Cape Cod Fishing Report
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
06/16/10


Billingsgate Shoals is Active...

Last season Billingsgate shoals did not produce much in the way of any real fishing. The only area that produced any amount of fish was the north edge in about 25 feet. Things seem to be changing. During the past week or so the west end of the shoals has been the area for some really good bass fishing. We haven't found any amount of big fish but there are plenty of legal size bass from 28 1/2 inches to 33 inches. There are some big fish mixed in, just not a lot. There have been a few larger fish jigged up in the center of the shoals and up towards Great Island. The Billingsgate Shoals are coming alive.

Another area that seems to be showing some activity is the Sunken Meadow area. The bluefish are making their presence known in the area around the meadow and in the channel area just off the Eastham flats. I would not be surprised the stripers are moving into some of their old haunts also. One of them are the rock piles in the channel between the #3 can and #5 can and just along the end of the shallower water leading to the Eastham flats. Swimming plugs and hootchies should be working now with popping plugs when you see fish on the surface.

This season has been a bit unusual and the fish are acting differently this season than in the past. The only area that seems to be normal if you want to call it that is P-town. The fish are either from Wood End to Race Point or in front of Day's Cottages. Down by our area the main area is the north edge of Billingsgate Shoals with other areas getting active now and then. There are some fish off the edge of the Brewster Flats with most of these fish being under the legal size. The best area that has any consistency is in the deep water off the shoals. I guess you have to go looking for a while until these fish settle in to one area.

On Tuesday I had Larry Lovett and two of his friends out for the half day trip. We looked in three different areas and caught fish in all three. The first keeper was off one of the rock piles up by the #3 can. The second was on the north edge of Billingsgate Shoals where we hooked up on a number of smaller fish. The third keeper was taken in the grass patches on the east side of the shoals on the out going part of the tide. It was also the biggest, 34 inches which Larry landed. It was a good trip.

If you'd like to go exploring and find these elusive fish give me a call at either 508-255-6211 or 508-240-8267.

Thanks Hap!

Stunmai II