September 29, 2023

During autumn, it's not uncommon at all to encounter young bluefin tuna in the 45-70 inch size class at places like Crab Ledge and the Regal Sword off Chatham, or at Stellwagen Bank.It's also not uncommon to find tuna within just a few miles of Cape Cod's shorelines.You won't find ...

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Spin Fishing for Tuna (Full Episode)
September 14, 2023

*This post was originally published on September 4th of 2019.Catching keeper-size fluke is typically easier when fishing from a boat.However, there are  areas scattered throughout Cape Cod & the Islands where it's very possible to catch fluke from shore.In this post I'd like to recap a very fun shore bound ...

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Fluke Fishing on Cape Cod from Shore
September 11, 2023

In this underwater video filmed last week on Cape Cod, a giant bluefin tuna of perhaps more than 500 pounds comes over to investigate a live-lined 34 inch bluefish, that I was slow trolling from my boat.For many years I have dreamt about capturing an underwater bite from a huge ...

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This Giant Tuna ALMOST Ate My 34inch Bluefish!
September 6, 2023

In this episode you'll join us for a morning of fishing for stripers and bluefish from my boat at the East End of the Cape Cod Canal. The East End of the canal can produce fish from mid-May through mid-November, but I feel September in particular can be very productive ...

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Fishing the East End of the Canal during September
August 23, 2023

Today I wanted to share with you this false albacore video from the 2019 season, in case you're looking to catch an albie this year from the kayak! This footage was filmed the first week of September along the South Coast of Cape Cod. I am sure some of you ...

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Kayak Fishing for Albies
August 11, 2023

It was a bright and sunny morning as I pulled into New Seabury Marina, located behind Popponesset Island in Mashpee. For this trip I had received an invitation from Mike Starr (who joined My Fishing Cape Cod way back in 2014) to hop onboard his beautiful boat Joint Venture. The wind was ...

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Wahoo (and More!) at the Offshore Canyons
August 7, 2023

Slow pitch vertical jigging for tuna is a highly effective tuna fishing technique off Cape Cod, especially when tuna are feeding down below in deep water. Jigging for tuna is also something you can do while drifting live bait or casting other lures.A lot of times all you need to ...

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How to Slow Pitch Jig for Bluefin Tuna off Cape Cod
July 27, 2023

Brown sharks inhabit the inshore waters along the south coast of Cape Cod and the Islands from June through September. The month of July in particular seems to be a good time to encounter some of the larger brown shark specimens.I filmed this footage using a GoPro Hero 7 Black ...

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Never Before Seen Video of Brown Sharks Eating Eels
July 24, 2023

Yesterday morning I joined some of my college friends for our annual tuna fishing trip with captain Cullen of Cape Star. It's always great reuniting with old friends, and I think it's been really beneficial for all of us to keep in touch.We departed Bass River in South Yarmouth at ...

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Pushing Bluefin Caught on Film
July 18, 2023

Obviously this is a fishing site, but we also have members in here who love birding, and Cape Cod is one of the best places around to view an amazing variety of birds.For example, when I was growing up in the town of Bourne, I probably saw only a handful ...

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Hummingbirds on Cape Cod
July 13, 2023

During this trip I braved the traffic (fortunately there wasn't much!) and headed down to Truro for some hiking and photography. Considering it was midday I decided to leave the fishing rod behind, which is always a difficult decision. Fortunately I didn't encounter any blitzes.   However, I did get ...

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Exploring the Wilderness (and fishing spots) of Truro
July 10, 2023

When people think of Cape Cod and sharks, most folks imagine the Great White. Of course Great White sharks are massive creatures, but did you know the Great White is actually not the largest shark swimming in Cape waters?In fact, the Basking Shark is on average 10 feet longer than ...

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The Basking Shark: Cape Cod’s Largest Shark