June 20, 2017

If you have never caught a giant striped bass using a Spook, then you will be in for a surprise when it finally happens for you. The topwater explosion may give you a heart attack!At 9:45am on the morningJune 20th 2017, while fishing a beach in dense fog, my spook-style ...

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Giant Striper on Spook Plug | June 20 Fishing Report
June 14, 2017

In the wee hours of Tuesday morning June 14th, while fishing a beach on Cape Cod, I happened upon a school of "slob" striped bass willing to crush big Danny Plugs on the surface in the pitch black.If you have never caught a giant striped bass using a Danny Plug ...

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“Slob Bass” on Danny Plugs | June 14 Video Report
June 10, 2017

Ryan Collins Yesterday morning while fishing a shallow water sandbar off Cape Cod, a school of hundreds of striped bass appeared from out of nowhere and began circling around my feet.Most of the fish were schoolies but I did see some bass in the 40 inch class swimming in about ...

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Hundreds of Striped Bass in 3ft of Water off Cape Cod
June 5, 2017

Ryan Collins Last week from Wednesday May 31 until Saturday June 3 I had an amazing opportunity to stay at a cottage in the quiet town Truro.While there I explored and fished the coastline from Eastham to Provincetown on foot and from the kayak. If you are interested in fishing ...

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Success with Stripers @ the Truro “Fish House”
May 31, 2017

Ryan Collins The rain has passed and tonight is now shaping up to be a gorgeous evening for surfcasting the beaches in this particular area of Cape Cod.Surfcasting this section of the Cape's peninsula takes some serious effort for many of us (myself included). Fortunately for me, our network of hundreds ...

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The New My Fishing Cape Cod “Fish House”
April 20, 2017

Ryan Collins At 1:30pm yesterday afternoon, my friend Zach Lesinski of 2020 Sky Sight gave me a pair of headphones and closed the door of his 1963 Piper airplane. Just minutes later and we were 1,000 feet high in the sky, cruising over Cape Cod Bay spotting pods of Right Whales. ...

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The Striper Migration Has Reached Martha’s Vineyard
April 8, 2017

Ryan Collins We still have a couple more weeks before ocean-traveling migratory stripers arrive here on Cape Cod.  However, now that its April, the theory is holdover striped bass (which have spent the winter here on Cape) begin to "stir" and become more active.  I would say this theory rang true ...

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First Cape Cod Stripers of the Spring
April 2, 2017

Ryan Collins According to the calendar, spring has arrived! It won't be long until the stripers return to the Cape.This time of the year you will find me exploring and scouting new areas all over Cape Cod. I have 2 goals for these early spring scouting missions: Discover holdover striped bass ...

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Exploring Bass River for Holdover Striped Bass
January 19, 2017

Ryan Collins This January I've been combing estuaries in search of the elusive Cape Cod holdover striped bass. So I have made two trips, and have been fortunate to catch several holdover bass up to 20 pounds. My most productive trip so far occurred the night of January 13th, the ...

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First Cape Cod Stripers of the 2017 Season
November 10, 2016

Ryan Collins This fishing trip began yesterday afternoon around 2:30pm. After a fairly long drive I popped out of my car, eager to check the inlet and nearby beach.There were birds and a seal diving and feeding in the crests of waves. I saw a small splash, which I thought ...

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Impressive Schools of Young Striped Bass
November 7, 2016

Ryan Collins Yesterday I was shocked to be catching monster bluefish during November! Big blues are still around if you know where to look, and are willing to travel.Yesterday actually began with micro-schoolies jumping and chasing bait in the early morning sunlight. After catching a few micros I noticed a ...

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Monster November Bluefish
October 31, 2016

Ryan Collins This October I've been surfcasting different locations, including spots around the Greater Boston area, in search of late-season striped bass.I am having fun exploring new places, and catching a few stripers here and there. During this trip (which took place on October 25th) I was surprised to encounter ...

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Surfcasting Greater Boston for Striped Bass