Flyfishing and Light Tackle Pursuit of
Trophy Gamefish on Scenic Cape Cod Waters.....
Striped Bass (Monroe
saxitalis)
Striped Bass inhabit our
waters from mid May thru October. The fish that arrive here first are school
fish in the three to five pound range with catches of twenty fish per four hour
trip not uncommon. Larger Bass from ten to thirty pounds and up arrive in mid
June and hang around until October. A seven-weight rod works well for the early
school fish and a nine-weight rod will handle all but the largest fish. At
times I may go to a ten or eleven weight rod when the fish are in the deeper
waters offshore. Intermediate lines are preferred with a quality reel holding
200 of yards backing. Sight casting to Stripers on the flats of Nauset Marsh
and Cape Cod Bay can produce trophy catches for the accomplished angler. Both
the 20lb.class World Records on Spin Tackle of 73 pounds and the 20lb.Fly Rod
of 35 pounds were caught at Nauset.World record opportunitys abound on 20pound
class tippets.
Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)
Bluefish roam the entire
East Coast from Florida to the Gulf of Maine. During the summer months they
take up residence in the waters surrounding the Cape. Fish from 4 pound
juveniles to tackle breaking 20 ponders are available. It is possible to
encounter schools of Blues numbering in the thousands willing to take anything
that you throw at them. Cape Cod Bay is the place to be for really large Blues.
False Albacore (Euthynnus alletteratus)
False
Albacore enter our waters in mid July and are most acessable in Nantucket Sound
from Chatham to Martha’s Vineyard. They stick around until mid October. The
Albys are not as large as their brothers found off the coast of the Carolinas
but never less they offer drag-screaming runs. The average fish is in the 5-7
pound range, with an occasional fish in the teens. The waters surrounding
Monomy Island and Nantucket Sound from Chatham to Martha’sVineyard hold the
largest concentrations of Albys.
Atlantic Bonito (Sarda Sarda)
Atlantic
Bonito are one of the most sought after fish of the Tuna family on Cape Cod for
the inshore fisherman. The Bonita will show up shortly before the Albys and as the
water temperature rises they will leave for deeper water. As the water cools at
the end of October they will return for a few weeks before heading South. Most
of the Bonita caught here are in the 6-10 pound class.
The boat that you will be fishing from is an 18’ “ LUND ” custom
Flats Boat the
“MOONLIGHTER”
equipped with a polling platform, GPS and Cell phone for fishing the
Marshes, Estuary’s
and of course the Flats of Nauset Inlet, Cape Cod Bay and Pleasant Bay
which is wheelchair accessible.
For fishing the deeper waters outside of Nauset Inlet,
Chatham Inlet and Monomy Island there is a
25’ Center Console “PURSUIT ” the
“MOONLIGHTER II”
which is fully equipped with state of the art electronics
including
GPS, VHF Radio, Depth Sounder and Cell phone.
We are fully insured and US Coast Guard Licensed with over 30 years experience fishing the Cape waters.
Contact: Capt. Bill Strakele
508-255-5223
E-mail: oca@capecod.net
