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
November 1, 2022

*This recipe was originally published in April of 2019. Whew that’s a big recipe name, huh? Well let me tell you, tautog with creamy tomatoes and cornmeal fried okra will soon be your new best friend.   Fall in New England always brings a big sigh of relief.  The busy summer tourist season is behind us

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Tautog with Creamy Tomatoes and Cornmeal Fried Okra
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
October 17, 2022

Fall is a great time to go freshwater fishing on Cape Cod and in this video from October 13th you’ll get an underwater look at largemouth bass, pickerel and yellow perch chasing and attacking a War Eagle spinnerbait.  This footage was filmed on Upper Cape Cod using Spydro and GoFishCam underwater cameras. I hope you enjoy

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Heart-Pumping Underwater Spinnerbait Action!
October 15, 2022

(in no particular order) 1) Cliff Pond, BrewsterLocated in Nickerson State Park this pond is terrific because the access is incredibly easy and there are no houses on the shoreline. There is a walking path the goes along the entire circumference of the pond with many great fishing spots throughout. There is plenty of parking and

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5 Beautiful Cape Cod Ponds to Fish this Autumn
October 14, 2022

It’s been over a month since my last My Fishing Cape Cod forum report and since that time the warm water malaise was replaced by the frenetic chase for “Sir Albert” (false albacore) along the whole south side – including Monomoy.Judging on the posts in the forum, the bluefin tuna bite has been good this

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Top Catches from My Fishing Cape Cod Members for August and September 2022
September 22, 2022

Hello and welcome to another edition of the My Fishing Cape Cod podcast from myfishingcapecod.com. I’m your host, Kevin Collins, back with you for our last September edition of the MFCC podcast for 2022.  To listen to today’s show, please click play at the top of this post. Alternatively you can do a direct download of

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The Fall Run Has Begun! September 22nd Report
August 31, 2022

The afternoon of Friday August 26th was breezy and ominous.  The wind was blowing about 20 miles per hour out of the southwest, and thunder and lightning was predicted for the afternoon and evening. Nevertheless, I decided we could give it a try, and attempt to squeeze a trip in before the storms hit the region.We

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Late August Peanut Bunker Blitzes at the East End of the Canal and off Sandwich
August 29, 2022

*Please visit our members’ forum to access our latest most up-to-date fishing reports It was 3:30 in the morning last Thursday August 25th when my alarm went off. I hopped right out of bed and headed downstairs. I made a cup of coffee and then went into the basement to organize all of my camera

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A Stellar Day of Fluke Fishing off Cape Cod: 8 Different Species Caught in One Trip!
August 19, 2022

Nick CalabreseAs a member of My Fishing Cape Cod (@ncalabrese) and a life-long recreational fishermen it was a great privilege to present some of my research in Fisheries Science at the Cod and Coffee event back in March. When Ryan asked if I would like to write an article with a more detailed look at

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Using Video Cameras to Survey Cod Populations
August 9, 2022

Uncover the General Area I Was FishingMembers of My Fishing Cape Cod can click below to learn the general area of the Outer Cape that I was fishing in this video. Uncover the General Area The National Seashore beaches of Outer Cape Cod are referred to by many as “the best beaches on Cape Cod”

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Surfcasting Cape Cod’s National Seashore at Night during Late Summer