Nantasket Beach in Hull is one of the most accessible surf spots near Boston, a long, straight town beach with public parking and easy walk-on access. It will not always hold the giants of the outer Cape, but it offers dependable, convenient striper and bluefish fishing right off the sand.
The spots
Fish the bars and cuts along the beach and the ends near the structure and current at Hull Gut and Pemberton Point. The rocky edges and the mouth of the harbor concentrate bait and fish.
How to fish it
Low light is key on an accessible, popular beach. Small swimming plugs, soft plastics and metals matched to the bait cover it. Dawn and dusk, and the moving tide, beat a midday session.
Tip On easy-access beaches, fish the hours other people do not. Dawn, dusk and after dark on a moving tide are when bass move in close, and you will have the productive water to yourself.