March 24, 2025

Picture this: You’re offshore in the early morning light, scanning the horizon for signs of life. Suddenly, the ocean erupts as powerful bluefin tuna crash through the surface in a feeding frenzy. Your heart races as you position the boat and prepare to cast—not with conventional gear, but with a fly rod.

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The Ultimate Challenge: Catching Bluefin Tuna on the Fly
January 28, 2025

Our 2024 season featured weekly podcasts with bait and tackle shops and local experts, who shared a wealth of valuable fishing reports, intel and advice. Typically we only publish podcasts May-October, but this winter we’ve decided to ramp things back up. In today’s inaugural podcast of 2025, Brian Whicher shares his most memorable experiences from his

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Retirement Done Right! Brian Whicher’s First Year as a MFCC Member
January 6, 2025

Hello My Fishing Cape Cod! My name is Carson Schemenaur and I’m a diehard fisherman from Sandwich, MA. Recently I received a message from Ryan of MFCC asking if I would be interested in sharing my experience giant tuna fishing this past December on Stellwagen Bank. I’ve been following along with My Fishing Cape Cod for many

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Chasing December Giants
September 24, 2024

Fishing for recreational bluefin tuna is perhaps the most adrenaline-pumping fishing Cape Cod has to offer!  And for this October we’re adding another 4 rec bluefin tuna trips to the schedule with captain Cullen Lundholm of Cape Star Charters.Captain Cullen is as plugged-in to the tuna bite as it gets.  Over the years Cullen has put members of

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October Bluefin Tuna Trips
September 8, 2024

Today I want to share with you a recipe I created using fresh tuna steaks and a throwback to my days of living and working in Wellesley, Massachusetts. This recipe is perfect as an appetizer, or it can be made into the main event for a meal.   I used homemade pita chips, my own firecracker slaw,

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Ahi Tuna Nachos with Firecracker Slaw
August 24, 2024

I can’t believe it’s almost September!Today I’m excited to let you know I’ve booked new dates for albie and tuna trips with captains Tyler Putney and Cullen Lundholm.Online registration for these trips will take place one week from today on Saturday August 31st at 9am.If you’re interested in these trips and would like more information, then please

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September Trips for Albies & Tuna
August 18, 2024

Every single person needs to try these spicy tuna burgers with savory sticky sauce…like, right now. Fresh yellow fin tuna, caught right off the coast of Massachusetts, combined with unique ingredients to make one of the coolest tuna burgers around. Oh my goodness gracious does it get any better than that?! This was by far the favorite

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Spicy Tuna Burgers with Savory Sticky Sauce
March 27, 2024

Tuna fishing off Cape Cod has been nothing short of remarkable, and many anglers here on My Fishing Cape Cod have caught giant tunas of over 700 pounds in the past few years. In certain areas around the Cape, one of the best ways to target these massive fish is by anchoring up, and using what

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Anchor/Ball Setup For Giant Tuna Fishing
November 13, 2023

*This blog post recaps an awesome trip I experienced last year on December 5th, 2022. With the month of December quickly approaching, I figured now would be a good time to re-publish this post. It was a chilly 28 degrees when I woke up at 3am this past Monday morning, December 5th. The stars were

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Fishing for Giant Tuna in December
October 21, 2023

Back in 2018 myself and a group of 40 members from My Fishing Cape Cod got together at the Fishermen’s View Restaurant for an in-person meetup about tuna fishing off Cape Cod. In attendance were Chris Nashville from the Goose Hummock Shops and Cullen Lundholm from Cape Star Charters. Both of these guys have a lot of

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Everything You Need To Catch Tuna Off Cape Cod
September 17, 2023

For me, this time of the year on Cape Cod means fresh caught fish.  When I’m really lucky, sometimes Ry-guy even brings me home a fresh tuna filet, and things get really exciting. If you love sushi, then you’ll love these tuna poke bowls.  Most famously found in places like Hawaii, but now seen in restaurants

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How to Make Tuna Poke Bowls
August 7, 2023

Slow pitch vertical jigging for tuna is a highly effective tuna fishing technique off Cape Cod, especially when tuna are feeding down below in deep water. Jigging for tuna is also something you can do while drifting live bait or casting other lures. A lot of times all you need to do is drop your jig

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How to Slow Pitch Jig for Bluefin Tuna off Cape Cod