It still really early in our fishery, but we had several reports of schools being caught in Madaket today.  Also- we did hear of another keeper today- so it’s improving daily.  Friends of the shop also went out and caught a couple of dozen mackerel off of the jetty.  We have big bait here, which […]

Our fishery finally got going this weekend.  Most angler’s who spent time on the water reported catching schoolies.  These fish were predominately on the north side of the Island or in the harbor.  Soft baits were the bait of choice.  We also had one report of a keeper being caught in Madaket by Jimmy Gallen. […]

Guys on the vineyard and in Hyannis keep talking about the buckets of squid they are getting at night. The squid are big and thick, which is a great sign considering the number of squid boats south of the islands.  We are glad the squid are getting through and having a chance to get into […]

This is a question a ton of people debate.  The reason we keep Monofilament on all of our spinning rods, is that Braid tends to lead to “bird’s nests” or knots that can be unrepairable.  On the water, you are stuck with the equipment you have and there is not much worse than losing a […]

My good friend Nat went out fishing from the beach this am when he had a boat available to him.  I know that either way he was going to fish the harbor, so I asked him why the beach and not the boat?  His answer was that he wanted to fish tight to the beach […]

There was an incredible break through in fly-rod technology over the past year and at BFO we are excited about sharing it with our customers.  Loomis has come out with the 7’6 Short Stix series which has 8/9,10/11 and 11/12. The rods are stiff through the butt, but great play in the tip and are […]

While we have not heard of a big mackerel bite yet, we know they are right around the corner. They have been seen by many.  Their size is not large, but there are plenty of schools sitting over and around the wreck at the end of the jetties.  Expect the mackerel to stay in for […]

Interested in catching an early season Bass…While most go to the harbor early on, we highly recommend going to the south shore beaches.  The water right up on the shoreline is warm and all sorts of crabs keep the ocean run fish occupied. It is big work to get the crabs, so most of the […]

Long time Friend and customer Andy Boynton catches the first Bass of the season in Nantucket Harbor.  We do not know what he caught it on, but Andy’s obsession with soft plastics leads us to think that is what he used.  Only issue, is early fish love metals and flash.  Let’s remember they are cold […]

Our goal in sending out e-mails weekly is to provide you with information and hopefully teach everyone a little something. Here is the information for this week- no fish YET!! Yet being the operative word.  Anglers have worked hard- we have a few reports of people seeing fish, and even one of a fish hitting […]