March 4 2025

Springtime Winter Flounder Trip Registration will happen Saturday March 22nd at 9am

by Ryan Collins
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Online registration for springtime winter flounder trips will open on Saturday March 22nd at 9am. Members of My Fishing Cape Cod will be the only people able to purchase spots onboard trips. However, members may purchase spots for their non-member friends and family. Oftentimes trips sell out within a matter of minutes, so just be sure you're ready to go at 9am sharp!

At 9am sharp on March 22nd members of My Fishing Cape Cod will receive a link via email to where members can signup for trips. If you're a member and you do not receive the email, then please visit the website at 9am, login and click the "Trips" link in the navigation menu to signup.

This spring I am extremely excited to be offering trips for My Fishing Cape Cod members to go fishing for winter flounder with none other than captain Mike Fowler of Bad Dog Sportfishing!

Captain Mike is an authority on Cape Cod winter flounder fishing. He's also been a featured speaker at numerous My Fishing Cape Cod events where he's shared invaluable winter flounder fishing advice and tips.

If you want to catch winter flounder, then captain Mike Fowler of Bad Dog Sportfishing is your man. Photo by On The Water Magazine.

People travel from near and far to go flounder fishing with captain Mike. In fact, his springtime Cape Cod Bay flounder fishing trips are often fully booked up months in advance.

However, despite Mike being nearly fully booked, we've been able to reserve 6 dates for anglers from MFCC to join him on the hunt for winter flounder!

Here are the available dates:

  • Monday May 26th - morning
  • Friday May 30th - afternoon
  • Sunday June 8th- afternoon
  • Thursday June 12th - afternoon
  • Sunday June 15th - afternoon
  • Saturday June 21st - morning

The area captain Mike fishes has one of the best populations of winter flounder in the Northeast. 

Flounder lay along the bottom and eat small fish, worms, clams, and mussels. During these trips you'll be drift fishing along the bottom using bait. Mike can supply rods and reels but you're free to bring you own if you prefer.

Catching winter flounder is a lot of fun, but the real draw of these fish is for eating. Without a doubt, flounder are one of Cape Cod's most delicious and best eating fish!

Flounder are highly regarded as a wonderful fish to eat.  They have a beautiful white fillet that can be prepared many different ways.

Mike's boat The Bad Dog, is a 31ft BHM. It's a down-east style Maine designed hull that provides an exceptionally comfortable ride and safety in all weather conditions. 

The Bad Dog is equipped with the most recent and up-to-date Garmin electronics. The boat is powered by a 350hp Caterpillar diesel motor paired with 300 gallons of fuel. It has a dry wheelhouse, a toilet, and a large back deck with plenty of room for fishing.

As of right now flounder trips are for My Fishing Cape Cod members only. The price will be $265/person and available dates are: 

  • Monday May 26th - morning
  • Friday May 30th - afternoon
  • Sunday June 8th- afternoon
  • Thursday June 12th - afternoon
  • Sunday June 15th - afternoon
  • Saturday June 21st - morning

Here are the trip details: 

  • Cost: $265/person
  • Number of anglers: 3-6
  • Trip time: Morning trips will depart around 6am. Afternoon trips will depart between 11:30am and 12:30pm.
  • Trip length: 5 hours
  • Port of departure: Sesuit Harbor in Dennis
  • Techniques used: Drift fishing with bait. All gear and bait is supplied but you're free to bring your own rod and reel if you prefer.
  • Please dress warm and wear sturdy boots or sneakers.
  • There is a toilet onboard the boat. 

Refund/cancellation policy
If you need to cancel your reservation, and if you are able to let me know with at least 14 days notice, then I will be able to offer you a full refund with no questions asked.

If it's less than 14 days notice, then I will do my best to find someone who can take your spot, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to. If I'm successful with finding a replacement, then I can give you a full refund. Of course if you're able to find someone who can take your spot, then that works too.

All-in-all these flounder trips with Mike and Bad Dog Sportfishing are shaping up to be a blast! I am really excited to have Mike as part of our team of MFCC group trip captains.

Online registration for springtime winter flounder trips will open on Saturday March 22nd at 9am. Members of My Fishing Cape Cod will be the only people able to purchase spots onboard trips. However, members may purchase spots for their non-member friends and family. Oftentimes trips sell out within a matter of minutes, so just be sure you're ready to go at 9am sharp!

At 9am sharp on March 22nd members of My Fishing Cape Cod will receive a link via email to where members can signup for trips. If you're a member and you do not receive the email, then please visit the website at 9am, login and click the "Trips" link in the navigation menu to signup.

In the meantime if you have any questions, please let me know.

Tight lines! 🎣

Ryan

PS-to get an even better idea of what to expect during these flounder trips, please consider watching the episode that On The Water filmed with Mike. Simply click play below to tune-in! 👇

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About the author 

Ryan Collins

I'm fortunate to have grown up on the beach, and I've been fishing since kindergarten. I have great family, friends and fishing experiences to be thankful for. Just being out there is enough-catching fish is just a bonus!


    • Thanks for the comment Peter. We had a great flounder trip with Mike this past October and I’m really looking forward to these “primetime” trips this spring. Tight lines my friend!

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