New England - Cape Cod and the Islands Fishing Reports
New England Video Fishing Forecast February 13, 2025
Ice fishing is the main event again this week with impressive catches coming from all over New England. Whether you want to target pike, pickerel, smallmouth, trout or panfish, the fishing has good and the ice has been solid. Coastal areas are seeing the ice transitioning to unsafe, but traveling 10 miles inland will typically put you on reliably safe ice. The Cape is starting to produce open water catches again with some nice brown trout. It’s February, but the fishing has been hot, get out there and make it happen!
AJ at Red Top said that they went from selling 10-plus pounds of shiners per weekend over the last few weeks to selling just a few-dozen, as Friday’s rain took its toll on local ice. He said that he...
AJ at Red Top said that they went from selling 10-plus pounds of shiners per weekend over the last few weeks to selling just a few-dozen, as Friday’s rain took its toll on local ice. He said that he’s watched the ice on Parker Mill Pond steadily retreating over the past few days, going from a small 10-foot swath of open water to over 100 feet by the weekend. Guys are still getting out on the ice, but it’s now being relegated to smaller ponds and sheltered or shaded waters. The perch action has been really good all over the Cape, on shiners or jigs. And there have been some big bass as well. This week’s warmup, might have us backing fishing open water before we know it.
Falmouth Bait and Tackle said that the ice action has been red hot, but it looks as though the days of Cape Cod ice fishing may be numbered. A warmup in the forecast might spell the end. The action ha...
Falmouth Bait and Tackle said that the ice action has been red hot, but it looks as though the days of Cape Cod ice fishing may be numbered. A warmup in the forecast might spell the end. The action has been incredible though with big numbers of fish, perch, crappie, pickerel, bass, trout and even a few pike.
At The Sports Port all systems were ‘go’ on Monday as local ice enthusiasts scrambled to get back on the hard stuff before the weather turned it back to liquid. Worms and shiners seemed to be esco...
At The Sports Port all systems were ‘go’ on Monday as local ice enthusiasts scrambled to get back on the hard stuff before the weather turned it back to liquid. Worms and shiners seemed to be escorting themselves out the door as anglers piled in to stock up on bait. It won’t be too much longer, but the bite has been exceptional, from panfish to pickerel and largemouths to rainbows. When the ice is gone, it looks as though the open water fishing should heat right up.
I spoke to Ian at the Goose Hummock Shop and he said that there is still safe ice on the Cape but you really have to be careful. He then shared a story about his buddy who fell through the ice over th...
I spoke to Ian at the Goose Hummock Shop and he said that there is still safe ice on the Cape but you really have to be careful. He then shared a story about his buddy who fell through the ice over the weekend. Ian said he was in water over his head and luckily had a pair of safety spikes around his neck which helped him get out unscathed, other than his iPhone being DOA. So be very careful! Trout and perch have been red hot. The perch action has been so good that Ian said – at times – you can’t get away from them and some of these fish are as large as 15 inches. The guys fishing shiners on tip-ups have had some big bass and some monster pickerel as well.