If you are on the Bay as the tide falls, watch out that you don't get grounded between bars while you are enjoying the fishing. Deteriorating sea surface conditions on the Bay occur when the wind backs or veers to a northerly direction. Watch for it. South and East coast harbors such as Woods Hole, Hyannis, Stage and Nauset are deep enough leading to Nantucket Sound and Buzzards Bay and are usable on all tides. These don't turn or stop quickly for small craft.
Fishing is concentrated along rips, and at rocks and wrecks.
Stripers, Bluefish, Scup, Tautog and Fluke are available. Nearer the Islands, you can find Bonito and a few Spanish Mackeral if you are lucky. The Islands offer protected bays and anchorages on their north sides and the Atlantic on the south. Shorelines may be rockier than expected but that bodes well for the fishing. Check the coastal pilots for tidal currents to be safe.