August 21, 2024

*This post originally appeared on My Fishing Cape  Cod in March of 2017. The canal sunset image above is courtesy of johndoblephotography.com.When I first started fishing the Cape Cod Canal I did a lot of watching, trying to figure out how to even have a chance to catch a fish.I heard about ...

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My Canal Jigging Epiphany
May 15, 2024

The Massachusetts black sea bass fishing season typically opens during the third week of May. After a long winter, many anglers can't wait to go black sea bass fishing - including me!Not only are black sea bass some of the best tasting fish we have here on Cape, but they ...

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Get Ready for Black Sea Bass Fishing! – 5 Helpful Tips
May 9, 2023

One of the most common fish caught on Cape Cod during spring, summer and fall is the scup. Scup are also often referred to as porgies. They are simple to catch and are a lot of fun. Plus if you manage to catch some really big scup (12 inches and ...

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Get Ready for Scup Fishing on Cape Cod!
June 1, 2022

Giveaway closed! Congrats to our winner, 2nd year member of My Fishing Cape Cod - Kevin Touhey.So far this spring we've been hosting one giveaway per week here on myfishingcapecod.com. Last week we gave away this Swimming Striper painting and I'm happy to announce that longtime My Fishing Cape Cod member ...

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Gear Up for Stripers by Entering the Joe Baggs Sandeel Giveaway!
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
October 14, 2018

Ryan CollinsDuring the fall tautog (also called blackfish) invade shallow water rock piles in big numbers. These hard fighting fish are fun to catch and taste delicious!This week I finally decided it was time to break out the tog gear and try my luck at some rock piles. It had ...

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Tautog (Blackfish) Are Here In Good Numbers
July 5, 2018

Andrew Burke Hello everyone! I hope you're doing well, and have been able to catch some nice fish this season at the Cape Cod Canal. Earlier this season I fished with Joe D'Agostino, founder of Joe Baggs Tackle. You can read all about that morning in a post I wrote ...

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Canal Jigging Techniques with JoeBaggs Tackle
June 7, 2018

Andrew BurkeMFCC intern Hello My Fishing Cape Cod! I hope you're doing well, and that you've been able to catch some nice fish so far this season.Despite the unpredictable weather, the spring run of stripers is here. Surfcasters around the Cape and Islands are hitting the beaches and the canal, ...

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What’s In Your Bag? Tackle Box Show & Tell
June 5, 2018

Ryan Collins Over the past 7 days I've made three separate trips for black sea bass and they have all been amazingly productive, with quick limits of sea bass as large as 24 inches in length. In fact on May 31st, during a My Fishing Cape Cod group trip, we ...

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Sea Bass Fishing with Members of My Fishing Cape Cod
May 30, 2018

Andrew Burke Hello Everyone! I hope you're doing well, and are forming plans for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend! I know I'm planning on hitting the water with friends and family over the three day weekend. The fishing hasn't cracked wide open yet, but keepers have settled in to a ...

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A Morning on the Cape Cod Canal with JoeBaggs Lures
May 8, 2018

Ryan CollinsOur 2018 My Fishing Cape Cod group fishing trip season got off to a stellar start this past Friday morning. In fact I was so excited the night before this trip that I could barely sleep!I woke up well before my alarm went off, and at 5:30AM I met ...

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Big Tog Have Arrived On Cape Cod
April 25, 2018

Ryan CollinsTautog season is upon us! These structure-oriented saltwater fish fight like crazy and are absolutely delicious eating. Plus the month of May is usually great for tautog fishing.One of the best ways to catch tautog is to anchor up over a rockpile, or fish the edge of the canal ...

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JoeBaggs Togzilla Giveaway!