Published Jul 2. 2006 - 17 years ago
Updated or edited Aug 8. 2015

Trout flies for striped bass

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Anyone a striped bass fly fisherman? I am on the south shore of eastern Long Island, NY.

Recently the fishing has focused on tiny critters, for example 1/2 inch juvenile crabs. I have used tiny deer hair patterns in the past but this a new direction. Tying a clipped Bi-visible on #6 to 10 hooks using olive and yellow hackle with an olive CDC tail. Fish the fly right in the surface at night on an outgoing tide.

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Submitted by squaretail on Wed, 2006-07-05 10:39
Striped Bass... you bet!...

Here in far Southern Maine, Stripers are one of the few reliable catches from May to September. I like that crab patterns of yours and I'm a fan of simpler flies. We do use a fair number of epoxy patterns and, of course, large Pollock, Mac and Bunker patterns - but even with those large "baits", I find myself tying as simply as possible.

Heading North to the lower Kennebec in the AM. Maybe I'll throw some version of that crab...

Regards.

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