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Massachusetts · Buzzards Baysaltwater· April 5, 2026

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

Active

Tautog

Jigs with crab

Slow

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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