Fishing near Eastham, MA

Eastham sits in Barnstable County on the Outer Cape, flanked by Cape Cod Bay to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, with roughly a third of the town inside Cape Cod National Seashore. That geography puts anglers within reach of tidal flats, salt marshes, ocean beaches, and a collection of freshwater kettle ponds — all within a compact area. Striped bass draw the most attention along the shoreline, while the ponds hold bass, pickerel, trout, and perch. Charter boats working Cape Cod Bay and the surrounding waters are a short drive away in Orleans and beyond.