Weather Forecast 

Mon Apr 23 2018 .Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastal waters... High pressure over the waters will shift east tonight and Tuesday. Low pressure will move up the eastern seaboard Tuesday night and Wednesday bringing fog and showers, then crossing the waters by Thursday morning. Another storm will be moving up along the coast Friday night. High pressure will begin to build in from the west Saturday and Sunday.

Tonight - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Tue - S winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.

Tue Night - S winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of rain.

Wed - SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 nm or less. 

Wed Night - SE winds 15 to 20 kt. Gusts up to 35 kt, decreasing to 25 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. Rain likely. Vsby 1 nm or less.

Thu - SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers.

Thu Night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the evening. Seas 4 to 7 ft.

Fri - SW winds around 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Fri Night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.

Sat - S winds around 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Sat Night - W winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.

Bait Intel

The Herring have arrived and are starting to fill out most runs in Massachusetts.  The Cape, south coast are heavy and the north shore is not far behind.

Inshore Intel

Herring and Mackeral are in the inshore waters of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.  Large school of Right whales are close to shore off Marshfield , Farnham Buoy chasing bait.  Navigate carefully in these areas as the whales are protected and are very slow moving surface feeders.

Offshore Intel

The Haddock fleet has been able to fish with the weather this past Sunday and Monday. 

42.30, -70.35 The best bite for keeper sized haddock is on the Northwest corner of Stellwagen bank. 

42.27, -70.33 Western edge of middlebank by the old BE buoy is also producing a nice albiet slower pick of Haddock.

The Southwest corner is slow with very little signs of life, which is a surpricse considering the action this time last year.