April 9, 2025

Kite fishing for giant tuna is the all jacked up, steroided out version of fishing a topwater plug for striped bass. The two concepts are at their foundations very similar. The only difference is that kite fishing can generate surface strikes from tuna the size of automobiles!If witnessing a massive topwater hit from a car

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Kite Fishing For Bluefin Tuna On Cape Cod
April 7, 2025

For an angler on Cape Cod in early April, there’s an exciting in-between season that few experience. The freshwater trout season is well underway, but the main migration of striped bass hasn’t yet reached our shores. It’s during this liminal time that the “angler’s itch” – that familiar yearning that drives us back to the water

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Moonlit Pursuit: Finding Cape Cod’s Resident Stripers Under April Stars
April 7, 2025

Fishing in Provincetown, Massachusetts goes back centuries, well before the Pilgrims arrived on the Cape’s sandy shores. In fact, fishermen of a bygone era once landed mammoth 100 plus pound codfish, door-size halibut, haddock, and a variety of other valuable fish species right off the P-town coast. The fishing today may not be as incredible, but it’s

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Fishing in Provincetown, Massachusetts
April 5, 2025

Hey MFCC Members!  I hope everyone is having a great start to the weekend. I wanted to share some exciting news about a special giveaway that Eddy Kooyomjian from Monomoy Tackle is putting together for our members.At our season kick-off event last weekend, Eddy introduced his new 3″ paddletails and associated zinc jigheads. These have

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Another Exciting Paddletail Giveaway for MFCC Members!
April 5, 2025

Having sonar (AKA “fish-finder”) on your boat is no guarantee that you’ll actually find fish! Like anything else, sonar is a tool and the more expertise you have with sonar, the better you’ll be at using it to find and catch fish.In this post I will use sonar snapshots from past seasons to help share

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Understanding Your Sonar 101
April 3, 2025

There’s a certain magic to April on Cape Cod. While tourists haven’t yet descended in their summer masses and many seasonal homes remain shuttered, the Cape’s freshwater kettle ponds come alive with opportunity. As the calendar flipped to April 1st, that familiar angler’s itch—the one many of us know all too well—finally demanded to be

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Wind, Wilderness, and Rainbow Trout: Spring Shore Fishing on Cape Cod’s Kettle Ponds
April 2, 2025

Stellwagen Bank is one of the coolest places to wet a line on Cape Cod. You never know what you might encounter! The Bank is located about 19 miles from Plymouth, 27 miles from the Cape Cod Canal and 6 or so miles from Provincetown.  That is relatively close to shore as far as tuna fishing

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Stellwagen Bank’s Incredible Fishery
April 1, 2025

Kettle ponds are one of the great natural treasures of Cape Cod. With so many cold, clear, pristine habitats—all within a reasonable travel distance from each other—quality trout fishing possibilities are plentiful on the Cape. Among the lakes and ponds that receive seasonal stockings, there are but a select few that stand above the rest. Need proof? Just

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Top 4 Trout Fishing Destinations on Cape Cod
March 30, 2025

Thank you all for joining us at this year’s Kickoff event! Your presence contributed to making the day truly special and successful. The event brought together new and familiar faces, creating valuable connections while our speakers shared insightful presentations. Vendors successfully showcased their businesses and organizations, enhancing our community network. We’re pleased to share this photo album captured by

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A Heartfelt Thank You for Our Record-Breaking Kickoff
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
March 21, 2025

There’s something magical about spring on Cape Cod. While the air still carries winter’s chill, life beneath the surface of the Cape’s freshwater ponds is stirring. It’s that special time of year when Massachusetts’ stocking trucks make their rounds across the Cape, releasing rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, and even tiger trout into many

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A Spring Fishing Expedition to Sheep Pond, Brewster
March 20, 2025

Hello My Fishing Cape Cod, my name is Cooper Mark, and I have been working as Ryan’s intern for about two months. You may have met me at the Fly Fishing meetup with Chris Kokorda, the surfcasting meetups, or helping Ryan in Rhode Island at RISAA 2025. Or perhaps you’ve seen posts on Instagram and

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Behind the Booth: Discovering Bull Bay Rods at RISAA 2025