June 3, 2021

One year ago on June 4th 2020, I had a unique opportunity to film and photograph a school of hundreds of striped bass as they hunted sand eels along the bottom and on the surface. In this video, we primarily utilized epoxy jigs which closely imitated the profile of the ...

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Early June Striper Fishing on Cape Cod
June 1, 2021

The wind was howling and the rain was coming down in sheets this past Saturday afternoon. Nevertheless I could not resist an overwhelming urge to head down Cape and do some surfcasting.I pulled my truck into the parking lot and was greeted by a chilly 30 mph wind out of ...

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Fishing the Memorial Day Weekend Nor’ Easter
May 11, 2021

Tautog (also called blackfish) and scup (also called porgy) arrive in Cape waters during May and stick around throughout the spring, summer and fall. Fishing Cape Cod for tautog and scup can be a lot of fun! Both species fight well and are often caught in the same spots using ...

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Tautog & Scup Kayak Fishing | Cape Cod, Massachusetts
April 29, 2021

Squid fishing on Cape Cod often gets good during late April and early May, when squid move into shallow water to spawn. This footage is from a squid fishing trip back on May 5th, 2020.Below are the chapters (video timestamps) for this video, as well as extra information about fishing ...

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Squid Fishing – Crazy Underwater Footage!
April 28, 2021

Cape Cod is famous for its’ saltwater fishing, however the Cape is also home to excellent trout fishing opportunities.Right now many of the Cape’s ponds have been stocked with rainbow, brown, brook and tiger trout.Trout will often swim together in schools, and if you can locate a school, then you ...

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Eye-Opening Underwater Footage of Trout Fishing with Lures
April 20, 2021

Over the past 7 days I've managed to get out freshwater fishing on Cape Cod on 3 different occasions. During these trips I caught largemouth bass, brook, brown and rainbow trout, and even a small white perch!Later in the week I'll publish a more in-depth fishing report about these adventures. ...

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Underwater Bass Bite Caught on Camera | April 20 Report
March 4, 2021

On Tuesday March 2nd I had a fun opportunity to present an online seminar called Fishing Cape Cod in 2021 to the Falmouth Fisherman's Association.  The seminar covered many of the saltwater fishing opportunities which will be available on Cape Cod this upcoming spring, summer and fall. In this presentation ...

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Fishing Cape Cod in 2021 | New Seminar Video
February 22, 2021

Season 4 of MFCC TV is under way on NBC SportsBOSTON, and now members of MFCC can stream these episodes any time from any device.   From early spring kayak fishing for squid to black sea bass from the little boat, and soon giant tuna episodes and more! For links to ...

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Episodes From Season 4 of MFCC TV Are Now Available Online
January 25, 2021

A couple of years ago I was going through our member forum, and I noticed a thread about the many poor catch and release practices witnessed during that year at the Cape Cod Canal. If you were not already aware, a lot of the people who fished the canal, especially during ...

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How to Properly Release a Striped Bass [VIDEO]
January 23, 2021

*This post from 8-year MFCC member Dex Chadsey was originally published in December of 2016. We figured now would be a good time to re-publish this post, because all the information is still very relevant to striper fishing in 2021. I'd been hearing about how successful Daiwa SP Minnows could be ...

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How To Keep Your SP Minnow From Damaging Small Fish
January 8, 2021

Ryan Collins Back in early June of the 2019 Cape Cod fishing season, I headed out to a beach in this general area of the Cape, during the middle of the afternoon to catch the high tide.  Striped bass had been coming extremely close to shore before and after high ...

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Sight Fishing for Striped Bass on Cape Cod with the Hyperlastics Dart Spin Pro