Fishing Season: Year Round

Cape Cod - MA

Fishing Outlook & Conditions

Inshore Temp:

74

Offshore Temp:

67

Bear's Den's Tip of the Week

Bonito are starting to show consistently in southern RI and southeastern MA, so begin to search for those directional, aggressive feeds. Small imitations will be the name of the game. Sand eels are still prevalent, and we should see bay anchovies and small peanuts soon.

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Tide data

Tidal Conditions

5-Day Outlook as of 8/25/26

Bonito! Focus on small imitations with a bay anchovy / glass minnow profile to them. The Albies are popping up near the islands and should work their way closer to the shore soon.

Techniques & Tips as of 8/25/26

Sub surface. Changing retrieve speeds to figure out a preferred tempo.

Current Conditions as of 8/25/26

Warm water temps have kept the bass fishing a little slower, but the hardtails are here, and the bait variety continues to improve.

Local Species Available Year Round

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    Striped Bass

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    Bluefish

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    False Albacore

Bear's Den's Recommended Fly Patterns

"Must-have" fly fishing patterns in descending order of importance:

Name: Colors: Size(s):
Strolis Simple Baitfish All 2/0
Mud Dog Dazzle Bait All 3/0

Strolis Simple Baitfish

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Bear's Den's Recommended Gear

Description: About Cape Cod

The beautiful and productive waters of Buzzard Bay run from the west end of the Cape Cod Canal in Bourne, near the Massachusetts Maritime Academy westward to Falmouth and the Elizabeth Islands. This unique and varied body of water includes the deep water channel of the Cape Cod Canal, numerous estuaries, flats and back bays. The diversified bottom structures include sandy drop-offs, bolder strewn edges, eel grass covered flats and calm water back-bays. The strong currents running through the canal provide some of the best fly and light tackle fishing opportunities in the Cape Cod area. The Cape Cod Canal land-cut sets up the perfect short-cut for bait fish and predatory species to reach both sides of Cape Cod. Stripers, Bluefish, False Albacore, Bonito, Sharks, Tuna and even an occasional Whale use this passage.

Nearest Airport:

Logan Airport Boston, MA or Green Airport Warwick, RI

Bait Recommendations:

Sand eels, Peanut Bunker, Bunker, Macks, Bay Anchovies