Cape Cod Fishing towns
Cape Cod consists of fifteen towns that are located in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. These towns include Brewster, Bourne, Barnstable, Chatam, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Wallfleet, Yarmouth and Truro. There are two towns that are considered part of the Cape even though they are in another county., They include Plymouth and Warham in Plymouth County although some ‘Codders’ may disagree with that statement.
For most Cape Cod was known to consist of three sections: The Upper Cape, which consisted of Mashpee, Sandwich, Falmouth and Bourne. The Mid Cape includes the towns of Barnstable, Yarmouth and Dennis. The Lower Cape consisted of all the remaining towns which weren’t listed in the other two.
Each of these towns are fully involved in fishing, whether it is commercial or for fun. Many of the commercial fishing expeditions are involved to make money than for recreational purposes. The commercial fishermen usually travel a bit further in their location which allows for trawling which doesn’t bother the smaller fisherman.
The fish they catch are somewhat different than those of the recreational fisherman because of the depth of the nets being used. All sorts of fish are caught by using the trawling method and because of the area of fishing, some must be thrown back because of there small size. On the other hand, some pretty big finds can be caught by the commercial fisherman.
There are several different fishing expedition companies that allow you to catch a wide variety of fish types. These fishing expedition types will also range in price depending on the time of the year and the fish types that you want to catch. Cod, Pollack, Halibut, Monk, Wolf and Haddock can be caught from March through November of any given year. Striped Bass and Bluefish are pretty much limited to June through October. If you want to catch Tuna, sharpen up you skills between June and November. There is also some Shark fishing available in the Cape Cod area and this is limited between July and October.
Prices will also vary in the type of expedition you want to encounter. We’ve seen reputable companies range in price between $100 per hour to a two-day expedition that ran $2,500. Most of the charter companies do post their prices on their internet web sites or a simple phone call to the business will result with an approximate cost of the run. The price is also somewhat determined on the boat that is being used. The larger the engine, the higher the cost. The boat being used somewhat determines the fish you are trying to catch. Thus the expedition is going to depend on the fish type that you are trying to catch.