Fishing Around Bostonfor trophy stripers

Jeremy Pallai fishes Boston Harbor Islands National Park, the birthplace of the American Revolution, and some of the best striper water in the Northeast.

A trophy striped bass held up with the Boston skyline across the water
Hooked up with the rod bent over, flag flying off the T-top
Close up of a striper's mouth with a gold plug still in it
A whale surfacing close by with boats drifting around it
Working a fish off the stern with the city on the horizon
A bluefish held up close to the camera
Running home through fog, flag and net over the wake
Close up of a striper's head and stripes beside the boat
A young angler with her first fish of the day on the line
A tall ship anchored in the glare on a summer evening
A striper coming up alongside the boat in green water
A heavy striped bass cradled in both arms
The stern of a container ship stacked high, inbound to Conley
The harbor islands from the air on the way out of Logan
Striped bass in the net with a green plug still in its jaw
Watching a tall ship come in through the binoculars
Watching a container ship and its tug go by
A bluefish held up close with the shoreline behind
Unhooking a striper in the net on the deck
Big striped bass held up under a heavy overcast sky
Rod bent over with the South Boston waterfront behind
A bluefish held between two anglers on the boat
A square rigger anchored off the islands
Taking a turn at the wheel on the way out
A cruise ship heading out under a broken sunset sky
Striper held up beside a channel buoy at dusk
A thick striper held wide across the frame
A black hulled schooner running down the channel
Thick striped bass held up on flat morning water
Two boys watching a bent rod with an island behind
A green hulled schooner working past the islands
A boy and his dad looking at a bluefish in low evening light
Bait and bass stacked up on the sounder off Thompson Island
A big striper held up alongside on a cold, bright day
A schooner under full sail out in the harbor
A big striped bass held up back on shore
A Coast Guard cutter on station as the sun goes down
Striper held up at sunrise with the Boston skyline behind
A young angler in a ball cap holding up a striped bass
A cruise ship coming through the channel at first light
A young angler in a flag cap holding a striped bass
Striper held up in a straw hat on a flat calm day
Striped bass held across the rail on a clear fall morning
A young angler and a striped bass held together on the bow
Fifty two feet of water off Castle Island, marks on the sounder
A young angler holding a striped bass in a life jacket
Striped bass held up on a hazy summer morning
A cruise ship outbound past the islands at sunset
Striper held up beside a green channel marker
Striped bass held under the T-top on a bright day
Letting a striper go over the side
Striper held at the helm on a bright calm morning
Striper held with a lip gripper alongside the boat
A tanker in silhouette with the sun off the water
Striper held up with the harbor islands behind
Striped bass held out over green water
Striped bass held out over calm harbor water
A tanker running the channel on a flat blue day
Striped bass held up on a bluebird day in the harbor
Striped bass under the T-top with the skyline behind
Striper held up with the Boston waterfront in the distance
A heavy striped bass held up on flat morning water
Striper held up on a grey, blown out afternoon
Striper held up with boats working the same water behind
Striped bass held up with the harbor islands behind
A striper laid on the gunwale before going back
Small boats fishing right under an inbound tanker
A tanker outbound into the afternoon sun
A schoolie striper held up on a bluebird day
A striper turning away under the surface
A whale's back breaking the surface on a flat calm evening
The sun going down behind the harbor islands