Fishing Cape Ann

[Fly Rod]

Sunday morning may have been the exodus of the macs from Cape Ann Harbor. The outer harbor had witnessed an explosion of blues and stripers munching on the bait fish. Many pods of birds were working from the paint factory to the breakwater. Have the macs left? Boats jigging for macs early Sunday did not fair well loading up on the macs which leads me to believe that they have mostly left, pushed out by the blues and stripers. Maybe Saturday's explosion of blues & stripers in the inner harbor by the state pier started the forcing of the bait to head to the outer harbor and exiting to the open ocean. I did not see any birds feeding this morning as I drove by the outer harbor and along the state pier.

It may be time to start chunking or put the net out for pogies

[JackK]

Didn't see the birds working this AM, although I didn't have time to fish so wasn't too focused in on the activity.

Be a big shame if they did finally decide to leave... been spoiled

[spinncognito]

There was a small pod of bait/birds visible in the middle of the harbor this morning. Perhaps I am just being optimistic but I think there was less activity visible because of the strong wind and chop. When the blow lessens it will be interesting to see what is left. That wind was actually favorable to blow the bait into the harbor. Also of note is some signs of different baitfish around. Some of yesterdays bluefish were hacking up small herring.

I want to continue being spoiled!