Also known as bonito.
A striped, mackerel-like tuna cousin that visits nearshore in summer and fall, often mixed with albies but distinguished by dark back stripes — and, unlike albies, good eating. A fast, willing light-tackle and fly target.
July–September, sometimes into October; timing is variable year to year and often overlaps the albie run.
Nearshore open water, rips and sounds, around islands where bait concentrates (notably off the Vineyard and Nantucket).
Often best around the Vineyard/Nantucket area and the RI south shore.
No catch reports for Atlantic Bonito yet. Landed one in these waters? Add the first — real reports only, moderated before they appear.
Augusto fishing notes are a starting point, not a guarantee — fish move with the water and the season. Nothing here is a substitute for current state regulations or local knowledge.