Charlie St. Pierre

Zone Writer · Nantucket Sound

Charlie St. Pierre chases rips from Nantucket to Monomoy like a man on a mission. When the first bonito flash on Nantucket Shoals in July, Charlie's been watching for them for two weeks — and by the time the albies are crashing on Great Point, he's already moved on to the fall striper rips off Chatham.

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Nantucket, Nantucket Shoals, Monomoy, Chatham — the rips, bonito, albies, Great Point

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Nantucket Sound

New moon springs load up the Monomoy rips as fluke slide out to Great Point's ocean side

Bigger water on the rips, warming flats pushing bait offshore, and a bonito watch that's starting to feel real — here's what Nantucket Sound looked like this week.

Charlie St. PierreJul 10, 2026