The Fishing News
Fridays during summer
Some of the best recreational fishing anywhere can be found in the waters around Cape Cod. We've got bluefish off Popponesset, black sea bass in Buzzards Bay, bonito on the back side of Martha's Vineyard, bluefin tuna off Chatham, scup in Woods Hole, striped bass in the Big Ditch. Wherever the fish are, we'll be talking about them on the Fishing News.
Join us each week during saltwater fishing season as Steve Junker checks in with the folks at On the Water magazine and others to find out who's catching what where around the Cape and Islands — and how they're doing it.
Latest Episodes
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It was a summer season of few small stripers, even fewer bluefish, and abundant bonito. Now the fall run is playing out, and the hearty anglers begin to turn their thoughts to tautog. -
Albies are erupting in front of you, but you’re not catching a single one. Maddening! Here's a compassionate take on what you can do. -
It would be a bittersweet moment, if it weren't just so much fun to be out fishing. -
It's peak season for false albacore. The speedsters are blitzing. If you can't get out on a boat or kayak, you can still get in on the action. -
A citizens science project is finding new information about the survival of striped bass after they’re caught and released. The data could change the way we fish. -
Fishing from a kayak has become increasingly popular around the Cape and islands, and this time of year it can give an angler an edge when going after false albacore. -
It’s been a season for bonito like no other in recent memory, with the speedsters showing up in numbers across the region and giddy reports from anglers. It hasn't always been this way. Or has it? -
When on the prowl for bluefin tuna, fishers are watching for "first signs" of other ocean life — like dolphins and storm petrels. This week, we hear about a trip 40 miles offshore. -
There's a term for when sharks bite fish off your line: "shark depredation." It's on the uptick, and now even Congress is getting involved. -
ICast bills itself as "the world's largest sportfishing trade show." So what was the talk of the annual conference this past week? How about "live" forward-facing sonar, or a drone to fly your bait out over the water.
