April 23, 2014

Despite being so far into the upper reaches of this estuary, there was still a fantastic chance that I would find stripers. Hungry spring stripers have no problem following River Herring way back into estuaries, virtually into freshwater. Conditions were picture perfect and there was bait around. I had a ...

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Extended Buzzard’s Bay Fishing Report | Part 1
April 16, 2014

There was not a soul around as I made my way into the woods. It was only minutes before I saw another hawk, and then an osprey flying high in the sky. I feel that having these birds around is a good sign because they too are hoping to catch ...

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Extended Cape Cod Sea Run Trout Fishing Report
February 10, 2014

I enjoy striper fishing Buzzard's Bay from shore because the area is so diverse. Depending on the location you may be fishing around huge boulders, channels, inlets, sand bars or estuaries. Needless to say Buzzard's Bay has many cool striper surfcasting opportunities. In this post I am going to do ...

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A Quick Guide To Striper Fishing Buzzard’s Bay From Shore
October 21, 2013

Day 1 of fishing Cuttyhunk began at the leisurely hour of 12 noon. I'll be the first to admit that bass fishing at noon time is typically not all that great, but I was here and it was October, so I might as well give it a shot. The only ...

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Cuttyhunk Fishing Report | Day 1
September 24, 2013

Fall is here on Buzzard's Bay and the water is finally cooling off. With large striped bass well over the 30 pound class on the move through the Bay, and schoolie stripers getting active in the estuaries, right now is a great time to be fishing Buzzard's Bay. For example, ...

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Buzzards Bay Fishing Report | Week of 9/24
September 24, 2013

Fall is here on Buzzard's Bay and the water is finally cooling off. With large striped bass well over the 30 pound class on the move through the Bay, and schoolie stripers getting active in the estuaries, right now is a great time to be fishing Buzzard's Bay. For example, ...

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Buzzards Bay Extended Fishing Report | Week of 9/24
May 12, 2013

Catching tautog from shore on Cape Cod is not something I have ever tried before. But after seeing tautog all over the place this past week while surf fishing for stripers, I decided I had to give it a try. I am no tautog expert but I do know they ...

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A Double Header of Tautog and Stripers from Shore
May 12, 2013

Continued from the post A Double Header of Tautog and Stripers from Shore That first tautog was actually quite challenging for me to catch. I began the trip by using one of those generic tautog rigs that is made out of heavy wire and all sorts of terminal tackle. Something ...

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A Double Header of Tautog and Stripers from Shore | Extended Report
May 2, 2013

This morning was clear, calm and cool - especially at 4AM. My plan was to fish an estuary and hopefully raise a few striped bass to the surface by fishing with top water plugs. ...

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Top Water Plugging | May 2 Report
May 2, 2013

Continued from the post Top Water Plugging | May 2 Report I could see stripes as the bass clobbered the pencil popper 30 or so yards in front of me. I felt weight on the line so I reared back somewhat gently to set hook. Nothing. ...

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Extended Top Water Plugging | May 2 Report
April 30, 2013

Continued from the post Sunrise Stripers | April 30 Right from the bite I knew this bass was going to be the largest of the season. Granted I have not caught any monsters as of yet, but this early in the year anything over 20 inches feels good. ...

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Extended Sunrise Stripers | April 30
April 26, 2013

After a week of trudging around in the muck, rain, wind and cold (and some sun yesterday) I encountered a small school of migratory stripers this evening - and even managed to hook a couple of them. These fish were bright, clean and crawling with sea lice. ...

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Migratory Stripers are Here