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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, …
Last week I shared an old favorite tautog recipe called Parmesan Crusted Tautog. Now I would imagine that many of you have plenty of tautog fillets in your freezer after this productive fall tautog season, so I figured what better time than now to share another blackfish favorite of mine!In this recipe, tautog is simmered and …
Table of Contents Different Types Of Metal LipsPopular Metal Lip BrandsWhen To Use A Danny Versus A Pikie”Tuning” Metal Lip Swimmers 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 …
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 while my wife was …
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 last fish to leave the …
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” 34 degrees when we …
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 archipelago.The Elizabeth IslandsThe Elizabeth Islands …
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 with more info, as well …
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 Cullen has put members of …
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. A wind knot refers …
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 just plain gross! I too, …
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 False Albacore off the south …
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