Harbor Seals! They're everywhere!

[KJLane]

Did a little fishing off the south side of the cape over the weekend with my girlfriend. We found a couple bright fish but I thought the fishing slower than usual. (No suprise given the cool water temperatures.) What was suprising to me, however, was the number of seals we saw when driving the boat along the falmouth south shore. From Waquiot bay to Woods Hole, we noticed at least 15 seals, so I'm certain that there were plenty we missed as well! I've never seen so many seals before. Does anyone know if they are disruptive to the bass? Do they mostly just eat herring and slower bottom fish? If they do adversely affect the stripers, where can I get a permit to hunt them? (That last part was a joke!)