Plymouth and Duxbury Bay make up a big, varied inshore system: extensive shallow flats for sight-fishing bass, and the hard current around Bug Light, the Gurnet and Saquish at the bay mouth for rip fishing. It is a system that rewards knowing the tide.
The ground
Fish the flats on a rising tide for cruising fish, and the rips and channels around the Gurnet and Bug Light where current sweeps bait. The Gurnet and Duxbury Beach also offer shore access.
How to fish it
Sight-fish the flats with light gear or a fly, and fish the rips with soft plastics and jigs. Match the tide stage to the water you want to fish.
Tip Split your day by the tide. Fish the flats on the rising water when bass push shallow, then move to the Gurnet rips as the tide starts to rip through the bay mouth, two different games in one bay.