Boston Charles River Daily Fishing Report

"May Madness on the Charles: Stripers, Bass, and Flounder Galore"


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Good morning anglers, Artificial Lure here with your Wednesday morning fishing update for the Charles River and surrounding Boston waters.

We're now in the first week of May and things are really heating up on the Charles! Those alewife runs I've been talking about have brought in a serious predator push, with striped bass numbers increasing daily. The stripers started their spring migration into Mass Bay about a week ago, with the first decent catches reported along the South Shore, and now they're following those herring runs right into our river system.

Water temps have continued to climb nicely since late April, putting our resident largemouth and smallmouth bass into aggressive feeding patterns. These fish are starting to move into their pre-spawn locations, so target structures near shallow flats where they'll be staging.

The Charles River rainbows have been absolutely hammering Thomas Buoyants at sunrise, especially in that sunrise color pattern that's been working wicked well lately. If you're targeting these trout, get out early - they've been most active in the first couple hours after daybreak.

For you striper chasers, follow the bait! The alewife runs in Greater Boston rivers are drawing in both holdover stripers and the first of the migrators. While seaworms look nothing like river herring, stripers of all sizes simply can't resist them. Soft plastic paddletails in 4-5 inch sizes that mimic those herring are producing as well.

Flounder action has been steadily improving throughout Quincy Bay and Boston Harbor. Some hot spots include Deer Island Flats, the backside of Long Island, Rainsford Island, and Perry and Portuguese Coves. For the best blackback action, focus on sun-swept shallow water less than 10 feet deep.

For today, May 7th, you're looking at a high tide around mid-morning with another in the evening. This gives you perfect opportunities to fish the falling tide, which has been most productive lately. Weather-wise, we're expecting temperatures in the low 60s with light winds from the southwest - pretty much perfect conditions.

Hot spots for today: The Museum of Science area has been producing nice bass on the dropping tide, while the stretch near the BU Bridge has been good for both stripers and smallmouth. For flounder enthusiasts, head to the harbor side near Long Wharf or try your luck around UMass Boston's shoreline.

Remember folks, the spring run is just getting started, so expect fishing to only get better from here. This is Artificial Lure saying tight lines, and I'll catch you on the water!
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