A long, long time ago there was a group of us that fished for striped bass six days a week, before or after work. On some days we’d finish work and head right out to fish; if the tides weren’t right we’d go home, catch some sleep and head out again around midnight. This was in the early 1990’s, and there were tremendous numbers of small – and medium – size bass to be had. Virtually every day we’d find schools of fish pounding bait on the surface…
Braid your Bimini twist, and you’ll spend more time fishing and less time untangling.
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.
There is an on-again/off-again debate about fishing according to International Game Fish Association standards that I think can be distilled into to fish catches.
The first comes in the form of the IGFA World Record striped bass caught by Greg Myerson. Myerson was fishing off of the Connecticut coast. Here’s what Myerson said about his 81-pound-14-ounce behemoth striped bass…