Cape Cod Birding Reports

close up hand holding striped bass

Striper thumb

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Have you ever had Striper Thumb? Of course you have. It’s that rough skin that devel­ops on the inside of your thumb after you’ve unhooked a bunch of striped bass. For some, that rough skin turns into a cal­lous. Striper… Read More »Striper thumb

Lobster boat in front of Sandy Neck Lighthouse on Barnstable harbor

the season begins

The sea­son begins with the first fish… After almost a week of strong steady east­er­ly winds, the fog rolled in and the seas calmed. Many fish­er­man have their beliefs as to when the first fish arrive in the har­bor. Some say… Read More »the sea­son begins

Cape cod is blustery today

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How­ev­er, the birds are chirp­ing… the Right Whales are in the bay…and spring is near­ing, Cape Cod is blus­tery today! My ‘things to do’ list reads: AA bat­ter­ies, new road bike tires, plant fer­til­iz­er, and 8 weight fly line. Looks like… Read More »Cape cod is blus­tery today

Happy Campers

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A good day of striped bass fish­ing, per­haps not so much for this fish, but cer­tain­ly for the kids and the very hap­py Dad/Uncle/Grillmaster (not pictured).