And by they, I of course mean your relatives at your long weekend cookout (just kidding–I’m talking about keeper stripers). Just when we were starting to get nervous, big fish pushed into our Bay last week. The Report The fishing has been straight out. If I didn’t have a job and other obligations I think […]
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I’ve fished a lot this week (much to the chagrin of my fiance). This is due to a couple of reasons: The fishing has been steadily getting better. Bait is filling the bay (all types) and I’m hearing all kinds of reports of big fish all across the Southern MA coast. The canal lit up […]
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In case you haven’t heard, we’ve got hungry stripers in our waters, folks. And more are pouring in every tide. Here’s what I saw this weekend: Bait, bait, and more bait in Plymouth Bay The amount of bait around Cape Cod is really incredible right now. Mackerel and Herring in Cape Cod Bay and pogies […]
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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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Stripers, stripers, stripers. It’s all I’m thinking about. But where are they? That’s the real question. Well, I think I have good news. I’m willing to bet that we’ll all know the answer to this question by the time the weekend is over. Spring Migration We always picture the Spring migration as a wave […]
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The Mal de Mer had been in the water for three weeks, nearly alone in the harbor against the breakwater, joining the lobster boats and other commercial fishing vessels in a sea of otherwise empty moorings. Early May had been unseasonably cold and stormy and the few fishing trips we had taken had ended up […]
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Friday morning began with a picture of a trout from Pirate. “They’re eatin’ Bill,” his text said. “Get down here.” The clock on my work computer said 9:41 am. “I’ll be there in seven hours,” I texted back. The work day eventually passed, and I drove an hour to the pond in the bright, late […]
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It took some time, but I finally convinced my fiancé, Gelany, to fish on the boat with me at a relatively fishing-centric hour. No, we didn’t catch the pre-dawn bite. We didn’t even get the dawn bite. But we did have lines in the water at a respectable 6:30am, (which, she still complained was still […]
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I’ve been dreaming about throwing one of these things in a big rip. I get the feeling the stripers will be all over it. . In this video, I talk about my obsession with Bill Hurley’s lures, especially this new baby squid jerk bait. Check it out. All mentioned lures can be found at […]
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In this podcast, Capt. Dave Bitters (owner and operator of Baymen Guide Services) and I sit down to chat about fishing Plymouth and Cape Cod Bay, the romance of fly fishing, and becoming one with the outdoors. Listen to this podcast if you want to learn what it means to catch fish in Cape Cod […]
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