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Striped Bass News

  • Striped bass just won't quit - MyCentralJersey.com
  • South Texas fishing Report: Feb. 9 - San Antonio Express (blog)
  • Calif. Striped Bass Rules Remain Unchanged Despite Potential Damage to Salmon - Outdoor Life Magazine (blog)
  • Striped bass beginning to gather in lower rivers for spawning migration - Garner News
  • Striped bass fishing regulation changes rejected - Mercury-Register
  • Texas Fishing Report - OregonLive.com
  • Commission to discuss striped bass eradication proposal - Bay Area Indymedia
  • Ristori: A mild winter and the stripers are biting in Chesapeake Bay - NJ.com (blog)
  • Anglers earn more than 5000 citations - Tasley Eastern Shore News
  • Hybrid bass make surprise showing at Lake Norman - Lexington Dispatch

Fly Fishing for Striped Bass and Bluefish in Boston Harbor

Capt. Bill Smith of the Draggin’ Fly Two takes us on a fly fishing tour of Boston Harbor showing us the ins and outs of fly fishing for striped bass and bluefish in the fabled “Hahbah…”

The secret is also out! The Harbor’s reputation as one of the Northeast’s premier striper and bluefish hot spot is spreading. While there are many ways to catch these fish, guests aboard my charter boat, Draggin’ Fly Too, prefer to stalk bass using fly rods and light tackle. The rocky outer-harbor combined with the sheltered waters of the inner harbor provide outstanding opportunities to sight cast to stripers that average 6-12 pounds but with a realistic chance of fish in excess of 30 pounds on flies and light tackle. Fishing continues to get better each year! Last August, more trophy-sized bass were caught by my clients than during the entire two previous years.

How to Fly Fish for Striped Bass in the Whitewater

It’s not for the faint of heart, this fishing, but the rewards are worth it. Picture this: you’re standing in the bow of a center console 50 feet away from the face of rocky edifice rising out of the Atlantic. Swells are rolling in from the open ocean, lifting you high in the air and [...]

How to Fly Fish for Striped Bass in the Rips

  Anyone the least bit familiar with striped bass knows about the creature’s propensity for hanging out in rips. Not only do rips concentrate the bass, they also hold some of the biggest fish. To understand why stripers are attracted to rips it helps to know a little bit about how they are formed. Rips [...]

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