Success rate so far......

[Flaptail]

Well the season has been on for the better part of 2-1/2 months here on Cape Cod. How is your season matching up to your expectations as far as personal bests go?

So far I have : A bass over the 20 pound mark in the canal on a plug
A 23 pound bass on the fly rod
A 35 pound bass on a plug casting to the rocks along
the Elizabeths
Experienced a blitz of bass and some larger Blues off of the beach in Truro.
Delighted in listening to Numbskull whine about needing a fish fix.

How is your season progressing? Mine is so far okay could be a lot better though.

[BigFish]

Could be alot better especially the past 3 weeks have been tough! Early season was better than the last couple years! Hope the Cape is as you say Flap....gonna be down there for 2 weeks starting Saturday!

[BrianS]

0/8 dating back to June 6th (5 canal trips, 2 outer cape, 1 newport)

before that - a few dozen fish with a few to 27".. but thats it.

I suck - and there is no releif in sight unless the canal grants mercy on me this weekend.

[Sluggoslinger]

Started strong in May with lots of keepers then went slow for about 3 weeks. 6/17 I got two keepers but I earned them after fishing all night before that. This weekend I didn't get much but I also had some friends down who are more interested in the beer in the cooler then the fishing. From here on though I expect to have fish every trip through the summer.

[JFigliuolo]

Largest for the season is 19 lbs. VERY slow fishing...

[flyben24]

rough.... got off good... my boat was running for 3 weeks, then crapped out, but i still managed to get a bunch of keepers, a 28# and a ton of schoolies

[capecodkid]

Season started off a little late for me. Started good, now its slowed down. Pretty sad that my biggest fish is only 20# for the year so far. Hopefully tonight will get some fish.

[HookLine&Sinker]

nothing yet......

[Swimmer]

Could be better.

[Slingah]

could be WAY better.....
started out good....then stopped.....not me just the catching part

[ilovetwofish]

Started good been slow latley 5 fish between 28 and 32 inches biiggest 20 pounds plan on getting a couple of bigs on eels this weekend.

[MrHunters]

had one really good day the rest not even worth mentioning...

when i get back to the ramp most times the kid working says everyone has the same story.... don't know what's going on around here.. but it ain't for lack of trying.

[DZ]

I’ve had some good stretches… and some poor ones. Kind of a typical May/June pattern which I’ve witnessed for the past few years. I make my “educated” decisions based on past experience and sometimes I win - other times I don’t catch – but still win because I got out and learned something. That is the essence of surf casting and I’ll keep practicing until I get it right.
DZ

[EarnedStripes44]

Have not had much luck landing large bass from the shore this season, but I did a catch a few sharks, and boy do they fight....

[Slipknot]

A bass about 29 inches not pounds on a plug in the canal, one about 15 pounds on a jig in the canal

nothing on the flyrod

Still waiting for an opportunity to cast plugs along the Elizabeths

experienced zero blitzes

Still hoping for the opportunity to fish with Numbskull

managed a few decent fish from my boat, 2- 25 lb (one on a Ryan Smith swap plug) and a half dozen 15lb or so, on plugs and sluggos, many many schoolies.


tried live bait fishing pogies for the first time, got a decent one about 20 lbs, screwed up the first 2.

caught 2 stripers from the beaches this year, 20 inches and 14 inches whoppeee , i suk

I hopefully will find some blitzes this year, if not I will concentrate on work and making money while I can still stand up straight.

[fishpoopoo]

+ several 15-20 lbers from a boat (chunking menhaden in southern new england waters).

+ from the surf, some cocktail blues on topwater plugs.

+ one deeply gut-hooked asian s-b member.

[striprman]

Fish 2, striprman 0

[numbskull]

I've caught some real nice weeds and had a good pull on a rock lately.

[tattoobob]

I have had some great times fishing with my Dad, I got one fish 29 inches, at the lawrence Dam herring run, and 2 15 inch schoolies at Cutty. I am having a better time chilling by my pool.

[shadow]

should be alot better,a 13,18,25# fish this year all on eels and that is it other then some schoolies and I been at it harder then most springs.

[Karl F]

pffft.. see the are you fishing more or less thread..

had a blast with my son one night last week, with small fish, chasing big plugs.... and one Very Large Seal ..

was just so good to be on a beach, throwing plugs with him again ... been too long, as life pulls us in different directions.. so.. in that way.. I would say it was a Great Success

[rizzo]

Overall, below average year, but a handful of nice fish. Putting in a lot of time and trying to figure out some patterns. Like DZ I've been making "educated" guesses trying to elliminates places that just don't produce bigger fish through different winds, weather and times of year. With the help of the log (my most valuable piece of gear that I own) I have found a few places that work very well under certain conditions. I'll beat these spots into the ground and it will pay off eventually. Gotta put in the time.

Might I add due to a relocation in work I am not fishing places I have for the past 10 years so I'm back to learning spots. Nothing beats putting in time and its amazing how the same rules of thumb hold true. Learn how the fish act, put some thought into things, and observe what is happening = consistency. I've stopped making excuses. There are many times that I beleive the fish just aren't there due to whatever reason, but when they are I'll connect.

I believe too many wait for reports, many times it is too late and exagerated BS anyway. Too many aren't willing to put in the time and sacrifice that will equal success, especially for the bigger fish. Have to enjoy the pain and suffering of failure and learn from it. I'll be the first to admit I strike out a lot as far as quality goes, but I make sure I learn from it. Thats the great thing about fishing, the more you put into it the more it gives back.

[jim sylvester]

good year overall so far

besides a 2 week stretch of el skunko, its been a productive year in the surf

with all the bunker up in the bay and poor shore access, i got a little worried, but things started to change

41.88 lb
32.80 lb

and a bunch of fish in the 20-27 lb class range

[luds]

I picked up a new spot that has produced well as far as numbers and plenty of keepers so I'm hoping at some point it will hold big fish. I should probably be there right now.oke: It's amazing because it's an obvious spot but nobody fishes it. Not too far from shoulder to shoulder action either.

As far as size I am doing poorly but I think they will come. I only have one fish over 20 #'s I've been fishing 100% surf.

[luds]

Originally Posted by jim sylvester

good year overall so far

besides a 2 week stretch of el skunko, its been a productive year in the surf

with all the bunker up in the bay and poor shore access, i got a little worried, but things started to change

41.88 lb
32.80 lb

and a bunch of fish in the 20-27 lb class range

Nice Jim. Congrats! Makes what I just posted a little harder to swallow but at this point I do think I'm at a little bit of a geographic disadvantage. Hopefully my time will come and soon.

[Diggin Jiggin]

I'm having a very good year so far but I've put in a ton of time too. A lot of what I've learned the past 2-3 seasons seems to be paying dividends.

I've done well on my plugs and my jigs so that's been very satisfying.

[NEXT2NUN]

I didn't think last year could be topped. but it looks like another great year. Over 350 stripers so far, caught my 23rd keeper tonight. Two fish over twenty pounds. Havent even thought about my fly rod yet this year. Headed to Cutty mon-Tues. Peace

[bill huki]

Don't take this the wrong way but this is pathetic. Cape Cod....the best striper surf in the world and look how bad everyone is doing. Think back to the good old days. not the 70's but the 90's and early 00's and what you use to catch by this time of year. How did the RI shoreline fish. How about the CT river. It's really sad and I do not think we have it the bottem yet.

[ChiefLinesider]

have caught more 20-30 lb fish than I caught all last year. My total numbers have got to be higher now, then they were by september of last year. Fishing more than last year....

[BasicPatrick]

Moving to the Cape I had high hopes. with most of my work back over the bridge I find my self fishing a little less. shorter trips while trying to learn new spots is kind of stinking right now.

so far:

A ton of dinks from both boat and shore

Some decent keepers from shore with the best being 19 pounds.
( a few great new spots in the book)

I have done better from the boat with the best fihs around 25 pounds but still not good enough.

bought a new camper so when the beaches open up we can be out all weekend when not running charters