April 30, 2025

The 2025 Massachusetts black sea bass fishing season is scheduled to open on Saturday May 17th. After a long winter, many anglers can’t wait to go black sea bass fishing – including me! Not only are black sea bass some of the best tasting fish we have here on Cape, but they are also very fun

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Get Ready for Black Sea Bass Fishing! – 5 Helpful Tips
September 18, 2024

At 1pm on September 10th I joined a group of veterans from My Fishing Cape Cod for an afternoon of bottom fishing in Vineyard Sound. This trip was sponsored by Wet Vet which is an organization lead by Brian McCutcheon (pictured below). Thank you Brian and Wet Vet for making this happen!It was a beautiful day as

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September Scup (Porgy) Fishing in Vineyard Sound
June 2, 2024

I still feel the energy from this fishing trip last Friday.Last Friday, May 24th, was a beautiful weather day on Cape Cod. Winds were forecast to be light and variable with calm seas and some early morning fog. I took the time to cut some local squid that I had purchased from Maco’s Bait and

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Black Sea Bass Fishing, Family, and Fond Memories
May 22, 2024

Striped bass and black sea bass fishing is dominating the discussion inside our members’ forum right now, however lets be sure to not forget about the porgies! The month of June is probably the most popular month for porgy fishing on Cape Cod. Porgies are bottom-dwelling carnivores which feed on a variety of different crustaceans, minnows,

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Porgy Fishing Cape Cod (and Black Sea Bass!)
May 18, 2024

In this edition of the My Fishing Cape Cod Podcast presented by Cape & Islands Mitsubishi, host Kevin Collins is joined by Sam Mullen of the Goose Hummock Shop.  Sam breaks down a windy weekend weather report which will keep most folks on land for the start of Sea Bass season. However, there are many quality

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May 18 Cape Cod Bay & South Side Report with Sam Mullen of the Goose Hummock
March 2, 2024

In the second episode of season 7 of My Fishing Cape Cod TV I began by going bottom fishing for black sea bass with MFCC members Eddy Kooyomjian and Josh Sawyer, and Josh’s kids Jordan and Jason. In the episode I included a couple “calls to action” prompting viewers to visit this blog post for extra

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Sea Bass Episode | Extra Info
December 26, 2023

It’s been a hell of a year! 2023 was the first year in the past 25 years that Little Sister did not fish Quincy, and there is not much hope for Quincy in 2024 either.  We did have a flounder substitute called Cape Cod which was great as long as the weather cooperated.   Westport provided some

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Flounder, Fluke, Sea Bass & More | 2023 Season Recap with capt. Jason Colby
August 27, 2023

One of the best parts about living near the ocean is that during the season we almost always have fresh fish filets in the fridge. Here on Cape Cod and especially in Buzzard’s Bay, scup and tautog are often two of the most common catches.  This is why it’s been my mission to make new and exciting

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How to Make Lemon Tautog (or Scup) with a Three Bean Salad
June 27, 2023

Today we have a PDF download about finding and catching summertime black sea bass here on Cape Cod. This document was created by MFCC member Eddy Kooyomjian Jr. Thank you Eddy for putting this together!If you are interested in catching keeper-size sea bass throughout the summer, then this will be a great read for you.

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10 Tips For Summertime Black Sea Bass – PDF DOWNLOAD
June 8, 2023

Sea Bass fishing on Nantucket Sound can be a great way to introduce family members and friends to the exciting world of angling. When using the correct light tackle gear, these fish put up a great fight and are, in my opinion, one of the best tasting fish in the Atlantic. In this article I will tell

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How To Catch Black Sea Bass In Nantucket Sound
May 28, 2023

I first created this recipe back in 2014 when Ryan and I were still dating.  It’s so memorable for me because this was the very first recipe I created for My Fishing Cape Cod.  Since then, I’ve made quite a few more recipes for the site, and as each recipe get’s shared, gems like this

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How To Make Cajun Fried Scup
May 18, 2023

Recreational black sea bass season opens up here in Massachusetts on Saturday May 20th!  During this trip from May 23rd 2022, we encountered fast action with schools of black sea bass which have congregated around one of Cape Cod’s many shipwrecks.

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Fishing a Cape Cod Shipwreck for Black Sea Bass