Bang… was consistent for just 1/2 an hour. Atsakeepa Too then heads south to fish for Striped Bass and Bluefish off of Martha's Vineyard Island. Captain Mel True of FishNet Charters has seen the same, catching squid-hounding 30-pounders on topwaters in Cape Cod Bay. Squid can be caught off the coastline along the southside of Cape Cod in 20-30 feet of water. And shockingly there were seals in good numbers west of Waquoit to as far as I traveled, which was about a mile west of Falmouth Harbor going toward Nobska. Ended up filling the cooler with Macks. The shortfin is predominantly an offshore species that occasionally moves inshore in massive numbers, often stranding themselves on the beaches, or, in this week’s case, the Canal rocks. If it’s a meal you’re looking for, the squid grounds in Nantucket Sound are producing buckets of future fried calamari, and Buzzards Bay has plenty of good-sized scup you can catch while prospecting for where to start your sea bass season next week. There have been lots of 2- to 3-pound blues around Nantucket, says Captain Marc of Just Do It Too. Whether you're fishing for food, bait or just for fun, this fishery is easy to figure out and a great kick off to the season on Cape Cod. Mike Hogan and Capt. Earlier in the week I was reading the latest squid updates from our members' forum. The fight is not hard but it is fun, and it's often capped off by the squid ejecting a bunch of ink! As the waters warm up and the season progresses through July, We begin our Sportfishing charters eastward through Nantucket Sound to the cooler waters east of Monomoy Island off Chatham, Massachusetts. Required fields are marked *, Copyright © 2020 On The Water, LLC. These squid are different from the longfin squid that fishermen jig up in Nantucket Sound in the springtime. Is it time to start a serious conversation about managing them, just the way wildlife has been managed in all areas for over a century? Parking does usually fill up on nice summer weekends. Custom (Default) No Avatars .

Caught and saw a large amount of squid off Danilo while jigging for Macks yesterday. Charters for hire !! Did not see a single squid or mackerel in the canal. I have been out multiple times including this morning (Saturday). Yey !!! On Wednesday I kayaked out to 25 feet of water off the south coast of Barnstable and setup a drift. Glad you enjoyed that video John! Sportfishing charters on Atsakeepa Too are ready to bring you on an unforgetable fishing trip. This is when loligo squid invade the shallows of Nantucket Sound to spawn. And if you’d like to catch some blues, finding schools of adult bunker seems to be the key to catching one of the big slammers around the Cape right now. Coastal Charters Sportfishing is a full-time fishing outfit for the serious fisherman, specializing in light tackle jigging and popping with artificial lures for bluefin tuna. You gotta love bluefish. I dropped my rig to the bottom and gave my reel a crank to lift the rig just a foot or two off the bottom. Fishing charters for bluefin tuna begin in June yearly. In Vineyard Sound, the keeper fluke are a little tough to come by, but there are plenty of shorts according to Jim at Eastman’s. For safety I always wear my Stohlquist lifejacket fit snuggly around my chest.

The water is cold and if you happen to capsize it won't be long until hypothermia sets in. His advice for finding the fish at Monomoy, follow the gulls. He’s been regularly catching bass over 30 pounds in the bay, both on live bait and topwater lures. Specializing in Striped Bass, Bluefish, Scup (porgy) , Sea Bass, Tautog and Bluefin Tuna.Sportfishing charters begin November 2019/2020. Fluke trips are best in late July and August.