June 15, 2017

Kevin Collins Hello and welcome to another addition My Fishing Cape Cod podcast! Today’s episode marks the second full month of podcast reports from the MFCC crew. Though things have slowed down a bit on the striped bass front, it’s still very possible to catch big bass on Cape! We check in with our usual

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44″ Bass from the Beach – June 15 Podcast Report
June 3, 2017

Kevin Collins Hello and welcome to another installment of the My Fishing Cape Cod podcast!Hard to believe it’s already June here on Cape Cod, but that means more fish settling into the area, and a fresh start to the MFCC Derby leader board! The usual cast of experienced Cape Cod fishermen share their latest fishing

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Bass to 51 Inches | MFCC Podcast Report
June 1, 2017

Andrew Burke After fishing until 12:30am the night before, I cracked my eyes open at 2:45am to hit the water yet again. The plan was to fish a sunrise tide at Cape Cod Canal with MFCC member and contributor Hayden Gallagher. Hayden and I had made plans to fish together during the 2017 season, and

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Even a First-Timer Can Catch at the Canal
April 23, 2017

Andrew Burke Hello My Fishing Cape Cod! I hope spring is treating you well, and you’re able to spend some time on the water. The warm weather is (hopefully) here to stay, which means the fishing action throughout Massachusetts will continue to heat up! Personally, I haven’t done any serious saltwater fishing since the fall. I’ve

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Springtime Largemouth Bass – Video Report
March 13, 2017

Andrew Burke If you’re looking to put a bend in the rod before the striped bass migration returns to the northeast, look no further than the kettle ponds of Cape Cod!Every spring, the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game stocks suitable ponds with rainbow, brown, and brook trout for anglers to enjoy.  Many ponds on

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Fishing the Snow Storm – Video Report
January 3, 2017

Andrew BurkeHello everybody! I hope you had a great holiday season, and have been able to get on the water! Despite the cold temperatures, the freshwater fishing on Cape has been very consistent. Small minnow-style lures and metal spoons have been producing trout on the stocked ponds of Cape Cod.Normally, I prefer to use lures when

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Wintertime Trout Fishing on Cape Cod
November 22, 2016

Andrew BurkeMFCC Intern The moment I crossed the Sagamore bridge and looked down at the Cape Cod Canal, I simply couldn’t resist the urge to wet a line. When I finally arrived at home for Thanksgiving break, I wasn’t in the house for more than 10 minutes before I was out the door again with my

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Cape Cod’s Freshwater Herring Bite
October 13, 2016

Andrew Burke Once I finished my classes for the day at UMass, I immediately packed up my car and headed for the Cape. After reading all the positive “fall run” reports, I was chomping at the bit to do some surfcasting. I was able to get in contact with Ryan Collins, and we made a spur

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Columbus Day Weekend Recap
August 11, 2016

Andrew Burke When my girlfriend offered me the chance to stay with her family for a few days on their annual vacation to Martha’s Vineyard, I jumped at opportunity. This meant five days of sunshine, excellent swimming, and access to “fishy” water! After listening to Brian McCarty’s surf reports on the MFCC podcast, I was very excited

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Martha’s Vineyard Surfcasting Report
July 24, 2016

I stepped outside around 8am and was greeted by a pleasantly cool morning. Instead of fishing, I felt like taking a beach day to enjoy the nice weather. I quickly loaded up my car in an effort to beat the crowds that fill the backside beaches of the Outer Cape during peak summer months.However, I had

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Monster Shore-Caught Bluefish
June 20, 2016

Andrew Burke It started much like many other late nights of surfcasting, with a pot of coffee around 7:15pm to prepare myself for a long evening. I was looking forward to this night of fishing with Ryan, as well as MFCC members Steven Rogers and Ryan Franklin. All of us met up in the parking lot

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50 Bass From The Beach
May 21, 2016

Andrew Burke With the strong WSW wind of early last week, I decided to fish and explore the protected beaches of Lower Cape Cod. I figured that the strong, consistent winds might have blown a lot of life into this particular area of the Lower Cape. I had just stocked up on new plugs from the Goose

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Big Fish In Shallow Water