May Striper fishing was nothing short of fantastic, and June has the potential to be one of the best months ever. Cape Cod Bay has been absolutely loaded with Mackeral, Herring, Squid, and Sandeels, and it seems as if you can walk on the 32″-38″ Stripers that are chasing them.
Our “worst” trip so far this season had 10 keepers plus shorts, and we’ve had numerous trips with 20 and 30+ keepers. I don’t know how long the mackeral will stay, but the normal trip has consisted of filling the livewell with macs and then using every single one for Bass. While the livelining has been fun, we’ve also been doing very well vertical jigging with 12 lb spinnig outfits – 38″ bass on light tackle has been an absolute blast.
While the numbers of Stripers have been outstanding, June is the month when we start to see the real big girls. The CC Canal and Buzzards Bay have been holding some real cows. As this moon passes, look for the real bigs to migrate into the Bay. The next two weeks should have some serious fish.
Good luck out there.
