Category Archives: Fly Fishing in Salt Water

The Weather Worries Me

The Weather Worries Me Back in 2022 I penned a post with the same title.  Well frankly I’m still scratching my noggin about weather. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know New England weather is notoriously unpredictable. Still it does seems things … Continue reading

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Striped Bass Spawning Success Remains Low

Striped Bass Spawning Success Remains Low If you love striped bass like I do, you should be concerned. Despite a decent number of striped bass of spawning age, striper success on the spawning ground is d1smal, both in the Chesapeake … Continue reading

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Twilight on the Bar

Twilight on the Bar This was one hell of a winter storm, the likes of which we have not seen in decades. And outside lies mountains upon mountains of snow. Yet fear not angler! March leads to April. April leads … Continue reading

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Striper Spawning Success is a Disaster

Striper Spawning Success is still a Disaster. The 2025 numbers are in for both the Chesapeake Bay and the Hudson River. More bad news. The last decent year class in the Bay was back 7 years ago in 2018. Crazy. … Continue reading

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Catching Big Striped Bass with a Fly

Catching Big Striped Bass with a Fly On this coming Wednesday, October 15th, I’ll do a lecture on how to find and catch big striped bass on the beach with a fly. It will be held at the Hartford Sportsman’s … Continue reading

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