Boston Harbor's Incredible Striper Fishing | Fishing is Local

Boston Harbor hasn't always had a strong striped bass fishery. Just over 20 years ago, it had pollution levels so high that it struggled to support large, healthy populations of any kind of sport fish.

Today, thanks to the incredible clean up efforts and development of water-treatment infrastructure, Boston Harbor is now the 3rd cleanest harbor in America. Each season, a wide variety of sport fish enter its waters, including striped bass, bluefish, winter flounder, and black sea bass.

Captain Brian Coombs of Get Tight Sportfishing walk us through growing up fishing the harbor, and how clean up efforts have led to an incredible striped bass fishery—cementing Boston Harbor a premier urban fishery

Featured Gear:

Rod: Shimano Grappler Type-C

Reel: Shimano SW Twin Power 5000

Line: Power Pro Maxcuatro

Outboard: Yamaha 300 HP

Trolling Motor: Minn Kota Ulterra Series

Electronics: Humminbird Solix 12

[RichKosack]

I remember fishing off Moon Island as a kid and watching brown “trout” floating in the water.

[PACOLOCO]

I'll be in Boston this October. Will the season be open? I'd like to book a trip

[saltyfisherman]

Stop commercial fishing for them and stop killing the big breeder's