The Fishing News
Fridays during summer
Some of the best recreational fishing anywhere can be found in the waters around Cape Cod. We've got bluefish off Popponesset, black sea bass in Buzzards Bay, bonito on the back side of Martha's Vineyard, bluefin tuna off Chatham, scup in Woods Hole, striped bass in the Big Ditch. Wherever the fish are, we'll be talking about them on the Fishing News.
Join us each week during saltwater fishing season as we folks at On the Water magazine and others to find out who's catching what where around the Cape and Islands — and how they're doing it.
You can listen to The Fishing News Fridays at 7:45 a.m. and 5:44 p.m.
Latest Episodes
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This week on the Fishing News, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff of On the Water magazine about bluefin tuna that range from 40 to about 200 pounds. These are big enough to put up an incredible fight, but still manageable on sportfishing tackle. -
This week on the Fishing News, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff of On the Water magazine about the annual return of bonito to local waters. It's always a sign the late summer fishery has opened when these fast, tasty fish return. -
This week on the Fishing News, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff of On the Water magazine about the recent catch of a juvenile tiger shark in Mashpee. Many species usually found south of our waters have started to show up more regularly.What are the reasons we are seeing tiger sharks, hammerheads and other species not normally found so far north? -
This week on the Fishing News, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff of On the Water magazine about giant bluefin tuna. It's the time of year when one of the more exciting fisheries in the world is in our local waters.Also, this week, for those not inclined to go after a fish weighing up to a thousand pounds, there are plenty of other options.Bottom fishermen using squid are finding a mixed bag of scup, fluke, and sea bass, both by boat and by shore. Most striped bass have moved into waters north of Cape Cod. -
This week on the Fishing News, CAI's John Basile talks with Mat Haeffner of On the Water magazine about summer flounder, known locally as fluke. -
This week on the Fishing News, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff of On The Water magazine about changes in the places anglers are looking for striped bass, which are still plentiful in local waters. The Monomoy Rips are a good place to find striped bass in mid-July. -
Giant bluefins which weigh from 300 pounds to over 1,000 pounds—have arrived on their summer feeding grounds on Stellwagen Bank and in Cape Cod Bay. They are mainly targets of commercial fishermen. -
This week on the Fishing News, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff of On The Water magazine about the unusual catch of the week ... a roughtail stingray caught from shore in Mashpee.It's one of the larger stingray species, weighing up to several hundred pounds and rarely seen in local waters. -
The regulations around striped bass remain controversial as efforts continue to balance protection of the species while allowing striped bass to be caught for both commercial and recreational purposes. -
This time on the fishing news CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff of On The Water magazine about the recent influx of shortfin squid in local waters.Many of the squid died, leading to speculation about the cause. But it appears to be a natural phenomenon driven by tide and wind conditions.They will also talk about the movement of bait fish into Cape Cod Bay and what that means for anglers.
