In our final 2026 fishing season podcast, Kevin and Eddy welcome in Captain Jay Cianciolo of FishNewportRI.

Captain Jay goes in depth into how he got started in fishing with his family and how ended up going chartering in Cape Cod Bay and now in Newport, RI.

We focus on his fishing season in Narragansett Bay and on the oceanside off Newport. Jay goes into some of the critical details of his season in terms of general locations he has fished, the different bait he has seen and what has made this Striped Bass season different from other, but also, a tremendous season.

We get into funnyfish, Fluke, Tautog, and a little bit of tuna in this RI focused podcast.

TO round out the podcast and season 1 of the MSJ, Kevin and Eddy discuss some of what may come in the offseason.

Kevin and Eddy visit with Captain Ben Sussman of In The Net Sportfishing Charters. Ben specializes in light tackle, inshore fishing with a focus on Striped Bass and false albacore. We discuss Ben's 'fishing story' and how he arrived at chartering on Cape Cod.

We focus on Striped Bass fishing and some of his fishing season in 2026. We discuss Cape Cod Bay and the hot fishing there as well as some of the opportunities on the southside of the Cape.

We get into Ben's 'funnyfish' season and how he targets the hardtails. We touch on Ben's favorite lures, gear and tactics.

Finally, we discuss the pending Nor'Easter, surf fishing, and what the tail end of the season may have in store for us.

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 some of his favorite lures and squid imitations in what has been the year of the squid.

We transition into the fall run and specifically albies. Tyler gives us his thoughts on the 'startle bite.' Tyler notes that he expects the albie bite to really get going here on the south side of Cape Cod and he will be searching near and far to get his clients on them.

Kevin and Eddy wrap up with some thoughts on the extended sea bass season coming up in September and early October.