October 7, 2013

Continued from the post Exploring Cape Cod’s Nooks & Crannies If you are looking to catch a big striped bass from shore during October on Upper Cape Cod, then the many boulder fields extending northward from the Cape Cod Canal is as good a spot as any to try. Stripers migrating south en route to

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Exploring Cape Cod’s Nooks & Crannies | Full/Extended Report
October 4, 2013

There are still plenty of striped bass north of Cape Cod in places like Boston Harbor, Scituate and even along the New Hampshire coastline. Those fish have to move south at some point and when they do they will either go around the tip of the Cape, or move south through the Cape Cod Canal.

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Migrating Boulder Bass
October 4, 2013

Continued from the post Migrating Boulder Bass The first bite came virtually ontop of the submerged rock in front of me. I caught a glimpse of a bass behind my eel, so I paused my retrieve and the bass made his move. It was a small bass, and I watched him grab the eel by the

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Migrating Boulder Bass | Extended Report
October 2, 2013

The warm air temperature and clear sunny sky pushed me back into midsummer mode. I was standing barefoot in the sand gazing out at the wide open Atlantic, completely enveloped by the blue color of the water and sky. On the horizon was a whale watch boat, probably making one of its final trips of

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Lower Cape Cod Fishing Report
October 2, 2013

Continued from the post Lower Cape Cod Fishing Report Andrew was hooked up, right at the point where the perpendicular bar touched the shoreline. I reeled in my eel and hustled down the beach, towards the action.

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Extended Lower Cape Cod Fishing Report
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 Cape Cod area. If there’s

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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. Still I hustled down to

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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. The question on everyone’s mind

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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 has been inundated with smaller

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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 some spectacular fishing. Most folks

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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 waters have been pretty devoid

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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 a nearly full moon would

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So Many Hotspots, So Little Time