Artificial Lure here with your Cape Cod Canal fishing report for Friday, September 26, 2025.

Sunrise this morning came at 6:34 AM, with sunset expected around 6:39 PM, so we’ve got solid daylight for those early topwater runs and late evening jigging. Today’s tides are decent for canal action: high at 5:08 AM and 5:16 PM, with low at 12:06 PM. We’re looking at a strong tidal coefficient—currents will be ripping, meaning good water movement to stir up the bait. These are prime times for ambush predators[capetides.com, tides4fishing.com].

Weather’s typical early fall—cool mornings, comfortable afternoons in the 60s, and a slight breeze out of the southwest. Dew points are dropping, so get your cast in before it turns brisk. The water’s a bit stained from recent rain, especially in the back bays and inlets, but bass don’t mind a little turbidity. Just run lures with good vibration and flash for dirty water[onthewater.com].

Fish activity is right in the fall transition zone. Striped bass are showing strong on both ends of the Canal, especially east end mornings. Most are slot to mid-30-inch fish, hugging the bottom and taking bucktail jigs and FishLab soft macks. Occasionally, they’ll blast on top, so keep a Surface Eraser or Danny plug handy if you see a feed. Bonito—locally known as “bones”—blew up big recently, feasting on small white paddletails instead of the usual epoxy jigs or Albie Snax. Word is, they’re reacting to the influx of mullet and mini bait. Albies are decent on Buzzards Bay side, keying on dense bay anchovy schools. If you hit a bait ball, toss a 7/8-ounce electric chicken Hogy epoxy right at it—Captain Coombs put his charter on 9 fish with that pattern[onthewater.com].

Tautog are around—plenty of shorts, but keeper blacks can be coaxed from rocky structure with green crabs. Red Top Sporting Goods noted they’ve been selling out fast, but more should be in stock by today. For tog, hit the Maritime Academy docks or structure-rich south-facing canal banks. A few folks are sliding down toward West Falmouth or the Elizabeth Islands for larger fish, but canal action is reliable for smaller ones—just bump bait along the rocks[onthewater.com].

Hot Spots:
- **East End** near the railroad bridge: crack of dawn for stripers, bonefish, and surprise albies.
- **West End** by the Maritime Academy docks: solid for tautog, schoolie bass, and occasional flurries of big feeds at swinging tide.
- **Mid-canal channel edges:** look for bait balls and launch blind casts for both stripers and false albacore when the current’s swift.

Best Lures & Bait:
- Stripers: bucktail jig (white or chartreuse), smaller soft plastics (FishLab soft mack, Whip-It Fish), Danny plugs for topwater, live pogies when you can get ‘em.
- Albies & bones: Hogy epoxy jig (electric chicken, white), float and fly with a pink Deceiver if fish get fussy (that setup got it done for both stripers and albies in finicky feeds)[ristripedbass.blogspot.com].
- Tautog: Green crab or Asian crab on a dropper rig, worked slow and deep near structure.
- Bonito: small paddletail swimbait, especially white.

Fish amounts have ramped up after the slow early September. Last few mornings saw double-digit bones in the canal, and locals had stripers to 42 inches out at Monomoy midweek. Canal fish run decent-sized but aren’t always stacked—you gotta work to find a big school today.

With this weather and tide, best advice: get out early, work those current breaks, and downsize your presentation when water gets dirty. As always, if you see birds working, hit it hard and you might score a mix of everything.

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Artificial Lure here with your live Cape Cod Canal fishing report for Wednesday, September 24, 2025. We’ve got a classic early fall morning on our hands—crisp air, moving tides, and big fish sliding through these famed waters.

Let’s get right into the tide report. The Canal’s running a moderate tide schedule today, with a high tide this morning peaking around 7:25 AM at 3.74 feet, and the next high coming at 7:41 PM near 3.87 feet. The afternoon low’s landing at 2:33 PM. These moving tides, especially those early and late highs, are red hot for striper chasers. Sunrise hit at 6:27 AM and you’ll see sunset at 6:44 PM, giving us a full 12 hours and 17 minutes of daylight to put in work. The water temperature’s a fishy 67°F, and air temps’ll top out right under 70—layer up for chill mornings and breezy banks.

Now, let’s talk fishing action. The heart of September has kept the Canal crowded, and for good reason. According to Goose Hummock Shops and East Bay RI, there’s been a solid push of **striped bass**, with some quality bluefish and a few early false albacore and bonito mixed in. Stripers up to the high 30-inch class have shown early mornings and evenings, and more big fish (40-inches plus) are being pulled on the west tide as peanut bunker, mackerel, and squid flush through.

East End Eddie Doherty, local Canal expert, notes the surfcaster bite has been outstanding, especially for folks who are mobile and willing to walk. “While striped bass fishing is hot at the Cape Cod Canal, it is also good at Block Island; however, anglers have and are experiencing shark predation,” he shares. That’s right—keep an eye out for toothy surprises stealing your catch on the retrieve.

As for best lures, you can’t go wrong right now with big topwater plugs like Canal Walkers and Magic Swimmers at first light—white or bone if it’s cloudy, chrome if the sun’s up. After sunrise, switch to jigs and soft plastics, with black or purple SP Minnows and Savage Gear sand eel imitations drawing violent strikes. If you want to soak bait, mackerel chunks or fresh Pogies from Canal Bait & Tackle in Sagamore have been top-producers.

Hot spots? This week, the **Scusset Beach jetty** and the **East End around the railroad bridge** have seen the steadiest striper action—especially at dawn or right as the tide peaks. For bluefish and the occasional bonito, the Mid-Canal herring run, especially near the Army Corps lot, is pulling fish when the current’s ripping.

Major bite windows today line up neatly with the tides: late morning around 10:30 and again in the evening after 5:00, so plan your trip to be casting as that water moves. The weather’s cooperating: light winds, scattered clouds, and manageable crowds mid-week.

For tackle, a 9- to 11-foot surf rod, 30- to 50-pound braid, and good leader will get you in the fish. Bring plenty of lures—when stripers are running, you want to match the bait.

Many shops, like Canal Bait & Tackle, are open year-round and stocked up, so no worries there.

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Artificial Lure here with your Cape Cod Canal fishing report for late afternoon, Sunday, September 21st, 2025.

We kicked off the day with sunrise at 6:31 AM and sunset at 6:37 PM. Today saw a strong tidal swing—tide tables from Buzzards Bay Entrance to Sagamore’s sta. 115 put tidal coefficients at 85–91, which means powerful currents and lots of movement all day. High tides topped out just over 4 feet mid-morning and again around dinnertime, with lows dipping just above zero a few hours either side. These big coefficients spell classic Canal fishing: maximize your chances by hitting slack-to-ebb transitions and playing the bends where the current boils.

Weather shaped up mild—a touch of late-summer humidity, plenty of sun, and a light SW breeze most of the day. Water temps in the low 60s, and no heavy surf, keeping things friendly for both shorebound and jetty anglers.

Now for the real story: fish activity. The last week has delivered the kind of action Canal regulars wait all year for. As reported by My Fishing Cape Cod and locals over at Red Top, there’s been a mixed bag: **striped bass up into the low 30-inch range**, keeper blues, and even a stray bonito or two. The legendary September fall run is in full swing—stripers are pushing bait hard during the early morning flood, while bluefish seem to be more random, crushing topwater mid-channel and occasionally wiping out unlucky plugs near the banks. Word from AJ Coots at Red Top is that the fish have been “eating well,” with some days bringing double-digit catches, especially for those fishing first light or late dusk.

Best lures? It's tough to top the Canal classics right now:
- **Savage Gear sand eels** — up-current swings and dead drifts produced multiple fish.
- **Super Strike Darters** and Mag Darters — dusk and first light.
- **Hogy paddletails & Epoxy Jigs** — great for covering ground and matching the rain bait flush.
- If you like old-school, **swimming plugs** and the ever-reliable bucktail jig with a curly tail trailer still bring strikes.

Live and cut bait: **live eels** on the shadow side after sunset, and chunk mackerel for set-line folks. Both delivered solid stripers throughout the week, especially around the pilings and rocky dropoffs.

Want the hottest spots? Locals are focusing on:
- **The west end near the Bourne Bridge** — the night bite has been consistent, with big stripers patrolling the shadow lines.
- **Sagamore Run**, near the Railroad Bridge — catch the outgoing tide for both blues and bass, and watch for surface blitzes.
- The “Cribbin’ Bench” between poles 300–210 is drawing diehards using big plugs, with reports of a couple bass pushing 36 inches putting on a show before dawn.

Also, don’t ignore the slack water near the *East End*, especially where bait gets funneled past the rock clusters. If the water’s moving, stick with jigs. If it’s still, swap to soft plastics—white and chartreuse got hit hard all week.

A final word—don’t forget your safety vest, and bring extra tackle: the Canal has been swallowing gear with her teeth lately, especially with these rippy currents. If you get a bluebird evening, stick it out past sunset—this is when those big fall fish commit.

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Artificial Lure here with your Cape Cod Canal fishing report for Saturday, September 20, 2025. It’s just past sunrise and anglers are already lining the riprap, coffee in hand, hoping for one last September push.

Sunrise cracked the horizon at 6:29 AM, with sunset coming up at 6:33 PM—prime daylight hours are slipping fast, so timing your efforts around low light can pay off.

Let’s talk tides. According to tides4fishing.com, today’s tidal coefficient for the Canal is 81 at dawn, climbing to 85 by noon and closing at 88 by night. Those are big numbers, meaning *strong tidal swings and fast-moving water*—ideal for predatory fish hunting bait being flushed through the ditch. Over at US Harbors’ Cape Cod Canal chart, today’s high tide hit late morning and the next low tide's coming up in the early afternoon. Your hottest bite windows are shaping up right around the turn of the tides, with water moving heavy through midday.

The weather for Bourne/Sagamore is classic end-of-season Canal: a cool start, mid 60s, and warming a bit with light onshore breeze. Expect patchy clouds, but low rain chance—perfect for a comfort cast along the service road. With stable pressure and minimal surf, everything points to solid angling conditions.

Now for what matters: What’s biting and on what? Canal regulars and shop talk from Red Top Sporting Goods say the striper run has picked back up this week. *Big schools of juvenile bunker (peanut bunker) are hugging the banks, and chasing them are healthy stretches of slot and over-slot striped bass up to 35 pounds*. Mornings have been best, with a bonus push during the outgoing tide late afternoon. A few hefty bluefish made it to the green bridge zone as well—mostly 5-8 pounds, slashing at the bait near the surface.

As for lures, it’s a Canal plugger’s dream week. The ticket has been *paddle tail soft plastics* (6-9 inches), especially on 2-4 ounce jigheads to cut through the current. White and bunker colors are getting slammed. *Topwater plugs*—like spooks and pencil poppers—are turning fish at first light near the west end by Bell Road and the jetty east of the Railroad Bridge. Metal lures and bucktail jigs have also scored when the sun is out and bait is deeper. For those fishing bait, fresh chunk mackerel and squid strips are picking up both bass and the occasional big sea robin.

Hot spots today? Two perennial favorites lighting up this week:
- **Herring Run**: Fat bass staging at the current break, especially as the tide drops and bait floods toward Buzzards Bay.
- **Scusset Beach entrance**: Early risers are connecting on topwater to the left of the bulkhead, then switching to soft plastics for the deeper part of the tide.
A sleeper spot in the mix: *Mid-canal at the pumping station*. Flipping plugs tight to the rocks is moving fish bigger than most realize.

Other action: A handful of black sea bass are coming from boats just outside the east end mouth, but the main show is all about stripers and bluefish right now.

If you’re planning a run today, remember—strong currents can sweep you into trouble fast, so keep an eye on gear and footing, especially near the rocks.

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Good morning, folks—Artificial Lure here with your September 19th Cape Cod Canal fishing report. Sunrise hit at 6:30 am, sunset is due around 6:51 pm, giving us over 12 hours of daylight on the water—plenty of time to put a bend in the rod. Weather’s holding mostly fair and seasonable with a mild northeast breeze, which always spices up striper action along the Canal’s shadowy stretches. Dress in light layers, and keep an eye on those winds: blustery pockets can turn conditions in your favor, especially for surfcasters.

As for the tides, we’re sitting on a **modest tidal coefficient** today—that means gentler current and smaller swings than you might expect during our legendary blowout tides, but don’t let it fool you. According to Tides4Fishing, both Bourne and Sagamore Canal stations see tidal coefficients dropping from the mid-40s to upper-30s through the day, making for subtle water movement but good opportunities to time your approach—especially if you can fish the end of the ebb or start of the flood.

In terms of recent catches, action’s heating up. On The Water reports the **Canal lit up this week with stripers and bonito**. At Red Top Sporting Goods in Buzzards Bay, big pencil poppers are drawing big bass at first light—some mornings it’s been schoolies, other days there are overslot cows mixed in. Bonito are blitzing silversides right on top, especially out west—shop weighed in an 8-pounder just this morning. Heavy epoxy jigs and smaller minnow plugs are taking their fair share of bones, especially when you can match the hatch to silversides or peanut bunker. Meanwhile, the east end has good numbers of squid, with schools of pogies and mullet moving through the Ditch, which can push up the action on heavier gear.

Still, the albie bite is a bit hit-or-miss inside the Canal proper—anglers are reporting more consistent albies around the Elizabeth Islands and along the south side, but don’t count out a surprise showing, especially during low-light periods or after a tide change. Outgoing tide, particularly the last two hours of the ebb, has been the money window for both bass and bones, as those baitfish get flushed out of the backwaters.

For lures and bait, here’s the local rundown:
- **Eels:** Always a favorite for nighttime Canal striper hunters—pick up a dozen and fish the classic way on inline circles.
- **Bucktails and soft plastics:** Slug-Gos and XL Albie Snax are hot right now, especially for low-and-slow retrieves in the pre-dawn.
- **Epoxy jigs/minnow plugs:** Go heavy for casting distance to bones and albies, or downsize when they’re pushing bait right to the rocks.
- **Pencil poppers:** The morning magic ticket to bigger striped bass.
- **Green crabs:** If you’ve got a mind for tautog, grab some and try the rock piles as they move shallow this month.

Hot spots? Try the **West End riprap** for dawn bonito blitzes—get there early to stake out your rock. Striper action is “widespread” according to Red Top, with reliable bites from the Army Corps east all the way to the Sandwich bulkhead, so don’t be afraid to move if crowds or the bite fizzles.

If you’re heading out by boat, the south side from Chatham to Falmouth is dotted with sporadic albies, and the Vineyard Sound is holding bones. Shore anglers, track wind direction—it’s pushing quality bass shallow on Cape Cod Bay beaches, especially during the outgoing tide. Needlefish, metal lips, and those old reliable minnow plugs should pack your bag.

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Fishing the Cape Cod Canal this morning, you’re waking up to a crisp one—air temperature around 64°F, with gentle September sun rising at 6:21 am and setting at 6:55 pm. Water temperature’s a comfy 69°F, a little above seasonal average, which has kept the baitfish pretty active and drawn in some bigger predators.

Tidal flow’s middlin’ today, with a low tide at 5:26 am and the flood starting to roll in and peak at 10:49 am. The tidal coefficient is running on the lower side, so currents won’t be screaming, but you’ll get enough water movement through the early-mid morning for a good bite according to tides4fishing.com. If you’re looking to play the solunar tables, major fish activity should pick up around 8:54 to 10:54 am and after dark between 9:18 and 11:18 pm.

Recent days have been classic “fall run preview” action—plenty of schoolie stripers working over peanut bunker, silversides, and scattered macks. In the pre-dawn hours, bigger bass have been found blitzing between the Railroad Bridge and the Herring Run, with fish up to the low 30-inch class reported in the east end, and some respectable bluefish mixed in down by Bell Road. A few regulars even connected with small keeper-size fluke and sea bass near the slower-moving western flats.

Your best bet for lures? Tossing a *white Savage Gear eel*, the ever-reliable *SP Minnow* in mackerel or bone color, and *Magic Swimmers* have been picking up nice fish in the moving water, especially in the rip lines and over structure. Guys running topwater after sunrise caught some on *pencil poppers*—blue and bone patterns did damage when the fish came up chasing bait splashes. For those who prefer bait, fresh or chunked mackerel and live eels are classic choices and have been consistent after dark.

If you want to get dialed in, bring a 9- to 10-foot inshore rod like the St. Croix Mojo Inshore, well-suited for slinging plugs and working both the current and heavier lures. Match up with a 30–40 lb braid mainline and a 30–50 lb fluorocarbon leader to survive the Canal’s notorious rocks and unexpected monsters.

Local hot spots today:
- **East End under the Railroad Bridge**: Schoolies stacked at dusk/dawn, with bigger fish pushing through at changing tides.
- **The Herring Run**: Mid-morning bite worth a shot, especially as the tide turns and flushes bait into the main channel.

Don’t overlook the stretch at Sagamore, where outgoing tides are pulling in sand eels—keep a couple of small bucktails ready for that quick blitz.

In summary, solid numbers of striped bass around, plus bonus bluefish, with a bite window centering on moving water early and late. Work those structure edges, mix up the retrieve, and switch colors if you’re getting sniffs but no takers. Bait soakers might land a bonus tog or sea bass as bycatch near the boulder piles.

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Artificial Lure here with your Cape Cod Canal fishing report for Sunday, September 14, 2025. If you’ve got a rod in hand and salt on the brain, keep listening—conditions are lining up for a classic September bite in the Ditch.

The sun shrugged up just after 6:20 this morning and we’ll have daylight until a shade before 7:00 this evening. Expect about 12 and a half hours of fishing light. Air temps will hover in the mid-60s, water’s a balmy 71°F, and the early fall humidity is dropping, making for comfortable casting all day long. Winds are light, so the canal’s got some good chop in places but nothing wild—just enough to break up surface glare and keep bait active, especially as we head into the evening.

Let’s talk tides. This morning’s low was at 10:37 am, with the next high rolling in at 4:12 pm—topping out over 5 feet. That late afternoon incoming tide is prime, especially around the east end, when stripers use the push to ambush bait coming through the herring runs and outflows. These September tides are solid—moderate coefficients mean decent water movement and fish on the chase, especially as the big moon hits later this week (according to TidesChart.com).

Hot bites have been reported right through the week—just check in with the regulars at Canal Bait & Tackle on Cranberry Highway and you’ll hear about action both east and west. Anglers working the east end early are hooking into schoolies and keepers, with sunrise topwater runs producing the most excitement. There’s still an occasional slot or over-slot striped bass lurking around the deeper edges and under the breaking surface during the major feeding windows—7 to 9 am and again around dusk, per the solunar tables from Tides4Fishing.

Best lures lately? Keep it classic. Gravity Tackle Jigs in olive or pink are putting fish on the stringer. For topwater, the Albie Snax, especially white or bone, has been slamming. Outgoing tide? Switch to heavier metal lips or 2-ounce Savage Sandeel Jigs, matching the peanut bunker and sand eels thick along much of the Canal. If the bite is finicky, anglers drifting fresh mackerel chunks or live eels—picked up right at Canal Bait & Tackle—have connected with some stubborn cows holding deep.

Reports from seasoned locals say bluefish have made sporadic blitzes, especially near the Railroad Bridge just after slack tide. Bonito and false albacore are showing up on the running tides, especially on the west end flats—tie on a Deadly Dick or a small epoxy jig for shots at the speedsters.

As for hot spots, the area around the Herring Run is no secret for a reason—bait loads up thick there, bringing in predatory bass, especially on the last two hours of the flood tide. Morning glory is right at the Sandwich bulkhead, with the west end productive after sunset as bait stacks on the outgoing.

To sum it up—sunrise and sunset are your golden hours, incoming tide this afternoon is money, and the topwater bite is still going strong. Mix up your arsenal, keep your eyes peeled for bait balls, and move if you don’t find fish inside the first hour—mobility is key on the Ditch.

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Good morning, this is Artificial Lure with your Cape Cod Canal fishing report for Saturday, September 13, 2025.

First light cracked at 6:19 AM and we’ve got a solid 12 hours and 37 minutes of sun today, with sunset rolling in around 6:56 PM. Skies are mostly clear, air temps kicking off cool before warming into the mid-60s, and a light north-northwest wind should keep things comfortable for both surfcasters and boat anglers. The recent push from Hurricane Erin has churned the canal waters, driving baitfish in and setting the stage for prime early fall action.

Tidal activity is strong and moving: high tide hit at 2:59 AM with another coming at 3:20 PM, and low tide at 9:09 AM followed by a drop at 9:43 PM. Sagamore’s tidal coefficient is up near 101 and climbing, which means big water movement, extra current, and plenty of feeding windows for canal monsters. These powerful tides have been shifting schools of peanut bunker and herring fry up and down the ditch—the classic fall run fuel[2][7].

Fish activity has ramped up nicely. According to On The Water and My Fishing Cape Cod, recent mornings and evenings have produced stripers—mostly slot size and some keeper cattle—along the west end and mid-canal stretches. Most fish are being caught tight to the banks on bucktail jigs, soft plastics, and silver-metal lures. Bluefish are marauding through the bait pods, with some bruisers up to 12 pounds showing in brief blitzes at first and last light. Bonito and false albacore (“albies”) have joined the party, with albie feeds popping out past the railroad bridge and at the east end near Scusset Beach—so keep an eye peeled for surface action and fast-moving birds[1][9].

Best results are coming on lures that match the hatch. Soft plastics like the 7” Al Gag’s Whip-It Fish, Hogy Epoxy Jigs in olive or pink for albies, and classic white bucktails remain unbeatable, particularly during moderate current. For stripers, switching between paddle tail plastics and metal-lipped swimmers—especially on the outgoing tide—has been deadly. Bluefish have hammered topwater plugs and silver Kastmasters thrown into feeding frenzies. If you prefer bait, fresh chunk mackerel and live eels after sunset continue to attract larger stripers lurking deep on structure[3][9].

Recent catch tallies have been impressive considering September’s fluctuations. Locals have averaged a dozen or more stripers each outing, with a good mix of schoolies and keepers making their way to fillet tables. Bonito and albies aren’t being caught in numbers, but when they do show, they’re slamming small metals and quickly moving through the canal. Bluefish hit fast and hard, often grabbing lures intended for stripers, so make sure to bring leaders strong enough to survive those toothy hits[1][9].

Hot spots right now include:
- The East End, just below the Sagamore Bridge—especially during peak tidal exchanges and sunrise for albies and stripers.
- Bourne Scenic Park area on the west side, where big blues and stripers have been treating locals to double-headers at dusk.
- Railroad Bridge to Bell Road stretch, which is a perennial favorite for both bass and the occasional bonito blitz.

Cape Cod Canal regulars are buzzing about the next week, with water cooling and new moon tides set to trigger even heavier feeding action and bigger blitzes as September marches on[1]. If you're hitting the canal, come prepared—bring a variety of lures, fish the moving water windows, and stay mobile to follow the bait.

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Artificial Lure here with your Cape Cod Canal fishing report for Friday, September 12, 2025.

Sunrise this morning was 6:19 AM and sunset’s at 6:56 PM, giving us a nice spread of daylight for working the Canal. Looking at the tides out of the Buzzards Bay entrance: your low is just wrapping up near 6:12 AM, with a high rolling in by 1:08 PM and another low around 9:00 tonight. If you’re stacking your trip with peak activity, that pre-dawn and early afternoon window is your best bet. Expect a classic Cape September—crisp, dry air, highs pressing toward the low 70s, and a friendly northwest breeze at your back. Great casting weather.

The bait run is full tilt right now—peanut bunker, silversides, and even a few late lingering macks and squid are thick through the Canal, and the bigger fish have noticed. OnTheWater and thefisherman.com both report linesiders to 40 inches pushing through, with the best action on the west end at the changing tides—especially the first light feed. Early birds fishing topwater spooks, walk-the-dog plugs, and mag darters before sunrise have connected with both keeper and overslot fish. Once the sun cracks the horizon, switch to epoxy jigs or bucktails tipped with a worm or curly tail for the mid-morning and mid-channel work.

If you’re live-lining, eels after dark or chunks on the bottom after peak tide have produced some quality bass this week. Outgoing tides send bait downstream and bunch up hungry fish at bends like the Railroad Bridge and the Herring Run. The East End rip has also kicked up a few hefty bluefish—choppers up to 12 pounds smashing pencil poppers and metal slabs alike. For bottom anglers, the word from Meat Wagon Charters and area regulars is that fluke, scup, and black sea bass are still bending rods on squid strips or spearing, though the bite slows toward slack.

Got an itch for variety? Albie fever is catching. Pods of little tunny have been blitzing all along the Canal mouth and out into Buzzards Bay. Small epoxy jigs in “electric chicken” or olive have tricked more than a few this week—put the time in and you’ll be rewarded, especially at first light near the bulkheads. Bonito aren’t far behind, with some sharpies reporting hookups on flashy metals when the schools pin bait against the rocks.

Best baits right now:
- Live eels and chunk mack for big bass, especially at night and near the west end.
- Epoxy and soft plastic jigs for the morning albie blitz.
- Squid strips and clam for bottom fish.
- Topwater plugs and pencil poppers for surfand casting

Hot spots:
- The Railroad Bridge—always a funnel for big bait and bigger bass, especially the outgoing tide.
- Herring Run—mornings here have been hot for both bass and the occasional surprise blue.

If you’re in the game for a wall-hanger, those giants are still offshore—big bluefin have made sporadic guest appearances east of the Cape, with charter crews like Cambo and Reel Deal picking off beasts on trolled macks and casting jigs at the bunker balls.

September on Cape Cod Canal is what we wait for all year. Loads of bait, heavy linesiders, blues on the prowl, and shots at hardtail speedsters. Be sure to match your gear to your target; the early run isn’t slowing down just yet.

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Artificial Lure here with today’s Cape Cod Canal fishing report for Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

Conditions were classic September: at sunrise—6:33 AM—temps sat in the low 60s, climbing toward 70 as the morning stretched on beneath mostly clear, mild skies. Winds started out light from the west, barely crinkling the water’s skin. The sun will set tonight at 6:32 PM, so plan your evening cast around that golden magic hour. According to CapeTides.com, we’re seeing a high tide at 3:50 AM, low tide at 11:00 AM, the next high at 4:11 PM, then low again at 11:28 tonight—a sweet set of moving water[8].

The early fall run is just starting to heat up. According to My Fishing Cape Cod, the canal is bustling with life as cool nights tickle the water and fish feed up ahead of the main migration[4]. The big news: striped bass are moving in with intent, showing on both tides, especially on the west end and pole to pole up past the herring run. Blues have been thick at times, often blitzing bait schools right around sunrise and sunset.

Over the past few days, local sharpies have reported solid numbers of schoolies mixed with keeper bass—plenty in the mid-20-inch range, with some big girls pushing over 30 pounds taped and released on soft tides. A few bonito have even popped up near the east end early, though they’re a quick target for the prepared.

Best lures right now lean heavily toward the canal classics. Paddle-tail soft plastics like the Gravity Tackle GT Eel in bone or white, and the reliable Al Gags Whip-It Fish, have been favorites when fished mid-water on the morning east tide[1][4]. For topwater, stick to spooks and pencil poppers in mackerel or bunker patterns. The old schoolers are scoring on Magic Swimmers—particularly on the west end at daybreak when bass push mackerel and peanut bunker against the rocks.

If you’re chunking, fresh mackerel and live eels are tough to beat on the night tides near the railroad bridge and up at Bell Road. Don’t count out casting a 6- to 8-inch Savage Gear Sandeel or Daiwa SP Minnow on the deeper drop-offs during slack tide for those stubborn stayers.

Hot spots to focus:
- **Railroad Bridge (Bourne side)**: Some of the season’s bigger bass have been reported stacking up on the west tide right below the bridge lights.
- **Herring Run/Scusset East End**: Schoolie stripers have been piling in here, with a few flashes of bonito and bluefish, especially on incoming tide.

Remember, the fish are mobile, so keep walking, watch for bird life and bait splashes, and stay ready to run when the tide pins them close to shore. Local legend from the Goose Hummock Shop, Ian McPartland, calls this the official kickoff to the autumn surfcasting season—so there’s still time to tune up tackle and chase that personal best[1].

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