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I cut my teeth striper fishing in the North River, since I grew up in Scituate. Years ago, each May you could go in the river with small poppers and catch 50-100 schoolies without breaking a sweat. Every year I'm forced some days to launch in the River because it's too snooty outside and I've seen the fishing inside the river go downhill dramatically over the last couple seasons. Still you can find them in predictable locations, with some of the better ones actually far up river. On in particular is a killer spot during the herring run and is a rough section of river just below the narrows and is located above the Bridge Street bridge in Norwell. There is a small park just south of the bridge and you can park and launch a canoe or car topper there. But you shore guys can just walk up river a short hop and fish from shore.
Ironic some 8-10 years ago, I was forced inside one day in May and during the peak of the herring run, which I never really paid much attention to. I had a friend with me and I was bummed, since this was his first striper trip ever. Well we caught some out by the spit, the turtle creek inflow and then moved up to the faster water just above bridge street. Well he puts on a 1 once rattling spot and almost gets the rod pulled out of his hands as a fish pushing 40 inches slams his spot. Over the next 1-1/2 hours we landed about 6 fish over 36 inches and had a ball.
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