Category Archives: Fly Fishing in Salt Water

Shark Smart

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Ed Mitchell

Shark Smart In the previous post, I noted the number of hooked fish being cut off by sharks. Yeah its surprising, a totally new thing here in Southern New England. But the flip side of this coin is the serious … Continue reading →

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More Clouser Deep Minnows

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Ed Mitchell

More Clouser Deep Minnows Back three years ago, in a post entitled “Fly Tying during a Plague”, I show a bunch of streamers I had done for the salt season. Well as luck would have it, I still have most … Continue reading →

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Stripers from Shore are Spotty

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Ed Mitchell

Stripers from Shore are Spotty At the moment, stripers from shore are spotty. Now I’m talking about my local waters here in Connecticut. You absolutely have to find the thick schools of bait – menhaden, juvenile herring or silversides. If … Continue reading →

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The Atlantic Silverside: an Essential Forage Fish

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Ed Mitchell

The Atlantic Silverside: an Essential Forage Fish “In the shallow waters of the Atlantic all the way from the chilly reaches of Prince Edward Sound to the ever-warm Florida shores, the silverside was then, and is now, an ecologically important … Continue reading →

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Did a Podcast for Saltwater Edge

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Ed Mitchell

Did a Podcast for Saltwater Edge A few weeks back, I had fun doing a podcast for Peter Jenkins over at Saltwater Edge. As you can imagine it covers a lot of information about fly fishing in salt water here … Continue reading →

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