June 12, 2020

​ Recently my friends and I decided to pick up some trash at the Cape Cod Canal, and we enjoyed a beautiful morning with many amazing sights and scenes. Within 2 hours we scooped up several trash bags full of junk between the Sagamore Bridge and the Bournedale Herring run.  ...

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Helping To Keep The Cape Cod Canal Clean
May 30, 2018

Andrew Burke Hello Everyone! I hope you're doing well, and are forming plans for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend! I know I'm planning on hitting the water with friends and family over the three day weekend. The fishing hasn't cracked wide open yet, but keepers have settled in to a ...

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A Morning on the Cape Cod Canal with JoeBaggs Lures
May 17, 2018

Ryan CollinsI am happy to report that we will have a bunch of brand new Canal Buster plug bags as prizes for this year's My Fishing Cape Cod fishing derby.You might recall seeing these bags before here on MFCC. These bags were designed by member Mike Webster, and they have ...

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New Derby Prize: Canal Buster Plug Bags
April 30, 2018

Ryan CollinsEarly May is one of the most exciting times of the season for people who love fishing at the Cape Cod Canal.After a long offseason, ocean temps are on the rise, and striped bass will soon start to trickle back into the area.The month of May provides canal diehards ...

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Fishing The Cape Cod Canal During Early May
April 21, 2018

Ryan Collins There's typically not much happening fishing-wise at the Cape Cod Canal during April. Years ago though this was not the case. When I was a kid growing up one mile from the canal, I heard many stories about cod and pollock being caught at the during the early ...

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My First Trip Of 2018 To The Scusset Breakwater
April 18, 2018

Phil CoatesRetired former director of the state Division of Marine Fisheries Hello My Fishing Cape Cod! As I write this article, it is another lovely spring morning here on the Cape. With active stocking by the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, plus warming waters, my son Jeff reported that trout fishing is ...

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The Environmental Affairs Bond Bill | How It Could Affect Striper Poachers
March 31, 2018

Ryan CollinsWhat better way to give back then to spend a few hours cleaning up the Cape Cod Canal.As anglers, we certainly have an intrinsic interest in keeping this resource as clean as possible! This year's Cape Cod Canal cleanup is happening on Saturday April 21st. This will be the 18th ...

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April 21st Canal Cleanup
March 22, 2018

Ryan CollinsOne of our members here on My Fishing Cape Cod, Patrick Cahill, along with his friends from Boston Harbor, would like to donate a brand new rod and reel (plus some lures and tackle), to a young angler who would put this gear and equipment to great use.The purpose ...

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Youth Angler | Canal Rod & Reel Giveaway
March 8, 2018

Ryan CollinsIn this 1+ hour seminar recording, you will discover simple methods for successfully fishing the Cape Cod Canal. You'll learn about proper tackle and equipment, tides, striped bass feeding and migration patterns, plus more.Included in this class seminar recording are dozens of slides, audio, videos, and a Q&A session. This ...

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Cape Cod Canal Basics: Seminar Recording
January 27, 2018

Ryan Collins The most epic Cape Cod Canal striped bass fishing season in recent memory began in 2017 during the second week of May.It started with news of a mammoth 60+ pound striper which was caught somewhere in Buzzard’s Bay. Soon that school of trophy-size fish swam north, passing Mass ...

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The Epic 2017 Fishing Season @ the Cape Cod Canal
December 6, 2017

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 ï»¿plug bag featured in the below video can easily store large lures commonly fished at the Cape ...

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Get 20% Off The Cape Cod Canal Plug Bag
July 6, 2016

Ryan Collins The Cape Cod Canal is probably the most unique place to fish in all of New England. Where else can you cast into 60 feet of water while standing on dry land? Not to mention the incredibly strong current and unforgiving bottom. If you fish the Canal using ...

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Recommended Canal Gear & Equipment