Our team is very excited to welcome to the blog Dave Hyde (his bio here). This is his first post. Welcome to the team, Dave! Hello, BlogFlyFish.com World! Great to meet you and looking forward to getting to know you. Let’s get into it. INTRODUCTION Trolling flies out of a canoe or kayak is an
Category: Stripers
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
Big Bass Under a May Full Moon
It was Cheeky Tournament weekend, and I was excited. Not for the tournament, but for the epic full moon tides the nights during that weekend. Unfortunately, for, me my game is almost exclusively a night bite for bigger bass and Cheeky has an absurdly late start time of 6 am, and so, I appear doomed
Joe Drake’s 2019 Gear and Gift Guide
This year, I have made a point to try out a couple new things in the fly-fishing world: a couple new techniques, a couple new books, a couple new places, and most importantly, a bit of new kit. Hear are some items I’d recommend. RODS Unfortunately, part of my new kit was a direct