June 21, 2021

Summertime has arrived on Cape, and night fishing for stripers from the beach will be more effective than fishing during the day. Beach fishing at night for stripers is not for everyone, but I enjoy it a lot. Being in nature underneath the stars is what I enjoy most. The ...

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Night Fishing for Stripers from The Beach
June 2, 2021

MFCC InternDespite the recent stretch of less-than-stellar weather, local ocean water temperatures have pushed into the mid 50’s, and striped bass fishing along the Massachusetts coastline is yielding consistent success, with larger fish being caught more frequently by the day. Most notably, migratory fish in the 30 inch range and ...

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This Week’s Top Catches | June 2, 2021
June 1, 2021

The wind was howling and the rain was coming down in sheets this past Saturday afternoon. Nevertheless I could not resist an overwhelming urge to head down Cape and do some surfcasting.I pulled my truck into the parking lot and was greeted by a chilly 30 mph wind out of ...

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Fishing the Memorial Day Weekend Nor’ Easter
January 23, 2021

*This post from 8-year MFCC member Dex Chadsey was originally published in December of 2016. We figured now would be a good time to re-publish this post, because all the information is still very relevant to striper fishing in 2021. I'd been hearing about how successful Daiwa SP Minnows could be ...

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How To Keep Your SP Minnow From Damaging Small Fish
January 20, 2021

As the middle of winter settles onto Cape Cod and New England, I find that myself and many other anglers are already looking forward to new fishing possibilities in 2021! Although the past year has been long and tumultuous at times, many of us in the angling community (from welcomed ...

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Striped Bass Fishing on the South Shore of Massachusetts | 2020 Season-in-Review
December 3, 2020

Wind knots are a common issue that frustrate all levels of anglers. A wind knot refers to a tangle in the fishing line that prevents someone from casting and retrieving effectively. Wind knots generally occur anytime you have line twist where the line going through the rod's tip is slower ...

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Wind Knots – Causes & Solutions
November 7, 2020

If you are a surfcaster, and would like to meet other surfcasters from My Fishing Cape Cod, then this would be a great event to attend!MFCC Meetup is a speed networking format that enables everyone to connect with each other through multiple rounds of five-minute, one-on-one conversations. You can catch ...

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Surfcasters’ Meetup | Friday November 13th
September 11, 2020

This episode of the podcast was originally published in September of 2020, but the information shared about surfcasting The Fall Run is still relevant today.This episode will be a great listen for anyone hoping to catch fish from the beach this fall on Cape Cod. We'll cover all sorts of ...

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Surfcasting Cape Cod’s Fall Run | with Calvin Toran-Sandlin
September 2, 2020

There is nothing more exciting than a shoreline blitz! In this post you'll see brand new images and video of stripers on the hunt in shallow water. I filmed the following clips on August 29th and August 30th. On these days peanut bunker were being trapped in shallow by stripers. ...

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Cape Cod’s Shallow-Water Peanut Bunker Blitzes
April 1, 2020

​ Today I wanted to announce the winners of the June 30th Cape Cod surfcasting trip. As part of the promotion, I randomly selected a brand new member who signed up between March 21st and April 1st. I also randomly selected a current member of My Fishing Cape Cod. I'm ...

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June 30th Surfcasting Trip Winners
March 23, 2020

​ This is the time of year I start thinking about the upcoming surfcasting season, and counting the days until the striped bass return.  This season you are invited to join what has become a rapidly expanding family of dedicated surfcasters with a special bond to our sport and one ...

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2020 Block Island Surfcasting Trip Details & Information
October 5, 2019

Ryan CollinsLast night the wind was blowing 35 knots out of the north and it was cold! Nevertheless, striped bass of up to 36 inches were biting jigs fished off the bottom.My evening of fishing began with 2 year My Fishing Cape Cod member, Mike Marcus. Mike was kind enough ...

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Big Striped Bass From Shore | October 5th Fishing Report