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Stripers and blues hang around the bay and canal, and black sea bass fishing picks up in deeper water.

Black sea bass and bluefish are both biting well, and big stripers dwell beneath dense bunker schools.

The black sea bass beatdown continues for bottom-fish fanatics, while over-slot stripers and blues keep things interesting on topwater.

This week's report is full of gator blues, supersized scup and plenty of stripers pushing 40 inches.

Cape Cod Fishing Report – July 22, 2021 Jeff at Canal Bait and Tackle in Sagamore says the fishing picked up this morning and the east end of the Canal has been fishing pretty well. Mackerel and peanut bunker have been showing with squid mixed in at night. Jim at Eastman’s Sport & Tackle in Falmouth says the bass fishing is slow locally. There are a few bass coming from the Elizabeth Islands at night on eels. There are also reports of bass being jigged up from Quicks and Robinson’s Hole...

Cape Cod Fishing Report – May 6, 2021 Schoolies are all over the Cape and Buzzards Bay, tog action is picking up, and big squid are still around. Derek Goncalo holding a 24 inch, 11.5-pound tautog. Last week I was on the phone with On The Water editor Kevin Blinkoff, and we were talking about the local reports, and he noted how the fishing on the Cape had suddenly flipped like a light switch. Since we spoke 7 days ago, the fishing has improved, again, with tautog reports over 10 pounds, keepe...