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 - E winds 5 to 10 kt, diminishing to around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Tue - SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.

Tue Night - S winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 nm or less.

Wed  - E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Wed Night - E winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Thu - E winds 5 to 10 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Thu Night - SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Patchy fog. A chance of showers.

Fri - NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

Fri Night - N winds around 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Sat - SE winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.

Sat Night - S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers. 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 Mackeral have shown up in Cape cod bay over the past few days.  The inshore ledges are loaded with a mix of herring and mackeral.

Inshore Intel

Small school sized striped bass have arrived in the canal.  The large fish should follow as last year May 5th saw a large push or keeper sized bass in the bay.

The squid fishery light up down the cape over the weekend.  This fishery is fast so target them now if you want in on the action.  Current action is hot in buzzards bay, and typicaly south side haunts in nantucket sound off hyanis.

Tog reports are slow in buzzards bay probably a week or two away from that fishery breaking open.

Offshore Intel

The Haddock fishing continues to be steady with easy limits on the northwest corner and middlebank.  SW Corner is starting to improve.  Tons of life on the bank with whales and dophin chasing down bait.  No signs of Tuna at this time.