October 2, 2023

October has arrived which means it’s time to target tautog, which are perhaps the Cape’s hardest fighting inshore fish! This Friday we’re offering a My Fishing Cape Cod tautog adventure with captain Tyler Putney of Flatliner Charters. This trip will last approximately 5 hours. Tautog is the primary target, but if the “fish gods” cooperate, then

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Friday October 6 Tautog Trip (and maybe some albies)
September 26, 2023

*This article recaps a trips that occurred on April 26th 2022. Tautog fishing from shore has been on my bucket list of Cape Cod fishing ideas for quite a while now. I’ve had some success in the past tautog fishing from shore, but it has always been hit and miss. That’s why this spring, I

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Tautog Fishing from Shore
September 14, 2023

*This post was originally published on September 4th of 2019. Catching keeper-size fluke is typically easier when fishing from a boat. However, there are  areas scattered throughout Cape Cod & the Islands where it’s very possible to catch fluke from shore. In this post I’d like to recap a very fun shore bound fluke fishing trip. Although this

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Fluke Fishing on Cape Cod from Shore
August 30, 2023

If you follow My Fishing Cape Cod closely, then you might have noticed the fundraiser we held to benefit Boston Children’s Hospital. We launched the fundraiser on July 28th and within a few short weeks raised over $7,000 thanks to the generosity of My Fishing Cape Cod members! As a bonus, we randomly drew two names

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The 2023 Boston Children’s Fluke Fishing Trip
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
August 25, 2023

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 off a very successful Fluke vs Cancer trip with Bruno Demir and Eddy Kooyomjian. The Fluke bit

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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 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 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 crustaceans and small fish. Winter

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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 flounder are predominantly found in cooler

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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