-21-2007, 10:56 PM
I have the fortune to live mid to upper cape ,I have the best of three worlds 10miles to cape cod bay ,3miles to south side , 15mile to buzzards bay .. I truly am a lucky bastard,So no matter which way the wind blows I can still fish from the boat,, it took 44 years to figure out its the little things in life that make it ever so sweet.. moosh

johnny ducketts
06-21-2007, 11:32 PM
3-10 miles depending where i am going

Terence
06-21-2007, 11:39 PM
5 min to the River, 10 min to the rocks.

GonnaCatchABig1
06-21-2007, 11:41 PM
5 mins to most places. occasionally 20 depending on how adventurous i feel. the bait shop is further away than the water.

Sudsrat
06-22-2007, 05:07 AM
About 60 miles......1.25 hours till I'm on the sand.
:ss:
I envy you guys that live so close to the water.

slow eddie
06-22-2007, 05:43 AM
one block to deep hole

protty31
06-22-2007, 06:05 AM
Few spots 5 to 10 miles away,And some walking involved:as:

MrHunters
06-22-2007, 06:13 AM
wow, i really admire the dedication of the people 50 miles plus. I didn't realize so many live so far away from their spots of choice...

Im not sure if I'd be lucky enough to have the time if I lived that far away.

Mike P
06-22-2007, 06:46 AM
It depends--walking or driving? :D :bl: :laughs:

striprman
06-22-2007, 06:54 AM
50 minutes to te canal

jim sylvester
06-22-2007, 06:55 AM
62 miles from door to where i park

62.4 miles to get the line wet

Pete F.
06-22-2007, 06:58 AM
Umm...I don't like to think about this.
round 200 to NH, 250 to Pt Jude
I try for every other wknd.

RNC
06-22-2007, 07:00 AM
96 miles 1 way 3X week.

pal156
06-22-2007, 07:09 AM
65 miles to canal,130 to the race

luds
06-22-2007, 07:10 AM
30-60 minutes for me. I have fishing in my backyard in Quincy but fishing at night in Quincy just doesn't do it for me.

wheresmy50
06-22-2007, 07:21 AM
About 4.5 to 5.5 hours from my door to Narragansett Bay.

bloocrab
06-22-2007, 07:30 AM
Gas prices would NEVER affect my fishing habit...however distance and time to the water would.

About 4.5 to 5.5 hours :eek: .....

The way I feel about fishing........I WOULD MOVE CLOSER.

I live 5 minutes from my local river,,, 1/2hr to da big D,,, 20 mins. to an hour to SO many other spots which always make it harder to decide which one I'll allow to give me fish :buds:


...oh yeah, about 20 minutes to Gooses' boat,,, and then...:faga: ....FISH ON!!!

Rick Ackley
06-22-2007, 07:49 AM
A tad over a hundred whether I hit the Quincy area or Connecticut shore. With gas where it is, I do not make these trips as often as I would like.

PaulS
06-22-2007, 07:54 AM
4 min. drive but there are no fish there:tooth:

Swimmer
06-22-2007, 08:00 AM
30 to 90 minutes on a regular basis. Twice a week and sometimes more.

Interesting results from the question. I can't imagine driving down from Strubridge a couple of times a week. I hate going in that direction to get to New Braintree. At least the Pike is close and its all highway.

The Iceman 6
06-22-2007, 08:00 AM
2 hour minimum drive one way, usually drive 2/3 hours to hit favorite spots. Gotta do what u gotta do...

Ice

tynan19
06-22-2007, 08:18 AM
An hour and a half to anywhere. 2 young kids, a V8 and work have killed my fishing time this year.

EarnedStripes44
06-22-2007, 01:03 PM
I take the subway to my fav. spots here in Boston, that is when my girlfriend does not drive me to better spots. 1/2 hr by train, 1/2 hr by car. Pretty nice sized fish in the inner harbor; to 34 inches. All in the shadow of Boston's skyscrapers.

RIROCKHOUND
06-22-2007, 01:06 PM
You guys would hate me if I posted :D
Jim, that far away?
I thought you were closer than that?

reelecstasy
06-22-2007, 01:10 PM
25 feet to the spot I fish everyday, & also put in my kayak
15 mins to 2 local favorite spots...
40 mins to cape

fishbones
06-22-2007, 01:29 PM
30 minutes minimum to be on fish, but most of my spots are further. Anything more than 10 minutes is too far in my opinion. More time travelling = less time fishing.

Rockport24
06-22-2007, 02:05 PM
I'm 10 minutes away from some good spots

Back Beach
06-22-2007, 02:07 PM
Canal=52 miles
Gansett= 54 miles
Westport= 48 miles
%$%$%$%$ the cape

I am centrally located between my fishing grounds, but far away. :huh:

steve
06-22-2007, 02:09 PM
I'm lucky, 15 to 50 minutes depending on the spot.

partsjay
06-22-2007, 02:17 PM
10 min to the canal.....15 to some other spots.

ThomCat
06-22-2007, 02:20 PM
:yawn: 35 miles from the house to my slip.

JLH
06-22-2007, 02:45 PM
~80 miles one way so about an hour and a half. I’m lucky enough to have family near the shore so at least I can stay the weekend or overnight the majority of the time.

FishWebb
06-22-2007, 03:37 PM
5 minutes.
:wiggle:

shadow
06-22-2007, 05:38 PM
30-35 min. if fishing ganset 20 min charlestown or westerly.

Slingah
06-22-2007, 05:48 PM
10 - 30 minutes to most of my local spots

EricM
06-22-2007, 05:53 PM
3,988 miles and every single one of them hurts

ProfessorM
06-22-2007, 07:51 PM
42 miles to my favorite ramp.

BW from AZ
06-22-2007, 11:17 PM
2,714 miles door to boat. last time out, 6 straight days of cold wind and rain. skunked to boot. gotta learn to plan better trips.

Thom
06-23-2007, 02:10 PM
CT coast about 1.5 hours So Country 2 to 2.5 hours. THomT

justplugit
06-23-2007, 04:01 PM
1 hr to a spot, 1and 1/2 to good a spot, 4and 1/2 to the best spot. :)

InTheHole
06-23-2007, 05:29 PM
93 miles door to dock,+20 to where i really like to fish

Clueless
06-23-2007, 06:01 PM
Nearest favorite spot, 45-50 minutes. But I can have a line in saltwater in 20.

macojoe
06-23-2007, 06:13 PM
All depends were I am going?

3 miles Yarmouth,
20 miles to Falmouth,
16 miles to Chatam,
10 miles to Barnstable Harborer

Fish out of Falmouth 80% of the time, of coarse it has to be the longest away also!!

5/0
06-23-2007, 06:47 PM
42.7 Miles to the canal & 1/4 mile to walk, waking up & getting into the water 1hr.

5/0

massmike
06-23-2007, 07:48 PM
two hours from Canal--two hours to East Beach, R.I.--Western Mass. isn't the most convenient place to live if you love the Cape like I do. The older I get, the fewer day trips to Balston, Head of the Meadow, Coast Gaurd and Nauset etc. I make. When I tell my neighbors I make danny plugs all winter they don't have a clue what the hell I'm talking about....

spence
06-23-2007, 08:08 PM
Walking distance to a few...

10-25 to a lot more.

45 will get me to Beavertail or the Canal.

An hour+ to Watch Hill.

It's pretty pathetic considering how much I actually get to fish.

-spence

fishaholic18
06-23-2007, 08:20 PM
5 minutes if I stop by Clammers house 1st.:biglaugh:

striperman36
06-23-2007, 08:51 PM
47 mi to the #1 ramp

massmike
06-24-2007, 07:28 AM
2 hours from canal---two hours from R.I. beaches--5 minutes from Ct. River in western Mass.---too bad shad/herring run is done--caught some decent fish this spring to 36 lbs. in the river, but I'd rather be at Balston, Head of the Meadow etc...love the Cape

Al in Westport
06-24-2007, 08:15 AM
I'm a lucky boy...a little over a mile to the ramp then 5 to 15 minutes to "my" spots. :spin:

riverrat55
06-24-2007, 08:19 AM
15 minutes to surf fishing!!!
10 minutes to the boat and 5 more to my fishing spots!!!

Duke41
06-24-2007, 08:54 AM
Now as we can see, some of us live very close to the water, while the other half live a great distance away. I would now ask the folks that live close to the water to find jobs for us that have to travel.

stars'nstripers
06-24-2007, 08:51 PM
15 seconds to surf casting. 12 to my boat. (and this is by bike!!!,)

Bazza
06-25-2007, 07:15 AM
1Hr. and 20 minutes to the Canal
Outer Cape 2hrs
North shore 45-1hr.
RI 1 1/2hrs.

I just got a kayak, so hopefully, alot less driving this year.

Notaro
06-25-2007, 07:28 AM
45 mins to 1.5 hour to cape cod. 10-20 mins to boston harbor. 2 hours to RI.

Squibby17
06-25-2007, 11:42 AM
Right now any where from 20 minutes to 1 hr. However I'm moving to Gloucester in a month where I will only have to walk to the back of the yard!!!