December 15, 2018

Ryan CollinsCape Cod is blessed with some wonderful freshwater fishing! This rings especially true now that it’s December. With the busy summer season behind us, most of the ponds on the Cape are deserted of people. The scene is very peaceful, with few people, plenty of animals, and hungry fish! Right now is a great

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Winter Largemouth Bass Fishing On Cape Cod
November 13, 2018

Ryan CollinsOn this very memorable late October morning, I woke up before sunrise to prepare for my first ever Cape Cod fly fishing trout trip.  I have caught striped bass and other saltwater species on the fly rod, but never have I fly fished for trout. So needless to say I was pretty excited!The morning was

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Cape Cod “Grand Slam” of Rainbows, Brookies, Tigers and Browns
October 25, 2018

Ryan CollinsIn this video I am freshwater largemouth bass fishing from shore on Cape Cod during October of 2018. I am with my rescue dog Rosie, who I am discovering does amazingly well during fishing trips.  She basically stays with me the entire time off the leash and doesn’t wander off anywhere which is great. The

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Cape Cod Largemouth Bass Fishing From Shore During October
April 28, 2018

Andrew BurkeMFCC Intern Hello My Fishing Cape Cod! Welcome to another edition of the My Fishing Cape Cod Falmouth fishing report for the month of April.  Each month I put together a video that is shown on Falmouth public access television, and today I wanted to share that video with you here on MFCC. As many

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Targeting Brook & Rainbow Trout During April 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
January 11, 2018

Andrew Burke Hello everyone! This is My Fishing Cape Cod intern Andrew Burke, checking-in with another freshwater video report. In this video report, we are going to talk about fishing soft plastic lures for wintertime trout.The key to catching fish in cold water, is a slow retrieve speed and a very small lure.  One such lure

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Fishing the Bass Assasin’ Paddle Tail in Cape Cod’s Kettle Ponds
April 23, 2017

Andrew Burke Hello My Fishing Cape Cod! I hope spring is treating you well, and you’re able to spend some time on the water. The warm weather is (hopefully) here to stay, which means the fishing action throughout Massachusetts will continue to heat up! Personally, I haven’t done any serious saltwater fishing since the fall. I’ve

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Springtime Largemouth Bass – Video Report
March 13, 2017

Andrew Burke If you’re looking to put a bend in the rod before the striped bass migration returns to the northeast, look no further than the kettle ponds of Cape Cod!Every spring, the Massachusetts Department of Fish & Game stocks suitable ponds with rainbow, brown, and brook trout for anglers to enjoy.  Many ponds on

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Fishing the Snow Storm – Video Report
January 3, 2017

Andrew BurkeHello everybody! I hope you had a great holiday season, and have been able to get on the water! Despite the cold temperatures, the freshwater fishing on Cape has been very consistent. Small minnow-style lures and metal spoons have been producing trout on the stocked ponds of Cape Cod.Normally, I prefer to use lures when

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Wintertime Trout Fishing on Cape Cod
October 28, 2016

I plan on chasing stripers right through the winter, but with November right around the corner, largemouth bass are now biting hard.

One of the simplest and most effective ways to catch a largemouth in a pond right now is to use what is known as a Rooster Tail.
Rooster Tails are great lures for kids to use, because the technique is so simple, and because they catch almost everything that swims in a freshwater pond on Cape Cod and elsewhere.

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How to Fish a Rooster Tail for Largemouth Bass
March 20, 2016

Ryan Collins This trip began before sunrise nearly one year ago, on May 22nd, 2015.  My friend Jeff Coates and I were en route to New Hampshire, to target big smallmouth bass as they prepared for the spawn. Although we would fish in New Hampshire, it is also very possible to target spawning smallmouths here

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Targeting Squam Lake’s Smallmouth Bass
April 30, 2014

I popped out from the path in the woods to a serene vista of an untouched and undeveloped freshwater pond. An entire spectrum of blues and greens filled the area around me and I was very pleased to discover that such a place still exists on Cape Cod. The Cape is famous for its saltwater

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Cape Cod’s Hidden Freshwater Paradise