My guess is we have 4-5 weeks tops remaining in Mass and most of RI for the large 20 plus # fish . You can catch smalls <15# all year from shore, but these aren't the ones I'm inquiring about.
What are you seeing/experiencing so far on the big stuff from shore?
It's not the bait
At the end of your line
It's the fishing hole
Where all the fish is blind
<15# all year from shore, but these aren't the ones I'm inquiring about. 
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