December 9, 2025

Harpooning tuna represents the pinnacle of big game fishing—a primal pursuit that transforms anglers into hunters stalking 800-pound giants through crystal-clear waters. On June 11th, 2023, I experienced this ancient art firsthand aboard the Cynthia C2 with Captain Tyler McAllister and first mate Sean Davis off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Cape Cod stands as

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Harpooning Tuna off Cape Cod
June 1, 2025

In this seminar, Capt. Phil Howarth explains how to catch tuna on Cape Cod. This seminar is mainly aimed at people who are looking to catch their first tuna

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Intro to Tuna Fishing with Captain Phil Howarth
March 31, 2024

The last episode of season 7 of My Fishing Cape Cod TV has been airing this weekend on NBC Sports Boston. In case you don’t get that channel, I wanted to share the episode here so you can watch online. To get access to all episodes of My Fishing Cape Cod TV, please visit myfishingcapecod.com/tv. Thank

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Season Finale of MFCC TV
February 24, 2024

*Before fishing for sharks, vessel owners must obtain an Atlantic highly migratory species permit, with the shark endorsement. Please click here to learn more. In the first episode of season 7 of My Fishing Cape Cod TV I went thresher shark fishing for the first time in my life. A couple of years ago my

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Thresher Shark Fishing
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 these fish in Buzzard’s Bay,

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Spin Fishing for Tuna (Full Episode)
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 light and variable and

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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 do is drop your jig

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How to Slow Pitch Jig for Bluefin Tuna off Cape Cod
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 4am and headed east. It

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Pushing Bluefin Caught on Film
June 3, 2023

Summer has just about arrived on Cape Cod and the dunes are getting greener with each passing day. Historically the month of June is when bluefin tuna arrive in Cape waters, so I know a lot of people are chomping at the bit to get out tuna fishing! In this episode we’ go fishing with a

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Get Ready for Cape Cod Tuna Fishing!
March 21, 2023

Sure it’s only mid-March, but it’s never too early to start dreaming about summer, and specifically, about tuna fishing! On this trip we head tuna fishing with captain Cullen, and My Fishing Cape Cod members John Conroy, David Hoganson and David’s son Carter. Despite dense fog we managed to find the life and experienced another unforgettable

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Giant Tuna Fishing off Cape Cod | Part II
October 23, 2022

Here’s some slow motion highlights from a bluefin tuna fishing trip I went on this past Friday October 21st. During this trip we hooked 4 bluefin tuna and landed 3. I believe most of the tuna fish in this video are probably in the 40-60 inch class size range, however we did see (and hook)

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Bluefin Tuna Hunting Butterfish in Slow Motion!
July 6, 2022

Last year the crew from the Goose Hummock Shop in Orleans released an Intro to Tuna Fishing video on their YouTube channel. They then released another video which I feel will be very helpful for anyone interested in targeting tuna during the upcoming 2022 fishing season.Click play above to watch this extensive 30 minute Q&A video

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Tuna Fishing Q&A with Captain Phil Howarth