Fishing for Spring Run Stripers on Cape Cod | S18 E1

The first stripers of the season arrive on Cape Cod with big appetites as they seek out warmer water and abundant baitfish. In this episode, Chris Megan and Jimmy Fee intercept a school of migrating stripers riding an incoming tide into the bay on a beautiful May morning. Using topwater lures and jigs Jimmy and Chris kick off a new season of striped bass fishing while talking about the new regulations, proper catch and release, and fishing during the pandemic.
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[@oceanstatebassfishing]

What a fantastic beast! Can’t wait for the season!

[@nodayatthebeach]

First video I found of you guys. Great to watch. Thanks for not saying where it is. I've been fishing spring there every year since my teens and i'm 63 now. Subscribing now and will enjoy the rest of your vids !

[@evanmyers6003]

Appreciate the focus on good c&r practices!

[@roryjacobson5713]

Such an underrated element of these videos. Glad you saw it too.

[@neilkoontz9774]

Be softer

[@KEPTIFISHING]

Thanks for the great video. Pleasure to watch and get pumped up for striper season in NJ

[@lukemcdevitt9191]

this deserves an Oscar for narration

[@KEPTIFISHING]

Thanks for the great comment having fun with the family.

[@DaveHyde]

Amen for these great fish handling techniques! Good job guys, well done. Thank you for evangelizing catch and release.

[@abelwaite2016]

It’s too long to wait I’m dying here

[@ysoutdoorgaming3367]

nice video can't wait for this coming up spring run's.

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Us too! Thanks for watching. We'll be posting new episodes every week!

[@flyben24]

Solid new content from OTW, keep it up guys! Cool drone footage

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

More to come! Thanks!

[@justinkenney94]

That was a great video

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Glad you enjoyed it Justin!

[@chasefreeman2188]

Spent a lot of summer 2020 there. Nice video, thanks.

[@metrotmobile8187]

what beach is that

[@hansjrbrings8328]

@@metrotmobile8187 poppy beach, the spit

[@analogalbacore7166]

@@hansjrbrings8328 wtf bro.. Really why give up the spot

[@PatriaFranco]

Subscribed. Great content!

[@analogalbacore7166]

One of my favorite spots

[@alemaomenchaca2809]

Mind sharing the location? 🙏🏾

[@adamperry8497]

@@alemaomenchaca2809 thatch island at mouth of popponesset bay

[@stevensilva1350]

Good sized schoolies

[@topwater_tommy]

Ha, love the back and forth between Chris and Jimmy. Awesome video too, has the production quality of a $2 million dollar budget TV show. In terms of light gear, were both guys using Stradic 3000s?

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Yes, both Chris and Jimmy had the Stradic 3000s. Thank you for the kind comments!

[@oyabun8538]

Nice vid,that fish that was released at the 11min mark is gonna be caught,kept cleaned and cooked when he makes his way to the NYC harbor. 😆 TIGHT LINES🤙🤙🤙🎣

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Thanks for watching!

[@chasefreeman2188]

Just a few more weeks!

[@williamwalsh6282]

About two months I figure... Mid April tog time from green harbor in ma.... spring schoolies in ri..

[@striperpursuit4218]

I was about to get in the car to drive there then I realized this was made last year

[@ysoutdoorgaming3367]

lol

[@kylenorman7997]

love it - makes me wish it was may right now! i can hardly contain myself. I would not be so stupid to ask for locations, but to clarify what you said in the episode, about the warmer water and bays etc, would this be somewhere between falmouth and chatham on the sound side - is that what you mean with warmer water and such? I assume its not outer cape or bay? I live in orleans, so Im trying to learn more about where/when to head out to new locations around and be productive... thanks guys!

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Thanks for the response Kyle and the countdown begins to spring! We were fishing the Vineyard sound side as it warms quicker than Cape Cod Bay and has an earlier run of fish. Pretty much any salt pond / estuary will be a good place to look around that time of year.

[@hooper4581]

Nice ! Im gettin the itch too early 😝. Spring run is a blast. 3 months to go is it too early to look at my gear ?

[@edwardsavje1476]

Heck no

[@timbegin7158]

Agreed this is a sleeper spot not too many people know about it!! I mean what’s next? Are they gonna shoot a show at the canal with the railroad bridge in background?!?!?

[@adamperry8497]

took me 5 mins to find it, the point of thatch island at the mouth of the popponesset bay

[@jeffknowles3952]

I've been here. The walk from one side is almost as long as the one to waqoit.

[@siloecontreras8185]

What’s it called

[@nathanl.6021]

What is this place

[@jeffknowles3952]

I don't spot burn. But in spring almost any choke point hold fish. I believe this is a inlet if that help you figure it out

[@nathanl.6021]

@@jeffknowles3952 I’m 99 percent sure I found it

[@PBGwoz]

@@nathanl.6021 where abouts lol. i cant find it lol

[@natehartman6840]

What rod is that with the blue grip wrap at :22?

[@marcus_mark0pull090]

I wanna say a tsunami but idk 🤷‍♂️ I hope I helped a lil

[@brandonleboon1102]

Any head boat videos filmed for this season?

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Not for the Angling Adventures season, but we do have something brewing on that front for a release later this year.

[@TonyCantShoot]

When was the footage recorded?

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

We filmed this last May

[@jessegraham1004]

Would you be able to post equipment details? Thanks.

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Here's a link to the tackle breakdown for the episode: www.onthewater.com/gear-and-tackle-spring-run-stripers-on-cape-cod-s18-e1

[@jessegraham1004]

@@OnTheWaterMedia Thank you. It seems like there is only a small window in the Spring to be able to catch them so close to shore, unless I'm missing something.

[@watersedgefishing9502]

What gear? How do you know when to go?

[@TheMikey617]

Earlier in the year lighter gear is fine , later in the summer/ early fall , definitely heavy gear .... expect to catch 30+ lbs fish , even 40+ in the canal and in Gloucester

[@watersedgefishing9502]

@@TheMikey617 Thank you

[@NNJOutdoors]

Hey beautiful out there. When was the filmed?

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

We filmed this in early May last year. It was a cold spring so it took a while for the water temps to rise enough for bait and fish to follow. Thanks for watching!

[@NNJOutdoors]

Cool! It was a pretty good spring on the bluefish and stripers down here in New Jersey, but this fall was absolutely atrocious.

[@dipshitsquad5904]

Does anyone know where in the cape this spot is?

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

The episode isn't about the spot being where you need to be. Its about replicating the technique and using it in any back bay / estuary during the spring run.

[@dipshitsquad5904]

@@OnTheWaterMedia I understand the technique. I fish a few spots in cape cod and would like to know more.

[@staytight6340]

@@OnTheWaterMedia lol The drone view

[@TonyCantShoot]

What beach is this?

[@robthorpe1591]

Race Point.

[@pjdonahue5486]

@@robthorpe1591 lol

[@jborselli15]

@@robthorpe1591 😂

[@staytight6340]

Race point

[@jeffperryman5292]

Doesn’t matter where they were. These are migratory fish, they done migratoried. Tons of these places, find your own.

[@ebenbrowne6576]

This from last spring???

[@OnTheWaterMedia]

Yes, we film all year and launch our new season the following winter to get people amped up for this year's fishing season.

[@ebenbrowne6576]

@@OnTheWaterMedia gotcha, I was like dang, lookin pretty warm out for February lol

[@BruleWanderer]

Where? Was that by the Monomoy Bay Refuge?

[@decapfish4714]

change the line roller please....

[@PBGwoz]

could u maybe give a hint where this is :)

[@staytight6340]

It's in florida

[@robthorpe1591]

As a fisherman that fishes this spot on a regular basis, I was extremely dismayed to see the overhead drone shots. I don't think it is necessary to blow a spot in order to make an episode of a TV show. As the major distributor of fishing related media on the Cape and New England in general, I would have thought that On The Water would have a greater understanding of the impact of such coverage. I have been an avid subscriber of your magazine for many years but this makes me question my upcoming renewal.

[@slightly_tooned]

^^

[@aidandowney5956]

Dude what do you expect them to do at the end of the day they’re in the business of making content and they have to make a good product, the drone shots are just that. Plus it’s not like they mentioned specifically where they are where to park, it still takes a fair amount of investigation and preparation to get out there, And if they’re willing to do it then they have every right to be there just as you do.

[@robthorpe1591]

You’re having a laugh if you think it takes a good amount of research based on those drone shots. You can provide footage without giving up a spot!

[@laxbro406]

My family has had a house at this beach since 1952, I agree with Rob on the spot burn. Every year I see more and more trash from new people fishing here

[@robthorpe1591]

Agreed. I fish here with my two young boys on a regular basis and I’m constantly picking up other peoples trash. Not an issue isolated to this spot but a cause for concern.