Scup and Tautog Waking Up in Buzzards Bay
Tautog bite improving around rocky structure. A few early scup starting to appear on the south-facing shorelines.
Current Conditions
- Water temp
- 49°F
- Moon
- Waning Crescent
- Tide / flow
- Incoming best for tog
- Weather
- Sunny, SW winds 6-10 mph, pleasant 60°F
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What's Biting
Tautog
Jigs with crab
Scup
Squid strips near bottom
What's Next
Warming trend this week should push tog activity higher. The jetties at the canal entrance are producing consistently. Scup should arrive in numbers by month's end.
Context
Last spring saw the best tautog season in Buzzards Bay in over 5 years.
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