Spring Striped bass report 2015

Sorry for the absent posting, but the Striped Bass are here!  We have been running trips for the past month and the fishing has been HOT!  Not a ton of big fish, but lots of Stripers in the 20-26" range readily eating most fly patterns.  More to come....

False Albacore and Bonito from the Long Island Sound

This fall has been amazing!  The little Tuna have provided non stop action whether throwing Flies or Casting lures.  The fish have been here for over a month and have been spread from Chatham all the way to Montauk, and inside the Long Island Sound.  Chasing them in new locations has given me growing appreciation for the various coast lines that we have in New England.  

Albie Snax - Check it out

Long Cast Platics makes some killer soft baits for the discerning fall fish.  With the swarms of bay anchovies and small forage fish it is important to have a lure that you have confidence in when trying to match the hatch.  The greatest thing about the Snax is that they're weedless!  No more floating chode on your treble hook and time spent out of the water. Albie snax come in an assortment of colors to mimic the the various baitfish - They also work wonderfully for stripers on the north shore.

Mike Eaton and friends came last week and put the hurt on the hard tails.  Mike is a NH native and Oregon fishing buddy with tons of game which helped him hook drastically more fish then everyone else on the boat :)  It was great having a guy like that on a weekend, where heightened pressure made the fish difficult for the avg angler.  One of my favorite trips of the season!  

Jeff and one of two Atlantic bonito he caught while flyfishing for Albies. This year we have found the Bones mixed in with the Albacore which is not the norm.  Typically Bonito are the first arrive in the fall and vacate the area once the Fat Alberts show up. 

Grand Slam! 
John was here from Oakland, CA this past week and caught an Albie, Bonito, Striper, and Bluefish all in the same day!  A first for Greasy Beaks. 

We had a fantastic couple of days together and John did a great job landing almost every fish he hooked.  We were fishing a floating line and long leader which made for entertaining action as Albies smashed his fly on the surface.