Cape Cod Bay Comes Alive...
By: Capt. Hap Farrell
It has been a long wait but the 2009 fishing season has started in Cape Cod Bay. This last Saturday, the 16th of May, a few boats ventured out on to Cape Cod Bay looking for the first run of the striped bass. They were not disappointed. A large amount of small and legal size bass were found west of where the old Target Ship used to be. There were small groups of birds working these fish and by that one could see there were numerous schools of bass in this area. Most of the fish were under the legal limit but working through the small fish each boat came up with the keepers they needed. The fleet at Rock Harbor in Orleans is off to a good start.
There were a number of good signs that this may be a good season. First, there is a good number of fish entering the Bay. Second, there seems to be plenty of bait to keep the fish around. The main thing we see is the fish are in good shape and healthy looking. Let the water warm up just a little more and this place will go nuts. There are some good size fish around. Fish to be measured in pounds not inches.
The two young ladies in the photo are from Bulgaria. Lyubomira Yordanova (Lucy) and Elena Karakasheva (Leni) are on the Cape to work for the summer. They got a chance to tangle with some of the newly arrived bass and did very well. They easily got dinner for the evening and the next few days too.
