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 to call me in on

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Big Striped Bass From Shore | October 5th Fishing Report
September 26, 2019

Ryan Collins Surfcasting the beach on Cape Cod during a nor’ easter can be a challenge, with big waves and often a lot of weed – but it can also produce great fishing. However, fishing in these difficult conditions can be extremely difficult, and at times pretty dangerous. For example, I don’t recommend wading or going

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Fishing The Beach On Cape Cod During A Nor’ Easter
July 11, 2019

Ryan CollinsStriped bass are resilient creatures which can inhabit waters as deep as 500 feet, or as shallow as 1 foot.  Here on Cape Cod, it is not unusual to one day find schools of stripers miles offshore, and then the next day find them feeding well within casting range of the beach.Stripers can be caught

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A Simple Way To Catch Stripers From Shore During July On Cape Cod
May 21, 2019

Ryan CollinsStripers can be caught using the same lures that your grandfather used. However, I think it can be fun to experiment with new stuff! So far this spring, quite a few members here on MFCC have been using the new “dart spin” lure with success.The dart spin is an ultra-durable soft plastic lure. I have

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Catching Striped Bass With The New “Dart Spin”
May 7, 2019

Ryan CollinsHey MFCC This is Sam Brown of the Goose Hummock Shop in Orleans, MA. In this video I will share with you an array of different spinning reels (at different price points) that work well for surfcasting on Cape Cod.  Throughout the video I also mention an article here on MFCC about surfcasting the spring

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Surfcasting Cape Cod: Best Spinning Reels For The Beach
March 27, 2019

Dex ChadseyBlock Island, Rhode Island is one of the premier and most famous surfcasting areas on the Striper Coast. The “Pork Chop” as it is known, sits 9 miles off the Rhode Island coast and 14 miles northeast of Montauk.Surfcasting on Block Island has been well documented in this amazing book by Dennis Zambrotta which tells

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Block Island Surfcasting and Vacation Opportunities for the Upcoming 2019 Season
February 28, 2019

Ryan CollinsThank you to everyone who has tuned-in to the second season of My Fishing Cape Cod TV! I really appreciate having you watching.  This weekend marks the end of our airings for season #2. This Saturday at 9:30am (with a replay on Sunday) we will be replaying one of my favorite episodes, Surf Fishing

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Surf Fishing the Fall Run | “Behind the Scenes” of MFCC TV
June 24, 2018

Ryan Collins Over the past four days I’ve fished with 12 members of My Fishing Cape Cod. We’ve fly fished, surf cast, and live-lined mackerel to stripers of up to 40lbs. These trips are part of the limited number of custom guided trips I am offering this season to My Fishing Cape Cod members. These trips

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Fly Fishing The Surf, To Live-Lining Macks to 40lb Bass | June 24 Report
May 7, 2018

Sam BrownGoose Hummock Pro Staff I am fortunate to call Cape Cod my home. I was born and raised in the small town of Orleans, where driving out on the “Outer Beach” (also  known to many surfcasters as “The Great Beach”) was a Sunday tradition for my family.  Although I never did much fishing from

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Surfcasting Cape Cod’s Outer Beaches During “The Spring Run”
April 5, 2018

Dex ChadseyMFCC member Hello My Fishing Cape Codders. Today I wanted to let you know about a unique opportunity to fish Block Island this October. There are currently 2 unfilled openings for our upcoming trip to Block Island this October. We have a very cool house with an amazing location already booked from Thursday, October 4

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MFCC Block Island Surfcasting Trip
August 14, 2017

Garet Suomala Hello MFCC! It’s your favorite fisherman again, and yes I am talking about myself – Garet Suomala. For those of you who don’t know me, here is a link to a little bit about myself. Today I will be talking about a fishing trip Ryan and I took along a Cape Cod Bay beach. I

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Chunking Mackerel for Cape Cod Striped Bass
June 17, 2017

Dex Chadsey Even though I have been fishing on the Cape since I was 8 years old, My Fishing Cape Cod has changed my fishing experience dramatically in many different ways.For example, I can remember being on Cape without a clue of where to fish, at least anywhere beyond my childhood fishing spots in Chatham.

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My Fishing Cape Cod: Beyond the Website