October 3, 2026

Table of Contents Saturday 9/26: Find the LeeMonday 9/28: Trusting a HunchWednesday 9/30: The Fish That Said No ThanksWhy the Storm Was the Story On Saturday September 26th, the wind was gusting near 50 mph. Rain came sideways. And I had about two hours.Lauren was in Charleston with friends, I was solo-dadding our two-year-old, and …

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After the Nor’easter: Surfcasting for Stripers as the Dust Settles
September 30, 2026

This report was originally published on September 15th. We have updated it today with a full video from the trip which you can watch by clicking play above. I left the house at one o’clock in the afternoon on Sunday September 13th, which if you know anything about surfcasting on Cape Cod, is a strange …

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Alone on Cape Cod’s National Seashore, Topwater Striper Fishing in the Rain
September 26, 2026

Welcome to special nor’easter edition of the My Fishing Cape Cod Podcast presented by Cape & Islands Mitsubishi and The Olde Cape Carwash. In this podcast, we are joined by AJ Coots of Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay.

AJ has an action packed Cape Cod Canal report for this weekend’s full moon nor’easter focusing on big striped bass, sea bass, and bonito.

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Cape Cod Canal Full Moon Nor’easter Report with AJ Coots of Red Top
September 24, 2026

This past Monday September 21st started like most of my mornings do: coffee, a few hours of work, getting our two-year-old up, breakfast with my wife. Then the house emptied out, and I stood at the window watching the trees bend under a northeast wind that had been building all night.It was day one of …

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Cape Cod Nor’easter Blitz: Surfcasting for Giant Striped Bass
September 21, 2026

Catch Episode 7 of the Monomoy Saltwater Journal right here on My Fishing Cape Cod!

Captain Ben Sussman of In The Net Sportfishing joins Eddy and Kevin for a report on the fall bite along the south side of Cape Cod featuring false albacore and striped bass.

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Fall Run Striped Bass & Funny Fish with Captain Ben Sussman
September 4, 2026

Welcome to episode six of the Monomoy Saltwater Journal Podcast with Eddy Kooyomjian and Kevin Collins. In this podcast, we are joined by Captain Tyler Putney of Flatliner Charters.

Captain Tyler provides insight as to what made this his best striped bass season on record inside Cape Cod Bay and also looks ahead to the fall run and funny fish season.

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His Best Bass Season On Record: Captain Tyler Putney of Flatliner Charters
August 21, 2026

On episode five of the Monomoy Saltwater Journal, hosts Kevin Collins and Eddy Kooyomjian welcome Captain Chris Ballerini of Back of the Bay Charter Company.

Chris built his guiding resume the hard way, starting out at Sasquatch Fly Fishing in Estes Park, Colorado before spending four summers guiding remote fly-fishing expeditions in Alaska. He founded Back of the Bay Charter Company in 2021 running fly and light-tackle trips out of Plymouth with a focus on the the “three bays” of Plymouth, Kingston, and Duxbury.

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Two Boats, Three Bays, and One Season with Captain Chris Ballerini
June 29, 2026

The alarm went off at 3am and I was already awake.There are mornings on the water that you sense before they happen — something in the air the night before, a quiet anticipation that keeps you from sleeping too deeply. This was one of those mornings. By 3:30 I was loading gear in the dark, …

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Stripers Gone Wild: Bass, Squid, and a Morning I Won’t Soon Forget
June 24, 2026

Five days, one secret bait, and the midday striper epiphany I wish I’d had years ago. “Adios,” I said to Lauren, kissing her on the cheek. “Adios,” I said to Carol, who’s been camped out with us for two weeks, up from her home in South Carolina to celebrate our daughter Hallie’s second birthday. It was …

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You Don’t Have to Fish at Night — Try This Instead
June 16, 2026

I set my alarm for 3 a.m. That’s the kind of decision that sounds crazy to most people, but anyone who has stood on a remote Cape Cod beach in the pale light before dawn — salt air in your lungs, miles of coastline stretching out ahead of you with no one else in sight — …

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Stripers, Squid, and the Soul of Cape Cod
June 11, 2026

Welcome to another edition of the My Fishing Cape Cod Podcast presented by Cape & Islands Mitsubishi and The Olde Cape Carwash. In this episode, we are joined by Sam Mullen of the Goose Hummock Shop in Orleans, Massachusetts.

Sam provides a complete surfcasting report with information on Cape Cod Bay, the backside facing beaches, and the south side. He covers striped bass, bluefish, and sea bass in a variety of locations.

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What’s Biting Now: A Mid-June Cape Cod Report with Sam Mullen
May 18, 2026

There’s something special about a fishing report that comes to you live — not from a dock at the end of the day with hazy recollections, but from the boat itself, lines in the water, fish being landed in real time. That’s exactly what MFCC member Bruno Demir provides in this edition of the My Fishing Cape Cod Podcast.

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Above Slot Striped Bass Takeover Cape Cod Bay With MFCC Member Bruno Demir