My favorite thing to do right now is hike several miles to remote shore fishing locations and catch fish far away from roads and parking lots. However I understand that not everyone is able, or interested in walking that far to catch a fish.
This season my friend Garet Suomala will be assisting me in highlighting some easy-access shore fishing spots everyone can enjoy. ​If you or someone you know requires easy-access, then the 3 shore fishing spots highlighted in this video are great places to start.
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South Cape Beach
This is a great place to fish during the spring. It can get busy when the fish are biting because access is so easy.
​I would recommend fishing with typical surfcasting gear that allows for long casts. Use topwater plugs like a Ranger that cast as far as possible.
Make life easy for yourself by using only 1 hook. This will make removing the bluefish much easier and less dangerous.
Use a wire leader because bluefish have extremely sharp teeth. Make sure to keep your fingers away from their mouths! Pliers come in very handy.​
Getting to South Cape right when the bluefish blitz happens is a tall task indeed. There are certain conditions to keep an eye out for.
Also, this beach can be very difficult to fish depending on how hard the wind is blowing. Wind direction and velocity is very important to consider before making the drive to South Cape.
MFCC members can click below to learn the best weather conditions for fishing South Cape Beach.
Craigville Beach
Similar to South Cape, Craigville Beach in Barnstable has plenty of room for parking and requires a relatively short walk to the water.
Fishing here for bluefish is similar to fishing at South Cape. Use topwater plugs and cast out as far as possible.
I would recommend fishing Craigville under the same weather conditions recommended above for South Cape. Aside from weather, the other variable to consider is bait.
It takes a lot of bait to draw bluefish in close to shore from the depths of Nantucket Sound. Even if you venture to Craigville or South Cape under the most ideal weather conditions, you still need the bait to be there.
Fortunately I have noticed a little "trick" to determining when the bait is in. By no means is this a guarantee! However this trick has worked well for me in years past.
MFCC members can click below to access this super simple "trick" to determining when the bait is in at South Cape and Craigville.
Scusset Beach Fish Pier
I love this spot! This is one of the places where I first learned how to catch a fish. Many great memories here for sure.
​Catching a fish here is pretty simple stuff. I would recommend using a sabiki rig or a very small hook, tipped with small pieces of mackerel belly.
Tie on a 1-3 ounce sinker and drop it straight to the bottom. It probably won't take too long until you feel the "tap tap tap" of small fish biting at your bait.
During the summer of 2014 I fished this pier with Kyle, an 8 year old aspiring fisherman. Kyle was fishing with the rod and reel that MFCC members helped purchase via raffle donations at our annual breakfast.
If you think you may fish the Scusset​ pier this season, then I would definitely recommend reading this fishing report about the experience Kyle and I had while fishing this pier last summer.
That report ought to give you a solid idea of what to expect.​
What do you think?
Spring is right around the corner, are you ready?
If you need more ideas for easy-access shore fishing spots, then check out the new Easy Access Fishing Spots page here on MFCC. This new page features all the blog posts we have so far about easy-access spots.​
I hope you enjoy, and as always let me know what you think by commenting below.​
Ryan your a good man.not only because of the effort you put into your site.but the time you spent with the less fortunate.thank you
Thanks Steve, it’s all a joy for me.
We are all lucky to be able to fish this beautiful area, in any capacity!
If you need help with any program.helping people in need.elderly,handicap,I’d be honored to help you showing them a good time
Excellent!!!