Flyfishing in the Boston area

[Kristian Ehlern]

Hi,

I am travelling to Boston on business all the way from Scandinavia (Denmark) and I have a couple of days to hopefully check out the fishing in the area since I expect to bring along some flyfishing gear. Can someone help me out with a some good spots directly from the shore/coastline?

Thanks in advance - and I hope I can help out with good advise is you ever travel to Scandinavia.

[NMB]

check out jack gartside's web site. he wrote a "where to"book on fly fishing from shore in the boston area.

[Soundking]

For relatively short money, Boston Fish Stix charters could put you on quite a few fish in half a day and give you quite the tour of the area as well. Have a look at www.bostonfishstix.com

[Blackjack]

Hey Kristian -

If I ever make it to Scandanavia, I may be asking your advice but it won't be for fishing spots! I've seen pictures of the women you guys have over there...

[Kristian Ehlern]

Hey Kristian -

If I ever make it to Scandanavia, I may be asking your advice but it won't be for fishing spots! I've seen pictures of the women you guys have over there...


You´re absolutely rigth the women here are extraordinary. But don´t forget we have a serious beach/inshore flyfishing for searunning trout. The best thing is off course that the season for sea trout does not conflict with the women season (summer) :)

[Blackjack]

When are you going to be in town? If you have access to a car you will have many more options available to you. There are several members of this board that do a lot of fishing from shore/kayak in the Boston area - they seem to do pretty well, although they live like vampires and fish more at night than during daylight hours.

[Kristian Ehlern]

When are you going to be in town? If you have access to a car you will have many more options available to you. There are several members of this board that do a lot of fishing from shore/kayak in the Boston area - they seem to do pretty well, although they live like vampires and fish more at night than during daylight hours.

I will be in Boston in week 37, but I only have a couple of days in the beginning of this week fee to fish. I already rented a car - so I guess I´m mobile enough. The dracula-fishing sounds interesting since I can then fish 24 hour around the clock.

[juro]

In my opinion, invest an hour's drive to the Cape since you have two days free and a rental car. Put your toes into some sand that time forgot - the Monomoy Refuge. Fishing is out of control right now and you will leave more than an urban skyline and bio-undegradable flotsam in your mind when you fly back to Denmark. Drop me a PM and I will give you some detail on spots to hit.

BTW - I lived in Copenhagen for a few years as a kid. Nice place, I went back once as an adult on business for SAS. I rode a bike around the city - and everyone speaks English! Beautiful people there, figuratively and literally.

Whatever you do I hope you have good luck.

[mendy]

Yep, defintely drive the two plus hours to Chatham. There are no fish in Boston.

Seriously, there are plenty of wading opportunities around Boston. You cant go wrong driving north on 1A to Rt 127, stopping to look for birds working. I would focus on the area from Lynn to Marblehead....

[Blackjack]

"Week 37"...um, what does that mean?

Do people in Copenhagen chew Copenhagen? Is that where dip came from? I'm more of a Skoal guy but if I ever go to Denmark I'll definitely chew Cope...sorry for the random thoughts - boring Friday in the office.

[Kristian Ehlern]

"Week 37"...um, what does that mean?

Do people in Copenhagen chew Copenhagen? Is that where dip came from? I'm more of a Skoal guy but if I ever go to Denmark I'll definitely chew Cope...sorry for the random thoughts - boring Friday in the office.

Hi there,

Well the week-thing is very simple - a year consist of 52 weeks so I´m just referring to the 37th week which is from 10th - 17th September.

I´m still grumpling over your Copenhagen question. I just don´t get the point but I guess Copenhagen is a local US brand for either tobacco or dip??

[Blackjack]

Hey Kristian -

Yeah, Copenhagen is a local brand of chewing tobacco that many inveterate dippers use (it's a gross habit, but it seems to lend itself well to baseball and fishing/hunting).

I suspected that week 37 referred to the calender, but it was funny to me because we don't count time like that over here - if I wanted to figure out which week was #37 i'd have to get a calendar and start from the beginning etc - it's interesting that you guys think in those terms.

[Kristian Ehlern]

Hey Kristian -

Yeah, Copenhagen is a local brand of chewing tobacco that many inveterate dippers use (it's a gross habit, but it seems to lend itself well to baseball and fishing/hunting).

I suspected that week 37 referred to the calender, but it was funny to me because we don't count time like that over here - if I wanted to figure out which week was #37 i'd have to get a calendar and start from the beginning etc - it's interesting that you guys think in those terms.

Well, then I also learned something new. Tocacco chewing is a typically Swedish habit but in Denmark smooking is still the normal way to get the nicotin (still not forbitten) and one thing is true - fishing is an excellent excuse for a little taske of tobacco.

[boba]

There are plenty of fish in Boston Harbor and north of Boston too, though I would agree that, except for Halibut Point near Rockport and Gloucester, the locations are not as beautiful as those in Chatham and Monomoy.
Too bad you're leaving after 9/17; I plan to take some time off during the last week of Sept.
Email me.

[Kristian Ehlern]

There are plenty of fish in Boston Harbor and north of Boston too, though I would agree that, except for Halibut Point near Rockport and Gloucester, the locations are not as beautiful as those in Chatham and Monomoy.
Too bad you're leaving after 9/17; I plan to take some time off during the last week of Sept.
Email me.

Hi here,

Well I´m looking forward to visit Boston and I will arrive this sunday. At this stage I guess it is worth the drive to Monomoy Monday morning but I just wonder if the weather will be ok. Do you have any advise as to what kind of weather is a "no go" - typically I guess the wind factor is very important. I dont mind rough wawes but are the flats of Monomoy well protected?

If the weather turns bad - are there any good spots on the way from Boston to Cape Cod or maybe around Cape Ann?

Thanks in advance - and do not forget who to contact for advise if you come to Scandinavia.

[Soundking]

Why drive 1.5 hours to chatham when you can drive 15 minutes and absolutely bail fish? There's breaking schools of bass and bluefish every mile or so right now from boston to rockport.

[Fishingman]

Don't forget to stop at the Cape Cod Canal with your fishing rod. There might be fish there (although it is more of a "bait" and jig/eel/plug and not a fly rod place), check it out if you have the time. There are several "rest stops" where you can park your car and it's only a short walk to the fishing spots. I would think you would do better fly fishing at low tide (more back-cast space). Maybe at late afternoon or early morning (comming from and going to Chatham). The place is a man-made wonder and one of the best places in the world to catch a large striped bass from shore.

[fly]

I am a Boston based, wading, fly vampire, who has done a bunch of sea run brown fishing in Scotland, Ireland and other places. You are going to have a blast here over those dates.

You should definitely check out some Cape flats if the weather looks sunny and not too windy - i.e. bonefish conditions. You can leave that until the last moment. The wading is not wavy but has other issues - get a guide or search this board for Monomoy threads and take it easy.

Send me a private message with your email in it and we'll talk about the dark horrors of the Haba. I'd be happy to drag you along.

[boba]

There is almost always wind on Monomoy and South Beach in Chatham. It is definitley not what you would call "wind-protected." Assuming you have a laptop or other computer access after you land and can read this, the National Weather forecast for Chatham web page is:
<http://www.erh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?CityName=Chatham&state=MA&site=BOX>
Once on the page, you can use it to find weather in other areas, just by typing in the place name in the search box at the top.
You can get the tides for anywhere in New England at:
<www.maineharbors.com>
Both of these sites have been mentioned many times on this site, but I thought they might be helpful if you have internet access during your visit and had not run across them.