The Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries are the primary spawning and nursery waters for about 80% of all the Atlantic striped bass stock. Spawning occurs in April and May, and the young fish remain here two to five years before. . .
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Video: Hunting Fish on the Cape Cod Salt Flats
This is one of the best videos we’ve seen about wading the flats for striped bass. Angler Tom Richardson wades his way onto the flats in Brewster, Massachusetts, turning this amazing . . .
Read MorePodcast: Seasons of the Striper, with Bill Sisson
[Interview starts at 27:29] Bill Sisson is the founding editor of Angler’s Journal magazine and his recently published book, Seasons of the Striper, is an elegant pictorial love letter to striped bass fishing. Bill has seen many changes in the striped bass fishery over the years, and his family goes back for generations of striped-bass … Continue reading “Podcast: Seasons of the Striper, with Bill Sisson”
Read MoreDiscovering the Magic of Striped Bass on the Fly
A big striper on the fly will make you forget about trout streams for a while.
Photo by Sandy Hays
The small New Hampshire town where I grew up is within an hour’s drive of some of northeastern New England’s best striper fishing. Yet, instead of exploring the waters of Plum Island, Cape . . .
Read MorePro Tips: How to Catch Freshwater Stripers in Spring
While our area of northern Georgia is known as the trout capital of the state, the most anticipated part of the early season for many of our guides and staff at Cohutta Fishing Company is actually the striped-bass run. These . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Catch Striped Bass on the Fly
Here’s a great video from The New Fly Fisher in which Tom Rosenbauer–a striper fanatic for more than 30 years–shares his favorite tactics and flies, as well as his gear choices. Fishing from shore or from a boat, you can usually find hungry stripers if . . .
Read MoreVideo: How to Catch Striped Bass on a Fly, with Tom Rosenbauer
Here’s a great episode from Season 2 of the “Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing” TV show. Tom Rosenbauer has long been a striper fanatic, and he walks through everything you need to know to catch these . . .
Read MorePodcast: Fishing for Stripers off Long Island, with Sam Sifton
This week, I interview Sam Sifton, Assistant Managing Editor of the New York Times and an avid fly-rod striped bass angler. (You may know Sam from his former role as the Times‘s Cooking Editor.) It’s quite a rambling discussion, from striper fishing on . . .
Read MoreAction Alert: Striped Bass Need Our Help, Part 1
A jumping tarpon is the iconic image of saltwater fly fishing. However, striped bass is the species that put saltwater fly fishing on the map. Stripers are the everyman’s fish. You don’t need to invest $100,000 in a boat and gear to catch them. They can be . . .
Read MoreSpring Bonanza on Lake Powell
Nestled between the Arizona and Utah boaders, Lake Powell is the country’s second-largest man-made reservoir, behind Lake Mead. It was created by the Glen Canyon Dam–yes, the same dam responsible for such famous trout spots as Horseshoe Bend . . .
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