April 13, 2025

At our recent My Fishing Cape Cod Season Kickoff event in Hyannis, we were fortunate to host two of Cape Cod’s most accomplished surf casters, Calvin Toran-Sandlin and Ian Mcpartland. These gentlemen have spent countless hours perfecting their craft along our shores, and their insights on reading beaches, selecting spots, and catching trophy-sized stripers are

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Boulder Fields vs. Sandy Beaches: Calvin & Ian Reveal their Trophy Striper Strategies
April 9, 2025

Kite fishing for giant tuna is the all jacked up, steroided out version of fishing a topwater plug for striped bass. The two concepts are at their foundations very similar. The only difference is that kite fishing can generate surface strikes from tuna the size of automobiles!If witnessing a massive topwater hit from a car

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Kite Fishing For Bluefin Tuna On Cape Cod
April 7, 2025

For an angler on Cape Cod in early April, there’s an exciting in-between season that few experience. The freshwater trout season is well underway, but the main migration of striped bass hasn’t yet reached our shores. It’s during this liminal time that the “angler’s itch” – that familiar yearning that drives us back to the water

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Moonlit Pursuit: Finding Cape Cod’s Resident Stripers Under April Stars
April 7, 2025

Fishing in Provincetown, Massachusetts goes back centuries, well before the Pilgrims arrived on the Cape’s sandy shores. In fact, fishermen of a bygone era once landed mammoth 100 plus pound codfish, door-size halibut, haddock, and a variety of other valuable fish species right off the P-town coast. The fishing today may not be as incredible, but it’s

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Fishing in Provincetown, Massachusetts
April 6, 2025

While fishing has traditionally been male-dominated, more women are discovering the joy and thrill of angling every year. As the founder of My Fishing Cape Cod, I’ve noticed this exciting shift and want to help foster connections among female anglers.Are you a woman who loves to fish Cape Cod?This spring, we’ll be hosting a special

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Connecting Women who Fish on Cape Cod
April 5, 2025

Hey MFCC Members!  I hope everyone is having a great start to the weekend. I wanted to share some exciting news about a special giveaway that Eddy Kooyomjian from Monomoy Tackle is putting together for our members.At our season kick-off event last weekend, Eddy introduced his new 3″ paddletails and associated zinc jigheads. These have

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Another Exciting Paddletail Giveaway for MFCC Members!
April 5, 2025

Having sonar (AKA “fish-finder”) on your boat is no guarantee that you’ll actually find fish! Like anything else, sonar is a tool and the more expertise you have with sonar, the better you’ll be at using it to find and catch fish.In this post I will use sonar snapshots from past seasons to help share

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Understanding Your Sonar 101
April 3, 2025

There’s a certain magic to April on Cape Cod. While tourists haven’t yet descended in their summer masses and many seasonal homes remain shuttered, the Cape’s freshwater kettle ponds come alive with opportunity. As the calendar flipped to April 1st, that familiar angler’s itch—the one many of us know all too well—finally demanded to be

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Wind, Wilderness, and Rainbow Trout: Spring Shore Fishing on Cape Cod’s Kettle Ponds
April 2, 2025

Stellwagen Bank is one of the coolest places to wet a line on Cape Cod. You never know what you might encounter! The Bank is located about 19 miles from Plymouth, 27 miles from the Cape Cod Canal and 6 or so miles from Provincetown.  That is relatively close to shore as far as tuna fishing

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Stellwagen Bank’s Incredible Fishery
March 30, 2025

Thank you all for joining us at this year’s Kickoff event! Your presence contributed to making the day truly special and successful. The event brought together new and familiar faces, creating valuable connections while our speakers shared insightful presentations. Vendors successfully showcased their businesses and organizations, enhancing our community network. We’re pleased to share this photo album captured by

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A Heartfelt Thank You for Our Record-Breaking Kickoff
March 24, 2025

Picture this: You’re offshore in the early morning light, scanning the horizon for signs of life. Suddenly, the ocean erupts as powerful bluefin tuna crash through the surface in a feeding frenzy. Your heart races as you position the boat and prepare to cast—not with conventional gear, but with a fly rod.

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The Ultimate Challenge: Catching Bluefin Tuna on the Fly
March 21, 2025

There’s something magical about spring on Cape Cod. While the air still carries winter’s chill, life beneath the surface of the Cape’s freshwater ponds is stirring. It’s that special time of year when Massachusetts’ stocking trucks make their rounds across the Cape, releasing rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, and even tiger trout into many

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A Spring Fishing Expedition to Sheep Pond, Brewster