Tidal water has no streamflow gauge. Tide predictions, water level and water temperature from the nearest NOAA stations are in the readings below.
Cape Cod Canal is a surf and shore in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries lists 1 species. 10 guides and 4 shops nearby are listed here; the nearest destination hub is Cape Cod.
Cape Cod Canal is a surf and shore in Massachusetts. Our destination hub Cape Cod is 32 mi away in a straight line and lists it among its waters.
Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Cape Cod Canal in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 6 restrooms near Cape Cod Canal
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 6 restrooms near Cape Cod Canal, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Saltwater flatsSunset over the Brewster flats on Cape Cod Bay. Photo: PapaDunes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Surf and shoreMassachusetts · about 32 mi
Saltwater flatsTidal marsh near Muddy Creek on Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Massachusetts · about 32 mi
Saltwater flatsSouth Monomoy Island from the top of Monomoy Lighthouse, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Saltwater flatsLewis Bay, Hyannis, opening onto Nantucket Sound. Photo: EgorovaSvetlana, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Massachusetts · about 34 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Quashnet RiverThe Swift River at the Bondsville dam, Massachusetts, downstream of Quabbin Reservoir. Photo: Richard B. Johnson (LymanSchool), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Quashnet River.
Massachusetts · about 13 mi
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
4 guides name it on their website
Sandwich, MA · 3 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons · Cape Cod Canal
Names this water
Wareham, MA · 5 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons · Cape Cod Canal
Names this water
Barnstable, MA · 14 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons · Cape Cod Bay & Cape Cod Canal
Names this water
East Freetown, MA · 23 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons · Cape Cod Bay & Cape Cod Canal
Names this water
Barnstable, MA · 14 mi
Saltwater & ocean charters · Beginners & lessons · Cape Cod Bay
Nearby
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Listed by the state agency
Species guide
Striped bass (Morone saxatilis), illustration by Duane Raver for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Duane Raver, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Cape Cod bends 65 miles into the Atlantic from the canal to Provincetown; Chatham sits at the elbow beside the Monomoy flats, with Nantucket Sound to the south, Cape Cod Bay to the north and the outer beaches facing east.
Destination hub · 32 mi away in a straight line
A saltwater flats fly-fishing checklist: a 9 ft 8 weight rod, sealed-drag reel, tropical line, fluorocarbon leaders and shrimp/crab flies, plus sun protection and flats booties, with estimated prices and where to buy.
9′ rod, 8 weight, sealed-drag reel, tropical floating line · Bonefish, redfish, permit and other flats species
Open the checklistSight casting, the strip set and sun on the water.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on saltwater flats
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Cape Cod Canal.
No stories from here yet.
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown; tides from NOAA CO-OPS. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the point for “Cape Cod Canal” (canal) in the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Water type is our own classification.
Tide predictions predictions for NOAA station Cape Cod Canal, Bournedale (8447191), 0.3 miles from this water in a straight line. Times are local time at the station; heights in feet above mean lower low water.
Thu, Nov 5
Fri, Nov 6
Sat, Nov 7
Predictions are astronomical tide tables; wind and pressure move real water levels. Station predictions page
Observed Nov 5, 3:54 PM EST at Woods Hole (17.7 mi)
Checked Nov 5, 4:03 PM EST; observations refresh at most every 15 minutes and predictions daily. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Saltwater flatsSunset over the Brewster flats on Cape Cod Bay. Photo: PapaDunes, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Surf and shoreMassachusetts · about 32 mi
Saltwater flatsTidal marsh near Muddy Creek on Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Massachusetts · about 32 mi
Saltwater flatsSouth Monomoy Island from the top of Monomoy Lighthouse, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Region, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Saltwater flatsLewis Bay, Hyannis, opening onto Nantucket Sound. Photo: EgorovaSvetlana, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Massachusetts · about 34 mi
Designated trout waterRepresentative photo · not Quashnet RiverThe Swift River at the Bondsville dam, Massachusetts, downstream of Quabbin Reservoir. Photo: Richard B. Johnson (LymanSchool), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Quashnet River.
Sandwich, Massachusetts
Fishing lodge · 2.9 mi
