Been out of the loop for a couple years with herring runs and what have you. My question is: Can you still get and fish with live herring from the Herring runs around MA, particularly Cape Cod herring runs. I tend to remember hearing that you could no longer bring 5 gallon buckets to the runs when allowed to get live herring for bait?

Any thoughts appreciated.

Nope! There has been a moratorium for about 4-5 years now....maybe a bit longer? No herring at all!

I should have just googled first, but good news maybe they will be available next year if its 3 yrs from 2008. Herring Run Information for the Buzzards Bay watershed in Massachusetts from the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program (http://www.buzzardsbay.org/herringruns.htm)

I should have just googled.......Herring Run Information for the Buzzards Bay watershed in Massachusetts from the Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program (http://www.buzzardsbay.org/herringruns.htm) interesting graphs looks like the herring were really getting whipped out. I heard from some people over the weekend all the fish they got in the canal were loaded with with herring in them 8in or so.

Nope! There has been a moratorium for about 4-5 years now....maybe a bit longer? No herring at all!

Same in RI

They are working on it though. Got a couple grants coming my way to restore a couple fish ladders this year and next. Hopefully if we build it, they will come, then the restrictions can be lifted someday.

F228 - Welcome to S-B - thanks for the link...