September 10, 2020

Usually starting sometime in early or mid-August, peanut bunker arrive along the Cape Cod and Massachusetts coastlines. The peanut bunker schools will remain plentiful in the region throughout September, and often well into October and November. Last week I shared this report about shallow-water peanut bunker blitzes. In today's report, ...

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Cape Cod’s Deep-Water Peanut Bunker Blitzes
September 2, 2020

There is nothing more exciting than a shoreline blitz! In this post you'll see brand new images and video of stripers on the hunt in shallow water. I filmed the following clips on August 29th and August 30th. On these days peanut bunker were being trapped in shallow by stripers. ...

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Cape Cod’s Shallow-Water Peanut Bunker Blitzes
August 28, 2020

Direct download Kevin Collins Welcome to another edition of the My Fishing Cape Cod podcast! This episode will be a great listen for not just fly anglers, but for anyone interested in learning about the diverse array of saltwater (and freshwater) fishing opportunities on Cape. Today we interview Ian Bragdon-passionate fly ...

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Fly Fishing The Cape | with Ian Bragdon of The Goose Hummock Shop
August 23, 2020

Lauren Collins I find it incredible that giant swordfish swim just off the coast of Cape Cod. These amazing fish are capable of hunting a mile below the surface of the ocean! I also find it amazing how we are able to enjoy fresh boat-to-table swordfish. Ryan and I consider ...

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Grilled Swordfish with Chimichurri Sauce
August 19, 2020

A lot of my striper fishing is done using artificial lures. However, over the past few years I have enjoyed fishing for bass with chunk bait. I've found that stripers will often show interest in chunk baits, even during the middle of a hot summer day, when nothing else is ...

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Why You Should Match Your Bait To The Size Of The Stripers
August 18, 2020

This clip was filmed on July 22nd of 2019. Somehow I never got around to sharing it, but I figured better late than never! During this trip myself and a crew of members from My Fishing Cape Cod were fishing with captain Cullen of Cape Star Charters.  If you look ...

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Live Mackerel Tuna Fishing at the Regal Sword
August 12, 2020

This past winter I asked the MFCC community where they like to go in the summer to dock the boat and have a bite to eat.  Now the votes are in, and here are the top spots, complete with mooring information, so you can enjoy the Cape, whether by boat, ...

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Our Favorite Places To Take The Boat For Lunch
August 6, 2020

Seafood and summer go hand-in-hand here on Cape Cod. One of my favorite summertime activities is diving for sea clams, also called quahogs. These large clams can be found over Cape Cod's vast sand flats, and are best harvested at low tide.Last summer my wife Lauren published this wonderfully delicious stuffed ...

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New “Catch & Cook” Video: Cape Cod Stuffed Quahogs with Chorizo
July 29, 2020

If that title doesn't draw you into this post, then I don't know what will! That's right, this girl out-fished the "one and only" Ryan Collins, fair and square. Ryan has been meaning to publish this post for a long time. I wonder if the fact that I out-fished him ...

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How I Out-Fished My Husband
July 18, 2020

The tube and worm is a highly effective striper fishing technique, especially on Cape Cod during the heat of the summer. All my life I have enjoyed trolling tubes throughout Cape Cod, both during the day and during the night. Over the years I've had success with the tube and ...

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Striped Bass Attacks Tube | Never Before Seen Images
July 17, 2020

Note from Ryan: This post was originally published on August 4th of 2015. I figured now would be a good time to re-publish this post, because there has been growing interest in the forum about raking your own sand eels.This past Friday morning I received a text message invitation from ...

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How to Rake for Sand Eels on Cape Cod
July 10, 2020

This past Tuesday July 7th, I headed out fishing with four members from My Fishing Cape Cod and captain Cullen of Cape Star Charters. It was a memorable trip with a great crew of US  veterans! The group trip was paid for by anonymous donors from MFCC, who jumped at ...

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Stripers Attacking da ‘Squid | An Underwater Perspective