Locating quality striped bass during spring on Cape Cod differs from locating big striped bass during the heat of the summer. Estuaries and the beachfront typically produce more big fish in May and June than during the summer months. At the beginning of the season, locating big striped bass in 25 feet of water is frequently more common than locating big stripers in 60 feet.
The most fun way to fish mackerel is by using light tackle. I will choose light tackle spinning setups when we find fish in areas with little or no current. Simply pitch the mack overboard and allow the bait to do the rest. Watching a mackerel get chased on the surface by a thirty pound striped bass is a sight not soon forgotten.
Often during the spring, bass will hold tight to the bottom in areas with current. Harbor channels, estuaries and creeks are all places in which bass will hold. In these instances, fishing mackerel by way of a three-way rig makes the most sense.
When drifting with the current, it is very important to use a weight heavy enough to maintain the line nearly vertical. Conventional rods and reels perform this task much better than spinning setups. When a striped bass hits, fight the urge to immediately set the hook. Instead, drop the rod tip, wait for the line to become tight and then set the hook.
Early in the spring, the first schoolie bass start swimming into Buzzards Bay and Nantucket and Vineyard Sound. Right behind these smaller stripers are the large stripers that many of us dream about during the offseason.
One of the most effective and adrenaline pumping methods to catch these cows on Cape Cod will be live-lining mackerel. For the fishermen it is a chance to watch predation in action. Remarkable surface action ensues when bass are focused on macks.
As always there will be big stripers caught by fishermen utilizing the spring mackerel run. However, the large schools of mackerel will be more difficult to locate once late June rolls around.
I hope you are able to enjoy this fishery on Cape Cod, and take part in on some of the finest spring time fishing this gorgeous peninsula has to offer.
The most fun way to fish mackerel is by using light tackle. I will choose light tackle spinning setups when we find fish in areas with little or no current. Simply pitch the mack overboard and allow the bait to do the rest. Watching a mackerel get chased on the surface by a thirty pound striped bass is a sight not soon forgotten.
Often during the spring, bass will hold tight to the bottom in areas with current. Harbor channels, estuaries and creeks are all places in which bass will hold. In these instances, fishing mackerel by way of a three-way rig makes the most sense.
When drifting with the current, it is very important to use a weight heavy enough to maintain the line nearly vertical. Conventional rods and reels perform this task much better than spinning setups. When a striped bass hits, fight the urge to immediately set the hook. Instead, drop the rod tip, wait for the line to become tight and then set the hook.
Early in the spring, the first schoolie bass start swimming into Buzzards Bay and Nantucket and Vineyard Sound. Right behind these smaller stripers are the large stripers that many of us dream about during the offseason.
One of the most effective and adrenaline pumping methods to catch these cows on Cape Cod will be live-lining mackerel. For the fishermen it is a chance to watch predation in action. Remarkable surface action ensues when bass are focused on macks.
As always there will be big stripers caught by fishermen utilizing the spring mackerel run. However, the large schools of mackerel will be more difficult to locate once late June rolls around.
I hope you are able to enjoy this fishery on Cape Cod, and take part in on some of the finest spring time fishing this gorgeous peninsula has to offer.
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