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An Unexpected Fishing Skill to Master: Catch-and-Release

Wait, you're going to catch a fish and throw it back? For non-fishermen, it's counterintuitive. » E-Mail This

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What You Can Do When You're Not Catching Fish

All right, yes, that's a headline that begs endless snarky suggestions. But really, for fishermen, it's a serious question. » E-Mail This

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July Fishermen Turn Their Attentions to Fluke

As July brings warming waters to the Cape and Islands, the fluke fishing heats up. Also known a Summer Flounder, fluke are a flatfish, and very tasty....» E-Mail This

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A Sure Way to Improve Your Fishing Skills? Go Fishing at Night.

There are plenty of reasons to fish at night. Yes, you're more likely to land bigger bass after dark. But it's also a great way to sharpen all your...» E-Mail This

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Every Now and Then... Strange Fish Appear in Cape Cod Waters

Every now and then a local angler happily pulls up a fish, only to discover that what's on the hook was not what was expected. This week there was...» E-Mail This

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Use Your Smartphone to Weigh a Striped Bass, and Other Innovations for Fishing

The pressures of constant innovation extend even to the timeless pleasure of fishing. Last week in Orlando, the ICast Convention gathered more than 10...» E-Mail This

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How to Make the Most of Fishing While on Your Vacation

Lucky you, you're in this beautiful part of the world for a few precious days or weeks of vacation. And you've got an itch to go fishing. Maybe you...» E-Mail This

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Catching Tuna on Light Tackle: South of the Vineyard the Bite is On

Fishing for tuna doesn't always mean a trip to Stellwagen Bank and lashing yourself to the fighting chair to do battle with a 600-lb fish. South of...» E-Mail This

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A Monster Fish Just Took Your Bait and All Your Line. Whoa! What Was It? Here...

Everyone who’s ever gone fishing knows the anguish of losing a fish - and there are many ways to lose a fish. But perhaps the most mysterious way is...» E-Mail This

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3 Bonito Hotspots Lure Anglers South of the Islands

"Have you heard about bonito? Are they here yet?" That's the refrain passing between fishermen as August enters its final weeks. Bonito are a passion...» E-Mail This

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Assessment of the Striped Bass Population Likely to Result in Tightened...

If you fish, then you have surely noticed: there just aren't as many striped bass around as there were eight or ten years ago. And the most recent stock...» E-Mail This

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Anglers Rejoice: Albies Here, There, and (Seems Like) Darn Near Everywhere

When false albacore feed, they "erupt" from the water in a violent tumult, members of the school leaping full-body from the water. The sight incites...» E-Mail This

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A Few Words in Praise of Snapper Blues

They are not rod-bending behemoths, they are not chrome-plated speedsters. That is, they are not glamour fish like stripers and albies. Snapper blues?...» E-Mail This

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Why Fishermen Love (and Hate) Fishing with Eels

A live eel can be the very best thing to put on the end of your line, if you're searching for a big late-season striped bass. But it can also make your...» E-Mail This

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Big Bass, Tautog, (Even Trout!).... Fall Fishing Offers Much to Anticipate

Large striped bass pushing through our waters, big-as-a-horse bluefish (well, almost...), those bottom-dwelling brutes called tautog... summer may be...» E-Mail This

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