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2024

Fall

10/17/24: Our final Cape Cod Fishing Report of the season notes the recent superb activity for tautog and striped bass fishing! With a nice weekend forecast coming up, be sure to get in one more day on the water!
10/10/24: The tautog are biting! Captain Bobby Rice's keeper tautog is featured in this week's Cape Cod Fishing report by On The Water magazine as recent tautog fishing trips encounter great light tackle activity. The stripers are still biting too! Be sure to get in your October fishing charter this week.
10/3/24: Welcome October! The bluefin tuna fishing has been hit or miss lately, but the striped bass fishing has been EXCELLENT! Details in this week's Cape Cod fishing report posted by On The Water.
9/26/24: We are back on the water! After a long stretch of heavy winds the Reel Deal fishing charter fleet is out fishing again with great results for bluefin tuna, striped bass and the tautog are arriving! Details in this week's On The Water fishing report!
9/19/24: The full moon cooled bluefin tuna fishing off for a few days, but we look forward to being back out on the water after this weekend's strong Northeast winds as discussed in this week's Cape Cod fishing report by On The Water. We will be fishing through October, so be sure to reserve your spot now before the season is up!
9/12/24: While the striped bass fishing should be getting more attention as it is providing for excellent activity, the spotlight is on the recent bluefin tuna catches for this week's Cape Cod fishing report by On The Water. Next opening for striped bass fishing is: Monday, Sept 16th or Bluefin tuna on: Tuesday, Sept 24th.
9/5/24: Bluefin Tuna Time! Welcome September and welcome increased bluefin tuna activity as we get closer to the start of the Fall season. This week's bluefin tuna catches are noted in the Cape Cod Fishing Report by On The Water magazine. It's time to book your trip while we still have a few openings for Cape Cod fishing charters!

Summer

8/29/24: The vertical jig bite for striped bass fishing is back in action producing great results! Recent outstanding catches aboard the Reel Deal Fishing Charter fleet mentioned in this week's Cape Cod Fishing Report by On The Water magazine!
8/22/24: Stripers and bluefin tuna! The Reel Deal fishing charter captains are going the distance to keep our clients on great Cape Cod fishing activity as noted in this week's Cape Cod fishing report by On The Water magazine.
8/15/24: The fishing charter captains of Reel Deal have another awesome week of Cape Cod fishing including an 80" light tackle bluefin tuna and topwater stripers! As detailed in this week's On The Water Cape Cod fishing report.
8/8/24: Captain Bobby Rice's recent epic tuna video spraying pogies all over the surface is included in this week's On The Water Magazine's Cape Cod fishing report!
8/1/24: Happy August and happy amazing Cape Cod fishing! This past week the Reel Deal fishing charter fleet lands bluefin tuna, gator blues, striped bass, black sea bass and fluke! Captain Elena Rice's large fluke is also featured in On The Water's Cape Cod fishing report!
7/25/24: Our center console fishing charter boats are catching some really big striped bass on topwater as noted in this week's Cape Cod Fishing Report by On The Water magazine!
7/18/24: Kids love Cape Cod fishing charters with Reel Deal! On The Water's recent fishing report features a recent Reel Deal junior angler enjoying a seriously bent rod on striped bass! Enjoy some summer vacation fun with your family and be sure to get in a Cape Cod fishing charter with us!
7/11/24: Lady anglers are rocking the striped bass bite aboard the Reel Deal fishing charter fleet at one of this week's great catches is featured in the Cape Cod fishing report by On The Water!
6/27/24: Check out this week's On The Water Cape Cod Fishing Report: Another week of making the best of what Cape Cod weather is offering between high winds and rainy conditions, we still got our anglers out on the water in Grundens foul weather gear for some tight lines! The vertical jig bite on striped bass offered a great increase in activity with blue mackerel and pogy colors doing well. We also enjoyed great fights from some notably big bluefish in the mix. We’re looking to potentially get back offshore soon for a check on how the bluefin tuna fishing is going! Please view our calendar for openings in early July.
6/20/24: Several big bass being landed recently with some great topwater activity mixed in as included in this week's On The Water Cape Cod Fishing Report. Enjoy!

Spring

6/13/24: Reel Deal is on the BLUEFIN BITE! Captain Bobby Rice lands 20 bluefin tuna aboard the Done Deal on June 12th and follows up with 5-for-9 on June 13th. On The Water Cape Cod Fishing Report features Reel Deal angler Joel Schwendemann who lands this bluefin tuna on a spinning rod. Get your Cape Cod fishing charter booked today!
6/6/24: Captain Bobby Rice picks up this big striped bass on a topwater plug during a recent Cape Cod fishing charter aboard our center console fishing boat, Done Deal. Review the full On The Water Cape Cod Fishing Report.
6/5/24: Reel Deal Fishing Charters is voted by USA Today into the nation's Top 10 Fishing Charters!! Check out the Boston.com article featuring Reel Deal.
5/30/24: It's time for Captain Chris Pavlakis to have his big, big striped bass catch featured in the Cape Cod fishing report this week by On The Water. When you fish with Captain Bobby Rice - he puts you on the best fishing available!
5/23/24: Captain Elena Rice's recent big striped bass catch is featured in this week's On The Water Cape Cod fishing report! Get your Cape Cod fishing charter booked with Reel Deal today!
5/17/24: The charter boat fishing season for striped bass has begun! Checkout this recent excellent catch featured in the On The Water Cape Cod fishing report from our striped bass fishing trip on May 15, 2024 aboard Done Deal.
5/10/24: The Cape Cod striped bass fishing is heating up with this recent catch for Captain Bobby Rice in the backwaters! Get your striped bass fishing charter booked now to enjoy your memorable times on the water this season.
4/25/14: Another week on Cape Cod and more excellent freshwater fishing! This week's On The Water fishing report features Merrick Rice's jumbo pickerel!
4/18/24: Merrick Rice, future Reel Deal first mate, is crushing the Cape Cod freshwater fishing scene! Check out his recent largemouth bass catces highlighted in the Cape Cod fishing report by On The Water!
4/11/24: The Cape Cod charter fishing season is almost here! The On The Water weekly Cape Cod fishing report notes that it is time to book your Reel Deal Fishing Charter!

2023

Fall

11/9/23: Favorable weather days becoming fewer and far between but Captain Elena Rice recent striped bass catch and Captain Bobby Rice's big largemouth freshwater bass are included in this week's Cape Cod On The Water fishing report!
10/26/23: Team Reel Deal picks up some big tautog as well as striped bass including this catch by mate Brady Rice in this week's On The Water Cape Cod fishing report!
10/12/23: Cape Cod striped bass and blues stays strong into mid-October, WOW! Check out this recent photo from aboard Done Deal in this week's On The Water fishing report.
10/5/23: On The Water Cape Cod fishing report mentions Reel Deal's continued success with excellent striped bass and blues fishing! Some tautog fishing in there too.
10/2/23: Cape Cod fall fishing has been great! Bluefin tuna, striped bass, albies and even this porbeagle shark jigged up on Ronz. This week's On The Water fishing report includes the details!
9/14/23: The Reel Deal center console fishing boats continue to catch bluefin tuna off Cape Cod! This week's On The Water Cape Cod fishing report features a recreational class bluefin tuna recently caught aboard the Done Deal with Captain Bobby Rice.
9/8/23: Captain Bobby Rice's 101" giant bluefin tuna gets mention in this week's On The Water Cape Cod Fishing Report!

Summer

8/31/23: Merrick Rice's 58" bluefin tuna caught on RonZ baits is noted in this week's On The Water Cape Cod Fishing Report!
8/22/23: Reel Deal in the Cape Cod Times! Recent article details our fishing charter business being ranked one of the best fishing charters in the country as well as with some fun facts and customer quotes.
7/27/23: Reel Deal is on the jig bite! On The Water magazine mentions our Captain's recent success striped bass and bluefin tuna fishing in this week's Cape Cod fishing report!
7/20/23: Looking for something to do on Cape Cod? Look for a fun family outdoor activity? Go fishing with Reel Deal! As noted in this week's On The Water fishing report, our fishing charter captains are crushing the light tackle bite while striped bass and blues fishing?
7/13/23: Captain Bobby Rice's bluefin tuna triple is noted in the On The Water Fishing Report as well as the photo of him releasing a bluefin tuna caught on RonZ Lures!
7/6/23: Our recent landing of a BIG bluefish at 17-pounds, 38-inches makes it into this week's On The Water Cape Cod Fishing Report!
6/29/23: Reel Deal's light tackle tuna success and epic striped bass surface blitz make mention in the On The Water Cape Cod fishing report!
6/22/23: Captain Bobby Rice's first bluefin tuna of the Cape Cod charter fishing season is mentioned in this week's On The Water Fishing Report!
6/15/23: This week's On The Water Cape Cod Fishing report mentions the Reel Deal topwater bite as well as Captain Bobby Rice's recent striped bass science trip with Bill Hoffmann from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries where 72 striped were documented on catch and release!
6/14/23: REEL DEAL is on Boston.com! Read about Reel Deal Fishing Charters of Cape Cod being recognized as one of the best fishing charters in the country.
6/13/23: For reference, Mercury Marine press release on IT security incident.
6/9/23: REEL DEAL is in the TOP 5 Best Fishing Charters in the US and Caribbean! We took the #4 spot during USA TODAY's recent contest. Thank you all so very much to everyone who voted for us! We also were recently nominated in the Cape Cod area Best Tour Guides/Service - if you have a moment to cast your vote again, it is greatly appreciated!
6/8/23: This week's On The Water fishing report mentions how our Mercury Marine 800hp Verados keep Captain Bobby Rice on the fish!
6/2/23: Reel Deal is a leading sponsor for the Truro Central School Family Group corn hole tournament! Sign up for a fun event to benefit the children of Truro. Thank you!
6/1/23: Happy Birthday Captain Bobby Rice! And happy notable mention in this week's On The Water Cape Cod fishing report about the Reel Deal fishing charter fleet staying on top of the striped bass!

Early Season

5/26/23: Reel Deal's awesome Cape Cod fishing charters is mentioned in this week's On The Water Fishing Report!
5/1/23: Please VOTE for REEL DEAL! We have been nominated by USA TODAY as one of the nation’s Best Fishing Charters. Voting starts today and can be done EVERY DAY for the next four weeks. We greatly appreciate your support!
1/15/23: Enjoy Henry Gilbey's blog about Cape Cod Striped Bass Fishing with Captain Bobby Rice!

2022

11/15/22: Check out the new Mercury Marine V10 400 hp engines!
10/14/22: Reel Deal Fishing Charters participation in the DEEP balloon challenge is mentioned in this recent article from the Mercury Marine Dockline Blog! Let's all work together to keep our oceans clean. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
10/13/22: This week's On The Water Cape Cod fishing report highlights the Reel Deal center console fishing charter fleets bluefin tuna catches!
10/6/22: Reel Deal's epic Cape Cod fishing charters for bluefin tuna earn mention in this week's On The Water fishing report!
9/22/22: Captain Bobby Rice's 98" giant bluefin tuna is featured in this week's On The Water Cape Cod fishing report!
9/15/22: Another beyond awesome week for the Reel Deal fishing charter captains landing bluefin tuna on Cape Cod with topwater lures and Ronz baits! Read more details in the Cape Cod fishing report
9/8/22: Heavy seas are keeping the Reel Deal center console fishing boats closer to shore off Cape Cod this week, but still catching fish as noted in this week's Cape Cod fishing report including a mako shark!
9/1/22: This week's On The Water Cape Cod fishing report includes Reel Deal's recent video of jigging bluefin tuna on spinning gear off Cape Cod!
8/25/22: Captain Bobby Rice is absolutely on fire jigging up bluefin tuna off Cape Cod and earns recognition in this week's On The Water Cape Cod fishing report!
8/11/22: Our young angler, Beckett Rice, makes it into this week's On The Water Cape Cod Fishing Report when he enjoyed some topwater action for striped bass and blues. His older brother, first mate Brady Rice, also assisted in Beckett hooking his first striped bass all by himself on a vertical jig!
7/28/22: Captain Bobby Rice lands this 42" striped bass at sunrise as featured in this week's Cape Cod On The Water fishing report!
7/7/22: The Reel Deal boats are on the Cape Cod bluefin bite early this season as mentioned in this week's On The Water fishing report! Be sure to book your next Cape Cod fishing charter for bluefin tuna or striped bass with the crew at Reel Deal.
6/2/22: Cape Cod fishing with Reel Deal gains recognition in the On The Water weekly Cape Cod fishing report! Team Reel Deal is smoking the striped bass. Be sure to fish with us on your next Cape Cod visit!

2021

9/16/21: Bluefin tuna fishing charter captains Bobby Rice, Ian Wall and Chris Pavlakis are on fire! Cape Cod bluefin tuna fishing with the Reel Deal fishing charter fleet is at its best. Captain Bobby receives notable mention in this week's On The Water fishing report for his catches on Ronz lures and live bait.
8/5/21: The Reel Deal fishing charter captains getting into some excellent Cape Cod striped bass fishing during some inclement weather conditions receives mention in this week's Cape Cod Fishing Report!
7/29/21: A very good vertical jig while striped bass fishing bite off of the oceanside of Truro reported by Captain Bobby Rice makes it into the On The Water Cape Cod fishing report!
7/15/21: This week's Cape Cod and the Islands fishing report by On The Water magazine includes Reel Deal's recap on a great week of striped bass and blue fishing in addition to some large porbeagle sharks during offshore fishing!
6/24/21: On The Water's weekly Cape Cod fishing report mentions Reel Deal's recent success on big STRIPED BASS!
3/9/21: SPORTFISHING magazine's Top 10 Tuna Fishing locations includes CAPE COD, Massachusetts! We were not surprised. Be sure to reserve your bluefin tuna fishing adventure with one of our renown tuna fishing captains today!

2020

12/3/20: Cape Cod's fishing charter captains mention some of their top catches to On The Water including Captain Bobby Rice!
10/22/20: On The Water fishing report mentions how Bobby Rice and team Reel Deal are on the Cape Cod bluefin tuna bite!
9/08/20: On The Water writes up Captain Bobby Rice's RECORD WHITE MARLIN of Cape Cod! Click here for more details on this amazing catch on a recent bluefin tuna fishing charter.
6/20/20: Captain Bobby Rice is one of the featured fishing charter captains in the June edition of The Fisherman magazine's article about catching bluefin tuna on spinning gear off Cape Cod!
5/07/20: Check out the recent Provincetown Banner article about how Reel Deal believes we can safely take our customers out fishing!
4/30/30: On The Water magazine supports our petition to re-open the charter fishing industry!
4/23/20: On The Water magazine posts this article about Captain Bobby Rice and all our Garmin Marine devices on the Reel Deal fleet!

2019

9/12/2019: The BLUEFIN BITE is on! Cape Cod's On The Water Fishing Report recognizes the Reel Deal charter captains are landing some amazing bluefin tuna on recent fishing charters. Book your trip today!
8/22/19: The Reel Deal Captains are in the On The Water Fishing Report again as they reel in some big bonito alongside striped bass and blues!
8/16/19: Tuna time is here! On The Water's Last Call for Bluefin Tuna is always a great watch to get pumped up for the Cape Cod bluefin tuna fishing season!
8/15/19: To anyone who reads this far into our website - you deserve a reward! Yes Captain Bobby Rice is doing very well bluefin tuna fishing landing 7 fish this week from 55"-60". We are not posting photos or reports on social media to keep pressure off our boats.
8/10/19: Be sure to check out Captain Bobby Rice's rave review of his Invincible 33 Open Fisherman, the Done Deal! This is the boat you want to fish in!
8/9/19: Cape Cod fishing stays strong for Captain Bobby Rice's Reel Deal team mentioned in this week's On The Water Cape Cod Fishing Report!
6/13/19: Reel Deal's Captain Ian Wall lands this 51-inch super cow striped bass as noted in this week's On The Water Cape Cod Fishing Report!
6/6/19: Cape Cod striped bass fishing is heating up! Captain Bobby Rice's team is catching big stripers as featured in this week's On The Water fishing report! Be sure to book your Cape Cod fishing charter with Reel Deal today.
5/2/19: Team Reel Deal is catching striped bass off outer Cape Cod as mentioned in this week's On The Water fishing report!

2018

11/15/18: The dream team bluefin tuna captains, Bobby Rice and Ian Wall, boat this giant bluefin tuna off Cape Cod as featured in the On The Water Fishing Report!
8/30/18: Some fun Cape Cod fishing with this Salty Crew gets notice in On The Water's Fishing Report!
8/23/18: Cape Cod's On The Water Fishing Report features a recent catch aboard Reel Deal Fishing Charters!
8/18/18: Captain Bobby Rice's team Reel Deal continues to produce some superb Cape Cod striped bass fishing charters as mentioned in the On The Water fishing report!

2017

10/5/17: On The Water's weekly fishing report note Reel Deal's high octane bluefin tuna activity!
8/10/2017: On The Water notes the Reel Deal team's great striped bass fishing results in the weekly Cape Cod fishing report!
7/13/2017: Reel Deal Fishing Charters is mentioned in On The Water's weekly fishing report for staying on top of some excellent striped bass action off Cape Cod!
7/6/2017: This week's On The Water's fishing report notes that the Reel Deal fleet is catching some awesome Cape Cod stripers!
5/25/17: Captain Bobby Rice continues to bring in big striped bass off Cape Cod as noted in this week's On The Water fishing report!
5/11/17: On The Water's May fishing report recognizes how well Captain Bobby Rice is doing catching haddock and striped bass off Cape Cod!
2/10/17: Captain Bobby Rice is included in this article about Catching Big Tuna on Spinning Gear by On The Water magazine!
01/08/17: FlipKey announces the Best Fishing Charter Destinations in the USA which includes Cape Cod and Reel Deal Fishing Charters!!

2016

12/29/16: On The Water magazine's Special Edition features Captain Bobby Rice in Casting for Tuna as well as on the cover!
11/10/16: Captain Bobby Rice's recent success targeting bluefin tuna and tautog off outer Cape Cod receives note in the On The Water fishing report!
10/21/16: Check out Captain Bobby Rice's article on Casting for Bluefin Tuna!
10/06/16: On The Water's Cape Cod fishing report recognizes Captain Bobby Rice is having spectacular results fishing for bluefin tuna with Ronz baits!
8/25/16: Captain Bobby Rice's surprise mahi-mahi catch gets noted in this week's On The Water fishing report!
8/11/16: This week's On The Water fishing report notes Reel Deal Fishing Charter's continued success on the striped bass fishing grounds including a big striped bass pulled in by a great young angler while fishing with Captains Ian Wall and Elena Rice.
7/21/16: The Reel Deal charter captains are recognized in the On The Water fishing report for working together to provide Reel Deal charter customers excellent results!
7/7/16: On The Water's fishing report notes the Reel Deal Fishing Charters continues to produce excellent results while striped bass fishing off Provincetown, Cape Cod!
6/9/16: Captain Bobby Rice and Reel Deal Fishing Charters receives notable mention again in this week's On The Water Fishing Report for his recent amazing top-water action off Cape Cod!
6/2/16: The Reel Deal charter captains are catching some http://www.onthewater.com/forecasts/2016/06/cape-cod-fishing-report-june-2-2016/ on Gibbs Lures and Daddy Mac as mentioned in On The Water's fishing report!