Big Cows in Newburyport??!!

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Hello All,

I was hoping to get some good advice on how to get out of the schoolies and catch the big cows in the Merrimack. I have always fished with chunk mackeral or herring on slides, but can't seem to catch anything bigger than 28". Any tips on best time, places and techniques?

Thanx Much

[Notaro]

Fish at night.

[Rob Rockcrawler]

The times that i have fished the river up there i always had good luck with clams, never got large but that was the ticket for me. Did get one marginal keeper on a magnum rapala trolled around the rips and the jetty. Mac pattern, or what they consider mac.

[Christian]

my biggest so far has been a 35" up there like last week on a jig.

today was slow, a couple smalls. once this wind changes it should improve ALOT.

keep fishing, if your catching youll eventually pull out a nice one. might do better off the beach front or reservation if you want a large fish and less smalls.