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
October 25, 2016

Ryan Collins If you follow the Canal Today thread in our forum, then you'll see folks are still catching schoolies, with the occasional keeper mixed in.There have also been scattered reports of larger bass up to 30 pounds being seen and caught in the canal area over the past week. Without a ...

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Schoolie Stripers Still Abundant On Cape Cod
October 23, 2016

Ryan Collins The striper fishing for me the past 72 hours has been challenging. There have been some good pushes of fish through parts of the Cape (we'll talk about that later) but for me the fishing has been very hit and miss. On Thursday night I had this decent trip ...

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Surfcasting & Kayaking Plymouth Bay
October 19, 2016

Ryan Collins This October I've been chasing stripers as they migrate south through the weed beds, ledges and rock piles of Buzzard's Bay.Surfcasting here is very different than surfcasting in other areas throughout Cape Cod. Aside from the swift currents and huge rocks, private property and no trespassing signs are ...

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Exploring & Surfcasting Buzzard’s Bay
October 17, 2016

Ryan Collins Back during the weekend of October 9th, I had the pleasure of joining a group of My Fishing Cape Codders for a surfcasting trip on Martha's Vineyard.The weather was pretty challenging the first day and night, but on my second day the skies cleared up and the sun ...

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Surfcasting Wasque Point, Martha’s Vineyard
October 16, 2016

Ryan CollinsEarly yesterday morning, while fishing a rock ledge covered with eel grass, I hooked and landed my first striper for the MFCC Derby.The fish was caught in one of the coolest spots my cousin Kevin (host of the podcast) and I have ever fished for striped bass. I never would of ...

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My Fishing Cape Cod Derby Striper
October 13, 2016

Andrew BurkeOnce I finished my classes for the day at UMass, I immediately packed up my car and headed for the Cape.After reading all the positive “fall run” reports, I was chomping at the bit to do some surfcasting.I was able to get in contact with Ryan Collins, and we ...

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Columbus Day Weekend Recap
September 29, 2016

Ryan Collins At 7:45am this morning I met up with MFCC member Jeff Petter for a day of surfcasting.Conditions were pretty gnarly to say the least. The wind was howling out of the northeast at more than 20 miles per hour. The waves were stacked up and I estimated they ...

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September 29th Surfcasting Report
September 28, 2016

Ryan CollinsSome of the biggest bluefish of the entire season have showed up the past few days here on Cape Cod.These are "gator" bluefish over the 10 pound mark with some specimens pushing 15+ pounds.In this post I would like to share with you another drone surfcasting video filmed by ...

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Gator Bluefish in the Cape Cod Surf
August 29, 2016

Ryan Collins The striper fishing this past weekend on Cape Cod was very good. I hope you were able to catch a few!Once again I spent my fishing time this weekend in a 12 foot tin boat, but recently I have started wetsuiting, and swimming to offshore boulders. I like ...

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Wetsuiting For Stripers On Cape Cod