During 2021, all of our Cape Cod fishing reports will be immediately posted to myfishingcapecod.com/podcasts for members of My Fishing Cape Cod to listen to.

Throughout the season I will also share podcasts on iTunes and the other podcast directories. However, the podcasts on iTunes will be shared 1-2 weeks after I share them on myfishingcapecod.com/podcasts.

I figure this is the most fair way to go about it. None of what I do would be possible without the support of My Fishing Cape Cod members, so members will always get first access.

The saltwater fishing season is still several weeks away, but freshwater fishing on Cape has been good. Today we have a lineup of guests who are ready to share their latest fishing reports with you.

When we talked with MFCC founder Ryan Collins, he was freshwater fishing at a pond in Bourne. According to Ryan, right now is a great time to target pre-spawn freshwater bass.

Earlier this month Ryan had success with yellow perch. The most effective technique for perch was drop shotting live shiners with a 5/16 ounce weight and fishing them just above the bottom.

Ryan has not yet been out fishing for holdover striped bass. However, he knows of several My Fishing Cape Cod members who scored holdover stripers this past week. Fishing estuaries after dark has been more productive than during the day for holdover striped bass.

Ryan goes on to share a status update for My Fishing Cape Cod, including his plans for this podcasting season. In addition he recaps his 2021 trip to Costa Rica.

Second in today's lineup is Bruno Demir - My Fishing Cape Cod member and owner of Cape & Islands Mitsubishi.

Right now Bruno is looking forward to the arrival of squid, which usually happens in late April and early May. The squid are spawning so according to Bruno this bite will only last 2-3 weeks.

Another species which Bruno is hoping to target this spring are haddock. Haddock are wonderful eating, and they usually show up on Stellwagen and Cape Cod Bay during mid to late April. Clams and/or diamond jigs will work well for the haddock.

Next up is store manager Dan Jones of the Goose Hummock Shops in Orleans. Dan is a phenomenal resource when it comes to freshwater fishing on the Cape.

According to Danny there are plenty of trout and bass being caught right now. There's been some nice brook trout in the 2-3 pound range, and of course plenty of rainbows. 

Dan even caught a 9 pound 2 ounce brown trout earlier in the year! The Goose has also ramped up their freshwater inventory with a bunch of new spoons, spinners and other lures.

According to Danny, one of the guys from the Goose caught a 5 pound largemouth this past week in Sandwich while fishing for trout. Dan thinks the largemouth bass will start moving into shallower water along the south side of most Cape ponds (which are generally the sunnies and warmest sections of the pond).

Our next fishing report podcast will be two weeks from today, but once the Cape Cod  saltwater fishing season really gets going we will plan on publishing these fishing reports and podcasts weekly.

We're also working to include a wide array of guests to help provide fishing reports for more areas around Cape Cod and the Islands. We will keep you posted on developments.