Well, Striper Fishing in the Bay has been outstanding. Too tired to do a good job of updating the site regularly – but that’s a good thing. We’ve been fishing nearly every day for the last month and a half, and Cape Cod Bay has treated our customers very, very well. Will try to keep up with the pics and reports – check out our Facebook page as that is often easier and quicker to update.
Good luck out there.
Captain Don
Striper Season in the bay is off to a great start. The unbelievable 2 week blitz that occured in the canal got an aweful lot of press, and those fish have moved through and set up in their usual haunts in Cape Cod Bay. All of the spring areas are holding fish – good numbers on Billingsgate and up at P-town, and lots of good fish feeding on the Mackeral Schools between Sandwich and Barnstable.
Friday morning we jigged up about 40 macs in 20 min right in front of the canal. Made the quick run down to Barnstable for the outgoing tide. The bite there has been very good, but we got chased out by all the schoolie bass (and a few small keepers). We made the run out to one of our deeper water spots and found nice action with cookie-cutter 36″ fish. Fun fishing, with the largest Bass of the day a tad over 40 inches. Great morning on the water.
June’s New Moon is on Wednesday – look for the season’s first push of really Big Fish to come through mid-week. The bait is there, and the timing is perfect for some great days.
Got a bit behind on the reports lately – here’s a quick rundown of the last few days:
Friday – Tuna and Striper combo trip. Fun trip with a couple of our regulars who I think have been coming out 10 years straight now. The north wind was cranking in the am, so instead of tuna fishing first we hit P-town for Stripers first until the wind calmed down. Honestly, we were trying to find some Bluefish to take out and liveline, and we ended up in a ridiculous striper bite. The bass were stacked up about 10 feet high in 18 feet of water and we had fish on every pass until the guys got tired. Not sure the final tally, but it was very good. Since we had Bass on board, we had to stay within the 3 mile limit and made a run down the backside looking for tuna. We found good numbers down off the golfballs, with lots of mixed size fish airing out. Unfortunately, we couldn’t buy a bite. Overall, it was a really fun day with customers that made it seem like a day off fishing with friends.
Saturday – Another Combo Striper and Tuna trip. Much nicer trip out, but we still had the north wind that got the tuna bite going a bit. We got on a good spot away from the fleet and started marking fish pretty consistently just before slack tide. A couple of good boils on the inside baits, and then the long rigger got hit. Nice Slot fish, that put up a great fight – taped out at 54″ and made for some great steaks. Got the whole thing on video – I’m sure I’ll get it edited by January…The bite was all over by noon, so we moved back into P-town and timed the bass bite well as the tide was picking up. I think we ended up with 10 keepers and some shorts – biggest fish was a little over 40″. I know that was the guys first Bass, so he’s a little spoiled now. Fun day, over an hour’s worth of filleting and steaking, but well worth it.
Sunday – finished up the weekend with a very productive 1/2 day bass charter. Good fishing, again all on the tube an worm. Seemed like we had to work a little more for the fish today than the last few, but we still limited out. There were also a pile of bluefish that moved in and kept things interesting (where were these on Friday?). Another fun trip as these guys were back from last year and we hope to see them next year too.
Very productive end to the week – looks like we have some weather coming in, but that should drop the water temp a bit, and keep the bite strong.
Good luck out there.
Laura Cianciolo has a knack for finding big fish whenever she gets back to the Cape from her home in Florida. Two years ago she showed up for summer vacation and nailed 5, thirty pounders her first day back.
Well, today she waited around until we finished our morning charter, and hit the water at the around 2:00. We trolled for about an hour, and Laura started off her season with a nice 34 lb Bass. About 2 hours total on the water including travel time was all she needed.
Some people just have the knack.
