Broad Sound is the open water between Winthrop and Nahant, the northern doorstep of Boston Harbor. Its rips, ledges and the structure around the Graves concentrate bait and striped bass, and it links naturally to both Boston Harbor and the rocky water off Nahant.
The ground
Fish the rips, ledges and current edges across the sound, keying on where bait stacks. The area around the Graves and the outer ledges is classic structure.
How to fish it
Read and fish the rips with soft plastics and jigs, and cover water to find the bait and fish. Low light and moving tide are prime.
Tip Broad Sound fishes best on the moving tide over its ledges and rips. Find a current seam with bait, position up-current, and swing your lure through it like you would in any rip.
Regulations Striped bass rules apply, see Massachusetts DMF.