Are you going to be fishing from a boat?
There is some great fishing in Newburyport and Newbury especially by boat.
Staying in Salisbury you will be about ten to fifteen minutes north of Newbury Mass., Surfland Bait & Tackle. They will give you plenty of good information where to fish for stripers from shore or boat.
Be very carefull in the Merrimack it takes a few lives every year, both boaters and shore fisherpersons
They are located on Plum Island, Plumb Island Blv. at the mouth of the Merrimack. Follow route 1A through Newburyport to Newbury
Surfland Bait & Tackle
978-462-4202
29 Plum Island Blv.
Newbury, Mass. 01951
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