A Twist on Biminis – Saltwater Fly Fishing
Braid your Bimini twist, and you’ll spend more time fishing and less time untangling.
Braid your Bimini twist, and you’ll spend more time fishing and less time untangling.
Resolutions are easy to make and easier to break, and it’s likely your 2008 New Year’s resolutions have already fallen by the wayside. But for a second crack, make a mid-year to buy a boat. On the water you’ll be so busy that you’ll forget about the smokes, the pounds will melt away with all that exercise, and your family will accompany you on every sortie.
Rhode Island fly tier Ken Abrames has treated a series of saltwater streamers he calls R.L.S flatwings (R.L.S stands for Roccus Leneatus Saxatilis, once the Latin name for Striped Bass.) These flies meet all manner of marine-fishing situations by replicating the natural essence of baitfish.
When Saltwater Fly Rodders consider angling opportunities on the Massachusetts coast, few think of the South Shore. Most anglers consider Cape Cod, Boston Harbor, Martha’s Vineyard, and the North Shore the states premier striped bass and bluefish water.
While I love to trout fish and bird hunt, I find the mountains limiting. When I look at a ridge line I know that in a short period of time, be it a day, a week, or a month, I can get to the top.