July 20, 2017

Ryan Collins Big stripers were swirling all around my kayak, and it was obvious to me that most of the fish were 35 pounds or larger.This was a serious school of cow striped bass, and I wondered if my 9 weight fly rod from The Goose Hummock could handle these huge ...

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46in Cape Cod Striper on the Fly Rod
June 5, 2017

Ryan Collins Last week from Wednesday May 31 until Saturday June 3 I had an amazing opportunity to stay at a cottage in the quiet town Truro.While there I explored and fished the coastline from Eastham to Provincetown on foot and from the kayak. If you are interested in fishing ...

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Success with Stripers @ the Truro “Fish House”
November 4, 2016

Ryan Collins This week I encountered thousands of schoolies while fly fishing from my kayak off Cape Cod. Plenty of folks from MFCC have experienced the same. Check out this forum thread for daily updates being posted by members. We are certainly blessed to be seeing all these small stripers so ...

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Thousands of Schoolie Striped Bass
October 23, 2016

Ryan Collins The striper fishing for me the past 72 hours has been challenging. There have been some good pushes of fish through parts of the Cape (we'll talk about that later) but for me the fishing has been very hit and miss. On Thursday night I had this decent trip ...

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Surfcasting & Kayaking Plymouth Bay
Albies are Everywhere!
July 5, 2016

Ryan Collins Wow! It sure was a wild weekend on Cape Cod. The beach chairs were out in force and the party was on. I attended an epic wedding and an unreal 30th birthday party, while being surrounded by endless July 4th celebrations. I met people from My Fishing Cape Cod and ...

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Fly Fishing @ Night On Cape Cod
May 23, 2016

Ryan Collins My plan was to fish during the evening and again at sunrise the next day.However that is not what ended up happening, especially with flat calm conditions and a bright, nearly full moon. ​My idea was to use the hobie kayak from Sturgis Boatworks to stalk striped bass among ...

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Full Moon Kayak Fishing
May 2, 2016

Ryan Collins Join me in this video report as I kayak fish the bays and boulder fields of Cape Cod in search of the first sea-lice covered stripers and tautog.This trip began before sunrise just a few days ago on the 28th of April. My idea was to fish a ...

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Kayak Fishing for Stripers and Tautog | VIDEO
April 27, 2016

Ryan Collins This week I've been kayak fishing from the Hobie and encountering some wild scenes. From stripers and acres of adult pogies, to seals and even an orphan squirrel!You just never know what you might encounter when kayak fishing on Cape Cod.​ It's great to see all these micro-size ...

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Late April Cape Cod Kayak Fishing Report
September 6, 2015

Albies have been coming within reach of surfcasters and anglers using small boats or kayaks, so I recently decided to splash the Hobie and try to chase them down.I must say I had one heck of a time keeping up with the fish! This 4+ minute video report recaps the ...

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Chasing Albies via Kayak
June 23, 2015

This past weekend I was able to venture out in the kayak in the early AM and again in the evening. During both trips I was lucky to find striped bass in very shallow water. Some of these fish were quite large too. The biggest of the bunch was a 25-30 ...

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Using The Kayak To Target Big Bass In Skinny Water
January 1, 2015

As we move into the New Year, I find myself reminiscing about the 2014 Cape Cod saltwater fishing season. Throughout the 2014 season I can swiftly recall numerous highlights and memorable moments, in which I declared “I will remember this come winter!”Several of those memorable moments include: ...

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My #1 Cape Cod Striped Bass Kayak Fishing Trip Of 2014