Striped bass fishing remains very good, with charter boats and party fishing boats all reporting excellent catches almost every day. The fish remain solidly camped from the twin hills behind […]
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Reeling In the Trifecta: Bass, Blues, and a Bluefin
The fishing’s been hot (maybe) because the weather has not
The summer’s hot fishing continues, with incredible catches of a variety of fish coming into Provincetown every day for the last week. Every once in a while, a charter or […]
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It’s Looking Like an Epic Summer
The harbor returns to normalcy for a classic Fourth of July
The waterfront looked very much as it did in pre-pandemic days for Monday’s Fourth of July celebration, as both wharves were packed with cars and people waiting for the fireworks. […]
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A Trip to the Bank
Finding mackerel for striped bass fishing in the company of humpback whales
Last week was a good one for fishermen. Striped bass are here in numbers we haven’t seen in quite some time. They are seemingly everywhere, with acres and acres of […]
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Fish, Wind, and Fire
In a rough week, the reward was a brand-new clam
The weather this past week took a radical turn for the worse that kept boats tied at the docks for way too long. We had two days of unrelenting northwest […]
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How to Avoid Rookie Moves
The first blues, some rules for boaters, and where not to walk your dog
Striped bass fishing was excellent this past week, falling steadily into our expected summer pattern. The fish have been spreading out along the bay side from Race Point to Wood […]
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The Seals Have Arrived, With Sharks Right Behind Them
No big bass yet, but it looks like there will be plenty
Striped bass have been steadily increasing in numbers and are starting to fan out from Race Point and show up in all the other usual spots — off Herring Cove […]
AQUACULTURE
ARC Loses Out While Underused Grants Are OK
Rule change forces Aquaculture Research Corp. off the flats
WELLFLEET — A discussion of whether licenses for eight shellfishing grants should be revoked took up most of a four-hour select board meeting on May 24. The board proceeded with […]
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The Bass Get Bigger, but the Bluefish Are Teasing Us
Meanwhile, a new 3-fish bluefin tuna limit is a head-scratcher
Striped bass fishing took a serious turn for the better this week, as more bass starting showing up not only in the Race but all along the bayside to Wood […]
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The Bass Return to the Race
Also on the waterfront, news of a lone orca and a lobster boat crew rescue
We finally got into a summer weather pattern of southwest winds and warm air temperatures, and immediately things started to percolate in Cape Cod Bay. I had spent a few […]
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The Season’s First Big Bass Is Caught Off Billingsgate
Fogged in, wind-blown, and still fishing
It’s funny how the weather goes around here. Day after day, we hoped all these northeast winds would go away so we could get out there and fish. And it finally […]
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If You’re Fishing for Tautog, Hold Onto Your Rig
Cold winds and hot diesel prices conspire against fishermen
The unrelenting winds from the northeast continue to pummel the Outer Cape, and the prediction is for them to continue throughout this week. With these northeast winds come cooler than […]
SHELLFISHING
Summertime: Could the Clamming Be Easy?
Provincetown’s clam flats could be a year-round resource
PROVINCETOWN — Last Nov. 14, a Sunday, a record was set here: 200 people went clamming on one day. “Never have 200 people gotten together and dug clams in Provincetown […]
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Visit to a Small ‘Drowned’ Island
On Anegada, conch fishing recalls a simpler time
The cold spring weather continues to put the fishing season on hold. Flounder are beginning to bite off the Pamet, and a few tautog are being taken around rock piles, […]
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Stop and Smell the Plankton
Of cold water, sea lice, early birds, and a few new rules
The weather this past week — the temperatures remained cooler than usual and the winds howled — was not conducive to an improvement in fishing. With the water temperature in […]
