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Ryan Collins 48 hours ago Cape Cod got smacked by a serious winter blizzard. Some areas got a foot of heavy wet snow, and experienced wind gusts of more than 50mph. The blizzard was the second serious storm to hit the Cape this month and quite a few folks are still without power. There are trees …
Ryan Collins Back during the winter of 2015 I sat down at the British Beer Company in Sandwich with captain Cullen Lundholm of Cape Star Charters, to discuss a dilemma that many anglers face. I explained to Cullen that there are many people who love to fish, but they cannot afford or justify spending $800-$1200 on …
Ryan Collins At 4am this morning in a secluded spot on Cape Cod, I made my first cast of the 2018 season. The light of a bright full moon reflected perfectly off the glass-calm surface of the water. Could there be holdover striped bass in this spot? I would soon find out. I kept my rod …
Ryan Collins My fascination with Cape Cod’s great backside beaches started as a kid, when I was reading one of Frank Daignault’s books about surfcasting the Cape.Frank’s stories about legendary nights spent catching jumbo striped bass definitely inspired me to fish more and fish harder. I even got the chance to tell him this during …
David “MDog” Murphy The 2017 Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby was a special one for me. During the derby I had the opportunity to spend time on the water with my son, and pass down my fishing knowledge. I actually caught my first striped bass during the 2016 season. Since then I’ve been …
Ryan Collins My connection to the town of Mashpee began when I was a kid playing sports. Throughout elementary school, middle school and high school, my sports teams would travel to Mashpee and face-off in baseball and basketball games.Back then I wasn’t able to drive myself around, so any fishing I did in Mashpee would …
Doug Blanchard It was late summer, and I was sitting in my office, when Ryan Collins sent me a message inquiring if I’d like to join him in shooting a fly fishing episode for the upcoming season of MFCC TV. I immediately jumped at the opportunity to hit the water with Ryan and the MFCC TV …
Ryan Collins If you do not already have an organized, tangle-free, efficient system for storing all your canal plugs and jigs, then this blog post is for you.Unlike other bags on the market, this plug bag featured in the below video can easily store large lures commonly fished at the Cape Cod Canal, such as the …
Ryan Collins When you go surfcasting with lures on Cape Cod, you are primarily targeting striped bass or bluefish. Here in Costa Rica, you have absolutely no idea what might bite next when you cast a lure out into the waves. You might hook a cubera snapper, roosterfish, jack crevalle or even “jumbo” size needlefish! Some …
Andrew Burke On May 19th of this year, I was fortunate enough to fish Stellwagen Bank for Haddock and Cod with non-profit veteran organization, Rifles to Rods. Our own Ryan Collins connected me with Rifles to Rod founder Ryan Puzzo, who allowed me to tag along on a ground fishing trip to the southwest corner of Stellwagen. …
Ryan Collins It may be November and it’s no doubt getting late in the Cape Cod fishing season, but schoolie striped bass are still present on Cape in strong numbers.On Wednesday morning November 1st, I decided to do some surfcasting for stripers. It was the first time I had been on the beach in a …
Ryan Collins This week I’ve fished from Cape Cod Bay, to the Cape Cod Canal, south through Buzzard’s Bay and into the town of Falmouth, for albies and striped bass.Today while fishing from the 12ft tin boat, my friend Jason and I caught more than 40 stripers, “almost” caught an albie, and had a 400lb …
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