Page 78 - The Guidebook of Cape Cod - August
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The The 2018 shing season on on on Cape Cod has proved to be quite rewarding The The rips
of of Vineyard Sound off Monomoy and Billingsgate Shoals saw scores of of large large stripers feasting on on squid with many large large keepers caught toward
the the end of June into July Our local tackle shops reported myriad black sea bass paving the the the bottom of Buzzards Bay and the the Sounds so so much so so that it has been practically impossible not to catch one If you’ve heard of the the the August doldrums— the the the notorious shing lull that occurs with the the the the warm waters of August— don’t don’t fret they don’t don’t seem to to to apply to the the the the Cape By August August the the the the warm Gulfst- ream currents announce the the the the peak of tuna season while additionally calming the the the larger striped bass making them less aggressive and and and easier to catch In the the the the salt water water bays and and and Sounds and and and in in the the the the hundreds of of fresh water water kettle ponds there are sh sh sh to be caught for every kind of of sherman in in August on the Cape SHORE FISHING
The warm summer water of August causes larger sh sh sh to travel signi cantly away from the shore shore seeking cooler depths While this makes on-shore shing a a a a a a a bit more of a a a a a a a challenge it it is is certainly not impossible Going out at at at night or or or just before dawn provides your best chance at at at at catching larger strip- ers It can pay off to scope out a a a a a a a a location during
Fishing A A REWARDING FISHING
SEASON
Photo courtesy of Bass River Charters S Yarmouth
the the the day and return at night to test your luck as the the the large sh sh sh become bold in in the the the darkness When shing the the shores from Hyannis to Cotuit you you may have luck with scup blue sh sh sh and small stripers stripers Light tackle is your best bet when attempting stripers stripers stripers Decades of over shing striped bass have have made catching keeper-sized stripers stripers from shore less less and less less likely While you’ll have have better luck out in in the Cape Cod Bay this time of year shore shing at at Sandy Neck and and Mill Creek may prove successful for catching larger sh sh sh sh Shore shing on on on the the the Outer Cape presents the the the same challenges mentioned on on on the the the South Side However earlier this summer Paul from Black- beard’s Bait and Tackle reported that shermen were catching legal sh sh from the the Ocean beaches on the the the Outer Cape The most successful spots have been in in in in Provincetown and and the the Billingsgate Shoals Try bait or live eels and and shing at at night will give you the best odds Shore shermen on the the the Cape Cape this time of year should always keep the the Cape Cape Cod Canal in in in mind The ripping currents that are formed as water exchanges between the Cape Cod Bay Bay and Buzzards Bay Bay make Canal shing unlike anywhere else on the the the the Cape Large stripers are known to follow these unique currents as they seek the the the the the schools of bait sh sh that navigate through the the the Canal Large plugs heavy jigs and bait shing are all popular means
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