Fishing reports, videos and more.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Ryan CollinsFalse albacore may just be the hardest-fighting inshore fish species on Cape Cod - and September just happens to be the prime month for targeting them.If you have never caught an albie before, then you will be in for a treat when you finally do!Below is a video preview ...
On the evening of July 14th big stripers were swirling all around my kayak, and it was obvious to me that most of the fish were 35 pounds or larger.This was a serious school of cow striped bass, and I wondered if my 9 weight fly rod could handle these ...
Jeff Mandel Going kayaking is always a wonderful experience. Fishing, gliding down the rapids, or simply paddling along the water can be downright exhilarating.Still, it's important to realize that there is some degree of risk involved. Even if you consider yourself to be the greatest swimmer on the planet, the ocean demands your ...
Alex Rridgway The past few weeks have provided excellent fishing for striped bass in the 25-32" range. However, the big fish are beginning to trickle in to the Cape Cod area. After hearing reports of fish above the 20 pound mark, I decided to specifically target these larger bass from ...
Alex Ridgway Getting out on my newly purchased Hobie Kayak is still exciting in and of itself. Yet after doing well last week with small keeper bass, I was more excited than ever when I launched the kayak yesterday morning.The air temperature was a balmy 37 degrees. I broke out my ...
So far this December, in my annual search for the elusive holdover striped bass, my best success has been realized via kayak in the Sandwich & Barnstable area.In particular, trolling from the Hobie kayak has been hands down the most effective strategy for locating and catching holdover stripers. This is the ...
Ryan Collins The bass were biting this weekend! Christmas may be right around the corner, but stripers can still be caught on Cape Cod, if you know where to look. I would imagine that 99% of the Cape's striper population has migrated south. Yet for whatever reason, very small and ...
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