Author Archives: Ed Mitchell

Striper Spawn in Serious Trouble

The Juvenile Abundance Index (JAI) counts the number of baby striped bass in spawning areas, representing the productivity of each year’s spawn. The JAI for the Bay has been recorded since the 1950s. It is the gold standard for assessing … Continue reading

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Is there a Rod Rack?

Is there a Rod Rack? Saw this on the street today. Wonder whether you can add a fly rod rack? Called a ELF Fr2, it is made by Organic Transit.com Solar panel in the roof, runs on both electric and … Continue reading

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Are Things Finally Picking Up?

Are Things Finally Picking Up? Long Island Sound fishing remains slow and little wonder, the water is still in the low 70’s. Years ago I never expected a solid fall bite until the water touched 60 degrees! That said the … Continue reading

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A Striper from Wasque

A Striper from Wasque Here’s my son with a decent bass from the famous waters of Wasque rip on the Vineyard.

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The Garment Fly

The Garment Fly Recently my friend created a new fly he calls the Garment Fly. Design around a fabric he found, it makes a very effective, low cost fly. In the above case he is using a chartreuse version of … Continue reading

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