Maria Fonseca

Zone Writer · Buzzards Bay / Martha's Vineyard

Maria Fonseca fishes the rips between Buzzards Bay and the Vineyard like she was born on them — and she nearly was. When the albies show at Quick's Hole in August, Maria has been casting at them for a week already, and her fall striper program off the Elizabeth Islands is pure New England.

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Buzzards Bay, Woods Hole, Cuttyhunk, the Elizabeth Islands, Martha's Vineyard — rips, albies, bonito

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Buzzards Bay / Martha's Vineyard

New moon springs light up the sunset flood at Woods Hole and Robinson's Hole

Stripers are stacking on the turn, fluke have pushed into the cuts, and the bonito corridor is knocking on Buzzards Bay's back door.

Maria FonsecaJul 10, 2026