3 mile limit

[big jay]

Originally Posted by redlite

from what I have heard and understand, the middle of CC bay is actully considered outside of the 3 mile limit so if you were going from say Green Harbor to Race Point and back, you were crossing a zone that was outside the 3 mile limit. Heard several stories of comm bass guys getting stopped coming across the bay from P-Town (not Stellwagon where they probably got the fish) and got screwed. I guess they are expected to run down towards the canal and up....Asanine......
I'm sure some of the boat guys such as RAider Ronnie or Mike from Ave Maria or Jules might have better info??????

Not true - All of Cape Cod Bay is state waters (even the middle). The Bay is technically the waters from Race point across to the Gurnett - 3 miles north of that line, and 3 miles out from all other points of land is included in the state waters.

Your right about guys fishing P-town and then running back to green harbor or scituate having problems - if they cross federal waters they would be in violation. They need to dip down into state waters to stay legal.

I also think its silly.

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by big jay

Not true - All of Cape Cod Bay is state waters (even the middle). The Bay is technically the waters from Race point across to the Gurnett - 3 miles north of that line, and 3 miles out from all other points of land is included in the state waters.

Your right about guys fishing P-town and then running back to green harbor or scituate having problems - if they cross federal waters they would be in violation. They need to dip down into state waters to stay legal.

I also think its silly.

Jay has it correct !
On the flip side, Nantucket sound has a 3 mile line from points of land.

[redlite]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Jay has it correct !
On the flip side, Nantucket sound has a 3 mile line from points of land.

yeah, but you gotta run over a NASTY shoal for that. To avoid it, you gotta go outside it.....Saw guys get busted a couple of times back in the day when we used to comm over at Sankaty Lite..........

[beamie]

Wait a minute hear. Now you guys are confusing me or are putting out some miss information.

Look at the chart that Typhoon put up. That red line is THE LINE. Guys out of GH fishing the race are fine. Out of the N River, just a bit near 4th cliff. Out of Scituate, well you may run into a problem, and yes last year a charter boat out of Scituate that I and you know did have a problem. I'll won't mention the boat name but you all know his voice...." Yeah how bout ya there"..

Tell me if I'm wrong???

You can fish bass in the middle of CC bay (not Mass Bay) being 7 miles off land in all directions but if you happen to be into nice bass 4 miles out of the n river where I hail your just plain out of luck.

[Roger]

Originally Posted by beamie

Wait a minute hear. Now you guys are confusing me or are putting out some miss information.

Look at the chart that Typhoon put up. That red line is THE LINE. Guys out of GH fishing the race are fine. Out of the N River, just a bit near 4th cliff. Out of Scituate, well you may run into a problem, and yes last year a charter boat out of Scituate that I and you know did have a problem. I'll won't mention the boat name but you all know his voice...." Yeah how bout ya there"..

Tell me if I'm wrong???

You're right, I think Typhoon was a little confused about what is considered CCB, but his chart is correct.

[jasonsnova]

i constantly see guys @ the merrimac with stripers they caught way outside...one guy was showing me at the dock a 38" striper "he couldnt belive he caught 10 miles out while cod fishing" i told him about the 3 mile rule....he claimed to not have a clue....
seems alot of guys are not awhare

[B-Mann]

Being a newbie, let me get this straight, no striper fishing past 3 miles offshore. So three miles outside of Beverly Harbor is off limits. Would the chart books sold at places like west marine highlight these markers? thanks guys.