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Article The Perfect Transparent Bait Fish Feb 7. 2015 See thru Flies are becoming more and more realistic - even the saltwater flies. Gammarus with transparent backs and scud patterns, shrimps tied with clear legs, looped tails and pulsating mouth parts and antennas. Now it is time for the bait fish. Want a glassy classic - click here	Article Stripers on the flats Jan 3. 2014 Maine Chasing striped bass in the shallow water - the flats - can be a lot of fun as Swiss fly-angler Lukas Bammatter can attest to. Read his story here	Article Sexy Crab May 12. 2013 Clawed monster A crab pattern tied with a solid structure using extremely resistant materials but at the same time keeping it naturally looking and full of movement See how it's tied here
Article Martin's Mundane Zonker Worm Aug 28. 2011 Zonker For many saltwater anglers the term "worm hatch" has a magical ring to it. When the worms spawn, the fish usually go berserk, be it trout, stripers or tarpon. As one writer puts it: It's like yelling "free lunch" to a high school football team. Learn to tie a simple worm here	Article Ninja Toe Biter Jun 20. 2010 Mutant Ninja Crustacean Since we all know that "Stripahs" never eat crabs... ['get stuck on the way down!?]... Well, maybe sometimes... Follow Pete Grays easy crab tie using mesh, rubber legs, glue and sand. Here's how	Article Das Cephalopod Feb 24. 2010 Squid parade Spring is near and the Cephalopod parade is about to begin. Blue Fish will soon arrive to partake in the high protein seafood buffet and there is also a gathering of Stripers to make it all worthwhile and goal oriented... Learn to tie a head-foot fly here
Article Sinister Phly Feb 6. 2010 Area61 Another variation on large saltwater flies from the hands of Pete Gray. Mainly for striped bass, but useful for other specied too. This is the sinister version for fishing in darkness - or for dead drifting at O'dark thirty as Pete puts it. Step-by-step photos here	Article Phar Side Phly Feb 3. 2010 PhuzzieNotions They all start out as PhuzzieNotions [R&D ideas rattling around in Pete Gray's noggin and looking for a place to happen]... and then materialize into PharSidePhlyz. Saltwater flies can all start here and become almost anything. Follow Pete Gray... if you can!	Article Dual Tube Phlyz Jul 14. 2007 Large In an effort to entice larger striped muggers (stripers) during the spring herring run on Cape Cod when big fish venture back into the shallow estuaries to the herring runs, Pete Gray started tying 8-12+ inches herring flies on double tubes. See his humogous striper flies and read his story here
Article Surf Candy Jan 7. 2006 Epoxied Experimenting with epoxy might glue you to the tying bench for hours, days, weeks. You can make highly durable, translucent baitfish imitations using synthetics and epoxy. Some years ago Bob Popovic's book "Pop Fleyes" introduced Kasper Mühlbach to the Surf Candy. Go to his candy store here.	Article Merrimack River Feb 1. 2002 During my self-introduction to flyrodding the salt, I went elsewhere. When I did, I looked to one place. The Merrimack River was that place. For me, that river has produced more decent fish and more exceptional fishing memories than most places on the east coast.	Article Striper anthology Aug 29. 1998 Striper writings My knowledge of the American striper heritage is not very profound, but I trust that the representatives of the literature that Waldman has chosen for his book Stripers, An Angler's Anthology are adequate. Read the full review here.