October 12, 2013

Mazzola has a 23 foot Sea Craft center console which handles the seas much better than my 21 foot Hydra Sport. I would never think of heading out when the NE wind is blowing 15 in my boat. For the past few seasons just about all of our tuna fishing ...

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Trolling Ballyhoo for Nearshore Tuna Full/Extended Report
October 9, 2013

Want to hook a tuna from shore? As ridiculous as that may be, now is your best chance to do it. Is there are a 60 pound striper in your future? If there is, then October is probably when it will happen. Looking to encounter a big shark, see a ...

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October is the Time for Monster Bass, Tuna & other Creatures
October 7, 2013

Continued from the post Exploring Cape Cod's Nooks & Crannies If you are looking to catch a big striped bass from shore during October on Upper Cape Cod, then the many boulder fields extending northward from the Cape Cod Canal is as good a spot as any to try. Stripers ...

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Exploring Cape Cod’s Nooks & Crannies | Full/Extended Report
October 4, 2013

Continued from the post Migrating Boulder Bass The first bite came virtually ontop of the submerged rock in front of me. I caught a glimpse of a bass behind my eel, so I paused my retrieve and the bass made his move. It was a small bass, and I watched him ...

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Migrating Boulder Bass | Extended Report
September 28, 2013

It’s been one heck of a season for Cape Cod Bay fishing. Good striped bass fishing began way back in the month of May, and after a short lull, picked up again in late July. Recently folks fishing Cape Cod Bay have caught bass up to and beyond 50 pounds. ...

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Cape Cod Bay Fishing Report | Week of 9/28
September 28, 2013

The consistent early September bite that everyone has been enjoying on the Bay ended between the 19th and 20th of this month. The biomass of bass simply disappeared and most likely shot through the Canal into towards Buzzard’s Bay. I was out there on September 18th and 19th and enjoyed ...

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Extended Cape Cod Bay Fishing Report | Week of 9/28
September 28, 2013

There have not been many small tuna around this season, unless you are willing to fish way east of Chatham. As of last week the vertical jig bite at Regal Sword was pretty incredible, but I am unsure of whether this is still going on. Closer to home the nearshore ...

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Extended Cape Cod Tuna Fishing Report | Week of 9/28
September 3, 2013

Continued from the post Close-to-Shore Shark Fishing Report When you are fishing a live bluefish and a rod goes down, whatever is on your line has some size. The moments following such a bite are critical, and the decisions an angler makes (or fails to make) can be the difference between ...

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Extended Close-to-Shore Shark Fishing Report
July 30, 2013

Last weekend's NE breeze definitely sparked some life inside Cape Cod Bay and the Cape Cod Canal. The Canal quieted down on Saturday, but did fish very well on Thursday and Friday. Cape Cod Bay fished well for us on Saturday and produced at least a few bass here and ...

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Extended Cape Cod Fishing Report July 27-30
July 25, 2013

As I write this Cape Cod fishing report the wind is howling at close to 30 mph from the northeast. This morning I drove by the Sandwich Marina, after fishing the Cape Cod Canal, and there was not a single truck and trailer in the parking lot. My guess is ...

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Cape Cod Fishing Report July 23-25
July 25, 2013

Cape Cod Canal My week began Tuesday morning at the Cape Cod Canal. I had been hearing scattered reports of large stripers chasing mackerel from the East End down to the Power Plant, so I figured a quick trip to check things out was warranted. My actual plan was to ...

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Extended Cape Cod Fishing Report July 23-25
July 19, 2013

This Cape Cod Bay fishing report will cover this entire past week, from Plymouth all the way down to Billingsgate Shoal. I burnt some serious gas the past few days and logged quite a few miles in an effort to find the bite. I am actually quite happy to be ...

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Cape Cod Bay Fishing Report July 14-18