April 24, 2024 - 10:56:24
Largemouth and smallmouth are “taking off” at Mashpee-Wakeby Pond according to Connor at Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay. He and his buddy have been shore-fishing the 737-acre double pond in Mashpee and doing very well with largies in the 2- to 6-pound range and smallies in the 3- to 5-pound bracket on live shiners, swimbaits, and Chatterbaits. Trout fishing remains outstanding in all stocked ponds on and just off the Cape with heavily stocked Long Pond in Plymouth, Peters Pond in Sandwich, and Hamblin Pond in Barnstable among the most productive. Just about every lure and bait is working including PowerBait, spoons, and spinners.
April 24, 2024 - 10:56:23
There were reports of fresh run schoolies caught in western Buzzards Bah this week, but AJ at Red Top Sporting Goods said the bite will really take off with a few more days of sunshine. They are selling crabs that have taken a few tog but I’ll bet by the first of the week someone will be bringing a state pin fish to the scales. The largemouth bass are just now beginning to hit much better and with most of the local herring runs showing good numbers of fish the first one in the canal run is yet to be seen.
April 22, 2024 - 08:08:25
Largemouth and smallmouth are taking off at Mashpee-Wakeby Pond according to Connor at Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay. He and his buddy have been shore-fishing the 737-acre double pond in Mashpee and doing very well with largies in the 2- to 6-pound range and smallies in the 3- to 5-pound bracket on live shiners, swimbaits, and Chatterbaits. Trout fishing remains outstanding in all stocked ponds on and just off the Cape with heavily stocked Long Pond in Plymouth, Peters Pond in Sandwich, and Hamblin Pond in Barnstable among the most productive. Just about every lure and bait is working including PowerBait, spoons, and spinners.
April 22, 2024 - 08:08:17
There were reports of fresh run schoolies caught in western Buzzards Bah this week, but AJ at Red Top Sporting Goods said the bite will really take off with a few more days of sunshine. They are selling crabs that have taken a few tog but Ill bet by the first of the week someone will be bringing a state pin fish to the scales. The largemouth bass are just now beginning to hit much better and with most of the local herring runs showing good numbers of fish the first one in the canal run is yet to be seen.
April 15, 2024 - 09:18:07
We spoke with AJ at Red Top Sporting Goods who reported that their instore and online sales were both very successful. Most of their inventory has been replaced and they are ready for what everyone hopes is another great season in the canal. All the local runs are seeing herring, even the much colder canal run has herring now and in many places the runs are very good. A few guys are picking away at holdover schoolies but by this time next weekend there should be fresh run schoolies in the Wareham and Weweantic Rivers, along with some tautog at the Maritime and other west end blackfish hot spots.
April 15, 2024 - 09:18:07
Connor at Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay described trout and bass fishing in ponds on and just off Cape Cod as okay. Trout ponds are still churning out stockies albeit at a slower pace, and largemouths and smallmouths are now preparing to spawn by moving close to shore. Two of last weeks more productive waters were Mares Pond in Falmouth for largemouths and stocked trout and Mashpee-Wakeby Pond in Mashpee for smallmouths and stockies. Big chain pickerel are being caught here and there as well. Connor popped one on a wake bait at an undisclosed site, and a customer showed him a photo of a massive pickerel he had caught and released at Mashpee-Wakeby. Connor said it was the biggest chain pickerel he had ever seen.
