| Title: | Fishing-V2: All About Angling |
| Notice: | Time to go fishin'! day egins |
| Moderator: | WAHOO::LEVESQUE |
| Created: | Fri Jul 19 1991 |
| Last Modified: | Wed Jun 04 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 548 |
| Total number of notes: | 9621 |
Do any of you who fish the Merrimack for bass, catch mackeral for bait?
It gets expensive buying it every week. Do mackeral come into the
river? Are there any good places in this area for mackeral? Years ago,
I fished for mackeral in Plymouth harbor.
stan
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| 515.1 | ESB02::TATOSIAN | The Compleat Tangler | Wed Aug 28 1996 14:25 | 9 | |
There's a seasonal mackeral fishery hanging within a mile out of
the mouth of the Merrimack. Precedes the appearance of the stripers,
then usually disappears (north, I presume) with the appearance of the
bluefish. This year apparently the mack's have hung out a bit longer
than usual - though the last time I was out there (two weekends ago)
there weren't any mack jiggers working the normal haunts...
I don't think they venture up into the river (unless driven there) but
I could be wrong...
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| 515.2 | WAHOO::LEVESQUE | a crimson flare from a raging sun | Fri Aug 30 1996 09:31 | 4 | |
There have been tinker mackerel around. these are significantly smaller
than the regular sized macks that move through the area in may or so.
They are like striper candy. If you use chum, you'll be able to keep
the school under the boat and fill the livewell.
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| 515.3 | SALEM::MALLON | Fri Aug 30 1996 14:36 | 5 | ||
It's best to fish for them in April/May, before the Blues scatter the
schools. It's fairly easy to catch a bunch, freeze them, and you have
your bait for the summer.
DJM
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