August 19, 2015

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 ...

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Bait Fishing at the Cape Cod Canal | Part #1
April 29, 2015

In this post I just want to let you know about the upcoming Canal fishing classes, happening this Sunday May 3rd on the banks of the Cape Cod Canal.2 classes are being offered. Each class will run for about one hour.Click below to watch a video about what is being ...

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Canal Classes Happening This Sunday May 3rd
March 25, 2015

This is a guest post from Dex Chadsey, who first joined MFCC back in 2013. ​I am excited to have Dex contributing to MFCC! I recently saw this post by MFCC member Ron Enos, in the Cape Cod Canal section of our forum...“Gonna head down (to the Canal) in a ...

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A Dream Come True For Those Who Fish The Canal?
July 30, 2014

As a teenager my most productive Canal trips happened during the night in July. It’s the end of July and often the striped bass fishing action at the Cape Cod Canal slows way down. However this has been an interesting season so far at the Big Ditch and there’s reason ...

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3 Ways To Catch A Big Striper This Week At The Cape Cod Canal
July 7, 2014

From jigging to eeling, fishing cut bait to plugging, there is certainly no shortage of different ways to catch a striped bass at the Cape Cod Canal. So many ways actually, that it can be rather intimidating if you’re new to fishing the Big Ditch.Whether in fishing or life, I ...

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The Easiest Way To Catch A Striper At The Cape Cod Canal
May 5, 2014

I just had one heck of a weekend! Yesterday I had a wonderful time at the My Fishing Cape Cod Breakfast (thanks everyone for coming!) and the day before I saw striped bass swirling on the surface for the first time all season. One of the side benefits of yesterday's ...

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Cape Cod Canal Fishing Report | May 5
May 1, 2014

There's about a million different plugs and lures that will work to catch striped bass at the Cape Cod Canal. You could drive yourself bananas trying to sort through them all. The good news is that the fish still happily bite the same plugs and lures that worked decades ago. ...

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3 Lethal Lures For Fishing The Cape Cod Canal
February 28, 2014

I think the first episode of My Fishing Cape Cod TV got a lot of people excited for spring saltwater fishing on Cape Cod, because the emails and messages about what gear I most recommend for spring-time fishing keep on coming in! This is excellent and I am really happy ...

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Here’s The Gear You Need For Spring Fishing On Cape Cod
February 20, 2014

Oftentimes at the Canal the most challenging part is landing the fish after you hook him. This is especially true if you hook a large fish while jigging right along the bottom. This video will share with you some simple strategies and ideas for how to land a big bass, ...

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Video | How To Fight & Land Big Bass Jigging The Canal
February 11, 2014

Striped bass can be caught in a multitude of ways. From fly fishing to wire line jigging, there really is a technique for everyone and for almost every situation. While you will never catch me complaining about a bass on the end of my line, I will admit that I ...

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Plugging The Cape Cod Canal
November 4, 2013

This past Saturday I asked My Fishing Cape Cod Facebook fans to post their favorite Cape Cod Canal fishing photo of 2013 to the MFCC Facebook page. We had a TON of awesome photos come in and some pretty cool stories as well Click Here to check out all the ...

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The Anatomy of a Cape Cod Canal Blitz