April 11, 2024

It's still super early in the season to be fishing for stripers.  The first migratory schoolie striped bass of the year probably won't show up for another three weeks.Nevertheless, yesterday afternoon I felt that familiar "itch" to head out and give striper fishing a try regardless of the fact that ...

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Fishing Wareham for Holdover Stripers
April 11, 2024

Have you ever caught a sea robin? If you spend any amount of time bottom fishing off Cape Cod then you probably have caught many!Over the years I've caught a bunch of sea robins while fishing in Nantucket Sound for squid, off Monomoy Island while fishing for fluke, and in ...

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My Sea Robin Fishing & Eating Experience
April 8, 2024

Tautog is one of our favorite fish to both catch and cook on Cape Cod.  With it's hearty white meat, it holds up well to almost any way of cooking.And now that April has arrived it's only a matter of time until the dandelions bloom and tautog return to inshore ...

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How to Make Parmesan Crusted Tautog with Herb-Lemon Sauce
April 4, 2024

Last month our first 20 group fishing trips of the year sold out within 48 hours!  Fortunately I just added a new batch of trips to the books, and in this post I'm going to tell you all about them.Online registration for this brand new batch of My Fishing Cape ...

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Saturday April 20th Group Trip Registration | Schedule & Prices
April 2, 2024

I pulled into the beach parking lot yesterday afternoon and was surprised to see a man lying on the sand a couple hundred yards down the beach.  I was debating walking over to see if everything was ok when a woman on her phone popped out of a nearby car ...

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Sunset Stripers | April 2nd Fishing Report
April 1, 2024

This afternoon I headed out in hopes of catching a highly effective bait for holdover striped bass. Conditions were quite pleasant with a very light breeze and an air temperature of around 50.  The marsh was still brown but I did catch a few shades of green here and there, which ...

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Catching Bait for Holdover Stripers
March 27, 2024

Tuna fishing off Cape Cod has been nothing short of remarkable, and many anglers here on My Fishing Cape Cod have caught giant tunas of over 700 pounds in the past few years.In certain areas around the Cape, one of the best ways to target these massive fish is by ...

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Anchor/Ball Setup For Giant Tuna Fishing
March 22, 2024

The Cape Cod Canal has some of the strongest tides on all of Cape Cod.During extreme weather situations the current inside the Canal can get cranking to almost scary speeds. It's always important to remain cautious when moving around on the Canal rocks when the tide is cranking.The strong current ...

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Cape Cod Canal Tides | Understand Them To Catch More Fish
March 21, 2024

Yesterday afternoon I set off around 3pm to do some more kayaking and fishing for holdover stripers on Cape Cod. Over the weekend I had success catching my first striper of 2024, so I was eager to get back out there and give it another try.However, this time I figured I ...

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Kayaking the Backwaters of the Mid-Cape
March 20, 2024

This post from Dan was originally published in April of 2017. I figured now would be a good time to re-publish this post, because freshwater is where all the action is at right now until the stripers arrive!Hello My Fishing Cape Cod!  My name is Dan Jones, store manager at ...

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How To Catch Smallmouth Bass On Cape Cod
March 17, 2024

It was dark and breezy last night as I made my way down the mid-Cape highway.  There were very few cars on the road, especially compared to the busy summer season.I was inspired by the recent catches of striped bass that have been posted to the Winter Stripers thread inside ...

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My First Striper of 2024
March 14, 2024

It had been a while since I last went fishing.  For me the month of March has consisted of a lot of video editing work, and most recently, attending and speaking at the New England Saltwater Fishing Show in Rhode Island.So it felt really nice to be driving down the ...

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My First Holdover Striper Trip of the Year | March 14th Report