June 17, 2019

Ryan CollinsEffective next year (2020) recreational anglers not fishing aboard for-hire vessels will berequired to use inline circle hooks when fishing for striped bass in Massachusetts with whole or cut natural baits. Since inline circle hooks will soon be required by law, I figured now would be a great time to start talking about my #1

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Stop Gut-Hooking Striped Bass, By Using This Type Of Circle Hook
April 3, 2019

Locations Cheat SheetDownload extra information about the locations and areas discussed in this seminar. Equipment Cheat SheetDownload the exact lures, tackle, gear and other equipment talked about in this seminar. Timestamps:00:01 – 05:23 – introduction to me, my family, and my upbringing05:30 – introduction to My Fishing Cape Cod07:53 – introduction to Lauren and “funny

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Cape Cod; A Fishing Wonderland [Full Seminar]
February 4, 2019

Ryan Collins Cape Cod Bay can be a great place to splash a boat. The fishing can be good, and during summer the predominant southwest winds don’t create as much of a chop as they do in places like Buzzard’s Bay or Nantucket Sound. Of course there are still certain aspects of Cape Cod Bay that

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Cape Cod Bay Safety Tips with TowBoatUS Cape Cod/Plymouth
October 4, 2018

Ryan CollinsDuring the summer of 2018 I stumbled across (and later untangled) a massive leatherback turtle that was entangled in a lobster pot line inside Cape Cod Bay. It was early September and I was motoring along in my boat, when I noticed a lobster buoy that was getting pulled under. My initial thought was “Wow

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Rescuing A 500+ Pound Entangled Leatherback Turtle Off Cape Cod, MA
September 12, 2018

Ryan CollinsOn the evening of Wednesday September 5th I met up with My Fishing Cape Cod members John Malloy and Shane Uriot, to do some shark fishing from my boat the Miss Loretta. It was a picturesque late summer Cape Cod evening, with a refreshing southwest wind and beautiful sunset. I had a melancholic feeling in

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Brown Shark Fishing On Cape Cod From Boats
August 13, 2018

Ryan Collins I first learned about 3-waying live bait for big striped bass when I was 18 or 19 years old. At the time I was working at One Shot Bait & Tackle in Sagamore Beach, a small bait and tackle shop that has since closed its doors.  Back then I made about 50% of my

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How To 3-Way Live Bait For “Trophy” Striped Bass On Cape Cod
March 19, 2018

Ryan Collins In this seminar presentation I will take you through a full season of fishing on Cape Cod.  You will learn how and where to target big stripers, tuna, albies and other species from Cape Cod’s many inlets, bays, jetties, harbors, beaches, estuaries and of course the canal. This seminar includes more than 80

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How To Make The Most Of Your 2018 Cape Cod Fishing Season
February 16, 2018

David “MDog” Murphy The 2017 Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby was a special one for me. During the derby I had the opportunity to spend time on the water with my son, and pass down my fishing knowledge. I actually caught my first striped bass during the 2016 season. Since then I’ve been

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My Father-Son Martha’s Vineyard Derby Experience
December 19, 2017

Ryan Collins Today we have the first video tutorial of a 3-part series about how to fish live pogies on Cape Cod for striped bass.In this “mini” video tutorial you will learn the best way to hook a live pogie when fishing for stripers, according to local charter captain Cullen Lundholm of Cape Star Charters. It

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How To Hook A Live Pogie | With Captain Cullen Lundholm
October 10, 2017

Ryan Collins This October there has been a plethora of Ocean Sunfish (also called Mola molas) inside the Cape Cod Canal and Cape Cod Bay.Today while filming an episode of My Fishing Cape Cod TV, myself, camera crew, Tony Nevarro and Jeff Miller of Canal Bait & Tackle encountered several of these odd fish. Mola

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Ocean Sunfish (Mola molas) In The Cape Cod Canal
October 4, 2017

Garet Suomala Hello My Fishing Cape Cod friends. Its me again, yes Garet Suomala. I bet you all have missed me, since I have not been writing in a while. Sorry about that! So without further a-do, here we go. During this trip I had the privilege of going out fishing with my dad John, my

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Late Summer Stripers to 35 Pounds
August 22, 2017

Ryan Collins Not surprisingly, the old reliable tube and worm continues to work for myself and my crews as we inch towards the end of August. The tube and worm can be a lethal addition to your arsenal, especially if you primarily fish Cape Cod during daylight hours. There is just something about properly trolled tubes

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Tube & Worming the “Dog Days” of Summer