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I was standing on a bar 200 yards from dry land, in water that barely covered my boots, and there were striped bass swimming right in front of my feet.Whitewater in every direction. Peanut bunker in the wash. The backs and tails of stripers cutting through the foam close enough to touch.And an hour earlier, …
It’s easy to walk right past some of the best water on Cape Cod because it looks like any other pile of rocks.Today I want to share a secret. Boulder fields are fishy. Everyone knows that. But a boulder field with current sweeping through it is a different animal entirely. That’s where big striped bass …
Eight inches of water. Dozens of striped bass.On the afternoon of October 7th, I returned to a Cape Cod beach after an incredible morning blitz and found hundreds of birds working over a bar at dead low tide. Below them, striped bass were chasing peanut bunker in water so shallow you could see every fish.I …
The birds always know first. Wednesday, October 7th. Sunrise on Cape Cod Bay. Flat calm, a gentle swell rolling in, barely a whisper of wind. The tide had been coming in for about two hours, and the sky was doing that thing where it turns the whole bay pink and gold. Then I heard them. Terns screaming. Gulls …
Table of Contents The Run Nobody Else TriedLesson 1: Intel Beats SearchingLesson 2: Don’t Fish Where You Caught the BaitLesson 3: The RigThe Fish That Mattered MostWhat This Campaign Taught Me At 8 a.m. on Saturday, October 3rd, I stood on the dock at Sandwich Marina and listened to the wind. Northeast. Twenty-five miles per hour. Our …
Table of Contents Saturday 9/26: Find the LeeMonday 9/28: Trusting a HunchWednesday 9/30: The Fish That Said No ThanksWhy the Storm Was the Story On Saturday September 26th, the wind was gusting near 50 mph. Rain came sideways. And I had about two hours.Lauren was in Charleston with friends, I was solo-dadding our two-year-old, and …
This report was originally published on September 15th. We have updated it today with a full video from the trip which you can watch by clicking play above. I left the house at one o’clock in the afternoon on Sunday September 13th, which if you know anything about surfcasting on Cape Cod, is a strange …
I’m happy to announce that the captain guiding our HammerCat giveaway trip will be Tyler Putney (@Flatliner) of Flatliner Charters!Captain Tyler Putney of Flatliner Charters, our guide for the HammerCat giveaway trip.If you’ve been on an MFCC group trip in the last few seasons, you probably don’t need an introduction. Tyler has taken hundreds of …
This past Monday September 21st started like most of my mornings do: coffee, a few hours of work, getting our two-year-old up, breakfast with my wife. Then the house emptied out, and I stood at the window watching the trees bend under a northeast wind that had been building all night.It was day one of …
This past week I traded my usual surf rod for something a little different — a six-foot-six ultralight spinning setup, rated for lures as light as one-sixteenth of an ounce, spooled with 15-pound braid and a 15-pound fluorocarbon leader. No waders, no 3am alarm, no giant plugs. Just a bathing suit, a tiny rod, and …
September is here, which means if you’re anywhere near:Buzzard’s BayThe Elizabeth IslandsVineyard SoundNantucket SoundMonomoy IslandThen your waters are about to be flooded with albies (if they aren’t already)!Want to make sure you’re reeling one in this season? If you have never caught a false albacore before, then this email course is for you.Today I’m excited to …
September has arrived on Cape, and today we wanted to remind you about The Weekly Spot – a service designed to help members explore different regions of the Cape and discover new productive waters. So many of you have been asking for guidance on specific areas and wanting to expand beyond your usual fishing spots, …
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