May 9, 2025

In the world of fishing, where the quest for the perfect tackle setup never ends, the My Fishing Cape Cod community has established a new marketplace that’s become a valuable resource for anglers of all levels. Fishing gear accumulates, whether it’s the impulse buys from the latest tackle sale or the remnants of past seasons’ adventures,

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How to Sell (or swap) Your Gear on My Fishing Cape Cod
May 8, 2025

After a long, cold winter, the fishing season on Cape Cod is finally heating up. The first week of May marks the traditional start to what promises to be an exciting 2025 season across the Cape and Islands. Water temperatures are slowly rising, baitfish are returning in force, and both saltwater and freshwater opportunities abound for anglers of all experience levels.

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From Schoolies to Squid with Sam Mullen of the Goose Hummock
May 7, 2025

The Cape Cod Canal has some of the strongest tides on all of Cape Cod. During extreme weather situations the current inside the Canal can get cranking to almost scary speeds. It’s always important to remain cautious when moving around on the Canal rocks when the tide is cranking. The strong current is the result of differences

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Cape Cod Canal Tides | Understand Them To Catch More Fish
May 5, 2025

At the risk of sounding like an old-timer…ahem, years ago, the dominant fishing method among rock-hopping Canal rats was bait fishing. Times change and with them came so many modern and effective ways to catch striped bass using artificial lures – soft plastic baits, jigs, surface & swimming plugs.Nowadays most canal anglers cast jigs and plugs,

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Bait Fishing at the Cape Cod Canal
May 4, 2025

Now I would imagine that many of you already have plenty of tautog fillets now that the season is upon us, so I figured what better time than now to share another blackfish favorite of mine!In this recipe, tautog is simmered and roasted in a Mediterranean style sauce of freshly chopped tomatoes, spices, herbs, capers

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How To Make Mediterranean Roasted Tautog
April 30, 2025

The 2025 Massachusetts black sea bass fishing season is scheduled to open on Saturday May 17th. After a long winter, many anglers can’t wait to go black sea bass fishing – including me! Not only are black sea bass some of the best tasting fish we have here on Cape, but they are also very fun

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Get Ready for Black Sea Bass Fishing! – 5 Helpful Tips
April 26, 2025

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.   Late April in New England always brings a big sigh of relief.  The cold winter months are finally behind us, and tautog (also called blackfish) are biting well.  Being

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Tautog with Creamy Tomatoes and Cornmeal Fried Okra
April 17, 2025

My Fishing Cape Cod members gather around as we dive into a comprehensive Zoom call crafted from a seasoned fisherman’s insights. Our journey through this 1hr and 30 minute Zoom is tailored to elevate your 2025 springtime fishing experience, focusing on 3 different fish types, including the cunning Tautog, the beautiful Black Sea Bass, and the

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Inshore Fishing Mastery: Spring Strategies with Captain Cullen
April 15, 2025

I am fortunate to call Cape Cod my home. I was born and raised in the small town of Orleans, where driving out on the “Outer Beach” (also known to many surfcasters as “The Great Beach”) was a Sunday tradition for my family. Although I never did much fishing from shore in my younger days,

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Surfcasting the Outer Cape During “The Spring Run”
April 13, 2025

At our recent My Fishing Cape Cod Season Kickoff event in Hyannis, we were fortunate to host two of Cape Cod’s most accomplished surf casters, Calvin Toran-Sandlin and Ian Mcpartland. These gentlemen have spent countless hours perfecting their craft along our shores, and their insights on reading beaches, selecting spots, and catching trophy-sized stripers are

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Boulder Fields vs. Sandy Beaches: Calvin & Ian Reveal their Trophy Striper Strategies
April 12, 2025

Hey MFCC! Cooper Mark here, intern for My Fishing Cape Cod and member of the Sandwich High School Fishing club. The spring migration is on the horizon and today I’m excited to share with you a post about my spring schoolie setups.In addition, if you have some favorite springtime schoolie lures, and some favorite go-to

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Spring Schoolie Fishing: Gearing Up for the Season’s First Stripers
April 9, 2025

Kite fishing for giant tuna is the all jacked up, steroided out version of fishing a topwater plug for striped bass. The two concepts are at their foundations very similar. The only difference is that kite fishing can generate surface strikes from tuna the size of automobiles!If witnessing a massive topwater hit from a car

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Kite Fishing For Bluefin Tuna On Cape Cod