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As Memorial Day weekend descends on Cape Cod, the fish are doing their part to make sure anglers have plenty of reasons to get out on the water. Amy Wrightson of Sports Port in Hyannis provides a packed report covering striped bass, bluefish, scup, black sea bass, tautog, and even winter flounder! Here’s everything you need to know about what’s biting and where to find it.
...What you’re about to watch is 1 minute and 43 seconds of footage that most Cape Cod anglers never get to see. Most anglers never get to see this, because it’s happening silently below your hull. This footage was captured during this recent winter flounder trip, using a GoPro rigged in a Troll Pro camera case. …
If you’ve been waiting for a sign to dust off your rod, load up the truck, and make the drive to the Cape Cod Canal, this is it. According to AJ Coots of Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay, the Canal has been producing striped bass at a pace that far exceeds what anglers saw at this same point in 2025. The fish are here, they’re hungry, and there are multiple ways to get them.
...It smelled like low tide and rotting green crab, the wind was howling at 30 knots out of the southwest, and my line was fouled with seaweed on nearly every cast.I was having a blast.30-knot winds out of the southwest made for challenging conditions on Buzzards Bay, May 4th.I arrived at the jetty at 1:45pm …
I pulled into the harbor at 9:30am and had the place almost entirely to myself. A few charter boats lingered at the docks waiting for their customers. A commercial mackerel boat eased in from the bay. Light drizzle tapped the water and an onshore wind pushed small ripples across the harbor. It was quiet — wonderfully, almost eerily quiet — in that way Cape Cod only is for a few more weeks before Memorial Day Weekend arrives and flips the switch.
...The Insider Series brings you never-before-published seminar recordings from some of Cape Cod’s most respected charter captains and local anglers. These exclusive presentations were recorded at live My Fishing Cape Cod events but have remained in the vault—until now. Released monthly from November through May, these sessions provide essential winter education while you’re dreaming of …
The Insider Series brings you never-before-published seminar recordings from some of Cape Cod’s most respected charter captains and local anglers. These exclusive presentations were recorded at live My Fishing Cape Cod events but have remained in the vault—until now. Released monthly from November through May, these sessions provide essential winter education while you’re dreaming of the …
The weather is cool but the fishing is not—at least for the diehard anglers from MFCC. It’s been a good fall, with some above-average temperatures sandwiched between strong winds that can make getting out fishing a real challenge. But with colder weather on our doorstep, MFCC members are quickening their transitions, from chasing tuna, false albacore, …
The sun was just coming up over the calm water of Taylor’s Marina in Bourne. It was a cool and clear late October morning – perfect for my final group fishing trip of the year. This would be my second trip in a row with Captain Tyler. Last month we went after stripers with live pogies, …
As the 2025 fishing season winds down on Cape Cod, anglers who are willing to brave the increasingly unpredictable fall weather are still finding plenty of reasons to get on the water. Amy Wrightson of Sports Port in Hyannis reports that despite recent gales and nor’easters that have churned up the coastline, both striped bass and tautog continue to provide excellent action across multiple zones around the Cape.
...As October winds down and the leaves begin to turn, the Cape Cod Canal transforms into one of the region’s most productive fishing destinations. This fall has proven particularly productive, with multiple species providing anglers with extended opportunities to land quality fish. AJ Coots of Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay helps us understand where to fish, what species to target, and which lures will lead to a memorable day on the water.
...Tautog is one of our favorite fish to both catch and cook on Cape Cod. With it’s hearty white meat, it holds up well to almost any way of cooking. And now that it’s Fall, I figured what better time than now to republish this post! Afterall, tautog are one of the last fish to leave …
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