February 2023 Cape Cod Freshwater Fishing Report

By Striper Mike, Sports Port Pro Staff

 As the vast majority of Cape Cod striped bass fishermen look forward to spring and the return of our beloved Striped Bass, for those adventurous souls, Cape Cod has a tremendous freshwater fishery 12 months a year and winter is definitely trout time. With the state stocking tiger, rainbow, brook and brown trout spring and fall, these beautiful fish thrive in many of the Cape’s deep kettle ponds. Trout thrive in cold water and are very active this time of year and are very catchable from shore. A good pair of warm waders or just warm boots and you are ready for Cape Cod trout hunting and hopefully catching. These past mild winters leave the ponds unfrozen and enjoying a sunny, mild winter’s days catching trout and other species like yellow perch, pickerel and on occasion, largemouth and smallmouth bass make for a challenging and enjoyable day.

This year I have targeted ponds from the upper Cape to Nickerson park and enjoy catching trout all along the way and encourage you to give it a try. I’m 100% catch and release and seeing these beautiful fish swim away adds to the enjoyment of fishing.

Here are a few of this winter’s catches: