October 12, 2026 - 10:36:32
Alex at Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay felt bad for not having a freshwater angling report. Apparently, everyone, including Alex, is fishing the Canal for striped bass, and no one is bothering with sweetwater species including recently stocked trout in many popular venues such as Long Pond (Plymouth), Little Pond, Fearing Pond, Big Sandy Pond, Marys Pond, Mashpee Pond, Grews Pond, and Peters Pond.
October 12, 2026 - 10:36:27
The word from AJ at Red Top Sporting Goods was of sustained action from Cape Cod Bay the canal and all through Buzzards Bay and the islands. The canal has been generous with her bounty since just after the storm passed with action on jigs and on top at any time of the day. There have fish from 35-inches to 35-pounds with some schoolies breaking on bait at various locations along the ditch. Fish Labs fat green ghost and shad lures are taking fish as well as the Tsunami shads. One customer reported taking some albies around Cleveland Ledge light. There have been some cocktail blues here and there with some larger choppers reported from boats in upper Buzzards Bay and along the Marion and Mattapoisett shorelines. The bottom fishing continues to please with some nice tog and sea bass. They had a visit from a junior angler, who landed a 19-inch seas bass and was told about the Mass State Derby. The youngster and his grandfather brought that fish into the shop to be entered into that contest. We hope he enjoys wearing his pin.
October 05, 2026 - 10:51:07
AJ at Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay chuckled when asked if anyone had a freshwater report for the week. He answered that “monsoon” rains from the previous weekend’s northeaster brought plenty of “fresh water” (9 inches according to his rain gauge), but no fish. Since then, lots of area places have been given a slug of fall-stocked trout including the following: Fearing Pond, Big Sandy Pond, Marys Pond, Mashpee Pond, Grews Pond, Peters Pond, Spectacle Pond (Sandwich), Hamblin Pond, and Shubael Pond.
October 05, 2026 - 10:51:02
The canal has been providing action according to Howie at Red Top Sporting Goods who said there has been action up and down the canal at all times of the day from the east to west end. Much of those fish are well above the slot limit and are being taken on jigs, shads and eels as well as chunked mackerel and squid. The topwater bite has not been predictable but when it begins there is a lot of traveling along the shores of the ditch to reach them. Since the storm there has been little in the way of blues and bones but there were reports of them in Buzzards Bay and along the West Falmouth Shore to Woods Hole. There has been an uptick in freshwater fishing and with trout stocking getting started this has been a great alternative during stormy weather.
