Also known as loligo, winter squid, Boston squid.
A small, fast-growing inshore squid that migrates inshore in spring to spawn, rising toward the surface at night. A key forage species and a fun spring jigging target at lit docks and harbors.
Spring is the notable inshore window — squid return inshore to spawn, drawing jiggers to lit docks and harbors; runs can be very localized and variable year to year.
Over mud and sand/mud bottom offshore; nearshore in spring around harbors, channels, docks and lit structure where they aggregate to spawn.
Spring runs are targeted at lit docks/harbors around the Sounds and lower bays; encounters are localized and year-to-year variable.
No catch reports for Longfin Squid 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.