Late Fall Stripers on the Cape Cod Canal - Fishing Report 2025

Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Cape Cod Canal fishing report for Tuesday, November 25, 2025. We’re rolling into a chilly late-November morning here on the Canal—the air is just touching freezing at 32 degrees, with a daytime low expected around 29. Winds will stay up, and the air’s got that late fall bite, so dress for it, layer up, and keep those hands warm if you’re headed out today—especially around daybreak and dusk according to Cape Cod Canal, East (Sandwich), MA Weather.Sunrise hit us at 6:47 AM, and you’ll want to fish that early light. Sunset this evening will be at 4:12 PM, so you get the best activity either early or late. Today's tides: high at 4:43 AM with 2.82 feet, dropping to a low at 11:33 AM at 0.67 feet, and peaking again at 4:43 PM with a 3.22-foot high, courtesy of CapeTides.com. That means you’ve got a falling tide through mid-morning and another good push of water for a late afternoon bite.Fish activity’s been steady even with the water cooling down. There’s still a solid mix of schoolie striped bass and the occasional keeper hanging around the deeper stretches and canal bends. According to recent reports from Canal Bait & Tackle and multiple local podcasts, schoolies in the 20-30 inch range are dominating, but don’t be surprised to hook into a bigger one if you’re patient—especially near the railroad bridge. Bluefish action has definitely died back, but you might still tangle with a straggler, especially during the quick-moving dawn blitzes. Keep your eyes peeled for the odd false albacore or late bonito sliding through, though numbers are thin.Best bets for lures: white or bone-colored topwater pencils and spooks during sunrise, especially east of the railroad bridge. As the sun gets higher or if it’s windy, swap to a 7" white or bunker-colored soft plastic on a half-ounce jighead, or try metal slabs for the deeper holes. Needlefish and Al Gags soft plastics are catching in the evening. If you’re going the bait route, nothing’s been working better than fresh bunker chunks for bass. Canal Bait & Tackle says live eels will spark action, especially around slack and start of the incoming tide. For those chasing a late blue, try jigging a mackerel strip or a fresh sand eel under the bridges.Hot spots for today: The area tight to the railroad bridge is producing the most action right at sunrise—particularly the west side for topwater, then shifting to the east end for metal jigs as the tide falls. Later in the day, the Bourne Bridge is turning up some quality bass, especially as you hit the afternoon incoming tide.Boat traffic is light, and most canal walkers are finding elbow room except right at the bridges. Waters are running clear but cold, so slow everything down—work deep, and really pause those bottom presentations. Evenings are quiet but can produce that surprise late season keeper if you’re persistent.Bundle up, keep those drags set, and remember—late fall on the Canal can be tough, but it’s also the time when some of the year’s last best stripers slide through before winter sets its teeth in.Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe to stay current with all your Cape updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1PnThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.