Maco's Bait and Tackle

It was a busy weekend for Tony and the crew at Maco’s Bait & Tackle. The canal bite slowed down from last week’s highs but there are still regulars who got into spurts of a good bite on Monday and Tuesday. I personally see and hear of too many people paying more attention to their computers than actually driving to the canal and making a few casts. There are still squid in the ditch and the customers are catching them and using them for bait or food. While there was and is still some good scup fishing in Buzzards Bay there were some bigger scup caught in Vineyard Sound. Some anglers have expressed concern that the scup fishing is not as good as it once was. On the other side of the coin bass fishing in Cape Cod Bay has been and is very good all along the coast from the east end to Provincetown. Stop into the shop for the hottest canal lures and information on when and where the best bite is.

It was a busy weekend for Tony and the crew at Maco’s Bait & Tackle with both sides of the canal erupting in furious action as bass pushed loads of squid up onto the rip rap and sand in an all-day blitz. The fish were taking just about anything that made a splash in the water. Fish labs, Savages and Al Gags were also hooking up with frequent regularity. Other sources reported whiting and mackerel from the west to east end where bass from 49-plus inches and fish under 20 inches moved in. Still no word of any keeper fluke in the Mashnee Flats area although the sea bass bite has improved in the deeper holes and the big scup are in heavy from Fairhaven to the west end.