New England - Cape Cod and the Islands Fishing Reports
The Fisherman Magazine Weekend Video Forecast 6/30/2022 – New England
Trophy striped bass are being caught from Boston, down through Cape Cod Bay, over in the Monomoy Rips, out at Block Island and in the western portions of Long Island Sound. In any one of these spots, a 50-pounder is a real possibility. Fluking is picking up in Connecticut, and seems to be slowing down a bit at Nantucket Shoals. The sea bass seem to be moving a little deeper across the region, but the bite won’t quit.
CHARLEY SOARES-Cape Cod and the Islands Highlights
February 21, 2022 - 10:23:12
CAPE ICE IS GONE
March is not the meanest month of the year, February is. Weve had two consecutive 60-degree days with hardly a zephyr, then a day later on Super Bowl Sunday the high temperature is 30 degrees and the trace of snows that was predicted puts eight inches up against the boat shed doors. For the first time in years we have had some safe ice on Cape ponds, in one case a reliable source told me they had a solid 6-inches in one location where they caught some trout, perch and a few pickerel. But spikes in temperature and snow covering the ice, I would not venture out onto any of the remaining ice unless I saw others fishing on it and reporting that there was 5 inches minimum.
Several of the shops will be displaying their wares and services at the RISAA fishing show in Providence in early March. Lets hope the cases of the virus continue to decline and that the show goes on to become the great success it always was. I plan to be there in the same booth I was working last year and look forward to seeing you there.
Its been a whirlwind week for Sebastian at Fish Linked Charters. He has put clients on limit catches of black sea bass, stripers and even found a deep hole that held four very impressive fluke. One ...
Its been a whirlwind week for Sebastian at Fish Linked Charters. He has put clients on limit catches of black sea bass, stripers and even found a deep hole that held four very impressive fluke. One day he took the Rampage to Stellwagen Bank where they hooked into two bluefin that eventually threw the hook. Travis said one of his tackle shop customers had a 70-inch bluefin at the dump. Give them a call for a shot at a mixed bag charter. More
The word from AJ at Red Top Sporting Goods was of a slower canal bite this week unless you were in the west end tossing jigs and hooking up to some big stripers that have a snoot full of pogie scent. ...
The word from AJ at Red Top Sporting Goods was of a slower canal bite this week unless you were in the west end tossing jigs and hooking up to some big stripers that have a snoot full of pogie scent. Upper Buzzards Bay around Marion and Wings Neck has been the location of big bass under pogy schools. When you find a pogy school with bass under them those fish are usually eating. Bluefish are spread around the bay with slammers busting under schools of pogies. Black sea bass have moved to deeper water, but a bonus of southern kingfish have provided a new fishery with one of the shops salesman taking some to 14-inches. They are good eating. AJ is selling quite a few deep diving Rapalas in the 20 and 30 class that are also taking bass when you dont have pogies. There are still quite a few freshwater fishermen enjoying a great largemouth bite. The shop has a great selection of Doc plugs and other hard baits that drive stripers crazy. More
It was lock and load busy over at Dicks Bait and Tackle with customers getting geared up for a weekend of fishing. The bluefishing is great with blues all around the island, particularly from the su...
It was lock and load busy over at Dicks Bait and Tackle with customers getting geared up for a weekend of fishing. The bluefishing is great with blues all around the island, particularly from the surf and boats working the Wasque rips, the entire east shore and in both Lucas and Middle Ground. Bass are still in residence with the best numbers coming from the Squibnocket and Gay Head areas where both slot and commercial sized bass are being taken. The black sea bass have moved on to deeper locations even the wrecks are not holding many keepers. Steve was surprised at the numbers of squid still in residence and attracting attacks from bass. He has not been offshore as yet and hopes to get out in about two weeks. More
Jeff from Canal Bait & Tackle said the fishing along the Falmouth beaches was too easy for many with quite a few fish in the 50-inch class coming on pogies. A few of those 50-inch class fish he weighe...
Jeff from Canal Bait & Tackle said the fishing along the Falmouth beaches was too easy for many with quite a few fish in the 50-inch class coming on pogies. A few of those 50-inch class fish he weighed in for commercial rod and reel anglers were in the high 30 to 45-pound class. The canal had slowed a bit but many of the beaches in Sandwich and Falmouth have been giving up some very large specimens from boats and surf. The blues are moving in and out and there have been blues working the west end of the canal where there were also larger specimens under schools of pogies. More
The word from Joe at Falmouth Bait & Tackle was of some excellent striper fishing in the harbors and beaches after nightfall. Monomoy has been producing some decent fish but many of the bass that have...
The word from Joe at Falmouth Bait & Tackle was of some excellent striper fishing in the harbors and beaches after nightfall. Monomoy has been producing some decent fish but many of the bass that have moved out of the warming waters ended up in Boston Harbor where one regular said they were Crushing them. Bluefishing has been very good on the rips with Horseshoe , Succonnesset and Tom shoal producing some alligator blues. Black sea bass have moved out to much deeper water and fluke are few and far between. The tuna bite is finicky with a few more fish taken in the Stellwagen area, and some large tuna marked at the Crab Ledge that appear to have lock jaw. Stop by to see Christian and his staff for tuna gear and first rate information. More
Skip from Fish Bandit Charters said the fishing has been excellent with numerous jumbo blues joining a healthy population of stripers from shorts to slots and larger fish. The skipper has a number of ...
Skip from Fish Bandit Charters said the fishing has been excellent with numerous jumbo blues joining a healthy population of stripers from shorts to slots and larger fish. The skipper has a number of locations developed over many seasons, so he knows when to leave the rips in Nantucket Sound and head for Hedge Fence and the rips in Vineyard Sound which have been giving up some quality stripers and alligator blues. Give skip a call for a taste of old time Cape Cod fishing. More
We spoke with Ben at the Sports Port who meets the definition of the travelling Yak man. In the past week he has fished the local rips for jumbo blues and outflows for jumbo blues and slot bass then d...
We spoke with Ben at the Sports Port who meets the definition of the travelling Yak man. In the past week he has fished the local rips for jumbo blues and outflows for jumbo blues and slot bass then drove to Boston Harbor where he launched and managed to catch several stripers into the slot size with a 30-incher. He and some customers fished the sound and caught blues and stripers off Waquoit and Cotuit with topwater lures including Storm and Yozuri poppers. The shop has a great selection of lures at their Hyannis and Osterville shops so stop in a say hello to Amy. More
Captain Seamus Muldoon of Jailbreak Charters said one of his recent fluke trip was on a day with a difficult wind against the tide drift with less than a dozen big keepers and the next trip conditions...
Captain Seamus Muldoon of Jailbreak Charters said one of his recent fluke trip was on a day with a difficult wind against the tide drift with less than a dozen big keepers and the next trip conditions produced a great trip. He has a few openings for stripers and tuna with the bass feeding in the Monomoy rips and tuna having moved into the Crab Ledge and Sword areas. More
It was another very busy weekend at the Goose Hummock Shop when we heard from our friend Joe about the awesome fishing on both sides of the Cape. The bay side is red hot with loads of short fish, plen...
It was another very busy weekend at the Goose Hummock Shop when we heard from our friend Joe about the awesome fishing on both sides of the Cape. The bay side is red hot with loads of short fish, plenty of slots and the occasional jumbo. The temperature spiked to the low 70s sending the fish up toward Duxbury and Boston Harbor. Joe has been fishing the Brewster Flats with great success while the ocean side is getting a lot of attention. Nauset, Ballston and Marconi beaches are producing bass from shorts to fish over the 35-inch class and most of that action has been on topwater plugs. There are blues in all the rips on the sound side which are also providing great topwater action. The tuna bite is just beginning with a few fish on Stellwagen and rumors of a few hookups to the east. Stop in to their new offshore center or visit their marine section for kayaks and everything you need for fitting out your boats or yaks. More
The black sea bass bite has been off the charts for Capt. Jason Colby fishing out of his new home in Westport Harbor. His Little Sister Charters have been taking limits of black sea bass well over the...
The black sea bass bite has been off the charts for Capt. Jason Colby fishing out of his new home in Westport Harbor. His Little Sister Charters have been taking limits of black sea bass well over the legal minimum and on the last few trips they didnt keep a fish under 18 inches with several in the 22-inch class. He has been serving up stripers when his fares are looking for a slot to take home. He has a few choice fluke spots in his log book so give him a call to get aboard his open boat trips or book a charter of your own. More