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Cape Cod Bay, MA
Bay in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The broad, productive bay enclosed by the hook of Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay is one of New England's premier inshore saltwater fisheries. Migratory striped bass and bluefish flood the flats, rips, and shoals from late spring through fall, with tautog (blackfish) and scup over structure and summer flounder (fluke) on sandy bottoms. Black sea bass have become abundant, and the deeper waters toward Stellwagen Bank hold Atlantic cod and haddock. Barnstable Harbor and Sandwich are the main launch points.
Overall bite score
Scored 14 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for tidal water. No black box: every reading names its source.
What swims here
8 tracked species in Cape Cod Bay, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Saltwater body with no USGS gauge; tide phase uses NOAA CO-OPS Provincetown station 8446121, and water temperature uses a coastal seasonal baseline (the Provincetown station is tide-only). Public ramps at Sandwich Town Marina and Barnstable Harbor (Blish Point). Massachusetts saltwater fishing permit required for most anglers age 16+.
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