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 ...

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How to Make Lemon Tautog (or Scup) with a Three Bean Salad
August 25, 2023

*Please login or start a membership to access the full version of this podcast.Ryan Collins First up on this week's edition of the My Fishing Cape Cod Podcast presented by Cape & Islands Mitsubishi and Cape Codder Boats is MFCC Founder and Creator, Ryan Collins. Ryan joins us via the phone fresh ...

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Friday August 25th Cape Cod Fishing Report
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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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How To Make Cajun Fried Scup
May 24, 2023

The winter flounder is also known as a "black back" and is native to the waters of New England. Both of the winter flounder's eyes are nearly always positioned on the right side of their body. They spend their time along the bottom, eating worms, clams, mussels and many other ...

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The Fascinating Flounder
May 20, 2023

Here on Cape Cod, when fishermen think about flatfish, the first species most think about are fluke. Fluke are also known as summer flounder, and they definitely reign supreme in the flatfish world here in New England.  However, for me personally, winter flounder are my favorite flatfish to catch. Winter ...

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Cape Cod Winter Flounder Fishing 101
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
May 15, 2023

In today's blog post, I'd like to share some underwater bottom fishing footage. This footage was filmed exactly two years ago from today off Bird Island in Buzzard's Bay. In this video you'll see hundreds of porgies (scup), but be sure to notice the male and female tautog which appear ...

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Here’s What a School of Scup (Porgies) Looks Like Underwater
May 9, 2023

One of the most common fish caught on Cape Cod during spring, summer and fall is the scup. Scup are also often referred to as porgies. They are simple to catch and are a lot of fun. Plus if you manage to catch some really big scup (12 inches and ...

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Get Ready for Scup Fishing on Cape Cod!
April 27, 2023

The tog action this year in Buzzard's Bay has so far been off the hook! Plus yesterday we caught a 30 inch striper during our first group trip of the season.Tuesday April 25th was our first MFCC group fishing trip of the year. Onboard were members John Steele, Steve Kwietniak ...

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“Dinosaur Tog” and Our 1st Striper of the Year
April 6, 2023

*This post was originally published on May 6th, 2022. Today I wanted to re-publish this post because the spring is a productive time to target haddock not far offshore in Massachusetts Bay. I've really been looking forward to haddock fishing this spring, so when I got a text from My ...

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Get Ready for Springtime Haddock Fishing!