Category Archives: Fly Fishing in Salt Water

False Dawn

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

False Dawn Mysterious and beautiful, False Dawn is the haunting transition between the ink of night and the birth of day. From the east, a dreamlike reddish glow paints the zodiac. Typically arriving an hour before sunrise. Birds have yet … Continue reading →

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The Complete Book of Weakfishing

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

The Complete Book of Weakfishing Recently I came across an old book I hadn’t seen in years – The Complete Book of Weakfishing by Henry Lyman and Frank Woolner. Published in 1959, these writers are two of the finest anglers … Continue reading →

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Do some Stripers Winter over in New England?

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

Do some Stripers Winter over in New England? Stripers wintering over in New England? Yes, it’s something every veteran angler realizes. Each year a percentage of striped bass elect to hang out in our waters.  Why? Well, large breeder bass, … Continue reading →

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Negative Tides

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

Negative Tides When you fish on Florida’s Gulf Coast, you encounter both diurnal tides – one high and one low per day- and semidiurnal tide – two highs and two lows a day. Took me some time to get use … Continue reading →

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Sand Eels are Important

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Ed Mitchell

Sand Eels are Important That’s right sand eels are important. A great many fish eat them beautiful, squirmy, oily  little critters, and so do a great many marine birds. Hell, I ate a sand eel once. Yeah raw, down the … Continue reading →

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