Fly fishing, Maine, catch and release striped bass? That’s my sweet spot. I grew up in the rocky coast, and love chasing striped bass on the fly. You can understand my excitement, then, when Joe and Matt from Why Knot Fishing started the Southern Maine Fly Fishing Derby three years ago
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This is a good reel. From a pure functional perspective, it’s precisely what most fly fishermen will need — and, at $475, it’s three or four hundred dollars cheaper than other reels that claim to deliver the same thing.
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Yesterday was one of those days where everything came together: the sun was out, the bait was abundant, the fish were feeding on top, and the birds helped lead the way.
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If my first week of Maine striper fishing is any indication of the rest of the summer, then life is going to be good this summer.
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We’re all familiar with the excuses that follow a good skunking. And so it was on the plane ride back from Boca Grande, Florida, where we had gone in search in tarpon.
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Ok, I know, I know — golf? The headline might raise your eyebrows. But stick with me on this one, as golf and fly fishing have a lot in common. And I’m talking about more than a lot of old white men.
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2016 was a great season of fly fishing in New England. As usual, I brought my camera along, and took video throughout the season. Here are some of the highlights — hope you enjoy!
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Last summer, I finally made the pilgrimage to Martha’s Vineyard to fish the Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby — something that I had wanted to do for years, but had escaped me. I went to fish the Derby not for the two title species, but to fly fish for false albacore, my favorite way to close out the season.
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If you’re a regular reader of The Drake, you may have seen my articles over the past few years, where I’ve been fortunate to become a regular contributor. In this winter issue, I have a piece on a subject close to my heart: fly fishing for striped bass in Boston harbor.
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Their film Running the Coast is, according to their press statement, “the first documentary film series to follow the striped bass migration, and the anglers that follow in its wake.” The film does precisely this: over 2 hours and forty-four minutes it follows striped bass along the Eastern seaboard, and features some of the most recognizable names in the sport.
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