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Photos: Winter Striper Fishing on Lake Texoma

January 21, 2016

Freshwater stripers can grow pretty large when there’s a good forage base in a lake.
Photos by Steve Hollensed

Guide and former Trout Bum of the Week Steve Hollensed, of Flywater Angling Adventures, sent in these shots of anglers catching big striped bass on massive Lake Texoma in December. Steve. . .

Photo: The Doctor Is In, and So Are the Huge Stripers

July 15, 2015

Doctor Sherman didn’t even take the time to change out of his work clothes before boating this fat striped bass.
Photo courtesy Dr. Mark Sherman

Orvis fan Dr. Mark Sherman sent in this great photo last night, along with the story behind it: “I caught this bass off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, at dusk. With Capt. Joe Maz at the helm, I was. . .”

Chasing the Night During the Martha’s Vineyard Catch-and-Release Tournament

June 09, 2015

Written by: Sam Wyman

The striper fishing was hardly on fire, but it’s tough to beat a weekend on the Vineyard.
Photos courtesy Sam Wyman

Last weekend, a group of Orvis associates from Vermont made the four-hour journey to Martha’s Vineyard, in search of striped bass and bluefish. We were heading down specifically for. . .

It’s Cinder-Worm Season on the Muddy Striper Flats!

May 15, 2015

An anglers shows off a worm-eating schoolie bass, while a nicer fish feeds in the background.
Photo courtesy Orvis-endorsed guide Capt. Aron Cascone.

If you’re a fly angler in the Northeast, you know that we are sitting smack dab in the middle of prime time for some of the best hatches of the year. But one unique “hatch” that is. . .

Orvis Trout Bum of the Week XXV: Steve Hollensed

September 02, 2014

The search for big striped bass on Lake Texoma never gets old for Steve.
All photos courtesy Steve Hollensed

Welcome to our series called “Trout Bum of the Week,” in which we highlight some of the guys living the good life. . .of a sort.

Photos of the Day: Fat Jersey Stripers on Big Bunker Flies

June 26, 2014

Written by: Colin Archer, The Average Angler

Andrew Hamilton is surely smiling beneath that buff, while he holds a big New Jersey striper.
All photos by Colin Archer

June is time to chase big stripers with the fly rod along the New Jersey Shore. While most anglers are live-lining bunker and using pencils poppers, fly rodders can and will catch fish with large bunker-style flies or. . .