As long as you understand how to match a leader to a fly, that combination will deliver.” Though you don’t need an ultra-high-end reel for stripers, you will want one with a sealed drag. Fishing the ...

Lombardo, one of Rhode Island’s well-known striper fly-fishing guides, kept his fly line tight like a kite string as it made its arc through the current, just in case his twitching creation drew ...

Tom Weaver with the striped bass that set a new all-tackle length fly world record. Photo courtesy Tom Weaver ... (Maryland’s harvest season for stripers had closed, so it was all catch-and-release ...

This "squid run" is a great opportunity for fly anglers to catch a trophy striper. You need a boat ... easy access to shallow ...

Stripers are temperature-sensitive fish ... and I have my reel loaded with 20-pound braided line . If I’m fly fishing, I carry an 8-weight outfit with floating line. I’ll take only what ...

BY MIKE WRIGHT Striped bass are all over South Fork waters now. You can catch ’em in a boat, you can catch ’em on the beach, ...

This means monitoring the tides in the area you’re fishing is critical ... As I mentioned, any lure or fly that mimics a small baitfish will appeal to schoolie stripers, but even long after ...

Here's what happens when luck, foresight, and skill come together when an angler is out fly fishing for Striped Bass. World record tautog (blackfish) caught by Sam Alsop. / photo provided by Sam ...

Soon after, he knew it would be post-spawn; the fiberglass fly rods would come down from ... A rod that I can use for redfish or small striped bass in the salt is an even better investment.

Ben Whalley’s saltwater flies elegantly balance form and function and represent a deep connection to fishing heritage.