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Striped bass are tough creatures, but the strain put on a fish while being caught is intense. Imagine you just ran a marathon, and then suddenly someone covered your mouth and you couldn’t breathe. That might be what it’s like for a striper. It’s no surprise that research has shown that keeping fish in the water as …
I first created this recipe back in 2014 when Ryan and I were still dating. It’s so memorable for me because this was the very first recipe I created for My Fishing Cape Cod. Since then, I’ve made quite a few more recipes for the site, and as each recipe get’s shared, gems like this …
In this video it’s late May on Cape Cod and summertime is right around the corner. The days are long and the weather is warming up! In this episode we’ll go fishing from shore and catch bluefish using pencil poppers and jigs. This video was filmed on June 4th 2021, and it originally aired during March of …
My Fishing Cape Cod Podcast Host, Kevin Collins sits down to chat with MFCC Member, Calvin Toran Sandlin about the Spring striped bass bite on Cape Cod.Calvin provides detailed information on what moon phases, tides, areas, and baits have been productive for him so far this season from shore.In addition, Calvin looks ahead to the month of June …
The winter flounder is also known as a “black back” and is native to the waters of New England. Both of the winter flounder’s eyes are nearly always positioned on the right side of their body. They spend their time along the bottom, eating worms, clams, mussels and many other crustaceans and small fish. Winter …
MFCC member Doug Blanchard and I met up this past Saturday May 20th to fly fish the Cheeky Tournament for the sixth year in a row. After a long hike in order to get to our spot, we arrived just in time to get lines in the water at 5:30am sharp.The area we fished during …
Here on Cape Cod, when fishermen think about flatfish, the first species most think about are fluke. Fluke are also known as summer flounder, and they definitely reign supreme in the flatfish world here in New England. However, for me personally, winter flounder are my favorite flatfish to catch. Winter flounder are predominantly found in cooler …
It’s been another exciting week in the Cape Cod fishing world, and today we’ll cover it all in the third episode of the 2023 My Fishing Cape Cod Podcast. In today’s program we’ll talk about recent catches of 40+ inch striped bass, and the upcoming black sea bass season. We’ll also talk about flounder fishing, and …
Recreational black sea bass season opens up here in Massachusetts on Saturday May 20th! During this trip from May 23rd 2022, we encountered fast action with schools of black sea bass which have congregated around one of Cape Cod’s many shipwrecks.
...In today’s blog post, I’d like to share some underwater bottom fishing footage. This footage was filmed exactly two years ago from today off Bird Island in Buzzard’s Bay. In this video you’ll see hundreds of porgies (scup), but be sure to notice the male and female tautog which appear midway through!As you may of …
One of the most common fish caught on Cape Cod during spring, summer and fall is the scup. Scup are also often referred to as porgies. They are simple to catch and are a lot of fun. Plus if you manage to catch some really big scup (12 inches and up) then you will be …
*Please be very cautious when boating or kayaking this spring on Cape Cod. The water is extremely cold and if you were to fall overboard, then hypothermia will set in quickly. I currently wear a Gul U-Zip drysuit along with a high quality PFD from Stohlquist to increase safety. Springtime squid action on Cape Cod …
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