September 30, 2013

October is the month for cows on Cape Cod. The only 60 pound striped bass I know of have been caught during the 10th month, known to some local fisherman as "Hawgtober." In my lifetime I only know of a handful of 60 pounders that have been taken from the ...

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“Hawgtober” | October is Prime Time for Cow Stripers
September 30, 2013

My night began around 9PM at a very “in demand” surfcasting location. Often times the best rock to fish from already has another angler perched ontop of it. Whenever I head to this location I make sure to have a backup plan. Fortunately I had the entire place to myself. ...

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“Hawgtober” | October is Prime Time for Cow Stripers Extended Report
September 28, 2013

It’s been one heck of a season for Cape Cod Bay fishing. Good striped bass fishing began way back in the month of May, and after a short lull, picked up again in late July. Recently folks fishing Cape Cod Bay have caught bass up to and beyond 50 pounds. ...

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Cape Cod Bay Fishing Report | Week of 9/28
September 28, 2013

It’s been an interesting season for Cape Cod tuna fishing. Depending on who you talk to the bite has been either epic, nonexistent, or somewhere in between. The months of September and October are historically two of the best for tuna fishing on Cape Cod. In past seasons the Cape ...

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Cape Cod Tuna Fishing Report | Week of 9/28
September 28, 2013

The consistent early September bite that everyone has been enjoying on the Bay ended between the 19th and 20th of this month. The biomass of bass simply disappeared and most likely shot through the Canal into towards Buzzard’s Bay. I was out there on September 18th and 19th and enjoyed ...

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Extended Cape Cod Bay Fishing Report | Week of 9/28
September 28, 2013

There have not been many small tuna around this season, unless you are willing to fish way east of Chatham. As of last week the vertical jig bite at Regal Sword was pretty incredible, but I am unsure of whether this is still going on. Closer to home the nearshore ...

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Extended Cape Cod Tuna Fishing Report | Week of 9/28
September 25, 2013

I set off Tuesday evening as a brisk northwest wind blew down over Cape Cod. Just before sunset the breeze was around 15 knots and I could already tell it was going to be a very cool and refreshing night. I had the entire night ahead of me and soon ...

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So Many Hotspots, So Little Time
September 25, 2013

Continued from the post So Many Hotspots, So Little Time The spot where I decided to start my night is one of my favorites. The spot is located at the mouth of an inlet, where the estuary dumps into the sea. What makes it so great is that the area is ...

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So Many Hotspots, So Little Time | Extended Report
September 24, 2013

Fall is here on Buzzard's Bay and the water is finally cooling off. With large striped bass well over the 30 pound class on the move through the Bay, and schoolie stripers getting active in the estuaries, right now is a great time to be fishing Buzzard's Bay. For example, ...

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Buzzards Bay Fishing Report | Week of 9/24
September 24, 2013

Fall is here on Buzzard's Bay and the water is finally cooling off. With large striped bass well over the 30 pound class on the move through the Bay, and schoolie stripers getting active in the estuaries, right now is a great time to be fishing Buzzard's Bay. For example, ...

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Buzzards Bay Extended Fishing Report | Week of 9/24
September 24, 2013

It's fall on Cape Cod, which means striped bass are en route to warmer waters. Striped bass from as far as Maine are now moving south along the New England coastline towards our local bays, beaches, harbors and estuaries. Some of these bass will take a left and migrate around ...

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Cape Cod Canal Fishing Report | Week of 9/24
September 24, 2013

It's fall on Cape Cod, which means striped bass are en route to warmer waters. Striped bass from as far as Maine are now moving south along the New England coastline towards our local bays, beaches, harbors and estuaries. Some of these bass will take a left and migrate around ...

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Cape Cod Canal Fishing Extended Report 9/24