October 13, 2015

This past Sunday we headed out at 4:30 am to bass fish. Onboard I had John D. Silva (the famous outdoor writer and photographer) and Kevin Chueng (the Federal Fishery Biologist).We were tossing “anything with a lead head” and the bite was slow and steady. At one point I did have 3 or 4 on

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Big Tog and Big Bass | October 13th Report
October 7, 2015

Yesterday morning started off “very weird” to say the least. There were still some large swells hitting the river when we began casting eels. The swells breaking in the rocks were making eerie sounds compared to the quiet we are used to in this particular spot. After at least 45 minutes with the eels, Ron

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October 7th Capt. Jason Colby Fishing Update
September 28, 2015

To say that this past weekend’s tog bite was “rather slow” would of been an understatement! The water temps need a little work but at least they are headed in the right direction. I suspect that with the cooler weather the past few nights and with the waning moon later in the week, we will

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Tautog Fishing Is Slowly Starting Up
September 22, 2015

Today (Tuesday, September 22nd) I had Rob P. and his friend Fernando onboard, casting eels under the cover of darkness.It was definitely a dark, stormy night, and we started off in the area where I’ve been seeing schools of bunker, also referred to as pogies by some of you MFCC folk.The ebb was just getting

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Captain Jason Colby September 18-22 Fishing Report
September 7, 2015

The big bass bite has been pretty slow since we caught a 31 pounder back on August 30th. Over the past week we have only caught a few small bass to show for our efforts.The following recaps what I’ve been encountering the past couple trips aboard my boat the Little Sister.

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Fluke + Bass | Buzzard’s Bay Report
August 31, 2015

Friday and Saturday were pretty slow, with no monster fluke and not much more than 1/2 limits. The sea bass are now closed and the striper fishing was awful Saturday morning, with weeds driving us crazy. However, later in the day on Saturday I did find some new fluke spots that look promising for future

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Buzzard’s Bay Weekend Fishing Report
August 26, 2015

This is a guest report from Captain Jason Colby of Little Sister Charters. Jason has caught more than 24 stripers over 50lbs. We are fortunate to have him contributing to MFCC! We headed out on the morning of Sunday, August 23rd in search of deepwater fluke, and enjoyed excellent conditions on the ride “out there.” During the

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Westport, MA Fishing Report
July 24, 2015

This is part #3 of a series of posts about fluke fishing on Cape Cod. To read part #1 click here and to read part #2 click here.John D. SilvaIf you really want to go all out for a potential trophy-size manhole cover, then you have to think big (as the old axiom says: big bait = big

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Cape Cod Fluke Tactics Part #3 | The Finer Details
July 22, 2015

This is part #2 of a series of fluke fishing on Cape Cod.To read part #1 about locations click here and to read part #3 about the finer details click here.John D. SilvaGear and tackle for deepwater fluking starts with a stout, medium or medium-light spinning or bait-casting rod. The reel should have a smooth,

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Cape Cod Fluke Tactics Part #2 | Gear & Tackle
July 20, 2015

This is part #1 of a three part series on fluke fishing Cape Cod via boat. Make sure to also check out Part #2 Gear & Tackle as well as Part #3 The Finer DetailsJohn D. SilvaThanks in part to sound management in recent years by state fishery agencies along the upper east coast, previously

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Cape Cod Fluke Tactics Part #1| Locations
June 15, 2015

This morning I recorded a podcast with Cullen Lundholm of Cape Star Charters and learned about an amazing topwater bite that he’s been experiencing the past few days off Cape Cod.  There are no guarantees in fishing, but right now Cullen and his crews have been consistently catching 25+ pound striped bass, mostly on topwater plugs.

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Awesome Topwater Action | June 15th Report
June 4, 2015

I always like to take the day off from work each year during the 2nd week of May to go fishing on my birthday. Call it a present and a little psychological breather I like to give myself each spring. This day in May often turns out to be one of the nicest weather days

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Exploring Off-Cape: Boston Harbor Flounder Fishing