Summer, a haddock
August 16, 2018
Scituate
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Haddock
Trip Summary
Trip Summary
Captain Mark Rowell of Legit Fish Charters and his patrons can’t shake an almost unprecedented shallow-water Stellwagen haddock bite. Ordinarily during the peak of summer, a haddock score takes place in depths that could be referred to in fathoms as opposed to feet but not this August. Haddock, some big ones at that, are gorging on shrimp in shoal water as skinny as 80 feet. Gear has been downsized to Shimano Torium 20s, lightweight Trevala rods and corresponding Butterfly Jigs. It’s right now the best of both worlds, light on gear and heavy on fun. For a shot at a shark, there are plenty of porbeagles prowling just east of the bank. As for stripers, Captan Mark found a recent school of big bass by Fourth and Third Cliff.