Monomoy Saltwater Journal

Welcome to September! This episode was recorded on September 1st and we are thrilled to have Captain Tyler Putney on the MSJ podcast. In this episode we discuss Tyler's 'fishing story' and how he broke into commercial fishing.   Tyler gives his impressions of the Striped bass season thus far and gets into the success he's had fishing Cape Cod Bay.  Tyler goes into detail on som...

In our show towards the end of August, Kevin and Eddy welcome Captain Chris Ballerini from Back of the Bay Charters.   Chris brings to the podcast has detailed insights into the Cape Cod Bay fishing this season as he puts his customers on the fish in his home water of the three bays and even covers the waters with his clients on the other side of CCB. Chris details effective techniques from what h...

On this week's edition of the MyFishingCapeCod podcast taped with host Kevin Collins and guest Eddy Kooyomjian, we do an update on the fishing at Monomoy in the late summer.  The two topics continue to be the strong black sea bass bite and the 'hit or miss' Striped Bass bite.  We discuss the presence (finally) of some consistent bluefish action along the south side beaches.  We touc...

In this Episode Kevin and Eddy get into the topic of 'Summer Doldrums' and touch on some of the impressions of fishing on Cape Cod right now.  Towards the end of the podcast we give a mid season 'grade' on fishing for various species. The primary topic of this MSJ is the developing Bonito fishery over the last couple years on Cape, focusing on the South Side.  We get into some...

This podcast aired on July 26th on the MyFishingCapeCod.com website. Cape Cod fishing hit a rare stretch this past weekend where two completely different styles of fishing both turned on. Monomoy Tackle founder and owner Eddy Kooyomjian had a front row seat for all the action and was kind enough to provide us with a fresh in-depth report!  Eddy taped this weekend's podcast report fresh off a...

Recorded July 16, 2026 This week, we welcome Bill Mitchell to the podcast to talk about his recent adventures fishing with his kids and family.   We discuss the hot bite in Cape Cod and Bill's favorite methods and lures to target them.   We touch on Monomoy (of course).  Bill also discusses his thoughts on the tuna bite on Cape that's building right now;  he thinks the pogy school arrivi...

In this episode of the MFCC podcast, Cousins Bruno Demir and Eddy Kooyomjian are fishing with their kids on a family trip on Bruno's downeast boat.  Kevin Collins from MFCC interviews Bruno while actively fishing for fluke and the bite is going strong off Monomoy and Nantucket Sound waters.  Bruno and Eddy also discuss their collabraotive effort with MFCC to help raise money for Boston Childr...

In this episode Kevin and Eddy do a recap of a couple of recent fishing trips for Fluke and Striped Bass out off Monomoy.  We talk some fluke technique, gear, and baits on the trip used by Eddy and his family on the trip.  We review some of the recent fishing trends including the squid bite, some interesting black sea bass catches, and the hot bite off Cape Cod Bay continues.  We wrap up with some...

Every June, Cape Cod fishing shifts gears — and this year, the summer solstice has landed right on Father’s Day. Eddy Kooyomjian of Monomoy Tackle provides a detailed look at Buzzards Bay, Nantucket Sound, Cape Cod Bay, and the legendary Monomoy rips. This transitional phase between late Spring and early Summer on Cape Cod, can provide a lot of species variance in different bodies of water. If you...

Recorded May 25, 2026 Introducing the Monomoy Saltwater Journal - the MSJ and your host Kevin Collins and Eddy Kooyomjian. We dive into Spring Tautog in Buzzards Bay. We talk about the influences of family in our Fishing lives and how our family roots connect us to one another and to others. We get into spring sea bass fishing on Cape Cod, focusing on the recent history of Buzzards Bay. We talk ab...

Recorded May 25, 2026 for the MyFishingCapeCod podcast On this episode of the MFCC podcast, Kevin and Eddy discuss Tautog Fishing and the various factors involved in 'Cracking the Code' for Spring 'Tog'. We focus on Tautog but this time of year there are several species migrating into Buzzards Bay and the Sounds, namely Striped Bass, Black Sea Bass, and Scup. We get into produc...