The Fishing News

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.

This week on the fishing news, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinckoff of On The Water magazine about the opening of the commercial striped bass season and what it means for both commercial and recreational anglers.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.We'll also hear where to find stripers this week. There are plenty of them around, in certain "hot spots" and potentially in most of our local waters.

This week on the Fishing News, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff, editor of On The Water magazine about the start of the 2026 summer season.

In this week's episode of The Fishing News, John Basile and Kevin Blinkoff discuss freshwater fishing in Cape Cod's lakes and ponds.

This week on the fishing news we learn about albies.

This time on the fishing news, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff, editor of On The Water magazine about a yearly event called the Fall Run.

This week on the fishing news, CAI's John Basile talks with Kevin Blinkoff, editor of On The Water magazine, about what fishermen will encounter if they head out while Hurricane Erin moves up the East Coast.

This week on the Fishing News, CAI's John Basile talks with Matt Haeffner, deputy editor of On the Water magazine about one of the more exciting inshore species in our waters, the Atlantic bonito.