March 27, 2026

Five minutes later, I was in the parking lot and jogging down the stairs to the water. I only had about an hour to fish, with work and homework waiting the moment I wrapped up.Kicking Off the RustA long winter of tying flies was finally over, and it was time to whip my cast, my

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Rainbow Trout on the Woolly Bugger: Late March Fly Fishing Report
March 25, 2026

There’s a particular kind of pressure and excitement that comes with a short fishing window. On Thursday of last week I had an hour and a half. Maybe less. Enough time to make it worth going, not enough to waste a single cast. I had to be home so Lauren could leave for her fitness

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90 Minutes, 4 Brown Trout: An Afternoon I Won’t Soon Forget
March 21, 2026

Today we’re thrilled to announce an exclusive giveaway featuring a bundle of proven Cape Cod flies tied by local guide, MFCC member, and expert fly tier Chris Kokorda @ckokorda. One lucky winner will receive a selection of Chris’s hand-tied patterns that have fooled countless stripers over Cape Cod’s legendary flats!About Chris Kokorda Chris Kokorda is a seasoned

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Master the Flats: Chris Kokorda Fly Bundle Giveaway!
March 19, 2026

Some fishing trips surprise you before you even wet a line. This was one of them. I pulled into the parking area at a Barnstable pond I’d been meaning to fish for years — and immediately noticed something unexpected. Blue lights. An ambulance. Police cruisers. And out on the water, a dive team in full gear,

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I Showed Up to Fish this Cape Pond and Found a Dive Team in the Water!
March 18, 2026

Late winter is an exciting season on Cape Cod. The stripers haven’t returned and the herring runs are about to get going. But for those who can’t wait for the salt there are trout hunting in the gin-clear water of Cape Cod’s kettle ponds.ConditionsYesterday I arrived at the water just after 10 a.m. to a

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I Cast for 45 Minutes Without a Bite — Then Everything Changed
March 17, 2026

Few techniques in saltwater fly fishing are as visually intense as watching a big striper commit to a surface plug, only to turn and crush a fly the moment the teaser disappears. The chaos, the adrenaline, the precision required — it’s what keeps fly anglers coming back for more.In particular, the bait and switch technique

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The Bait and Switch: Captain Diogo of Gorilla Tactics Charters on Fooling Big Stripers with the Fly
March 14, 2026

Few anglers on Cape Cod have put in the hours that Ian McPartland and Calvin Toran-Sandlin have. Ian works at the Goose Hummock, where he leads everything related to surfcasting. Calvin is a veteran boulder field angler and skisher whose willingness to snorkel the bottom — literally — to understand what fish are feeding on

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Insider Series #5: How to Read the Beach and Find Trophy Stripers: A Surfcasting Seminar with Ian McPartland and Calvin Toran-Sandlin
March 11, 2026

Tyler is an accomplished blue fin tuna fisherman, charter boat captain, sportsman, and conservationist. He joins us to talk about his background in marine science, his entrepreneurship and grass roots activism, and the issues most important to him regarding the environment and fisheries impacting our local residents.

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He’s Fished These Waters His Whole Life. Now He Wants to Fight for Them in Washington.
March 8, 2026

In today’s podcast and blog post, we introduce you to longtime My Fishing Cape Cod Member, Carol Girard-Irwin. For Carol, fishing has been a lifelong passion that began during childhood summers spent in Beach Haven, New Jersey.  While her father preferred trolling from his 33-foot boat, Carol discovered early on that her true calling was a

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Carol Girard-Irwin: Finding Her Place in Cape Cod’s Surf Fishing Community
March 7, 2026

Today we’re excited to announce our My Fishing Cape Cod T-Shirt Giveaway where five lucky winners will each score their choice of MFCC t-shirt in black, red, blue, or dark green!Your Badge of CommunityThese aren’t just any t-shirts – they’re your ticket to instant recognition within the My Fishing Cape Cod community. Picture yourself walking into your local tackle

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Show Your MFCC Pride: T-Shirt Giveaway!
March 5, 2026

We’re still a couple months out from tautog season, but that’s exactly why we wanted to share this report now. Lifetime Member Kyle Norman put together this recap of a group tog trip he joined last spring with Captain Tyler Putney and a few MFCC members in Buzzards Bay — and it’s the kind of

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Why We Can’t Wait for Tog Season: Limits Before Lunch and a Striper to Boot