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This past Friday the ice had finally started to thaw, and a strange warmth lingered in the air – well, “warmth” might be a generous description for temperatures in the forties, but after the chilly winter we’ve experienced, 40 degrees feels like a gift. As the afternoon sun bathed the marshes in golden light, I …
This spring My Fishing Cape Cod will be offering 9 trips for tautog with our friend captain Cullen Lundholm of Cape Star Charters! Scroll below to learn more about these exciting opportunities to get on the water this spring and catch fish after a long cold winter! Table of Contents Dates and CostAbout TautogMeet Captain CullenAbout …
The winter of 2025 has painted Cape Cod in unexpected white, departing from the usual winter rains that grace our peninsula. This past Monday morning, my wife Lauren, our baby daughter Hallie, and I set out to capture some of Cape Cod’s most iconic summer destinations in their winter dress.Our carefully laid plans to traverse …
At the height of the fall – when the landscape displays the most vibrant red and orange colors, and the air is crisp and cool, often affected by wind and rain – giant brown trout start moving up numerous tributaries along the Lake Ontario shoreline to spawn. This is the time when anglers have a …
It all began with a text message that would pull me from my winter hibernation – my fishing buddy and My Fishing Cape Cod member Jeff Coates asking if I’d be interested in some ice fishing. Now, I hadn’t ventured onto frozen water in years, but Jeff’s recent success story of hauling in buckets of …
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 …
Our 2024 season featured weekly podcasts with bait and tackle shops and local experts, who shared a wealth of valuable fishing reports, intel and advice. Typically we only publish podcasts May-October, but this winter we’ve decided to ramp things back up. In today’s inaugural podcast of 2025, Brian Whicher shares his most memorable experiences from his …
Ever wondered what to do with that unexpected skate in your catch? As someone whose husband regularly brings home surprising seafood treasures, I’ve discovered that pan-fried skate wing isn’t just good – it’s downright extraordinary. Think of it as flounder’s sophisticated cousin, with a unique texture and sweet, delicate flavor that will make you wonder why …
I am fortunate to call Cape Cod my home. I was born and raised in the small town of Orleans, where driving out on the “Outer Beach” (also known to many surfcasters as “The Great Beach”) was a Sunday tradition for my family. Although I never did much fishing from shore in my younger days, …
I know I keep it saying, but springtime will be here before we know it! And when spring does arrive, one early season fishery I am hoping materializes in 2025 is the nearshore haddock bite in Cape Cod Bay. Last year this bite never got going with any consistency, but in years past the fishing not …
The following is a detailed small craft checklist that was developed by captain Bob Hovey of Lousiana Bluewater Charter Company. Bob created this checklist a number of years ago when he was living on Cape Cod and actively fishing these waters. If you plan on boating off Cape Cod this season, then for safety’s sake it’d …
I’m always surprised by the number of people who believe that the annual trout fishing season runs for only five or six months a year. I’m often asked if I’m “anxious” to get back out on the water during the winter months. What these folks don’t realize is that there is no beginning or end to …
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