Catching bluefish with a fly rod is some of the most fun I’ve ever had in the great outdoors. They are underrated quarry, overshadowed by the more popular striped bass. Pound for pound, they fight harder than striped bass. I’m here to tell you that landing a decent bluefish on a fly rod approaches the
Category: Cape Cod
Martha’s Vineyard Flyby
During a recent family vacation to wonderful Martha’s Vineyard I had two goals: Visit Murdick’s Fudge for peanut brittle and half-pound slabs of fudge Go out on a boat fishing for false albacore, aka little tunny, on the fly Before I knew it, I was on the ferry home and hadn’t done either! The crowded
Haha, Very Funny: Chasing Albies with Little Tunny Charters
Fellow blog writer Ashu Rao and I had made last minute plans to fish for false albacore in Vineyard Sound out of a boat with a guide. The challenge of hooking finicky “hard tails” like bonito and false albacore that prefer warmer water temperatures than striped bass has led to their being nicknamed “funny fish.”
Night Fly Fishing for Stripers, Part 4
TIDE, WEATHER, AND MOON EFFECTS ON NIGHT FISHING Moon Superstitions Demystified Many people are superstitious about moon phase productivity for striper fishing. What I have found looking at my log for the last several years of night fishing is I have no substantial difference in catch rate on a new vs. full moon. I also
