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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Photos: Albies, Stripers, Blues & Bait
The other day I went fishing with my friend Jared off the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. We were after albies. What we found was an incredible pile of bait. I posted a video about that here. Here’s some photos from the day — and what day it was.
Read More >>Striped Bass Fishing off Cape Cod, Memorial Day Weekend, 2015
By late morning the wind had died, the skies cleared, and we were into lots of fish. Two over 40″, and a few close to it.
Read More >>Striped Bass & Sand Eels, Cape Cod, Memorial Day Weekend 2015
After the rain cleared early, the sand eels and the bass decided to show. Here are some photos and a video about the day.
Read More >>Video: New England on the Fly 2014 Wrap-Up – Fly Fishing Film Tour with Cheeky
2014 was a great year for me personally, and for New England on the Fly. I made some good new fishing friends, had some great days on the water. Here’s the video that wraps it all up.
Read More >>Video: Fly Fishing for Striped Bass in Boston Harbor
This past year, the fishing in Boston harbor was decent, though my honey hole seems to have run dry. I did find some new spots, north and south. And I did bring along a camera, and got some shots from our adventures. Hope you enjoy!
Read More >>Striped Bass Public Management Hearings: Make Your Voice Heard
If you care about striped bass, make your voice heard by going to one of these hearings scheduled across New England — or submit your written comments. Complete info can be found here.
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Beautiful Aerial Shots of Striped Bass Schools
One of the reasons I love fishing is that it takes you to beautiful places in search of beautiful things. If you’ve ever held a tuna, or a salmon, or a trout, or any number of other fish, you know that these can be beautiful creatures.
New photos from aerial photographer Wayne Davis help make this point. Flying over Cape Cod bay recently, he spotted huge schools of striped bass. So numerous are the stripers, that they remind me of the sight of a large flock of starlings against the sky. They’re awesome, in the true sense of that word.
One of the things I love about these photos is how they elevate bass. In my opinion, striped bass often do not rise to the top of the list of “beautiful” fish. Their stripes are geometric, their color palette more limited, more two-toned, than many of their hard-tailed saltwater companions. This doesn’t diminish my admiration for them, or my love of chasing them. I just don’t think of them as stunning in the same way as opalescence of a false albacore. These photos make a different case.
Chasing Birds, Striped Bass on Cape Cod
First, there were birds. And then, there were stripers. Lots of stripers. With the sun rising, we set out from a small harbor through a narrow channel with our guide. Safe from the harbor, we brought the boat onto plane and motored into Cape Cod Bay. The air was cold, the wind calm, and the boats sparse. It looked like a good day. But the recent news wasn’t great. Fish had been sparse. The Vineyard side wasn’t producing. Striper population levels have been down in recent years. If you followed the logic of the conversation, it was going to be a beautiful day for a skunking. And then we saw birds, and fish.
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