November 17, 2024

The information in this post originally appeared inside our My Fishing Cape Cod members' forum during the 2020 season.The metal lip might just be the quintessential New England surfcasting plug.Unlike needlefish plugs it’s near impossible to break metal lips down into any kind of nice and neat categories. There are simply ...

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How I Like to Fish Metal Lip Lures for Striped Bass
November 16, 2024

This post was originally published here inside our private forum on December 10th, 2023.Last year on December 11th I decided to try for some mackerel (blue bullets is what I prefer to call them) at my favorite place to fish, the Cape Cod Canal.  I went down to the canal ...

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75 Years (and Counting) of Catching “Blue Bullets” at the Cape Cod Canal
November 10, 2024

Tautog is one of our favorite fish to both catch and cook on Cape Cod.  With it's hearty white meat, it holds up well to almost any way of cooking.And now that's November, I figured what better time than now to republish this post! Afterall, tautog are one of the ...

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How to Make Parmesan Crusted Tautog with Herb-Lemon Sauce
October 31, 2024

On Tuesday (10/29/24), I was fortunate to fish with Capt. Tyler Putney @Flatliner Charters and three other members of MFCC for striped bass.We left from the Bass River/Smuggler’s beach boat ramp about 8:30 am and headed east toward Monomoy Island.We were all wearing layers since the temp was a “balmy” ...

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Late October Striper Fishing at the Monomoy Rips
October 14, 2024

False albacore usually show up in good numbers throughout Cape Cod and the Islands starting in mid to late August and continuing through October.In this post and video, I would like to share with you some helpful tips and strategies for fly fishing for albies along the infamous Elizabeth Island ...

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Fly Fishing the Elizabeth Islands for Albies
September 27, 2024

This weekend’s 36hr Grind Surfcasting Tournament starts todat (Friday) at 6pm and I could not be more excited! In this post I wanted to share the rules one more time and answer a few frequently asked questions.I will of course be in touch with the teams each day throughout this weekend ...

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36hr Grind Tournament Rules
September 24, 2024

Fishing for recreational bluefin tuna is perhaps the most adrenaline-pumping fishing Cape Cod has to offer!  And for this October we're adding another 4 rec bluefin tuna trips to the schedule with captain Cullen Lundholm of Cape Star Charters.Captain Cullen is as plugged-in to the tuna bite as it gets.  Over the years ...

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October Bluefin Tuna Trips
September 22, 2024

This post was created through contributions of members inside our forum. Information about wind knot prevention first appeared in our forum in November of 2020. We'll continue to update this post over time with new wind knots prevention tips!Wind knots are a common issue that frustrate all levels of anglers. ...

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Wind Knots – Causes & Solutions
September 15, 2024

This recipe was originally published in June of 2019. Late summer is a good time to find bluefish on Cape Cod, so we figured now would be the perfect time to re-publish this post.Raise your hand if you're one of the billion people who think bluefish taste oily, fishy and ...

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If You Absolutely Despise Bluefish, This Recipe is For You.
September 13, 2024

Welcome to another episode of the My Fishing Cape Cod Podcast presented by Cape & Islands Mitsubishi! In this podcast, we are joined by Sam Mullen of the Goose Hummock Shop in Orleans, Massachusetts.Sam leads off today's show with a full Funny Fish report of plentiful amounts of Bonito and ...

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September 13th Funny Fish, Striped Bass, and Tuna Report with Sam Mullen
September 10, 2024

As I mentioned last week, this year's 36hr Grind Surfcasting Tournament will happen the weekend of September 27-29. Tonight I wanted to let you know about one of the quality prizes that will be up for grabs! My Fishing Cape Cod Pencil Poppers are handmade in Plymouth, MA by Wayne and Tony from Guppy Lure Company.  The pencil ...

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New Prize for 36hr Grind | MFCC Guppy Pencil Poppers!
September 8, 2024

Today I want to share with you a recipe I created using fresh tuna steaks and a throwback to my days of living and working in Wellesley, Massachusetts.This recipe is perfect as an appetizer, or it can be made into the main event for a meal.  I used homemade pita ...

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Ahi Tuna Nachos with Firecracker Slaw