January 19, 2017

Ryan Collins This January I've been combing estuaries in search of the elusive Cape Cod holdover striped bass. So I have made two trips, and have been fortunate to catch several holdover bass up to 20 pounds. My most productive trip so far occurred the night of January 13th, the ...

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First Cape Cod Stripers of the 2017 Season
November 7, 2016

Ryan Collins Yesterday I was shocked to be catching monster bluefish during November! Big blues are still around if you know where to look, and are willing to travel.Yesterday actually began with micro-schoolies jumping and chasing bait in the early morning sunlight. After catching a few micros I noticed a ...

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Monster November Bluefish
October 25, 2016

Ryan Collins If you follow the Canal Today thread in our forum, then you'll see folks are still catching schoolies, with the occasional keeper mixed in.There have also been scattered reports of larger bass up to 30 pounds being seen and caught in the canal area over the past week. Without a ...

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Schoolie Stripers Still Abundant On Cape Cod
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
October 21, 2016

Ryan Collins Last night I spent the hours of 7pm-10pm bouncing Al Gag's Whip-It-Fish along the bottom of an inlet. In inlets on Cape Cod, striped bass often hug tight to the bottom, holding in shallow depressions waiting for a meal to be swept by. A 1.5 ounce Whip-It-Fish or ...

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Jigging Inlets with Al Gag’s Whip-It-Fish
October 18, 2016

Ryan Collins Before I dive into this report, I would like to mention that not all marinas allow fishing from their docks. I recommend asking your local harbormaster if fishing is allowed, before you step foot onto the docks, especially at night. However, if you can find a lighted marina where ...

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Shadow Fishing Marinas for Striped Bass
October 17, 2016

Ryan Collins Back during the weekend of October 9th, I had the pleasure of joining a group of My Fishing Cape Codders for a surfcasting trip on Martha's Vineyard.The weather was pretty challenging the first day and night, but on my second day the skies cleared up and the sun ...

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Surfcasting Wasque Point, Martha’s Vineyard
October 16, 2016

Ryan CollinsEarly yesterday morning, while fishing a rock ledge covered with eel grass, I hooked and landed my first striper for the MFCC Derby.The fish was caught in one of the coolest spots my cousin Kevin (host of the podcast) and I have ever fished for striped bass. I never would of ...

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My Fishing Cape Cod Derby Striper
October 11, 2016

Ryan CollinsI have just recently discovered the effectiveness of the needlefish when surfcasting Cape Cod at night for striped bass.Of course I knew all along how effective needlefish can be. For example my friend Danya Mahota even blogged about needlefish last year here on MFCC.Yet this season I have been casting ...

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Fishing the Tony Stetzko Needlefish
October 4, 2016

Ryan Collins Last weekend I jigged an inlet on Cape Cod which has treated me very well over the years, especially during October. During this tip I fishing at around 8:00am. I was fortunate to catch bass up to 37 inches using 1.5 ounce Al Gag's Whip-It Fish.  Oftentimes the ...

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How To Jig Inlets For Striped Bass On Cape Cod
September 28, 2016

Ryan CollinsSome of the biggest bluefish of the entire season have showed up the past few days here on Cape Cod.These are "gator" bluefish over the 10 pound mark with some specimens pushing 15+ pounds.In this post I would like to share with you another drone surfcasting video filmed by ...

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Gator Bluefish in the Cape Cod Surf
September 26, 2016

Ryan CollinsThe much talked about "fall run" is certainly underway here on Cape Cod.Yesterday I was fortunate to encounter stellar surfcasting despite very windy, and very rough conditions.I had an entire crew of great people with me yesterday including my friend Dave Steeves from the Goose Hummock Shop in Orleans, and ...

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Big Bass in the Cape Cod Surf