Nantucket Sound Squid Fishing aboard FV Skipjack

Capt. Larry Backman and the crew aboard FV Skipjack headed to West Atlantis Canyon this past weekend, successfully deep-dropping for 4 swordfish and landing this 350-pound blue marlin.

With waters finally reaching 50 degrees in Nantucket Sound this week, Capt. Larry Backman decided to take F/V Skipjack out on Wednesday afternoon for his first squid trip of the 2016 season, finding a few nice pockets of squid in the process.

In late April, Nantucket Sound fills with spawning loligo squid, creating an excellent opportunity for anglers to stock up on offshore baits for later in the season or grab a few for the grill. In this video, Salty Cape crew heads out aboard F/V Skipjack for a day of squidding off the south coast of the Cape. (1:02)

There are few better baits for big striped bass than freshly caught squid. That’s why the Salty Cape team went down to one of our favorite secret striper spots last week and captured a hungry school demolishing loligos on the surface.

Gyotaku fish prints are becoming one of the most popular ways to memorialize a big catch or add some fine fish art to your home. In our latest video, Capt. Mike and Joe Higgins of Joe’s Fresh Fish Prints demonstrate the entire process from catching the fish to the finished product during a beautiful day on Nantucket Sound.

Join Capt. Terry Nugent as he attempts a fall grand slam (blues, stripers, albies and bonito) off the coast of Cape Cod in early October.

Capt. Dave Peros and Capt. Mike head out for a quick pre-work mission for striped bass bite at Middle Ground, a long shoal just off the northern coast of Martha’s Vineyard. Tips include how to cast into a rip for topwater striped bass and how to rig a weedless Hogy Original.

Here’s an instructional video filmed in Mid May in Cape Cod Bay where Capt. Cullen Lundholm and Capt. Mike Hogan share some tips on vertical jigging for suspended stripers in deeper water.

Fishing the Cheeky Fly Fishing Tournament with Abbie Schuster   The Cheeky fly fishing tournament is one of the biggest…

With all of the schoolie striped bass around in mid June, the fly fishing in the rips of Vineyard Sound can be fantastic. In this video, we fished with Abbie Schuster of Kismet Outfitters on the Everglades to film some of the action.

The 2nd Annual BBO Shootout was held on June 16th. The catch & release tournament featured 40 anglers from all over the Cape & Islands and the fishing was excellent, with multiple 20+ pound fish caught throughout the day.

Learning how to effectively fish rips from a boat is a critical skill for catching striped bass in Nantucket Sound. Learn boat positioning, casting and retrieve techniques from Capt. Mike Hogan in this video shot this week aboard the Everglades 243CC.

Mackerel Fishing in Cape Cod Bay  In this video, Capt. Mike Hogan takes us through step-by-step instructions for jigging…

Top Water Stripers “Walking The Dog” | Buzzards Bay Outfitters         Capt. Jamie Simmons shares a…

Offshore Jigging for Cod, Haddock and Pollock with the Hogy Jig-Biki Rigs Not every trip to the tuna grounds ends…