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Ever sit at your desk and dream about the perfect getaway? Even for just a day, wouldn’t it be nice to escape to a far away place where few people venture? I think I’ve found that place. Whether you’re looking for a quiet place to sit back and relax for a weekend to do some …
This June is shaping up to be a terrific month for surfcasting on Cape Cod. Bass are here in bulk and they are swimming close to shore.Of course things can change quickly in the fishing world! The fish are here now but who knows how long they will stick around for.Nevertheless I want to organize …
Memorial Day Weekend can be terrific for surfcasting on Cape Cod. This year I would like to take a couple MFCC members with me on a trip.Watch the video below to see how you can get involved!
...I discovered just how effective the white slow-sinking Sebile Magic Swimmer can be during the spring of 2014. The lure caught me a lot of fish during the day and at night.Sebile Magic Swimmers are a great choice for beginners. This video explains the basics of how to use this popular plug for striped bass …
The temperature was cold and snow was falling, on a late winter day nearly 10 years ago. My cousin Kevin and I were trudging through a muddy estuary on Cape Cod, in search of holdover stripers.Catching holdover stripers on Cape Cod had, up until this point, been a cold and difficult endeavor for me. I …
There may be 3 feet of snow outside, but in my mind, spring is not that far away. I plan on wetting a line about one month from now, as soon as the snow and ice begins to melt.Whether you want to catch trout, stripers or just some fresh air, we sure have a lot …
An idea that crossed my mind during the 2014 season was to catch a 40 + pound striped bass from the beach. I wanted to catch a huge fish with my feet firmly planted in the sand.Sometimes an idea requires a great deal of time to come to fruition. For example, it took me 5 …
This is part #1 of a video course I am creating about how to catch striped bass from shore. This 9 minute video is free for MFCC members (if you’re not a member you can download this video here for $5). Over the past few months quite a few folks have inquired about exactly how to …
As of right now the weather for this week is looking pretty reasonable. Unless the forecast changes (as it often does!) we might receive a day or two of “balmy” southwest winds. If you want to catch at least one more keeper striper from shore on Cape Cod, then I feel this is the week to do …
A common request I received throughout the 2014 season was to provide information about easy-to-access fishing spots. Many people here on MFCC wanted to fish spots where parking was free, simple and easy. In Provincetown two particular places come to mind. I feel comfortable sharing these productive spots here online because there is plenty of parking, …
The entire MFCC crew and I had arrived at the previous evening’s hot spot just as the sun crept above the horizon. As a group we had walked 45 minutes in darkness, through woods and along a cliff, to get to this spot at this very moment. I could see several birds hovering over water no …
More than 150 years ago, Henry David Thoreau walked for 25 miles, from Nauset Inlet to Provincetown. I would like to do the same thing-but with a fishing rod in hand. So far this season, I have on numerous occasions, hiked long stretches of sandy beach, meandered through forests of scrub pines, traversed wild cranberry bogs …
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