May 8, 2014

After releasing the fifth schoolie bass of this the trip, I decided that was enough for me. When I was younger I would have continued fishing and catching to my heart's delight. I vividly remember one trip 15 years ago when I caught 85 schoolie stripers in just 3-4 hours ...

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Cape Cod Fishing Report May 8 | Topwater Striper Action
May 8, 2014

I was fishing in an area of current, which can be a smart move because striped bass are attracted to areas of current. In other words if you find moving water, there is a good chance of finding a few bass. In this particular situation, the bass were feeding smack ...

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Extended Cape Cod Fishing Report May 8 | Topwater Striper Action
May 7, 2014

The water was so calm that I could see my own reflection. Even more impressive, was how perfectly the sunrise refracted off the still water. Nantucket Sound was virtually one big mirror. Yet off to my right something was making a commotion in the water. At first I saw just ...

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Nantucket Sound Stripers
May 7, 2014

Because the water was so still, when my lure landed, ripples extended and reverberated throughout the water. I hoped the splash caused by the lure did not spook the stripers, which were now just feet away. I started my retrieve just as another small bass splashed on the surface, and ...

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Nantucket Sound Stripers | Extended Report
May 6, 2014

I feel it’s safe to say that I have surpassed the 1,000 cast mark so far this season, and despite a couple nasty wind knots, I have thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of those 1,000 casts. I will be the first to admit, however, that casting is much more ...

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Cape Cod Fishing Report | “Micro” Stripers Have Arrived
May 6, 2014

I would like to say that the fish took off, pulling drag and screaming line from my reel. Or that he headed for the bottom, pumping and head shaking, as he pushed through the water column with his powerful tail. That kind of situation is not far off. Actually, we ...

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Extended Cape Cod Fishing Report | “Micro” Stripers Have Arrived
May 5, 2014

I just had one heck of a weekend! Yesterday I had a wonderful time at the My Fishing Cape Cod Breakfast (thanks everyone for coming!) and the day before I saw striped bass swirling on the surface for the first time all season. One of the side benefits of yesterday's ...

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Cape Cod Canal Fishing Report | May 5
May 3, 2014

I thought long and hard about where to fish today. I consulted all available resources, hoping to glean some tidbit of information that would lead me to that first big batch of migratory stripers. After spending 15 minutes surveying a particular estuary using Google Earth, I discovered a hidden access ...

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Whitewater Rapids, Schoolie Safe-Havens & More Backwater Exploring
May 2, 2014

Compared with my previous 28 years on this planet, this spring has been quite different. There have not been many warm days and as a result the April striper bite has been on the slow side. I hoped to change that today as I ventured deep into the backwaters of ...

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Combing The Backwaters Of Buzzard’s Bay
May 1, 2014

There's about a million different plugs and lures that will work to catch striped bass at the Cape Cod Canal. You could drive yourself bananas trying to sort through them all. The good news is that the fish still happily bite the same plugs and lures that worked decades ago. ...

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3 Lethal Lures For Fishing The Cape Cod Canal
April 30, 2014

I popped out from the path in the woods to a serene vista of an untouched and undeveloped freshwater pond. An entire spectrum of blues and greens filled the area around me and I was very pleased to discover that such a place still exists on Cape Cod. The Cape ...

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Cape Cod’s Hidden Freshwater Paradise
April 29, 2014

This early in the season I find it incredibly easy to rise from bed, in the dark, before our planet rotates enough for the sun's rays to shine down on our corner of the hemisphere. Right now is a very exciting time to be fishing on Cape Cod, because with ...

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Cape Cod Fishing Report | Searching For Migrant Stripers