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Canal fishing turns on with big stripers chasing mackerel

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Fishing the Cape Cod Canal at dawn
S Junker

Schools of mackerel have drawn large striped bass into the Cape Cod Canal, with reports of fish up to 50" being caught.

Kevin Blinkoff of On The Waterjoins us to talk about the bite at the Big Ditch.

And of course we've got a roundup of the week's fishing action.

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Steve is Managing Editor of News. He came to WCAI in 2007. He also hosts the weekly News Roundup on Friday mornings and produces The Fishing News.
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