October 19, 2012

Live eels work great from shore all summer long.  However I believe striped bass eat eels with even more abandon during the month of October.  The bass are on their way south, and they will happily slurp down an eel that happens to swim their way. ...

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Fishing Live Eels from Shore During October 101
October 12, 2012

The ultimate challenge for me this October is to get into a school of 20-50 pound bass from the beach.  Who knows if this will happen this season, but I really believe that I (and you too) have a good chance. Schools of hundreds of big bass do travel along ...

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Targeting Stripers from Shore During October
September 21, 2012

When it comes to topwater plugging I have always had my best success at estuaries during the outgoing tide at the mouth of the estuary.  Creek mouths and inlets (basically two names for the same thing) offer many solid opportunities for folks casting pencil poppers, polaris style poppers, creek chubs ...

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Topwater Plugging Creek Mouth’s During the Outgoing Tide
September 16, 2012

  Click here for the latest Cape Cod Bay fishing report Experiencing low tide at Chapin beach is like being in the Florida Keys.  Expanses of sandbars stretch in every direction for miles.  You could hold a PGA Tour golf event on this beach at low tide-that's how much space ...

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Fishing Over the Flats at Chapin Beach in Dennis
September 5, 2012

Cape Cod's many creeks and estuaries fish very well during May and again during September and October.  Of course you can find sporadic action throughout the season in estuaries, however I find the action to be most consistent during the spring and the fall. There is an assortment of bait ...

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Locating Big Fish at Night in the Back Waters of Estuaries
August 22, 2012

Just about any beach on Cape Cod has the potential to cough up at least a fish or two.  However you can increase your odds of catching a fish by bringing the family and or significant other to areas that have some sort of structure or fish-attracting feature. This could ...

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Combining Beach Days with Fishing
September 1, 2011

  Click here for the latest Cape Cod Bay fishing report Experiencing low tide at Chapin beach is like being in the Florida Keys.  Expanses of sandbars stretch in every direction for miles.  You could hold a PGA Tour golf event on this beach at low tide-that's how much space ...

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Fishing Over the Flats at Chapin Beach in Dennis
August 31, 2011

  Click here for the latest Cape Cod Bay fishing report Last night was absolutely incredible.  The weather was out of this world perfect.  It was so clear and calm that I could see the stars reflecting off the water's surface in every direction all around me.  If only the ...

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Scorton Creek Fluke and Old Harbor Stripers