July 1, 2019

Ryan Collins Saturday night myself and 3 members of My Fishing Cape Cod encountered consistent action with stripers on almost every cast! I also thought we would eventually find some "keeper size" striped bass, however getting into big fish from shore is never a sure bet. Regardless we still had ...

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Cape Cod Surfcasting Report | Monday July 1
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 ...

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Stop Gut-Hooking Striped Bass, By Using This Type Of Circle Hook
June 16, 2019

Simeon WatsonHello My Fishing Cape Cod! We are now well into black sea bass fishing season, so today I wanted to share with you a recipe you can try at home in your own kitchen.This recipe is for whole black sea bass. We'll go over all the details for how ...

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How To Cook Whole Black Sea Bass | with Simeon Watson of the Goose Hummock
June 11, 2019

Steve Leary Charter captain & MFCC member Lets pretend for a moment that it's late June and the early morning bite has been on with big bass crushing surface plugs and inhaling slow trolled live baits. It's predawn, conditions are prefect, with the moon sinking and the sun yet to ...

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Saltwater Fishing Reel Maintenance & Care
June 8, 2019

Ryan Collins This past Friday morning we departed the harbor at 6AM and enjoyed grease calm conditions with absolutely no wind. We were fishing with captain Cullen of Cape Star Charters, onboard one of our weekly group fishing trips. For this trip it was myself, captain Cullen, and MFCC members Ben ...

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Early June Cape Cod Striper Report
May 29, 2019

Ryan CollinsSo far this season I've had great luck on the fly rod. Fly fishing Cape Cod this spring for striped bass has been a ton of fun!All my life I used spinning gear, but so far this year most of the stripers I've caught have been hooked on a ...

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Fly Fishing For Stripers On Cape Cod Remains Productive
May 23, 2019

When weather conditions allow, bottom fishing from the kayak in the waters surrounding the Cape & Islands can be productive and a lot of fun.Just remember to please put safety first! The water this time of year is still very cold, and depending where you are kayaking, you might not last very long ...

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Kayak Fishing for Scup, Tautog & Black Sea Bass!
May 21, 2019

Ryan CollinsStripers can be caught using the same lures that your grandfather used. However, I think it can be fun to experiment with new stuff!So far this spring, quite a few members here on MFCC have been using the new "dart spin" lure with success.The dart spin is an ultra-durable ...

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Catching Striped Bass With The New “Dart Spin”
May 19, 2019

David BaileyHello My Fishing Cape Cod! Black sea bass season is upon us, so today I wanted to share with you two recipes you can try at home in your own kitchen.The first recipe is a grilled black sea bass with mango salsa and sweet plantain. We'll go over all ...

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How to Pan Sear and Grill Black Sea Bass | with David Bailey of the Goose Hummock
May 8, 2019

Ryan Collins I was quite surprised to find out that My Fishing Cape Cod member Jordan Brainson had caught a bluefish this past Saturday afternoon on May 4!Earlier in the day I had chatted with Jordan at the MFCC meetup at Fishermen's View Restaurant, before he left to go fishing. ...

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Bluefish Have Reached Cape Cod
May 7, 2019

Ryan CollinsHey MFCC This is Sam Brown of the Goose Hummock Shop in Orleans, MA. In this video I will share with you an array of different spinning reels (at different price points) that work well for surfcasting on Cape Cod. Throughout the video I also mention an article here on ...

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Surfcasting Cape Cod: Best Spinning Reels For The Beach
May 4, 2019

Garet Suomala Guest Contributor Hey MFCC, Garet Suomala here again with another fishy story. This story is about my latest day of trout fishing from the row boat, back on April 24th. The day started of like any other day.  I worked until 11am at T.J. Maxx, got the bus home, ...

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As the Stripers Arrive, Don’t Forget About the Trout!