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According to geologists, Cape Cod’s beaches were formed some 15,000 to 20,000 years ago. Who knows how many incredible blitzes have occurred along the Cape’s shoreline since then. I thought about this the other night as I walked past rocks and boulders deposited by receding glaciers. How many huge stripers have fed among these rocks over …
I often catch myself imagining what fishing on Cape Cod was like “way back when.” I like to picture Cape Cod without the bridges and marinas, when it was still a wild place. Can you imagine what the fishing must have been like 1,000 years ago? It may be difficult for us “modern day” anglers …
Beneath the waves of the ocean’s surface lies a quiet and mysterious world. This lonely place is disturbed only occasionally by the sound of a passing boat engine, a singing humpback whale or some other solitary marine creature. Us fishermen really have no idea what may be swimming beneath the hulls of our boats. My …
Continued from the post Close-to-Shore Shark Fishing Report When you are fishing a live bluefish and a rod goes down, whatever is on your line has some size. The moments following such a bite are critical, and the decisions an angler makes (or fails to make) can be the difference between landing a massive fish or …
Chatham’s great whites steal much of the thunder when it comes to sharks on Cape Cod. Yet great whites are just the tip of the iceberg with regards to the sharks looming just offshore Cape Cod’s beaches. An angler does not have to head far offshore to find big sharks that weigh hundreds of pounds. …
The sky over Wellfleet was on fire. Streaks of orange shot up from the land and pierced the late-summer night sky. A deep, dark ball of orange was growing on the horizon. As it grew the low lying clouds above it turned orange as well, until that entire section of sky was lit up like …
Continued from the post An Epic Night in the Surf | Cape Cod Shore Fishing Report The bass was not happy when I set the hook. He shot into the air and watched his white belly twist and turn in the moonlight, before he fell back down into the water. The serene and perfectly quiet …
I think the fall run of striped bass has just started here on Cape Cod. If you were on the water yesterday, I bet you noticed that slight chill in the air around 6AM. I haven’t had cool air like that in my lungs since May. The 48 degree oxygen made me feel alive, and …
Earlier in the week my Mom, Dad and I caught some nice striped bass fishing live eels from my boat. That’s great and all, but if you are like me, nothing beats catching a big striper from the beach. To catch a nice striper from shore was my goal late last night, as I walked out …
Continued from the post Live Eel Shore Fishing Report | August 22 My heart was officially pounding now. I had not expected to find good size bass on this trip. Of course I hoped I would, as always. Yet the odds are against you when fishing from the beach. I was incredibly excited. I was fishing …
Earlier in the week I published a post about how well live eels work on striped bass here on Cape Cod during late summer and early fall. Whether you are fishing from a boat or from shore, from Provincetown to Woods Hole, eels work great on big striped bass. I was thinking about this post …
There was a “nip” in the air the other morning when I woke up, which to me is a clue that summer is waning. I love late summer on Cape Cod, more so than any other time of the year. The hot and muggy air is dissipating, and the bass bite on truly large stripers …
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