Bill C, one popular spot for setting an eel trap close to you is in the Fore river but up into Braintree. Using baits from Horseshoe crabs to dead fish like herring. Some tackle shops carry those traps or can get them. Try The Sportsman's Den in Quincy or CapeCodTackle.com (Wareham)for the traps. I think you may do well in Blacks Creek at the end of Wollaston beach. Set the trap at night and pick it out the next day. Mass DMF just passed a new bag limit of 50 eels in posession with a minimum size of 6 inches. The states website makes no mention of horseshoe crabs other than with a commercial fishing permit. (Blacks Creek gets alot of horseshoe crabs in May and June). I also know that you can grab them off the falls at the Watertown Falls near Galen street. This starts to happen when the herring run slows down... Eels are pretty resilient so if you get some and keep them properly, they'll keep for a while. Or you could buy them <img src="/Images/biggrin.gif"><!--e7-->...
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