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Cape Cod Canal Early Summer Fishing Report 2025
Artificial Lure here with your Cape Cod Canal fishing report for Sunday, June 22, 2025.
We’re riding out that classic early-summer pattern on the Canal this week. The sunrise hit at 5:08 AM, with sunset lined up for 8:21 PM—plenty of daylight for those making the pre-dawn or dusk runs. As for the tides, we had a low tide early this morning just after 5 AM and the next high tides setting up late morning and close to midnight tonight, so those swinging tide windows are shaping up perfectly for Canal action, especially during that crucial changing-of-the-current bite.
Weather’s been nothing short of beautiful—temperatures floating in the upper 60s to low 70s, light winds, and water temps around 60–65°F. All of this is keeping baitfish like sand eels, mackerel, and the occasional small bunker pod in the ditch, and it’s attracting both fresh waves of migratory bass and some hungry bluefish. On The Water reports that big striped bass are sliding in from both the Hudson and Chesapeake, and regulars on the Canal are already pulling a healthy mix of slot-size and over-slot fish, with a few 40-inchers landed on well-timed tides this week.
Bluefish numbers are still solid, especially on the south-facing beaches and into the Canal at times. Fluke are showing up too, and while the wind’s made it tricky, those putting in the effort have been rewarded, especially around the edges and deeper points near the west end.
When it comes to lures, this week’s winners have been Shimano Current Sniper jigs, 3/8-ounce jigs tipped with Gulp swimming mullet, and Spro bucktail teasers about 18 inches above. Soft plastics, especially on a jig head, are picking up bass in the deeper stretches, and for those casting during first light or just after sunset, pencil poppers and metals are drawing aggressive strikes from both stripers and blues. For bait fishing, live eels and fresh chunk mackerel on the bottom are always a classic Canal bet.
A couple of hot spots to check out: the east end just below the Sagamore Bridge—especially on a pushing tide—has produced some solid bass, and the area around the Railroad Bridge on a dropping tide is holding mixed-size fish, particularly close to the rocks where the current seams meet. Don’t overlook the west end at first light—schoolies and the occasional gorilla blue have been corralled here as the tide starts to move.
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We’re riding out that classic early-summer pattern on the Canal this week. The sunrise hit at 5:08 AM, with sunset lined up for 8:21 PM—plenty of daylight for those making the pre-dawn or dusk runs. As for the tides, we had a low tide early this morning just after 5 AM and the next high tides setting up late morning and close to midnight tonight, so those swinging tide windows are shaping up perfectly for Canal action, especially during that crucial changing-of-the-current bite.
Weather’s been nothing short of beautiful—temperatures floating in the upper 60s to low 70s, light winds, and water temps around 60–65°F. All of this is keeping baitfish like sand eels, mackerel, and the occasional small bunker pod in the ditch, and it’s attracting both fresh waves of migratory bass and some hungry bluefish. On The Water reports that big striped bass are sliding in from both the Hudson and Chesapeake, and regulars on the Canal are already pulling a healthy mix of slot-size and over-slot fish, with a few 40-inchers landed on well-timed tides this week.
Bluefish numbers are still solid, especially on the south-facing beaches and into the Canal at times. Fluke are showing up too, and while the wind’s made it tricky, those putting in the effort have been rewarded, especially around the edges and deeper points near the west end.
When it comes to lures, this week’s winners have been Shimano Current Sniper jigs, 3/8-ounce jigs tipped with Gulp swimming mullet, and Spro bucktail teasers about 18 inches above. Soft plastics, especially on a jig head, are picking up bass in the deeper stretches, and for those casting during first light or just after sunset, pencil poppers and metals are drawing aggressive strikes from both stripers and blues. For bait fishing, live eels and fresh chunk mackerel on the bottom are always a classic Canal bet.
A couple of hot spots to check out: the east end just below the Sagamore Bridge—especially on a pushing tide—has produced some solid bass, and the area around the Railroad Bridge on a dropping tide is holding mixed-size fish, particularly close to the rocks where the current seams meet. Don’t overlook the west end at first light—schoolies and the occasional gorilla blue have been corralled here as the tide starts to move.
Thanks for tuning in to your Cape Cod Canal report with Artificial Lure. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss the bite. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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By Quiet. PleaseArtificial Lure here with your Cape Cod Canal fishing report for Sunday, June 22, 2025.
We’re riding out that classic early-summer pattern on the Canal this week. The sunrise hit at 5:08 AM, with sunset lined up for 8:21 PM—plenty of daylight for those making the pre-dawn or dusk runs. As for the tides, we had a low tide early this morning just after 5 AM and the next high tides setting up late morning and close to midnight tonight, so those swinging tide windows are shaping up perfectly for Canal action, especially during that crucial changing-of-the-current bite.
Weather’s been nothing short of beautiful—temperatures floating in the upper 60s to low 70s, light winds, and water temps around 60–65°F. All of this is keeping baitfish like sand eels, mackerel, and the occasional small bunker pod in the ditch, and it’s attracting both fresh waves of migratory bass and some hungry bluefish. On The Water reports that big striped bass are sliding in from both the Hudson and Chesapeake, and regulars on the Canal are already pulling a healthy mix of slot-size and over-slot fish, with a few 40-inchers landed on well-timed tides this week.
Bluefish numbers are still solid, especially on the south-facing beaches and into the Canal at times. Fluke are showing up too, and while the wind’s made it tricky, those putting in the effort have been rewarded, especially around the edges and deeper points near the west end.
When it comes to lures, this week’s winners have been Shimano Current Sniper jigs, 3/8-ounce jigs tipped with Gulp swimming mullet, and Spro bucktail teasers about 18 inches above. Soft plastics, especially on a jig head, are picking up bass in the deeper stretches, and for those casting during first light or just after sunset, pencil poppers and metals are drawing aggressive strikes from both stripers and blues. For bait fishing, live eels and fresh chunk mackerel on the bottom are always a classic Canal bet.
A couple of hot spots to check out: the east end just below the Sagamore Bridge—especially on a pushing tide—has produced some solid bass, and the area around the Railroad Bridge on a dropping tide is holding mixed-size fish, particularly close to the rocks where the current seams meet. Don’t overlook the west end at first light—schoolies and the occasional gorilla blue have been corralled here as the tide starts to move.
Thanks for tuning in to your Cape Cod Canal report with Artificial Lure. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss the bite. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
We’re riding out that classic early-summer pattern on the Canal this week. The sunrise hit at 5:08 AM, with sunset lined up for 8:21 PM—plenty of daylight for those making the pre-dawn or dusk runs. As for the tides, we had a low tide early this morning just after 5 AM and the next high tides setting up late morning and close to midnight tonight, so those swinging tide windows are shaping up perfectly for Canal action, especially during that crucial changing-of-the-current bite.
Weather’s been nothing short of beautiful—temperatures floating in the upper 60s to low 70s, light winds, and water temps around 60–65°F. All of this is keeping baitfish like sand eels, mackerel, and the occasional small bunker pod in the ditch, and it’s attracting both fresh waves of migratory bass and some hungry bluefish. On The Water reports that big striped bass are sliding in from both the Hudson and Chesapeake, and regulars on the Canal are already pulling a healthy mix of slot-size and over-slot fish, with a few 40-inchers landed on well-timed tides this week.
Bluefish numbers are still solid, especially on the south-facing beaches and into the Canal at times. Fluke are showing up too, and while the wind’s made it tricky, those putting in the effort have been rewarded, especially around the edges and deeper points near the west end.
When it comes to lures, this week’s winners have been Shimano Current Sniper jigs, 3/8-ounce jigs tipped with Gulp swimming mullet, and Spro bucktail teasers about 18 inches above. Soft plastics, especially on a jig head, are picking up bass in the deeper stretches, and for those casting during first light or just after sunset, pencil poppers and metals are drawing aggressive strikes from both stripers and blues. For bait fishing, live eels and fresh chunk mackerel on the bottom are always a classic Canal bet.
A couple of hot spots to check out: the east end just below the Sagamore Bridge—especially on a pushing tide—has produced some solid bass, and the area around the Railroad Bridge on a dropping tide is holding mixed-size fish, particularly close to the rocks where the current seams meet. Don’t overlook the west end at first light—schoolies and the occasional gorilla blue have been corralled here as the tide starts to move.
Thanks for tuning in to your Cape Cod Canal report with Artificial Lure. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss the bite. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.