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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 …
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 …
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.
...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 …
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.
...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, …
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 — …
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.
...I could hear the birds before I even reached the water — that sharp, indignant cry cutting through the chilly northwest wind. By the time I got to the shoreline just after 9am, I could see them dipping and wheeling with that nervous energy that always means something is happening down there.On a gray, damp May …
Monday, April 13th The alarm went off at 4am and I hopped right out bed without hitting the snooze. Spring has a way of doing that to a fisherman. Today — Wednesday — is nearly 70 degrees, sunny and windless, the kind of April day that makes you forget winter ever happened. But Monday was a different …
As the 2025 fishing season winds down on Cape Cod, anglers who are willing to brave the increasingly unpredictable fall weather are still finding plenty of reasons to get on the water. Amy Wrightson of Sports Port in Hyannis reports that despite recent gales and nor’easters that have churned up the coastline, both striped bass and tautog continue to provide excellent action across multiple zones around the Cape.
...As October winds down and the leaves begin to turn, the Cape Cod Canal transforms into one of the region’s most productive fishing destinations. This fall has proven particularly productive, with multiple species providing anglers with extended opportunities to land quality fish. AJ Coots of Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay helps us understand where to fish, what species to target, and which lures will lead to a memorable day on the water.
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