Barnstable Harbor Fly Fishihng

Crossing into February

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A belat­ed Hap­py New Year as we are cross­ing into Feb­ru­ary…? Feb­ru­ary is always one of my favorite months, not just because it almost always snows in Feb­ru­ary, or because it’s my birth­day month, but most­ly because it epit­o­mizes win­ter… Read More »Cross­ing into February

Boat on trailer prepping for winterization

Thanks for a great season

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This sea­son was unlike any oth­er. The clients were the best, the gas prices were very high, the fish were very fick­le, and the cap­tain had a fan­tas­tic year! Thanks for a great sea­son! 2022 from my per­spec­tive will be… Read More »Thanks for a great season

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

Fisherman with hat, sunglasses, buff sun protection, and a nice striped bas

Early July update

The striper sea­son is well under­way, so it seems like a good time for …  An ear­ly July update… Twen­ty years as a fish­ing guide has revealed to me many things. Fish­ing is not a sci­ence, some­times it is sim­ply dumb luck.… Read More »Ear­ly July update

Big tarpon caught on the fly rod

fly casting & fishing tips

A week ago I attend­ed the Wom­en’s Fly Cast­ing Clin­ic where I caught some new fly cast­ing & fish­ing tips. The clin­ic was spon­sored by Cape Cod Trout Unlim­it­ed and Oster­ville Anglers Club. Orvis Fly Cast­ing Instruc­tor Chris Kodor­da con­duct­ed… Read More »fly cast­ing & fish­ing tips

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

2 fly rods lined and ready for action

saltwater fly fishing

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As a Cape Cod Salt­wa­ter Fly Fish­ing Guide for more than twen­ty years, I have guid­ed hun­dreds of striped bass anglers aboard my 20’ cen­ter con­sole boat.  In those years my clients have been experts, novices, and every­one in between. … Read More »salt­wa­ter fly fishing