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Cape Cod Winter Wonderland - Tog, Cod, and Holdover Stripers off the Canal
Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to guy for all things angling around the Cape Cod Canal. It's a crisp winter mornin' on December 17th, with temps hoverin' around 34°F under partly cloudy skies and light west winds at 5 mph—perfect for bundlin' up and hittin' the water without freezin' yer toes off. Sunrise kicked off at about 7:00 AM, sunset 'round 4:15 PM, givin' ya a solid 9 hours of daylight to chase bites.
Tides today per CapeTides.com: low at 6:23 AM (0.56 ft), high at 11:40 AM (3.26 ft), then low again at 7:06 PM (0.23 ft). Fish the outgoing from mid-mornin' through afternoon when the current rips hardest—that's when the bait gets swept into the ambush zones. Best fishin' windows hit 9-11 AM and 10 PM-midnight tonight, accordin' to TidesChart.com.
Action's been slow post-striper season close on December 15th, as Dick's B&T reports bass headin' south. But locals are pullin' blackfish (tautog) off the South Shore reefs in 100 feet, with a few keeper cod mixed in. Canal regulars whisper of holdover schoolies and blues early season-style, plus fluke lingerin' in the rips. Amounts? Steady limits on tog if ya work the structure right—no monsters, but consistent 3-5 pounders.
For lures, go Moe's Bait Kanama Smart Bait robotic swimmers or Fish Razr needlefish in chartreuse—stripers and blues can't resist 'em in the current. Live bait? Green crabs or fiddlers on a fish-finder rig for tog; herring chunks for cod. Fishfinder II and Captree Fleet echo these picks for winter holdovers.
Hot spots: Hit the west end near the Bourne Bridge on the ebb—bait piles up there. Or the east rail bridge rips at Sandwich for that sweepline current magic.
Bundle up, watch the rails for trains, and stay safe out there.
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