October 10, 2016

Ryan Collins On Friday October 7th myself and MFCC intern Andrew Burke encountered fantastic fly fishing for schoolies and small keeper stripers.​ The bass were not large but they were present in astounding numbers. Hundreds of stripers were patrolling up and down the shoreline. Fortunately for me the big schools were cruising a mere 20-30 feet …

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A Bass On Every Cast | Fly Fishing Report
October 3, 2016

Ryan Franklin As much as I love the summer, I always get excited for Fall for several reasons.  For example, you get to enjoy fun summer activities without the droves of tourist. Second, football starts up again; go Patriots! And saving the best for last, the fall striper run!  Over the past few years I have …

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76 Stripers on the Vertical Jig
August 12, 2016

Kevin Collins Hello and welcome to another edition of the MFCC Podcast. This is your host Kevin Collins and it’s a pleasure to be back with you for the 18th episode of the 2016 season. We have an action packed show for you this week so let’s get down to it!

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Stripers To 56 Pounds | Cape & Islands Weekend Report
August 10, 2016

Ryan Collins When I was growing up, my father and I fished “blind”without sonar and GPS. We used very basic equipment and fished from a 12 foot boat powered by a 6 horsepower engine.  We found fish by paying attention to the wind, tide and past experiences. Instinct, determination and sheer luck also played a major …

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Handlining For Striped Bass On Cape Cod
August 9, 2016

Ryan Collins Massive schools of adult pogies (also called menhaden and bunker) have appeared off Cape Cod in record numbers.Large striped bass, bluefish, seals and even giant bluefin tuna have been taking advantage of this epic nearshore feeding opportunity. Most of the enormous schools of adult pogies have been swimming close to the shoreline in …

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Acres Of Pogies, Bass & Blues
July 24, 2016

I stepped outside around 8am and was greeted by a pleasantly cool morning. Instead of fishing, I felt like taking a beach day to enjoy the nice weather. I quickly loaded up my car in an effort to beat the crowds that fill the backside beaches of the Outer Cape during peak summer months.However, I had …

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Monster Shore-Caught Bluefish
July 18, 2016

Cullen Lundholm Recently I have been jumping around to a lot of different places based off land and water temperatures. We’ve been getting a lot of really warm water actually everywhere, even up inside Cape Cod Bay, so I’ve been trying to play into that. Over the past week I have been fishing off Ptown, all …

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Cape Star Charters Fishing Report | July 18
June 20, 2016

Andrew Burke It started much like many other late nights of surfcasting, with a pot of coffee around 7:15pm to prepare myself for a long evening. I was looking forward to this night of fishing with Ryan, as well as MFCC members Steven Rogers and Ryan Franklin. All of us met up in the parking lot …

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50 Bass From The Beach
June 2, 2016

Ryan Collins Most of the beaches on Lower Cape Cod are pristine and undeveloped.  Fishing this area feels more “wild” than fishing other spots on Cape, and that is a major reason why I so much enjoy fishing this part of the world. When I set foot on the beach around 5pm yesterday evening, I …

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Night #2 of Surfcasting Lower Cape Cod
June 1, 2016

Ryan Collins The Memorial Day Weekend rush was over. My drive down Route 6 was fast and easy. By 4pm I had arrived at ABC Campground in North Truro. The friendly staff checked me in, and within an hour I was ready to go fishing. With miles of coastline and perfect weather, I felt like a kid on …

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June 1st Lower Cape Cod Surfcasting Report
May 31, 2016

Ryan Collins It has been nearly 1 year since I fished the beaches of Lower Cape Cod with MFCC members Jim Murphy and Chas Salmon. Last year’s trip with Jim and Chas turned out to be quite memorable. We caught plenty of fish from shore and enjoyed some gorgeous weather. It has also been nearly 1 …

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Night Fishing The Beaches Of Outer Cape Cod | Video
May 27, 2016

Kevin Collins Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of the My Fishing Cape Cod Podcast. I’m your friendly neighborhood host Kevin Collins glad to be back with you for another week. It’s hard to believe it but Memorial Day Weekend is here, and I am absolutely pumped about it. Temperatures are heating up into the 80’s …

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Bluefin Tuna Have Arrived