This is not the most productive time of year when it comes to fishing–but I don’t need to tell you that. Typically at this time, we’re still organizing tackle and tying flies and do our best at preventative maintenance to make sure the boat doesn’t break down 20 miles offshore. Water temps are chilly and […]
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It’s too early in the season for fish heartbreak, but here we are, crying in the club over a missed strike on a salter and a broken off Larry. This mild winter (knock on wood) has kept my waders and gear in the car since the fall run. And I have no plans of ever […]
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Surprise! Just like that, after an on-again-off-again winter, we’re back for another fishing season. The trout have been stocked in the ponds and rivers around the Cape. Largemouth are eating, getting ready to spawn. Pickerel and perch and bluegill are massacring your flies meant for trout. Oh, and by the way. The stripers may be […]
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**3/13 Update: Trout have been stocked in a few Cape ponds! Head over to https://www.mass.gov/service-details/trout-stocking-report for details. *3/12 Update: No trout stocked yet. Will update when I hear about the trucks. Sean and I hit four ponds just off-Cape on Monday 3/11 and found them all locked up with ice. I’m thinking they should be […]
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Stillwater trout fishing has not come easy for team Seven Stripes this Fall. And that’s putting it lightly. I’ve just plain sucked in the fly fishing department.
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Today we’re talking the tour de fish with Bassmaster Elite Series Angler, Chad Pipkens. I’m pumped up about this one. Great conversation with a great dude. We talked about the day-to-day of fishing the Elite Series tour, Chad’s strategies for fishing unknown water, and of course, a great story about the one that got away. The […]
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The bass pictured above, the one Captain Bill is struggling to hold up? Yeah, we probably shouldn’t have caught it. Maybe once or twice a season, you get a shot at a fish like this. And if you’re lucky, everything goes right and you land it. When you do get the shot, you better not […]
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The new moon will be here next week, and I shouldn’t have to tell you what this means. This weekend should finally bring with it some consistent striper action–a welcome change from the downright frustrating fishing we’ve experienced this past week or two. The good news is, the bays and estuaries of Buzzards Bay and […]
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At this point last year, miles of migrating micro and schoolie-sized striped bass had invaded the rivers, estuaries and ocean fronts of Buzzards and Cape Cod Bays. This year? Not so much. But I just need to keep telling myself this, as I pour over blue-colored water temperature maps and reports reading “not here yet:” […]
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No two days spent fishing are ever the same. This is especially true when dealing with trout, for one reason or another. But it’s what keeps us coming back, time and time and frustrating time again. Last week, we had a day that finally felt like Spring. I was thinking that the stocked trout might […]
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