March 4, 2023

In this episode of My Fishing Cape Cod, it’s springtime on Cape, and saltwater species are migrating back into the region. In today’s show, we start by targeting big tautog from shore. Later in the episode we join captain Jimmy the Greek of On Time Charters for a morning of haddock fishing. Tight lines! 🎣

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MFCC TV | Season 6: Episode 2
February 22, 2023

Spring is on the horizon, and the state of Massachusetts will soon be stocking many of Cape Cod’s ponds with rainbow, brook, brown and tiger trout. I’m often asked what ponds on Cape Cod are stocked with trout. This information is available elsewhere on the internet, but I still wanted to publish this list here on

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The Complete List of Cape Cod’s Stocked Waters
February 15, 2023

With the exception of a few subzero days, this winter on Cape Cod has been quite mild. It hasn’t been cold enough to go ice fishing on the Cape, but nevertheless some of our members have been making the trek out west and up north where safe ice can be found much more easily. In this

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Ice Fishing off Cape for Pike, Lakers & More
February 12, 2023

Salty prosciutto, flakey wild-caught cod, fresh lemon juice, and fresh rosemary sprigs come together to make this Prosciutto Wrapped Cod an absolutely irresistible and easy dish to make.   I feel this dish is worthy of restaurant status. An added bonus – the whole recipe comes together in about 20 minutes!   If you’re bored with the

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How to Make Prosciutto Wrapped Cod with Lemon Rosemary Sauce
January 28, 2023

In just a couple of weeks I will be heading back down to North Carolina to fish for hammerhead sharks, sandbar sharks and more in the surf. My first trip to North Carolina for sharks occurred in February of 2022 and it ended up being one of the most memorable fishing trips of my life. After

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Winter Shark Fishing the North Carolina Surf with MFCC Member Nick Calabrese
January 12, 2023

Last night’s forum at the Cape Cod Salties Club in Yarmouth, MA was meant to educate Cape Codders about “the legalities, practicalities and risks” of Holtec’s plan to dump over one million gallons of contaminated radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay. The featured speaker in this video is Diane Turco of Harwich, director of Cape Downwinders,

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January 11th Cape Cod Salties Forum: Holtec’s Proposed Plan to Dump Radioactive Water into Cape Cod Bay
January 11, 2023

It may be the middle of the winter on Cape Cod, but that hasn’t stopped our members from getting out there and catching fish! While there are still some saltwater fishing opportunities available, the vast majority of angling effort from now through April will be freshwater. Fishing the Cape’s ponds for rainbow, brook, brown and tiger

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This Week’s Top Catches from My Fishing Cape Cod
December 4, 2022

📸 Photo credit: Jeremy ClarkDid you know that the largest stingray in the Atlantic Ocean (the roughtail stingray) can grow to be 800lbs, and hunts along the beaches of Cape Cod during the night? Roughtail stingrays will often bury themselves in bottom sediment. They are opportunistic predators that feed on a variety of bony fish and

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Have You Ever Caught a Roughtail Stingray on Cape Cod?
December 1, 2022

Sure the saltwater fishing season has slowed down, but here’s an overview of some of the fishing opportunities still available in the Cape region during the month of December. Good luck if you make it out fishing this month!Topics covered include:00:00 – largemouth bass fishing02:04 – holdover striper fishing02:37 – brown trout fishing03:27 – December

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Cape Cod Fishing Forecast for December 1st
November 9, 2022

I’ve had a lot of fun so far tautog fishing this fall on Cape Cod! I was also pretty excited at how this latest underwater footage came out.⁠Honestly, I never knew just how aggressive and competitive tautog could be until I reviewed this footage. In the rest of this blog post I’ll share with you details

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I Never Knew Just How Competitive Tautog Could Be…Until I Saw This!
November 2, 2022

This past Sunday afternoon I headed out freshwater fishing with MFCC member Jeff Coates, his son Jared, and MFCC member Mike Osborne and his son Lucas. This past spring and summer, Jared and Lucas participated as a team in Bassmaster High School. The duo fished several tournaments at lakes throughout New England, competing against other high

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A Solid Fish at Sunset Saves the Day
October 31, 2022

Did you know that Massachusetts is considering matching Rhode Island’s “Trophy Tautog” rule? Massachusetts is considering adopting Rhode Island’s new rule that only 1 tautog out of daily bag limit can be over 21 inches long. ⁠⁠It’s not very often, if ever, that states take a voluntary reduction in any recreational fish species, be it

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Massachusetts is Considering Adopting Rhode Island’s New “Trophy Tautog” Rule