Region guide · MA
Cape Cod and the Islands Massachusetts
The Cape Cod Canal, the Outer Cape surf, Monomoy and Cape Cod Bay, Martha's Vineyard and Cuttyhunk for striped bass, bluefish and fall false albacore, plus holdover-trout kettle ponds such as Cliff and Peters ponds.
14 places in this region
- Berkshires
- Connecticut Valley
- Central
- Boston and North Shore
- South Shore and South Coast
- Cape Cod and the Islands
Where to go
Places to fish
Fishing AreaCape Cod CanalThe Cape Cod Canal is a 17-mile ship channel between Cape Cod Bay and Buzzards Bay with a current so swift that swimming…Fishing AreaCuttyhunk IslandCuttyhunk, a small island reached by ferry from New Bedford, is one of New England's most storied surfcasting spots for…Pier/Access PointBass River (Yarmouth and Dennis)The Bass River meets Nantucket Sound in Yarmouth, and Marine Fisheries has built two public fishing piers along it, both…BayCape Cod Bay (Brewster Flats to Billingsgate Shoal)The south shore of Cape Cod Bay, from Barnstable Harbor east past Brewster to Billingsgate Shoal, is a favorite of Cape…LakeCliff Pond (Nickerson State Park)Cliff Pond, the big, deep, crystal-clear kettle pond in the middle of Nickerson State Park in Brewster, is the most heav…Fishing AreaMonomoy National Wildlife Refuge (Chatham)Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in Chatham, made up of Morris Island on the mainland and the offshore islands of North…Fishing AreaNobska Point (Woods Hole)Nobska Point, below the lighthouse at the edge of Woods Hole in Falmouth, is where shore anglers can reach the kind of r…Fishing AreaCraven's Landing (Scorton Creek)Craven's Landing is a small Marine Fisheries property on Scorton Creek in East Sandwich, a tidal creek running into Cape…Fishing AreaMartha's VineyardOn Martha's Vineyard, Marine Fisheries owns or funded three well-known public shore fishing spots: Dogfish Bar in Aquinn…LakeMashpee-Wakeby PondMashpee-Wakeby Pond, two connected ponds in Mashpee and Sandwich that together cover 737 acres, has what MassWildlife ca…Fishing AreaOuter Cape Beaches (Cape Cod National Seashore)The ocean beaches of the Cape Cod National Seashore, from Truro south through Wellfleet to Eastham, are the Cape's "Back…Fishing AreaProvincetown (Race Point and the West End Breakwater)At the tip of Cape Cod, Provincetown offers two very different kinds of shore fishing. Race Point, inside the Cape Cod N…LakePeters Pond (Sandwich)Peters Pond, a clear, cold kettle pond in the Forestdale section of Sandwich, is a holdover trout pond: MassWildlife say…Fishing AreaWaquoit Bay Jetty and South Cape BeachAt the mouth of Waquoit Bay in Mashpee, a long jetty marks where the bay drains into Nantucket Sound, and The Fisherman'…
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Field guide
Species in this region
Plate 01Freshwater
American Shad
Plate 02Saltwater
Black Sea Bass
Plate 03Freshwater
Brook Trout
Plate 04Freshwater
Brown Trout
Plate 05Freshwater
Chain Pickerel
Plate 06Saltwater
False Albacore (Little Tunny)
Plate 07Saltwater
Northern Kingfish
Plate 08Saltwater
Scup (Porgy)
Plate 09Freshwater
Smallmouth Bass
Plate 10Saltwater
Tautog (Blackfish)
Plate 11Freshwater
White Catfish
Plate 12Saltwater
White Perch
Plate 13Saltwater
Winter Flounder
Plate 14Freshwater
Yellow Perch
Plate 15Saltwater
Striped Bass
Plate 16Saltwater
Bluefish
Plate 17Saltwater
Fluke (Summer Flounder)
Plate 18Freshwater
Largemouth Bass
Plate 19Freshwater
