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March 7, 2009 - There will be an article on one of my
fly patterns, the Snag-Free Delight, in the May issue of
American Angler magazine. The fly is tied on a DOA Long
Neck worm hook to hide the hook point which helps prevent
snagging the fly while fishing structure. The fly pattern
is pictured below.
March 5, 2009 - I am a featured speaker at two
upcoming fishing shows. On March 14th I will be attending
the National Capital Angling Show in Washington, DC. For
more info on the show, see
http://ncc-tu.org/ . On April 18th & 19th, I'm at the
Virginia Fly Fishing Festival in Waynesboro, VA. See
http://www.vaflyfishingfestival.org/ for more info. I
will have a booth at these shows, as well. Be sure to stop
by and say hello!
February
28, 2009
- Old Man Winter just doesn't want to play fair this year!
Every time there is a little warm up, it quickly turns cold
again. I've run a few night trips under the bridge lights
and results have been marginal. If we can ever get
sustained warmer weather, the night action should be fast.
Possibly, we'll see a quick spurt of daytime blitzes as the
ocean stripers move into the bay to spawn in the next couple
weeks. In the meantime, here are a few more flies.
   
February
11, 2009
- This warm weather has been a long awaited welcome.
We've been catching stripers to 30" around the CBBT. With
the water temperature rising, some larger fish will be moving
into the area. On Saturday, I will be at TieFest in the
Kent Island Yatch Club, MD. I'll be tying a few flies and hanging outside
with a fly rod in my hand. I hope to see you there!
Below are a few Wired Bunker tied with synthetics in place of
the saddle hackle used in the original version of the fly.
 
January
24, 2009
- Yesterday was my first charter since the freezing
temperatures of the week prior. The good news is that the
stripers are still stacked up at the CBBT. The fish were
packed in tight schools up to 25 feet deep of solid fish!
I still expect lots of great fishing from now through late
February with trophy striped bass always a possibility this time
of year. I've added tying directions for the
Wired Bunker and a few new fly
pictures to the Fly Tying section.
     
January
15, 2009
- Prior to this Artic blast of wicked cold, we had some
great fishing - day & night. Hopefully the temperatures
will rebound quickly so we can get back out there after them!
      
January
4, 2009
- I would like to congratulate Japanese angler, Teramoto,
who is currently living in NYC. He caught a 48" monster on
fly while fishing with me last night. Today's charter had
non-stop daytime action with approximately 150 stripers.
     
January
1, 2009
- Happy New Year! I've added some pictures to the
Fly Tying section of my
website of a bunker pattern that I have been working on.
By tying individual portions of the fly onto bent pieces of
wire, I am able to create a pattern that maintains the high
profile of an adult menhaden without excess material.
      
December
28, 2008
- 'Tis the season for CBBT striper madness!
Literally, thousand upon thousand of striped bass have moved
into the lower bay with the arrival of winter. Most days
we have landed over 100 fish to 36". I expect January to
bring more of the same but with an increased number of trophy
fish in the mix. Bring on the New Year!
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