Cod Fishing

[thefishingfreak]

ohh, that make it a little better.

[beamie]

I guess you can read that many ways. It doesn't say 75lbs in the round, or gutted, or filets

The one part of this is.....which way is the envirnmental police going to read it it tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow.

That said 75 lbs is nice for table fare if 4 guys go out inshore fishing and get into some small keepers.

[thefishingfreak]

you can't filet them at sea unless your a charter/headboat.
you can gut them, which people should be doing anyways.

[beamie]

Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

you can't filet them at sea unless your a charter/headboat.

Only joking about that Mike. Yes true about the filet at sea. Although no one really does that as you know. A good day east of the bank if your return with all those fish still not fileted till the dock no one is going home for a while. Never understood why charter boat have the different rule. We all know that there is a handful of charter boats are cutting fish on a slow day that are just under size to get thier fare some fish...it happens. Some of them are no more honest or dishonest than a private boat. And some of the Marinas get mad dumping all the racks in the slip, make you keep onboard till the next day etc. Makes it a pain.

[thefishingfreak]

occording to Santini...

it's 2 per person over 24" up to 75 pounds total, in state waters. offshore is closed.

[macojoe]

Does anyone know about east and south of Cape Cod?? Is it the same or different?? then the Gulf ?

Do the haddock come inshore close like the Cod? Lets say near the dumping area??

[thefishingfreak]

http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dmf/recre...ex.htm#finfish

click the link-->cod north of cape cod. and --->cod south of cape cod.
there's the map. sais right there 2 per person, 75# per boat north.

south looks like 10 fish @22" per person.. but i believe federal waters is still closed?

i've never seen a haddock inside stellwagen but that don't mean much.
my best bet for them is east of the bank about 250-300'.