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Category: Stripers

Night Fly Fishing for Stripers, Part 2

February 11, 2019February 9, 2019 Dan Wells

GEAR: THE FULL RUNDOWN Fly rods: You can use 9-12 weight rods, either single hand or two hand style. I like a 9-foot, single hand, 9-weight rod for flats and other shallow short game places (casts no longer than 45-50 feet with some 10 feet or less casts needed) like skinny salt ponds or brackish

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Saltwater,Stripers,Techniques4 Comments

Night Fly Fishing for Stripers: Part 1

December 13, 2018March 1, 2022 Dan Wells

First of all, “Welcome to the Dark Side.” While, in the beginning, you will find yourself well outside of your normal comfort zone, if you stick with it, the reward will be catching large fish in relative solitude.  Fishing at night is not the only way to catch large striped bass, but if you are

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Cape Cod,Saltwater,Stripers5 Comments

Fly Fishing Is Not Just for Schoolies

October 17, 2018May 2, 2024 Dan Wells

In 1999, Frank Daignault’s book The Trophy Striper was released.  Chapter five is on fly fishing and to quote Frank, “a myth I should dispel is that fly fishing is light tackle, that it is schoolie fishing.” Twenty years later, this myth is still alive and well, and I have found that most fly rodders

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Saltwater,Stripers11 Comments

Surf-Casting vs. Fly Fishing: Who Is Doing Better?

September 3, 2018September 3, 2018 Dan Wells

I have had a lot of guys tell me that fly fishermen usually out-fish spinning guys, and I can tell you that on schoolies, and when fish are keyed in on small bait, this may be the case. But, at night, when chasing 30″+ fish, the spinning guys have the advantage. So, I am doing

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