What flies for striped bass?
The Clouser Minnow will be number one on most people’s list and for good reason. I think the Charteuse/White Clouser Minnow has caught more Striper than any other bass fly on the face of this planet. For some reason that jigging motion just drives the Stripers mad.
Are stripers running in the Hudson?
Another striper season is approaching on the Hudson. This prized and celebrated fish will be streaming throughout the estuary when the forsythia begin to bloom.
What size flies for stripers?
Flies for big stripers should be 10 to 14 inches in length.
What size fly hook for striped bass?
Hook Sizes for Striped Bass Fishing You should use a one or two aught (1/0) hook to wrangle stripers such as these. For medium to large-sized striped bass in the 20 to 30-inch range, you’re going to need a bigger hook. Experienced anglers use four aught (4/0) hooks for stripers of this size.
How far do stripers run up the Hudson?
The stripers end up traveling up the river as far as the Albany area, stopping at the Federal Dam in Troy. Most striped bass anglers fish with spinning or bait casting rigs, using heavy test line – usually, 20- to 30-pound test line, or even braid line as heavy as 65-pound test.
What size flies for striped bass?
Are circle hooks good for striped bass?
Circle hooks are required when fishing for striped bass with bait, which is defined as any marine or aquatic organism live or dead, whole or parts thereof. This shall not apply to any artificial lure with bait attached.
Will stripers eat night crawlers?
Nightcrawlers have been used successfully to tip trolling tubes or spinners for stripers in Long Island Sound. After many years of bypassing earthworms for saltier baits, I found myself once again using the worms for flounder fishing.
Can you catch striped bass on a fly rod?
Yes! But getting the bass to find and strike your fly among thousands of 1-pound baitfish isn’t easy. If it was, we’d be seeing many more photographs of happy fly-fishermen with huge stripers draped across their laps. But it can be done.