Blog, Boat Fishing, Cape Cod, Recent Reports

News from the Tuna Front, Report

Nothing gold can stay, folks. The early parts of July saw some of the best recreational tuna fishing in years in the waters off Race Point, out to the Bank, and down the Backside. Acres of 45″ – 60″ slashed through schools of sand eels for two weeks straight. We had some serious “foamers” as […]

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Blog, Cape Cod, Recent Reports

Report: (Tog) Taco Tuesday

We’ve reached that magical sea surface temp of 50 degrees South of the Cape. Dandelion are sprouting up all over my yard. Let’s get a bucket of green crabs and check out a rock pile or two. It’s tog time. We made plans on Sunday for an afternoon cruise out into Buzzards Bay. Wind was […]

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Blog, Boat Fishing, Cape Cod

Weekend Warrior: The Lure Breakdown

Variety is the spice of life. That’s what they say, anyway. In the past few years, I’ve tried to downsize my collection to the lures that I know work. I had some lures sitting in Planos in my plug bag or on the boat that looked pretty but I knew deep down I would never […]

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Blog, Cape Cod, Fly Fishing

Weekend Warrior: We’re back

Okay, okay, so I may not do any fishing this weekend. And there may not be any fishing to report on yet. But who cares! Really, I’m just writing this thing to tell you how excited I am that we’ve finally entered the month of March and that fishing season is on our doorstep. Trout […]

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Blog, Cape Cod, Fly Fishing, Long Reads

On the seventh day, there were stripers

I had checked this beach on six consecutive days, watching the fall bounty of peanut bunker stack up in the bubble weed and the seabirds meander along the shoreline, picking at shells and eelgrass. Three of the six days, I found fish—micro stripers gliding through the shallows chasing singular baitfish and shrimp. On the other […]

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Blog, Cape Cod, Podcasts

Capt. Dave Peros talks Fall Run Fising, Podcast

In this episode, we chat with Capt. Dave Peros, On the Water and Salty Cape columnist and local guide. We review our 2021 striper season, wax poetic about the Fall Run, get some schooling on how to catch more albies on the fly, and talk about how you should always lie to your friends about […]

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