First Light Sportfishing
First Light Sportfishing offers a range of trips out of out of East Dennis, MA. Fish Cape Cod Bay and beyond for anything from Bluefish and Stripers to Bluefin and Sharks. Captain Jeff Perry offers fun, kid-friendly days out as well as some of the toughest sportfishing you can find. He guarantees a great experience for everyone, from complete beginners to seasoned experts.
The 'First Light' is a 37' custom-built Duffy downeaster powered by a safe, dependable 500 HP Yanmar diesel. She has state-of-the-art electronics and a full array of safety gear to make your trip productive and worry-free. The First Light is very well kept with a clean private head (toilet) and a comfortable couch if you want to get out of the elements. If your party is greater than 6 and you would like an additional boat we have you covered. The Rising Sun is a part of our fleet.
Centrally located in Cape Cod Bay, you'll be close to the best fishing grounds around. This means more time fishing and less time riding. Inshore trips will have your lines in the water just 20 minutes after leaving the dock. Even deep sea charters don't usually go more than 25 miles out.
When fishing inshore, your primary target species will be Striped Bass and Bluefish. Head out on a full-day trip and you will either be chasing Bluefin Tuna or wrestling with monster Sharks. Makos, Threshers, Blues, and Porbeagles all hit incredible sizes in these legendary waters.
Capt. Jeff has been running charters on Cape Cod for over 35 years. He's fished from Maine to Mexico, giving him the skills to adapt to any situation onboard. On top of this, he's an EMT firefighter, so you can be sure that safety is a priority onboard.
An experienced captain with a well-maintained boat, heading into some of the best fishing grounds on the East Coast – this is the recipe for a very special trip. All the equipment is rigged and ready, so jump aboard and go catch some fish!
First Light Sportfishing offers a range of trips out of out of East Dennis, MA. Fish Cape Cod Bay and beyond for anything from Bluefish and Stripers to Bluefin and Sharks. Captain Jeff Perry offers fun, kid-friendly days out as well as some of the toughest sportfishing you can find. He guarantees a great experience for everyone, from complete beginners to seasoned experts.
The 'First Light' is a 37' custom-built Duffy downeaster powered by a safe, dependable 500 HP Yanmar diesel. She has state-of-the-art electronics and a full array of safety gear to make your trip productive and worry-free. The First Light is very well kept with a clean private head (toilet) and a comfortable couch if you want to get out of the elements. If your party is greater than 6 and you would like an additional boat we have you covered. The Rising Sun is a part of our fleet.
Centrally located in Cape Cod Bay, you'll be close to the best fishing grounds around. This means more time fishing and less time riding. Inshore trips will have your lines in the water just 20 minutes after leaving the dock. Even deep sea charters don't usually go more than 25 miles out.
When fishing inshore, your primary target species will be Striped Bass and Bluefish. Head out on a full-day trip and you will either be chasing Bluefin Tuna or wrestling with monster Sharks. Makos, Threshers, Blues, and Porbeagles all hit incredible sizes in these legendary waters.
Capt. Jeff has been running charters on Cape Cod for over 35 years. He's fished from Maine to Mexico, giving him the skills to adapt to any situation onboard. On top of this, he's an EMT firefighter, so you can be sure that safety is a priority onboard.
An experienced captain with a well-maintained boat, heading into some of the best fishing grounds on the East Coast – this is the recipe for a very special trip. All the equipment is rigged and ready, so jump aboard and go catch some fish!
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John Chang5.0VerifiedAwesome Experience
6 Hour Trip - Stripers & Blues on August 17, 2026 • 3 adultsCaptain Jeff and First Mate Turner were top notch. From start to finish, they helped us all the way through learing how to fish for Stripped Bass and Flounder. We caught 7 bass and 4 flounder (and 2 horseshoe crabs and couple snails along with an old lobster trap LOL). We kept the 4 bass and 3 flounder. We had the local marina restuarant to fry the flounder, and we had stripped bass flilets to take home. Phenomenal. They were very patient with all of us and really knew their way around the best spots to catch fish. Really capped off our trip with a great experience.
Jonathan Katz5.0VerifiedSmooth Sailing with Captain Jeff!!
4 Hour Trip – Stripers & Blues - 12:00 PM on August 27, 2026 • 4 adultsCaptain Jeff and Turner were amazing! The found the fish and we reeled them in! The boat was great, Jeff and Turner were friendly and easy to get along with, and it helps that we had great weather and good luck with the fish! 10/10 will book with Jeff again next time we come to the Cape!
Brian Mcdermott5.0Verifiedgreat trip
4 Hour Trip – Stripers & Blues - 12:00 PM on August 28, 2026 • 5 adults • 3 childrencaught 2 fish right away a keeper and one that was to big . Captain Jeff was greaf with the kids and his second mate Turner was greaf as well . very professional crew
Timothy WhelanRepeat angler5.0VerifiedHuge striper day!
4 Hour Trip – Stripers & Blues on July 2, 2026 • 5 adultsCaught 7 stripers, 6 of which too big to keep and 3 of thise over 40”. Our third incredible trip with Captain Jeff and First Light. Awesome boat and awesome captain!!
Kristie Jewitt4.7VerifiedGreat experience
4 Hour Trip – Stripers & Blues on June 14, 2026 • 5 adults • 1 childWe had a wonderful time with Jason and Mason- both kind, thoughtful and great at their craft- we caught 8 fish, kept 4 which left us feeling very successful. Our three teens had a blast and asked if we can do it again next year. Thank you Jason and Mason for your expertise and enthusiasm!
David Johnson5.0VerifiedFantastic trip!
6 Hour Trip - Stripers & Blues on July 2, 2025 • 3 adults • 1 childHad a great trip with Captain Jason Perry, of Rising Sun Sportfishing, filling in for his father, Jeff, on the First Light. My crew was myself, my son, and my 8 year old grandson. Jason had us on the striped bass early in the trip, and it was only and hour or so before we had our three fish limit plus several released fish. Then we transitioned to flounder fishing. Once lines were in, it was non-stop action. We caught our limit of flounder in a couple hours, sometimes two at a time. The mate, Mason, was great to work with. He was very patient and helpful with my grandson, and educated my son and I on the techniques that produce fish. We actually asked Jason to bring us in an hour or so early since my grandson was tired and we had a lot of fish to clean. The captain and mate took care of the fish cleaning, and we went back to our rental with a full cooler. I highly recommend this charter!
Dawn RaczkaRepeat angler4.7VerifiedA Great Adventure
5 Hour Trip - Stripers & Blues on May 9, 2026 • 3 adultsEnjoyed every moment.
Kevin WilliamsRepeat angler5.0VerifiedAwesome trip!
6 Hour Trip - Stripers & Blues on May 18, 2025 • 1 adultAwesome fishing trip! I have fished all around the world. Many times here in the Cape cod bay. This by far was the best and most enjoyable. We limited out on Winter Flounder and Striped Bass. The captain and his son were extremely knowledgeable. They have many years experience. I will be going out with them again!
Gary MarksRepeat angler5.0VerifiedFantastic Outing
4 Hour Trip – Stripers & Blues - 12:00 PM on October 11, 2025 • 2 adultsCaptain Jeff and First Mate Jason couldn't have been better. It was the end of the season, so catching fish wasn't a given, and they managed to find where they were and guide to a bounty. They're super helpful and relaxed and I will book them again in a heartbeat.
Marcus SaskinRepeat angler5.0VerifiedGreat boat, Captain, and Mate
6 Hour Trip - Stripers & Blues on July 26, 2025 • 6 adults • 1 childWent on a trip with my son and two nephews. One nephew is 22 and my son and other nephew are 13 and 11. We let the youngest two predominantly fish and the crew was awesome with them. We had a good day fishing and would highly recommend this boat and crew.
FAQs about First Light Sportfishing
- US $750 per group - 4 Hour Trip – Stripers & Blues (4 hours)
- US $750 per group - 4 Hour Trip – Stripers & Blues - 12:00 PM (4 hours)
- US $800 per group - 5 Hour Trip - Stripers & Blues (5 hours)
- US $850 per group - 6 Hour Trip - Stripers & Blues (6 hours)
- US $1,100 per group - 8 Hour Trip - Stripers & Blues (8 hours)
- US $1,400 per group - 12 Hour Trip - Sharks (12 hours)
- US $1,400 per group - 12 Hour Trip - Tuna (12 hours)
- Toilet
- Fighting chair
- GPS
- Fishfinder
- Bed
- Live bait well
- Refrigerator
- Outriggers
- Radar
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Live bait (If available)
- Lures
- Catch cleaning & filleting
- First mate (Customary gratuity 15-20%)
- Fishing license
- Fly fishing equipment (For Bass and Blues with prior notice)
- Inshore fishing
- Nearshore fishing
- Offshore fishing
- Light tackle
- Heavy tackle
- Bottom fishing
- Trolling
- Spinning
- Jigging
- Popping
- Fly fishing
- Kite fishing
- Deep sea fishing
- Bass (Striped)
- Bluefish (Tailor)
- Seabass (Black)
- Shark (Blue)
- Shark (Mako)
- Shark (Porbeagle)
- Shark (Thresher)
- Tuna (Bluefin)
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