7-Day Fishing Forecast
Fishing Score Breakdown
Current Conditions
Sun & Moon
Solunar Periods
Local Fishing Guide
Fishing Tips
Chatham, Stage Harbor offers excellent opportunities around oyster bars, grass flats, and channel edges. Fish the moving tide - the first two hours of an incoming or outgoing tide are usually the most productive. In Massachusetts, excellent striped bass and bluefish along the coast. Use live bait on the flats and switch to artificials when fish are actively feeding on the surface.
About This Area
Chatham, Stage Harbor is a sheltered bay in Massachusetts. The New England coastline is excellent striped bass and bluefish along the coast. Tidal patterns here follow a semidiurnal cycle - check the tide chart above for today's schedule.
Common Species
Striped Bass, Bluefish, Cod, Haddock, Mackerel. Availability varies by season - use the fishing score above to gauge today's conditions.
Best Times to Fish
Spring striper runs along the coast are legendary (May-June). Summer brings excellent bluefish, fluke, and offshore tuna action. Fall offers trophy stripers on their southern migration - the biggest fish of the year. Winter is slow but hardy anglers find cod and tautog.