September 21, 2026 - 10:31:49
Alex at Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay said customers have been stopping in to buy trout-fishing lures and baits, but no one has said anything about locations or catches. He thinks they just might be preparing for autumn stocking but, more likely, they are simply refusing to reveal where they have been fishing. Stocking has not yet begun in the Southeast Wildlife District which includes Cape Cod, but it should commence any time now. Last year, stocking on and just off the Cape was delayed a week or so and did not start until early October. Also, at this time one year ago, bass action was very good at Big Sandy Pond in Plymouth as well as ponds inside Miles Standish State Park in Plymouth and Mashpee-Wakeby Pond in Mashpee.
September 21, 2026 - 10:31:41
The canal has not been asleep and AJ at Red Top Sporting Goods said there have been fish moving through but not necessarily showing on top. The guys fishing chunked bait and using heavy jigs have been scoring on some quality fish. This week there was a school that worked the canal almost to the end of the west side when they hit a school of bait and began surface feeding. There were a few people that took advantage of this situation. There are customers who are taking advantage of the bonus black sea bass and tautog in the west end and inside the canal. There has been blues working the west end and along the coves on the Falmouth shoreline from Woods Hole to the old Hog Island channel. The freshwater fishing has been good and getting better with the cool temperatures. They are marking some merchandise down and if you visit and pick up their red tag items you will be saving some money.
September 14, 2026 - 10:21:00
Crazy Chris at Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay heard from numerous customers who are doing well with largemouth bass up to 5 pounds in ponds on and just off the Cape. Most of these anglers are tight-lipped about exact locations and techniques, so Chris could not provide those details. Customers are also reporting excellent pickerel and panfishing. Asked about holdover trout, Chris answered that surviving stockies are always available in deep holes in Cape Cod trout ponds, and that big browns are now cruising shallow water at dusk and during the night. Further, autumn trout stocking should commence soon, perhaps this week.
September 14, 2026 - 10:20:49
We spoke with AJ at Red Top Sporting Goods where the shop was crowded with customers gearing up for the nice weekend. The canal has been giving up some multi species action in the form of bonito and school bass that have been appearing on top for up to an hour at a time and providing some enjoyable casting action. The people chunking mackerel are catching some bass that are at or way over slot at various times both day and night. There are bigger fish moving down from Boston and beyond and they are moving along the Plymouth and Scusset area providing a chance at a trophy. The offshore boats are working from the windmills to the canyons and there are some giants and a few recreational size bluefin in Cape Cod Bay. AJ sold off all the ballyhoo he had in stock just a few days before the weekend. Freshwater fishing is improving and the state will be stocking trout as soon as the weather cools and the water temperatures fall.
September 08, 2026 - 16:11:01
This week’s report from Mike at Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay was a little more encouraging than last week’s. He heard of decent largemouth bassin’ at several sites including Fresh Pond in the Manomet section of Plymouth, the ponds in Falmouth, and a pond in the Sandwich area, the name of which he could not recall, but it was not Peters Pond. Most reports mentioned swimbaits and small Flukes. The improved action had Mike thinking that interest in sweetwater angling is beginning to “heat up.” Many local anglers are also looking forward to fall trout stocking.
September 08, 2026 - 16:10:56
We spoke with Greg from Red Top Sporting Goods who said the canal began showing signs of life this week with schoolies blitzing and some much larger fish being taken on chunks of cut bait. There are also bluefish and bonito at both ends of the ditch and some improving bottom fishing in western Buzzards Bay. There are still quite a few customers who are freshwater fishing and doing well with black bass and pickerel while a few others are chasing brown trout in low light conditions. The fishing is only going to get better so stop in, say hello and check out their large and diverse inventory.
