Angling Artist: Erik Schmidt
Erik Schmidt's ink work highlights the intersection of nautical body art with the American Traditional tattoo style.
Erik Schmidt's ink work highlights the intersection of nautical body art with the American Traditional tattoo style.
The Georgia-born fly fisherman has spent the past ten years designing and creating his own fish-themed knives.
Wind and weather inhibited some anglers this week, but fluke, bluefish, stripers and sea bass remained chewing with the influx of baitfish around south Cape and Buzzards Bay.
Striped bass and fluke fishing is good after recent storms shifted the wind and brought cooler temperatures to much of the Cape.
A hammerhead shark was spotted enjoying a bluefish in shallow water off Nantucket last week.
Fluke and stripers chase rain bait on the flats, Canal chunking improves, while Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds yield big blues and sea bass.
Striped bass fishing improves around the Outer and Upper Cape, and bluefish show up in the Canal.
The fish tipped a local lobsterman’s scale at 161.5 pounds and was measured to be 72 inches long.
This week's report includes a smorgasbord of saltwater species as anglers work hard to find success amid heat and humidity.
Bluefish and striped bass are biting well around the Outer Cape beaches, and brown sharks lurk in the South Cape surf.