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MFF US Northeast => Massachusetts => Topic started by: stripernut on Jun 29, 2022, 05:51 AM
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The "family" have rented a big house in Eastham (we are all getting a little old for a week of camping), sadly not on the water (2nd week in July). The house sleeps 10 and is filled, including Will (Baitbucket) and his wife, I also have my son from CO and his wife flying in and staying in a B&B up the street (I told him to bring some of his trout so we could use them for bait!) We are towing the boat down and have a slip for the week at Saquatucket Marina (the South side of the Cape in Harwich). Plan to fish Monomoy Rips among other places. It will not be 7 days of non-stop fishing (if I want to stay married and we just had our 38th last week, so I do), and some of the time on the water will be with the Grandkids (staying at Nickerson with their parents). So if anyone has any tips or suggestions (maybe wants to buddy boat) I am all ears... If the weather is perfect we might make a run to the tuna grounds off Chatham, but stripers, fluke, and most anything else that bites will be our focus. I even plan to do some Blue Crabbing, YUM!
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Sounds like you are in for quite the vacation week. My parents have a place right down the road from Saquatucket Harbor. I would highly recommend getting a bite to eat and a drink or two at Brax Landing. It can get busy at times but the food and drinks are quite good and you can watch the boats come in and out of the harbor if you get a table outside. Not sure if there are squid around still but I did a charter out of bass river a few years back and trolled squid flies in the monomoy rips on leadcore with conventional rods. I also got a couple using the squid flies on my 8wt and floating line. The freshwater fishing in Nickerson is quite good (as I'm sure you already know) too so you might want to tell your son to pack some trout stuff as well.
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Im off the 16th to 24th and either will drive to montana for trout (depending on river conditions) or I will be on my big boat each day. I was thinking about motoring over to a transient dock on MV for the week if I dont go west.
If I am in the salt Ill hit you up Allan. Sounds like a great trip for you and the fam. For the rips, we slay on lighter tackle jigging plastics.
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The freshwater fishing in Nickerson is quite good (as I'm sure you already know) too so you might want to tell your son to pack some trout stuff as well.
Plan to bring the gear and a canoe. Thanks for the tip on where to eat!
I was thinking about motoring over to a transient dock on MV for the week if I don't go west. If I am in the salt Ill hit you up Allan.
Hope I get to see you.
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Likewise although I am really interested in going out west but need to see if theres fishable water post flooding.
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I would point you to my son out in Pagosa Spring CO, one of his clients released a 25" brown yesterday... But, he will be out fishing this way that week!
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I would point you to my son out in Pagosa Spring CO, one of his clients released a 25" brown yesterday... But, he will be out fishing this way that week!
Researching the Gunnison. Looks amazing.
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Researching the Gunnison. Looks amazing.
Gunnison is amazing visited uncle out there multiple times lots of good water. The headwaters of Taylor river are insane.
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The "family" have rented a big house in Eastham (we are all getting a little old for a week of camping), sadly not on the water (2nd week in July). The house sleeps 10 and is filled, including Will (Baitbucket) and his wife, I also have my son from CO and his wife flying in and staying in a B&B up the street (I told him to bring some of his trout so we could use them for bait!) We are towing the boat down and have a slip for the week at Saquatucket Marina (the South side of the Cape in Harwich). Plan to fish Monomoy Rips among other places. It will not be 7 days of non-stop fishing (if I want to stay married and we just had our 38th last week, so I do), and some of the time on the water will be with the Grandkids (staying at Nickerson with their parents). So if anyone has any tips or suggestions (maybe wants to buddy boat) I am all ears... If the weather is perfect we might make a run to the tuna grounds off Chatham, but stripers, fluke, and most anything else that bites will be our focus. I even plan to do some Blue Crabbing, YUM!
Sounds like a great trip planned. My only advice is to not swim in a black wet suit and to not overplay your fish as the great whites are setting up nicely around the cape for their summer vacation too. ;D
Have a great time!
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Im off the 16th to 24th and either will drive to montana for trout (depending on river conditions) or I will be on my big boat each day. I was thinking about motoring over to a transient dock on MV for the week if I dont go west.
If I am in the salt Ill hit you up Allan. Sounds like a great trip for you and the fam. For the rips, we slay on lighter tackle jigging plastics.
That's quite the drive, stop at the "Mo", tailwater, no flooding.
I have a trip booked for Wyoming and South Dakota in the fall but I'm flying (unless my flight gets canceled :()
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Seen a thresher in the bay this past weekend.
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We have a slip on the South Side, but we may pull the boat for a day and put it out of Wellfleet...
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That's quite the drive, stop at the "Mo", tailwater, no flooding.
I have a trip booked for Wyoming and South Dakota in the fall but I'm flying (unless my flight gets canceled :()
Flying is the way to go if you don't need your boat. I flew once and it was fast and easy. Just missed my boat.
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If you do decide to pull the boat for a day travel out to Truro and launch out of Pamet harbor. You can still reach Billingsgate shoals or fish the tip of the cape and around to race point. Always good this time of year.
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Anyone know the beam restriction for mass highways? I'm a notch to wide for CT and NY.
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I believe it is 8.5', but it's best to check the state website.
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102”
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Seems like things are lining up perfectly for you Alan. I had a couple of buddies get into tuna on spinning gear on the 4th and seems like the smaller tuna are around in decent numbers at the moment along with tons of bait. Hopefully the wind/weather cooperates.
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Were they South of the Vineyard or East of Chatham?
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Were they South of the Vineyard or East of Chatham?
I'm not sure. Tuna guys are pretty tight lipped. I asked how far offshore they had to go and no response.
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Well, I think on this trip, if we run offshore it will be off Chatham. Shorter run.
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Seems like things are lining up perfectly for you Alan. I had a couple of buddies get into tuna on spinning gear on the 4th and seems like the smaller tuna are around in decent numbers at the moment along with tons of bait. Hopefully the wind/weather cooperates.
Look at my other post. :-X
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Well, I think on this trip, if we run offshore it will be off Chatham. Shorter run.
You will slay if they stay put. I got a real nice update today from my buddy while we were picking up the boat.
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Sunday was great fishing; stripers, fluke, and sea bass, we ended up with close to 20lbs of fillets, most fluke and sea bass. We are still working out some of the bugs in the new (to us) boat so we did not run further than the tip of Monomoy (the bass in the rips), but the top water and fly fishing for slot stripers were great. We spent time today working on the boat and would be out tomorrow but the wind and sea look terrible... Time to spend with the wife and get to stay married... Can not wait to run out for some tuna!
My Dad from the bean bag on the bow where he stayed most of the trip;
(https://i.imgur.com/sganSoym.jpg)
Here is Will photo bombing my sons Seabass pic;
(https://i.imgur.com/QiODw8lm.jpg)
With my Son and Will on board the laughter never stopped;
(https://i.imgur.com/oW2d3Dxm.jpg)
After a long day on the water I put together a meal for 10 hungry family members (stuffed Fluke);
(https://i.imgur.com/mEKyeALm.jpg)
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Great update Allan, love to see it!
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Nice Allen! I caught some fluke, caught some blueshell crabs and then made my own stuffing and pink vodka sauce with fresh garden herbs and home made shine. Can't go wrong with stuffed fluke.
(https://i.postimg.cc/YGTZFRxV/20220605-170823.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YGTZFRxV)
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Nice Allen! I caught some fluke, caught some blueshell crabs and then made my own stuffing and pink vodka sauce with fresh garden herbs and home made shine. Can't go wrong with stuffed fluke.
(https://i.postimg.cc/YGTZFRxV/20220605-170823.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YGTZFRxV)
You oughta open a restaurant!
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Lol. I love to fish, hunt, grow and pick but I really love putting it all together in the kitchen.
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Looks great, happy that you are enjoying the trip and the weather we have been having.
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It was a great week on the Cape, we made it out Friday Morning to the Tuna fleet and only saw one possible hook-up, but the whale show was great. When we could get throw the mackerel and silver hake we picked up some haddock. After some tuna wishing, we went back to the rips and had a blast with the stripers, with Will losing a 40+" fish boat side I was below and my son was fighting a fish on the fly rod... He was disappointed, to say the least! We got the grandkids out and they loved all the sea bass action we put them on;
My older son and one of my grandsons;
(https://i.imgur.com/a9H8Pdxl.jpg)
One of many on the fly;
(https://i.imgur.com/vKfknv0l.jpg)
My older granddaughter;
(https://i.imgur.com/uovTS6Al.jpg)
Daughter-in-law;
(https://i.imgur.com/asfnCwql.jpg)
The White Ninja (Will);
(https://i.imgur.com/m1VsiINl.jpg)
Dad with a fat one;
(https://i.imgur.com/VvRy8c2l.jpg)
Tip of Monomoy heading out;
(https://i.imgur.com/AxfhDwJl.jpg)
Ended up with 18 family (Will and his wife count as family) members in the house or staying nearby! My wife says I fished too much and I think not enough... I did promise next year it will be just the two of us, maybe Maritime Canada... Always have wanted to get to Labrador and Prince Edward Island.
Thanks for all the tips from everyone, I think the next big boat trip will be the North Shore for haddock, sharks, and tuna... I still have not gotten to try out my 14-weight fly rod!
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Wow! What a trip!! Great to see the kids in on the action and stripers on the fly. Sucks your son lost a forty-incher boatside, but the ones you lose are the ones you never forget.
Thanks for sharing.
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Love to see it Allan!