Welcome to Solstice Fly Fishing’s Cape Cod fishing guide and report for the week of August 21st August 28th. The water temperature in Cape Cod Bay is 67 degrees Fahrenheit. If you are not aware there are a few locations around the bay where the water is hypoxic, which means there is a lack of oxygen. These warm temperatures should come with a reminder to handle fish properly and quickly. A trick to have a no touch release is to run your hand down your leader right to the hook and pop it out while the fish is still in the water.
As for the weather, it has been very hit or miss as far as bright sunny days. It seems that we are in a regular pattern of showers in the morning with lingering clouds for most of the day. This looks like it’s hopefully going to change this upcoming weekend.
The fishing has been pretty good for August. This time of year is tough around the cape and especially on the flats. Every year when the water warms up in August the fish seem to hang in deeper of shore spots and if they are on the flats, they are truly picky! This makes for a fun game to play if you let your guard down a little and try to have fun fooling some picky August Stripers. The false albacore seems to be making their way into Nantucket sound which is awesome news. Also, if you're lucky you might be able to catch a Tarpon on Cape Cod…
This time of year the trick is to find the bait balls, look for feeding fish, go deep, or be very subtle to the picky fish on the flats. Don’t make the fish work too hard for your flies. If you are suspecting fish to be down deep then get that sinking line out with some weight, put it right in front of them. If you are on the flats and a fish is cruising, don’t strip your fly quickly!
There are some exciting things happening here are Solstice. We have a good inventory of awesome rods in production along with a few prototypes that will catch some eyes. Its hard for us to imagine the end of the season is close but it really is. Please reach out to us if you need any gear, a trip, or insight to fishing Cape Cod. Thank you for reading and see you on the water!