| One of the best kept Cape Cod fishing secrets is that | | | | Race Point |
| when summers are warm like they have been this | | | | South Cape Beach |
| year, September is a great month for catching bonito | | | | West Dennis Beach |
| and albacore in Cape Cod. | | | | Craigville Beach |
| The one down side to fishing for striper in this type of | | | | Dowses Beach |
| weather is that the really big striped bass will be | | | | Bass River |
| almost impossible to catch until it cools down. | | | | Herring River |
| Whether you are fishing for salt or fresh water fish, | | | | Martha's Vinyard |
| there really is not much better than Cape Cod to offer | | | | Wings Neck |
| everything you could possibly want in the way of | | | | Woods Hole |
| fishing. Surf fishing or fly fishing, Striper, trout, bass, or | | | | These locations offer varied fishing and beautiful fishing |
| bluefish...Cape Cod has it all. | | | | locations. Amenities vary from place to place as do |
| Among the saltwater varieties just mentioned, these | | | | fishing techniques and tips, but one thing is |
| species can be caught in | | | | certain...when it comes to Cape Cod fishing it is no |
| Cape Cod: | | | | secret that the fishing is fine. |
| Striper | | | | Tips and Techniques: |
| Bluefish | | | | When you catch striper or blues feeding on the |
| Flunder | | | | surface, topwater lures (both wood and plastic) are |
| Fluke | | | | the way to go. It is always a thrill to watch these |
| Tautog | | | | wonderful saltwater fish chasing your lures across the |
| Mackerel | | | | surface of the water! |
| Baneito | | | | If you are trying to catch blues from the shore, you |
| Blue Fin Tuna | | | | might want to try some of the most popular metal |
| There are also over 300 lakes and ponds in Cape | | | | lures used on Cape Cod. They really are among the |
| Cod offering some of the best fresh water fishing | | | | best choices of lures to use on the Cape. As a bonus, |
| around. There are abundant opportunities for both | | | | they are tough and highlycastable. |
| fresh and saltwater fishing for anglers of all | | | | Swimmers are another good choice for fishing Cape |
| experience levels in Cape Cod. | | | | Cod. They are not as easy to cast as metal or top |
| Some of the best fishing locations in Cape Cod are: | | | | water lures, but they allow you to fish various depths, |
| Chapin Beach | | | | and come in a wide variety of colors and styles. |
| Barnstable Harbor | | | | Soft plastic lures also have advantages. They can be |
| Point of Rocks Beach | | | | molded into practically any shape. They present very |
| WellFleet Harbor | | | | naturally in the water, and they are fairly inexpensive |
| Sandy Neck | | | | as well. |
| Old Silver Beach | | | | Jigs allow you to fish deeply very easily. You can get |
| Cape Side | | | | jigs in many shapes and colors allowing you to fish for |
| Scusset Beach | | | | specific fish under specific conditions very effectively. |
| Stage Harbor | | | | Good bait choices for fishing Cape Cod are eels, sand |
| Coast Guard Beach | | | | eels, sea worms, clams, herring, mackerel, squid, |
| Nauset Beach | | | | butterfish and porgy. Seaworms work best for fishing |
| Pamet Beach | | | | in the river, and sand eels work best for surf fishing. |