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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 …
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.
...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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Over the past several days I’ve run a total of 8 charters, mostly for striped bass. I have a couple more striper trips coming up this week before sea bass starts on May 23rd.My most recent trips have been similar to our MFCC group trip from a couple weeks back.​ It’s been mostly plugging with …
Catching tautog from shore on Cape Cod during the spring is a blast! Plus it is super simple fishing. No expensive gear or boat required.In this post I’ll share with you a quick video overview of the concept, and also provide MFCC members with some locations I feel will produce tautog from shore this spring.​
...Tautogs are a popular, fun and delicious fish to catch from a boat. An anchor, rocky nook, and some green crabs are all you need. Of course that is bare-bones minimum, and there is no doubt that a top-notch sonar, chart plotter, boat and captain, will help you put tog in the boat. But how …
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