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To 5 Cape Cod Striped Bass (Striper) Fishing Spots

1. Buzzards Bay

There are many spots in Buzzards Bay where you can find breaking fish, even as late as October if you know where to look. My favorite lures to cast at breaking fish are swim shads, rubber shads, and Game On Lures' EXO jigs. Fishing high-low rigs for bottom fish is also productive here. In Buzzards Bay, we often catch bottom fish coming up even when we are fishing for striper.

2. Cape Cod Bay

The shoals and the flats of Cape Cod Bay are incredibly productive. We fish here all the time in June and July. When the fish are running and it's before the Great White sharks come into our part of the Atlantic Ocean, there's always the opportunity to find big pods of larger fish. We catch a ton of fish at Race Point and Provincetown. When casting, you should have success throwing plugs and swimbaits. Cape Cod Bay is also the only place we really use live bait since the fish key in on mackerel so aggressively.

3. Monomoy

Monomoy often gets foggy, but the shoals fish well in July, August, and even September. If you venture to Monomoy, you need to be an experienced boater and know your boat since the seas can be dangerous. I like to cast rubber squid setups into the waves (I handmake them myself). Swimbaits are great too, and there's nothing like watching the fish come out of the rip to grab your lure. If you're new to the area and want to fish here, it might be wise to go out with an experienced captain. I'd be happy to show you the ropes!

4. Chatham

When the fish are here, it's by far one of the hottest spots on the Cape. Snapping wire and vertical jigging out of Chatham have yielded some of the most consistent big bass fishing in all of New England. Back in the day, we fished Chatham for five years straight, day after day, coming out of Ryder's Cove. Recently, the fish have been filling back in.

5. Martha's Vineyard South

There's an extreme amount of rocks around Gay Head off the west side of Martha's Vineyard, and you'll lose a lot of gear if you don't know the area. This is another area where you need to be an experienced boater, thanks to the potential for huge swells and breakers. This area to Cuttyhunk Island can be incredibly productive for striped bass, and it's another area it might be smart to explore with an experienced captain first.