good sea bass action in Buzzards Bay
 

Took my 10 year-old out of Mattapoisett at 6 AM. We limited out easily with fish to 5.5 pounds, threw back a ton of keepers. All on jigs, never caught one on a jig before. No bait. And caught a few near the surface, I have never caught one that wasn't on the bottom.

This is a crappy photo. They are beautiful, beautiful fish. Thanks for the suggestion (folks here suggested this fishery), would love to make this an annual trip.

Photo of another fish, you can see this jigs we used. Very light tackle, tons of fun.

That's awesome Jim.
Looks like everything was perfect.....water looks great, fish cooperated.....and the smile on your son's face says it all.

sweeeeeeeet

Thank Bloo. Earlier this spring we fished in Boston harbor, we caught 100 mackerel in no time which he loved, livelined them and he caught a 44 pound striper by himself, then we caught a mess of winter flounder. He is having a special fishing season so far. Next up, drifting eels in shallow water on the southeast side of Block in 3 weeks.
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My son & I love this fishery, so much fun & relaxing. Great way to spend time with family & friends.
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Accommodations work out alright?
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What was the depth were you were fishing? Been thinking of trying again although I'd thought it was getting too late.....at least for upper BZ bay.

Nice going Jim,,,, you're one great dad.... :-)
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Very nice and those knuckle heads put up a good fight Glad you and your family had a good day

Nice. They are a favorite of my boys. About the best eating there is too.
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They're still around in the upper bay, George.
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Great, thanks. Regency Suites in North Dartmouth, 10 minutes from the ramp. Just under $100, very nice.

We fished in two places, one was about 40 feet, the other was 25. We were about 3 miles away from the ramp in Mattapoisett, couldn't tell you anything else more specific.

My 10 year-old had a fantastic time.

Did you get out for stripers during the week at all?

I always liked fishing for them.

Amazing to eat. I fried some, baked some, made chowder with some (used the carcasses to make great stock), and my favorite - blackened fish sandwiches in a cast iron frying pan.

Blackened👍🏿
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We were out there yesterday morning...gorgeous day

First Sea-Bass was the biggest....I ask my buddy to grab the net (the fight/action made me believe it could have been a sizable fluke,)....No Fluke, ...Super-sized seabass...yaye! My buddy nets em'...the sea-bass comes loose in the net, leaving the hook stuck in the net. I take the net from my buddy so he can get back to fishing...I'm dikking around gettin' the hook free.....the seabass does a couple of tail-kicks, manages to hop out of net...bounces off seat, then handle, then splash.....involuntary C&R. :shocked:

Great fight on light tackle. I highly recommend this fishery to those who haven't tried it yet. Super fun, great for the kids...just be leery of the sharp plates above his gills if letting your kids touch em'...they're pretty sharp

The only down side, and I mean the ONLY down side is that he may presume that every trip will be like that....or he may become committed to improving on those catches (OK, that's not really that bad...)

All in all I'd say he earned a place at the rail for his next trip!

You've gotta love when a kid takes to fishing like that...it bodes well for the future of the industry as a whole!

It does make you crazy when you can get out-fished by a 10 year old...:bl:

He has been on trips where we get skunked. He gets pouty on those trips (heck, so do I) but he truly loves fishing regardless. Hard to describe how it makes me feel to hear him tell his friends how much he loves it, and impossible for me not to look forward to countless trips together.
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I picked up a keeper seabass from shore last night on an eel in Buzzards Bay. Totally unexpected.
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They are way more aggressive and voracious than I thought. OTW had stories of them busting bait on the surface. A great fishery for us in New England.

Never seen them bust bait but caught them on 9er rig(large size) fishing for stripers and have had them chase jigs to the surface from 50ft many times. Great fight for their size
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