September 13, 2015

In this clip I'm standing in the middle of what I estimate to be 1,000 stripers in the 10-30 pound class, as they swim in 1ft of water. The fall migration is on!I stuck my GoPro Hero 3 camera into the water as the bass encircled me. Fish as large ...

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1,000 Stripers in 1ft of Water
September 12, 2015

Yesterday morning I fished the wide open beach for the first time in a long time. The wind was howling, the waves were huge, the rain was pounding and the fish were around.I even watched an enormous humpback whale do a full breach! The whale soared up out of the ...

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Big Surf = Big Bass | Cape Cod Surfcasting Report
September 8, 2015

Over the weekend I trekked back into one of the Cape's muddiest estuaries, and discovered hundreds of stripers gorging on peanut bunker and baby herring, in just inches of water.​The "tidal pool blitz" began just after midnight, when the bait and stripers became completely cut off from the open ocean ...

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Tidal Pool Striper Blitz | Weekend Report
September 1, 2015

Last week I met up with MFCC contributor Danya Mahota for a night of surfcasting on the outer beaches of Cape Cod. It was good to reconnect with Danya and also to do a little recon in preparation of the 23 mile fishing hike I plan to do later this ...

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Preparing for “The Trek” with Danya Mahota
June 6, 2015

The bass was cruising over a sandbar in just 3 feet of water. I could barely see the fish's profile against the backdrop of the light brown sand, but it was a fish nonetheless. This was a good sign and I was happy that at least one fish was in ...

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Stripers In The Shallows
June 2, 2015

Surfcasting the beach at night is a spiritual experience for many anglers here on Cape Cod. Standing alone beneath a dune with a moon overhead and stripers at your feet is pretty special.Before this north wind and rain rolled into the region, I was able to fish the beach at ...

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Bass & Bluefish In The Nighttime Surf
May 25, 2015

The wind was howling and the sun sinking towards the horizon, as Lauren and I set off through the dunes, and onto Cape Cod's great backside beach. Lauren wanted to take some photos with her new camera, and I wanted to catch a striper along Cape Cod most vast and pristine ...

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Surfcasting Coast Guard Beach
April 9, 2015

I discovered just how effective the white slow-sinking Sebile Magic Swimmer can be during the spring of 2014. The lure caught me a lot of fish during the day and at night.Sebile Magic Swimmers are a great choice for beginners. This video explains the basics of how to use this ...

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Targeting Stripers from Shore on Cape Cod using Magic Swimmers
March 16, 2015

The temperature was cold and snow was falling, on a late winter day nearly 10 years ago. My cousin Kevin and I were trudging through a muddy estuary on Cape Cod, in search of holdover stripers.​Catching holdover stripers on Cape Cod had, up until this point, been a cold and ...

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Targeting Early-Season Stripers On Cape Cod
January 18, 2015

I find nature to be mysterious! Striped bass in particular are puzzling creatures.​Today I found myself watching video of this special trip which you can read about by clicking here, and thinking about the many variables and conditions which all came together so well, to help me catch a striper ...

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How I caught this 40 lb striped bass from shore at night on Cape Cod
January 8, 2015

Spring is hiding out there somewhere beneath the frost and ice. Some say spring is a long ways away, but I can feel it just past the tips of my fingers.And when spring arrives one of the first things I will do is splash the kayak, and start pedaling. I'm ...

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5 Picturesque Places to Kayak Fish this Spring on Cape Cod