August 2, 2020

This past Wednesday July 29th I had a unique opportunity to film and photograph two amazing schools of menhaden.  Over the past several days I've seen menhaden schools inside Cape Cod Bay, as well as along the Atlantic-facing beaches of Outer Cape Cod.  Each school probably contained several thousand menhaden. ...

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Amazing Menhaden (Pogie) Schools Off Cape Cod
June 18, 2020

​All this season I have been having a blast filming Cape wildlife using a variety of different cameras. It's been an eye-opening experience for me!Today I wanted to take a moment to share with you another quick clip that I hope you will enjoy watching.This past Tuesday I filmed with ...

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Spooking a Big School of Stripers in my Kayak
May 18, 2020

​ This past weekend Cape Cod received a taste of summer with bright sunny skies, calm winds, and warm weather. Right now a lot of life is flocking and swimming to the bays, beaches and offshore waters surrounding the Cape & Islands. There is an abundance of fishing opportunities right ...

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My First Keeper Tautog & Scup Of The Year
April 15, 2020

​This week I launched my kayak for the first time this year. My plan was to troll the shoreline of Cape Cod's kettle ponds in search of trout.Not only was I able to catch some nice fish, but I was also able to film trout underwater as they approached my ...

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Trolling For Trout On Cape Cod
September 19, 2019

Ryan CollinsWhen the albies first arrived on Cape Cod back in late August, they were extremely finicky and difficult to catch!However, recently the false albacore in our area have finally started feeding on larger baits, which is making them much easier to fool.Quite a few of our members in the ...

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The Albies Are Finally Less Finicky!
September 9, 2019

Ryan CollinsSlow-trolling live eels is a super effective way to catch big striped bass on Cape Cod, especially during September and October.The intricacies of eel fishing are many, and there are lots of tricks to the trade. However, slow-trolling is a relatively simple technique to learn.In this post I'll first ...

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Slow-Trolling Live Eels for Monster Stripers on Cape Cod
May 23, 2019

When weather conditions allow, bottom fishing from the kayak in the waters surrounding the Cape & Islands can be productive and a lot of fun.Just remember to please put safety first! The water this time of year is still very cold, and depending where you are kayaking, you might not last very long ...

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Kayak Fishing for Scup, Tautog & Black Sea Bass!
April 19, 2019

Ryan CollinsI'm happy to report I caught my first striped bass of the 2019 season this past Wednesday afternoon April 17th!I was fishing from my kayak on Cape Cod and was very surprised to find that one of the stripers was covered in sea lice.Sea lice are marine external parasites ...

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My First Striped Bass Of The Year
April 2, 2019

Ryan CollinsYesterday I broke out the 5 weight and caught a half dozen rainbows and a gorgeous brook trout, while fly fishing a kettle pond on Cape Cod. The sun was shining and the sky was a beautiful bright blue, with big puffy white clouds bouncing along on the breeze. It ...

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Fly Fishing Cape Cod | April 2nd Trout Report
May 9, 2018

Ryan Collins The stripers have finally arrived on Cape Cod and we have 5 months of great fishing ahead of us. I could not be more excited!One of the great aspects of fishing on Cape Cod (especially fishing for stripers on Cape Cod) is the diversity of different fishing experiences ...

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Custom Guided Cape Cod Fishing Trips & Educational Charters
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
September 14, 2017

Ryan Collins During September throughout Cape Cod & the Islands, small baitfish known locally as "peanut bunker" begin to move along the shoreline.These fish travel in large dense schools containing thousands upon thousands of fish. Needless to say the schools of peanut bunker often attract the attention of striped bass, ...

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Peanut Bunker Bass Blitzes Have Begun!