March 19, 2018

Ryan Collins In this seminar presentation I will take you through a full season of fishing on Cape Cod. You will learn how and where to target big stripers, tuna, albies and other species from Cape Cod’s many inlets, bays, jetties, harbors, beaches, estuaries and of course the canal. This ...

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How To Make The Most Of Your 2018 Cape Cod Fishing Season
April 23, 2017

Andrew Burke Hello My Fishing Cape Cod! I hope spring is treating you well, and you're able to spend some time on the water. The warm weather is (hopefully) here to stay, which means the fishing action throughout Massachusetts will continue to heat up! Personally, I haven't done any serious saltwater ...

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Springtime Largemouth Bass – Video Report
March 22, 2017

Billy Mitchell With whispers coming through the proverbial fishing grapevines that the stocking trucks had begun their semiannual pilgrimage to the various kettle ponds on and off the Cape, I immediately began concocting plans to make my way down to one of these ponds with the fly rod, even if ...

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Fly Fishing Cape Cod for Trout with “Pirate”
March 13, 2017

Andrew Burke If you're looking to put a bend in the rod before the striped bass migration returns to the northeast, look no further than the kettle ponds of Cape Cod!Every spring, the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game stocks suitable ponds with rainbow, brown, and brook trout for anglers ...

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Fishing the Snow Storm – Video Report
January 3, 2017

Andrew BurkeHello everybody! I hope you had a great holiday season, and have been able to get on the water!Despite the cold temperatures, the freshwater fishing on Cape has been very consistent. Small minnow-style lures and metal spoons have been producing trout on the stocked ponds of Cape Cod.Normally, I ...

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Wintertime Trout Fishing on Cape Cod
November 22, 2016

Andrew BurkeMFCC InternThe moment I crossed the Sagamore bridge and looked down at the Cape Cod Canal, I simply couldn't resist the urge to wet a line.When I finally arrived at home for Thanksgiving break, I wasn't in the house for more than 10 minutes before I was out the ...

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Cape Cod’s Freshwater Herring Bite
November 3, 2016

Steve Madden As the weather gets colder there will be more black midge hatches on the kettle ponds in Southeastern MA. The stocked trout from last year will key-in on this food supply, and the new stockies will soon begin to figure it out...eventually. The best flies for imitating these ...

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Fly Fishing The Autumn Midge Hatch
October 28, 2016

Ryan CollinsI plan on chasing stripers right through the winter, but with November right around the corner, largemouth bass are now biting hard.One of the simplest and most effective ways to catch a largemouth in a pond right now is to use what is known as a Rooster Tail.Rooster Tails ...

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How to Fish a Rooster Tail for Largemouth Bass
March 5, 2016

Michael Mathias I arrived at this particular Salter Run at about 11am. The weather was sunny, and the temp on the dash was exactly 50 degrees. The wind was from the SE at about 10 knots.​My plan was to hike upstream as far as I could. The hike would take me ...

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Cape Cod Searun Brook Trout Report
February 21, 2016

I set out on this fresh water fishing escapade on Friday, February 12th. It was a chilly morning. My phone weather app was broadcastings a high of 11 degrees for the day. I dressed in triple layers; top and bottom. If you fish in this cold weather I recommend investing ...

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Cape Cod Trout Fishing Report | Mid-February
October 10, 2015

Greetings MFCC! This is fellow member Stephen Madden, letting you know that the trout stocking trucks are out and about this October-one of the reasons why this is my favorite time of the year. ...

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Why October is my Favorite Time of the Year
June 17, 2015

This is a guest post from MFCC member Matt Linsky. Matt has been freshwater fishing his entire life and I am excited to have him contributing freshwater posts & reports! It was late spring and I just set out on my favorite pond. This is "my honey hole"- a super ...

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Largemouth Bass Fishing On Cape Cod