Eight inches of water. Dozens of striped bass.
On the afternoon of October 7th, I returned to a Cape Cod beach after an incredible morning blitz and found hundreds of birds working over a bar at dead low tide. Below them, striped bass were chasing peanut bunker in water so shallow you could see every fish.
I grabbed the fly rod, and the fish ate just ten feet from my rod tip. They were schoolie stripers, below the slot, and a great sign for the future of our fishery!
🎣 What you’ll see:
Sight fishing striped bass in super skinny water
Why a floating line is a must in water this shallow
Shallow-water eats you can watch from start to finish
⚠️ Safety note: The bar I fished becomes an island as the tide rises and disappears at high water. Know your tides and always leave yourself a safe way back.
📍Want the full story? This was one of three trips in three days, including a 30½-inch striper on a bucktail and a big bass lost at my feet along a marsh bank. Members get the full report, including the general location, the exact flies and lures, tide timing, and drone footage of the blitzes, at https://myfishingcapecod.com/hat-trick/
The birds always know first. Wednesday, October 7th. Sunrise on Cape Cod Bay. Flat calm, a gentle swell rolling in, barely a