With plenty of bass in the rips as well as bluefish, Monomoy is probably your best bet in terms of consistently catching at least a couple of legal sized bass. Our captains welcome all fishing levels. HUNTING ; FISHING; SHOOTING; APPAREL; CAMPING/OUTDOORS; Sign up for our Newsletters: Fishing Report and Newsletter (Our fishing report goes out weekly, our flyers and specials go out monthly) Hunting and Shooting (Monthly flyer with specials) Sign up now. Then you have the larger boats that prefer to drift from rip to rip bouncing sand eels on the bottom. CHARLEY SOARES-Cape Cod and the Islands. Need to report the video? Sign in to report inappropriate content. Lee Boisvert at Riverview Bait & Tackle in Yarmouth said that all of the 2011-year class fish in the waters around Monomoy Island have both charterboat and recreational anglers smiling. Proudfoot, and that means being on hand during the end of the dying tide and fishing for blues during slack water before the preferred current gets going. August 15, 2019 Weekly Rating: 5 out of 5. It is home to the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge The word this season is that raking sand eels has been very difficult, with most shops relying on frozen ones, which must be thawed properly to keep them on the hook. Featured. We rigged our rods, packed the boat, and made our voyage down cape to Monomoy. Austin Proudfoot from North Chatham Outfitters: get there early. Schools of albies continue to race about off of the point and in the rips and the bass fishing remains good, both casting and drifting plugs and flies, as well as tossing plugs. Meanwhile, Scotty at Sunrise Bait & Tackle in Harwich Port joked that in his “educated opinion,” if we get a cold snap soon, which typically pushes the bait out of the backwaters, the albies will sense that it is time to feed heavily before moving back out towards the Gulf Stream or wherever they go when they seemingly disappear from our waters. Seals are protected by law. July 25, 2019 Weekly Rating: 4.5 out of 5. During the summer, the parking lot is often full with many people walking the beach or sunbathing. On Saturday September 20, 2014, I set out to Handkerchief Shoals with my mate Kevin Spear to go see about some striped bass. Although Warren did manage to get in on the bite, he was faced with mainly smaller bass while Bob and his crew caught fish up to the mid-30-inch class. Bob Lewis fished Stonehorse last weekend and they had lots of 32-34-fish among the many mid to high-20-inch bass they caught, but he added that they marked larger fish down deep so it’s certainly possible that folks jigging wire or those deep bouncing sand eels or vertical jigging were catching larger fish. To protect migratory birds, pets are prohibited year-round from offshore refuge islands. Try trolling the rips or throwing topwater softbaits on light tackle in low light conditions for your best chance at a big fish. Early morning tides that bring colder water are still the key to the best fishing, advised Capt. CONTINUE... October 12, 2018. Austin added that there has been talk of some albies around, but you can’t confirm that if you can’t get out on the water. It turned out to be one of, if not the best, days Bob has enjoyed at Monomoy and he recalls that it was June 1 or 2, something like that. Poppers ruled the day. According to reports, my fish are on the small side of the scale. Captain Darren will put you on the fish. No ORV access of course. Come join us for a day of fishing around the famous nutrient rich waters of the Monomoy Islands. Rhode Island; Saltwater; Freshwater; Boating; Surfcasting; Gear; Cooking; Menu. This afternoon, my father and i went out to Monomoy Island. There are plenty of schools of small bluefish on the west side of the island and around the point, while the water has warmed up on the flats to the point that fishing is definitely more challenging. Fly Tying. You can certainly cast this creation on a fly rod, but it just might be more effective fished on a conventional or spinning outfit, just pumping it as the captain stems the tide and moves the boat up and down the rip line. Warren Marshall of Outcast Charters and Bob Lewis had a little competition going on Tuesday to see who could get to the waters that had been fishing best for them this season. Ended up sea bass fishing in Nantucket sound instead. I do know that a couple of flyrodders fished there on Monday and caught a few albies and small bass, but overall it was tough fishing, they said. Schools of small bluefish also work the edges of the flats on the drop and come right up onto the shallows on the flood, with smaller white or bone surface plugs a fun way to play with them. Fishing the flats, Rips, or the backside, our custom tied flies, top water plugs, jigs or baits, we have what it takes to get the job done. My buddies Capt. I wish I could give a more definitive assessment of the fishing out that way, but as Capt. Coincidence? After hearing all about Monomoy for a couple of years now, my friend Ken Shwartz and crew made the run from Mattapoisett, given the clear weather and wind report. September 27, 2019 Weekly Rating: 3 out of 5. Sand eel, baby flounder, and crab patterns work best for flyrodders, while smaller, unweighted soft plastics are a good choice for spin anglers. How To: Casting for Stripers at the Monomoy Shoals - July 7, 2016, Monomoy Fishing Report – October 18, 2018, Monomoy Fishing Report – October 11, 2018. August 29, 2019 Weekly Rating: 4 out of 5. I know I can rely on my friend Bob Lewis to give me an accurate assessment of what is taking place to the east, and after what he said was a disappointing season last year at the shoals and rips, this season has been really good for him. Meeting Annoucements. Boat anglers have enjoyed fishing the wild riptide on the southern tip or have fished the expansive flats on the northwest corner. When the soft plastic proved to be the better option, they put the same color and size on the clip – and the fish avoided it like the plague. Monomoy Fishing Report – October 11, … Capt. Weekly Fishing Report . Over the next week or so, he expects there to be a change in the rips from sand eels to peanut bunker. Bob noted that the fishing has been much more consistent at Monomoy this year, mainly because there has been more squid around, he believes. Everything from topwater plugs to shell squids, rip flies to squid patterns, have all been working. Other than a lack of consistently large bass on the shoals, Monomoy is fishing well according to Capt. … From topwater plugs such as the Charter Grade Popper and Dog Walker, along with an assortment of Hogy Originals and Skinny’s, you will have the water column covered if you encounter fish feeding on sand eels around Monomoy. A few of the recremercial boats continue to drag jigs on wire and they keep telling of catching their limits on a fairly consistent basis. Services & Rates. On a really positive note, the fluke fishing has really picked up in the deeper water south of the shoals. Report. Monomoy Island Excursions is a family owned and operated business in Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Massachussets. Posts about monomoy island written by risingtroutbum. There are good numbers of bonito being caught in the rips, which have people smiling, but most of them have been hoping to run into some albies, which have yet to show. Captains Andy and Rich join Capt Mitch Mills of the Helen H Fleet (508-790-0660) to hook up with striped bass in the famous Monomoy Rips. Ron’s creation can be tied in a multitude of colors, but orange, pink, red, purple, and white are typical squid imitation shades. Austin Proudfoot of North Chatham Outfitters. It is quite a sight counting the number of ways this crew fishes these waters, often creating some real conflicts when a troller cuts through a rip where another boat is livelining pogies or eels, or perhaps even casting lures. Just like a light switch, the rips turned on this week and a class of big bass moved in to chow on squid. Announcements. Monomoy Island is an 8-mile-long (13-kilometre) spit of sand extending southwest from Chatham, Cape Cod off the Massachusetts mainland. Because of shifting sands and water levels, it is often connected to the mainland, and at other times is separated from it. Other than some folks picking at larger bass on live eels, the bass fishing has also been on the slow side. There are tons of bluefish around, from smaller ones along the west side shallows/flats to gators in the mid-teen range in the outer rips. I have seen squid and stripers bulging and slurping, swirling and dancing through ink stained water many times at the Bearse's rip. by OTW Staff July 16, 2013. Austin Proudfoot at North Chatham Outfitters pointed out, with not many boats fishing there this week due to the winds, it’s pretty hard to cobble a report together. The fish are feeding on a mix of sand eels and squid, with some mackerel also reported in the rips that extend more to the east. Just about a half-hour ride from Chatham, Monomoy is known for its incredible striper fishing. Cape Cod Fishing Report – December 3, 2020. Book now. Didymo Warnings & Possible Spottings. Fishing with light tackle in the offshore rips or close to the beaches, will give the best opportunity to catch the local striped bass and bluefish. Most of the squid has moved out into colder, deeper water, with the bass and bluefish feeding primarily on sand eels. By Guest, May 21, 2004 in Reports, Tackle, and fishing techniques. Whale Watching & Eco-Tours! Professional, guided fishing trips. Apparently, the recremercial crew has been picking up limits of bass livelining mackerel during the day and live eels at night, which would make Charter Grade Sliders a worthy imitator of the larger baitfish that have been accounting for bass up the low 30-pound class. Other than some folks picking at larger bass on live eels, the bass fishing has also been on the slow side. My buddy Capt. A question mark is all I can offer this week regarding the rips as nobody has been fishing there, as far as I can gather. Monomoy High reports first positive COVID-19 case District officials said students and staff who attended classes with the positive individual are now required to work remotely for the near future. Although rolling fresh or even frozen sand eels is a common practice among some of the larger charterboats that fish Monomoy, especially around Bearses, if you prefer to stick with artificials, the Hogy Sand Eel can be used as an effective alternative. Albie fishing has been slow and inconsistent. General. For your safety and theirs, keep at least 150 ft away from seals at all times. ... Not to mention the combination of large yachts, small sailboats, and various fishing boats that fill each harbor. Housatonic River Reports. When you catch one, cut its gills and let it bleed out in a bucket of seawater. 21:26. Warren Marshall fished there on Wednesday and had a great trip, starting with bass once they hit Stonehorse Shoal. On the other hand, a number of boats in last Saturday’s Osterville Anglers Club Ladies’ Shoal Troll fished the rips, but no legal fish were caught. Austin told me last week that with the set of moon tides this week, he expected the fish to show and he was right on target. Recommended Posts. November 23, 2020 - 09:59:50. And early doesn’t mean 5 AM. Capt Dave Peros . I have not heard of anyone venturing east, but Bob Lewis reminded me that a couple of years ago, he and Ken Cirillo were headed to Nantucket for a tournament and they decided to check out Monomoy on the way over. Some bonito have also been caught and Austin said that the water temperatures and bait concentrations are perfect at this time of year for a multi-species trip. By Capt Dave Peros Last Updated June 29, 2018. The percentage of the commercial bass quota that has been filled has barely budged the last two weeks and remains around 85%, a pretty good sign that nobody has been getting out to the deeper water between the rips and Chatham and Nauset Inlets. September 12, 2019 Weekly Rating: 3.5 out of 5. You won’t find much in the way of larger bass on the flats, but the smaller fish are still active and taking a multitude of sand eel patterns, as well as unweighted soft plastics. Island Outfitter's Ltd, offering fishing charters out of Victoria 12 months of the year! I have to give one area the big number for boat fishing and Monomoy is the winner this week. A few albies have been caught, but Austin expects that they will show up in force over the next week or so, providing solid action at the point and up the east side. When they finally took the time to cut the clip off and retie with a loop knot, they caught fish. Apparently, the numbers of bass is really impressive and folks are catching them on surface plugs, soft plastics, and squid flies, although  Austin said that sand eels seem to be the major forage source, with smaller squid next in line. Although blind casting deep water for albies kind of defeats the purpose of targeting this fish, being rigged up with three rods that will allow you to fish on top, in the mid-range of the water column, and deep is always a good idea, whether you are using spin or fly casting equipment. by Reader Reports June 9, 2014. We run seal cruises several times a day, generally lasting 1 1/2 hours. It appears that all you need to do is just get out and fish. Next Monday is the opening day of the so-called commercial striped bass season and along with Cape Cod Bay, you can be assured that a fleet of boats will be charging around the rips. Search this website: Enter. We went to southern tip of the Monomoy rips on Saturday and found no stripers there. Tossing big pencil poppers has often been good to me as we managed to aggravate a bass or two into trying to knock an intruder out of its territory, if you believe in that sort of action on the part of a striper. But a boat is need to get there, and for most visitors, the 40-acre Morris Island headquarters and beach are the only accessible part of the refuge. It was fun, but it took plenty of casts to get a legal fish to take an artificial offering. The one thing about albie fishing at Monomoy is sometimes the fish aren’t showing, but you can mark them on your electronics. Bass in the 20 to 30-pound class, with some 40’s, as well, were chasing squid all over the rips, making for great action for flyrodders and plug/plastic casters. Capt. Austin Proudfoot from North Chatham Outfitters, with some bonito mixed in as well. Despite the vast amounts of schoolie sized stripers and blues around, we decided to aim higher and look for some keeper-sized bass. How-To: Anatomy of a Typical Day Trolling Offshore #507, The Best Locations for Spring Striped Bass in Buzzards Bay. Great White Shark Adventures! Know Where the Fish Are. Tuna folks to the east are reporting schools of big bass, but they haven’t moved in close yet. The smaller bluefish are still active on the west side of the island from outside Stage Harbor all the way to the point, including right on the flats during high water. They use an innovative technique of drifting that involves drifting plastic squids back into the rips using light tackle while stemming the tide. Austin Proudfoot at North Chatham Outfitters is the rips came alive in a big way this week. Matt Cody at North Chatham Outfitters told me they have been running charters there since the bass showed up recently and there have been plenty of bass pushing squid in the rips. Fishing Reports. Surf fishing on Morris Island (Refuge Headquarters) is permitted 24 hours a day. Read more. With its cool and clear water, Monomoy is one of the most productive mid-summer striper fisheries on Cape Cod. That could all change this week with the full moon and good tides; if it does, I will be all over it next week. Trickle, trickle, trickle. Austin Proudfoot of North Chatham Outfitters said that there is a mix of healthy sized schoolies and enough low 30-inch bass to keep people coming back, but the larger bass that slid in from, most likely, federal waters were fished heavily by the recremercial boats that got the word and hit the rips. Rhode Island; Saltwater; Freshwater; Boating; Surfcasting; Gear; Cooking; Menu. South Monomoy Island is pretty much a mystery to most shore anglers because the Monomoy ferry services traditionally won't take you there. Monomoy & Nantucket Sound Fishing Report | September 20-21, 2014. by Jim Egan September 23, 2014. Subscribe to our Free Fishing Reports. From May to October, Monomoy Island Ferry offers boat rides to the refuge. Beyond the Berkshires. September 5, 2019 Weekly Rating: 3 out of 5. Cape Cod and the Islands Fishing Reports. There are plenty of small bluefish in the rips, especially Handkerchief, and Austin answered my queries regarding fluke by mentioning this shoal and Great Round Shoal as areas with deeper water that sometimes give up some quality summer flatties. The most consistent fishing around the sounds continue to be along the southside. We specialize in light tackle fishing for striped bass, bluefish and tuna. Scott Blazis from the Sports Port in Hyannis emphasized that hitting the tide just right has been extremely important when it comes to dealing with small bass and blues or getting something larger. Best Fishing Times near Monomoy Beach . July 18, 2019 Weekly Rating: 3.5 out of 5. Everybody fishing the shoals this week has been wearing smiles for good reason. Once that is done, have a second bucket ready with crushed ice and seawater, creating a freezing slurry that will get that fish as cold as quickly as possible, making for some great eating later on. They never even made it there as they encountered birds working over a big school of bass and were doubled up for the rest of the trip. The Sounds Updated Fishing Report. From amber seven-inch Hogy Originals fished on weighted swimbait hooks to olive Hogy Epoxy Jigs, they had little trouble convincing the fish to eat, but the most fun they had was tossing big topwater plugs, which some of the larger fish seemed to be waiting for as they exploded on them as soon as they hit the water. There are plenty of schools of small bluefish on the west side of the island and around the point, while the water has warmed up on the flats to the point that fishing is definitely more challenging. Austin Proudfoot from North Chatham Outfitters said the bite has remained consistent in the rips, but the bait the fish are feeding on has changed. Rhode Island; Saltwater; Freshwater; Boating; Surfcasting; Gear; Cooking; Menu. The west side flats have been fishing well this season, with plenty of schoolies and enough larger bass to make things interesting. When it comes to soft plastics, a number of anglers have told me that the amber color in both the seven-inch and ten-inch Original Hogy’s have been excellent. Since the bass were perfectly happy to take lobster pot foam poppers, there was no reason to try any other patterns, but sand eel patterns certainly would have worked. What they found was classic Monomoy: rips filled with bass feeding on squid and sand eels, as well as some shoals that were riddled with small bluefish. 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