Massachusetts fishing

News-desk briefs whose primary water is Massachusetts.

Laws & Licensing MANews deskSeptember 16, 2026
Massachusetts seizes 324 pounds of illegal commercial stripers in Chatham
Massachusetts Environmental Police, on a Coast Guard tip near Ryders Cove on Aug. 5, found 18 commercial striped bass on a closed day — six under 35 inches and twice the daily commercial limit. 324 pounds forfeited after a civil libel hearing.
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US Fishing MANews deskSeptember 11, 2026
Massachusetts South Coast: tautog limits and schoolie striper blitzes
On The Water’s Sept. 3 Massachusetts report says Buzzards Bay tautog are so thick boats are limiting, then finishing the day on schoolie striper blitzes from the bay through the Westport River.
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