25 Fish on Fly & LT
On board today, I had new clients, Ed & Cindy Dubois for fly and light tackle striped bass. Last night, NOAA was calling for SW choppy seas this am and I called Ed to discuss it. We decided to give … Continue reading →
50 Fish on LT
On board today, I had regulars Ken Hartshorn, Frank Harrington III, and Frank’s two sons for light tackle striped bass. At first light, the bay was flat calm like a mill pond with reflections of the harbor on the water. … Continue reading →
23 Fish In Torrential Rain
On board today, I had regulars, Chris & Molly DeVillers, and their god-daughter, Emily, for light tackle striped bass. At first light, the bay was calm with a freshening South wind. And with the South wind came torrential rain. We … Continue reading →
44 Fish on Fly & LT
On board today I had new client, Stephen Coyle and friend, Mike, for fly and light tackle striped bass. The bay was high tide and flat calm at first light and we began our search for topwater action. We found … Continue reading →
35 Fish on LT
On board today, I had repeat clients, Fred Stetson and John Quinney for light tackle striped bass. This was our third attempt to get out on the bay and into fish. Bad weather had been plaguing this charter. I did … Continue reading →
41 Fish on LT
On board today, I had regular, Mr. Dick Bowman, for light tackle striped bass. Today is Dick’s birthday and what better way to celebrate another great year on planet earth! At first light, we found fish stacked up in 17 … Continue reading →
25 Fish on LT
On board today, I had new clients, Bob Crooker and his daughter, Holly, for light tackle striped bass. At first light, we found fish stacked up on the bottom in about 7-15 fow. We threw rubber cranks on top of … Continue reading →
Always Trim Your Fly!
GUIDE’S TIP – A Note on Trimming Your Fly: I tied up a bunch of Baymen Universals and headed to river, more to make sure the pattern was tracking right, than trying to catch a striped bass. Pattern looked great … Continue reading →
37 Fish on Light Tackle
On board today, I had repeat angler, Bill Brett, filling in for regular, Billy Tedeschi, for light tackle striped bass. A lovely flat bay, overcast skies and a rising tide this morning. Several small schools of bass scattered around the … Continue reading →
51 Fish On The Fly
On board today, I had David King and Mike Brucato from Pine Hills, for Fly Fishing Striped Bass. Last night, I told them yesterday was slow fishing and we could expect more of the same today in East winds. “Winds … Continue reading →