October 29, 2024

The waters around the west end of the Cape Cod Canal and Hog Island Channel are truly one-of-a-kind. There are strong currents, lots of rocks and boulders, and oftentimes lots of boat traffic. There are certain conditions here that can create potential hazards on the water. In particular, the combination of ...

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Hog Island Channel & West End of the Canal Safety Tips
September 17, 2024

This is a recording of a presentation I gave on September 5th 2023 at the Falmouth Fishermen's Association. The FFA is a great group to join if you are looking to connect with people who fish the Falmouth area.In this presentation I share 5 specific albie trips that occurred in ...

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Falmouth Albies | Seminar
July 17, 2024

This article was originally published on August 14th, 2021.Last night I went blue crabbing with My Fishing Cape Cod member John D. Silva. John has been involved with My Fishing Cape Cod since I started the website back in 2011.You might recognize John from the articles and forum posts he's ...

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How to Catch & Cook Blue Crabs
June 20, 2024

Welcome to another episode of the My Fishing Cape Cod Podcast presented by Cape & Islands Mitsubishi! In this podcast, we will visit with AJ Coots of Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.AJ provides a report on the week that was at the Cape Cod Canal and previews ...

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June 20th Buzzard’s Bay & Canal Report with AJ Coots of Red Top
June 2, 2024

I still feel the energy from this fishing trip last Friday.Last Friday, May 24th, was a beautiful weather day on Cape Cod. Winds were forecast to be light and variable with calm seas and some early morning fog.I took the time to cut some local squid that I had purchased ...

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Black Sea Bass Fishing, Family, and Fond Memories
May 24, 2024

Welcome to a special Memorial Day Weekend kickoff edition of the My Fishing Cape Cod Podcast presented by Cape & Islands Mitsubishi! Today's podcast features AJ Coots of Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.AJ will give detailed Cape Cod Canal fishing report following the full "Flower Moon" this ...

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Memorial Day Weekend Fishing Report with AJ Coots of Red Top Sporting Goods
May 22, 2024

Striped bass and black sea bass fishing is dominating the discussion inside our members' forum right now, however lets be sure to not forget about the porgies!The month of June is probably the most popular month for porgy fishing on Cape Cod. Porgies are bottom-dwelling carnivores which feed on a ...

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Porgy Fishing Cape Cod (and Black Sea Bass!)
May 14, 2024

I love fishing for tog! They’re a blast to catch when you get into a “tautog blitz” where you get bites on every drop. Plus they’re perhaps my favorite fish to eat.The icing on the cake is catching a few nice striped bass in addition to the tog. That’s exactly ...

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Toggin’ and Bassin’ with MFCC Members
May 11, 2024

*If you missed this report when we originally published it, then have no worries. I plan on rolling out text updates so members can receive these reports via text as soon as we publish them. Stay tuned!In this episode of the podcast, which was recorded on Thursday May 9th, our ...

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Canal & BBAY Report/Forecast with Red Top Sporting Goods
May 2, 2024

Hey MFCC! Captain Tyler here from Flatliner Charters with a quick fishing report for today, May 2.  I headed out earlier this morning for a tautog trip and as soon as we got set up at our spot we had bites right away, in the general area shown below. They were ...

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The First Striper Schools Have Arrived!
April 26, 2024

This morning we took two boats with 11 My Fishing Cape Cod members tautog fishing for the first time this season.  The weather was beyond wonderful and I'm happy to report that the action was pretty terrific too!At 6am it was a chilly 32 degrees and captain Cullen's brand new ...

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Solid Start to the 2024 Tautog Season!
April 24, 2024

This post from MFCC member Eddy Kooyomjian originally appeared in the Buzzard's Bay section of the My Fishing Cape Cod forum and was published on April 20th, 2024. Click here to view the original thread.Spring has officially sprung, and with it comes the cherished first fishing trip of the season. ...

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My First “Family Trip” of the 2024 Season