Last Friday night I got online and was checking out Flies And Fins. I was just about to shut down my laptop when I saw a post in the chat box from Linesidesonthefly. “Hey Jeremy, got a last minute opening on the Boston Whaler in the morning. You wanna hop on the bow?” I replied, “I’m in.” At 4:30am the next morning we were shoving off. We met up with Kennebecfly. He had his own boat, but we all fly fished together. The fog was like pea soup and at times it was hard to see the front of the bow. Fortunately, Linesides had GPS and he managed to chart a course for us and stay the course. We reached our destination and Kennebecfly was into his first fish within a minute or so. Linesidesonthefly was hooked up next and then me. We caught so many fish, I lost count. No real monsters, but lots a fish and a couple slot sized fish. The action was fast all morning and there were many times that we had double hook ups. Black Clousers were the go-to fly and thank God for the GPS. Fog is a strange element to deal with. It creaps in and can disorient a person quickly. At one point I was casting towards an Island that had been producing lots of fish. Things slowed down dramatically and I thought to myself, “Man, where did the fish go? This cast was loaded with fish a half hour ago.” Then I realized that I was looking at a different island and I was nowhere close to where I thought I was. Fortunately, Linesidesonthefly was marking way points on his GPS and he “easily” got us back on course. It was a good day of fly fishing for stripers on the Maine Coast. Thanks for the invite.
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- Rough fish: A Lifetime Of Learning
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- Rough Fish: What Are They?
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- Striped Bass: Fishing Rocky Shorelines
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- Striped Bass: Fishing The Flats
- Striped Bass: Fishing The Reefs
- Striped Bass: Fishing Tidal Rivers
- Striped Bass: Flatwing Swing
- Striped Bass: Fly Line Options & Choices
- Striped Bass: Gear, The Nuts & Bolts
- Striped Bass: Migration Patterns
- Striped Bass: What They Eat
- The Art Of Escape
- Fly Fishing: A Natural Drug
- Fly Fishing: A Validation Of Freedom
- Fly Fishing: Don’t Fight The Current
- Fly Fishing: It Is What It Is
- Fly Fishing: Socialization For Asocial Individuals
- Fly Fishing: The Allure Of The Fish
- Fly Fishing: The Art Of Escape
- Fly Fishing: The Simplicity Of It All
- Fly Fishing: Time Flies
- Fly Fishing: Times You Remember & Try To Forget
great video, really capyures the nuances of striper fishing.I could smell the salt water.
The black clouser strikes again! i really liked all the shots of those boats. Fog that thick can make me feel a little claustraphobic. Sweet video
Good time with good guys. Glad to have you aboard Jeremy. Keep in touch we’ll do that again. A fall run blitz video would be cool.
Great piece of film Jeremy,I will look foward to getting out with you guys again soon! DREW
linesides and kennebecfly — hey thanx. yup, we will do it again for sure .. especially when things blow up in the fall … keep me posted and if a slot opens up on the bow … count me in … thanks again for the invite . went out on foot yesterday and today in kyak .. there are some nice fish out in the open water … not so much inside the harbors …. the water was outrageously warm … but the rocks were good == scarborough area and vacinity .. (you know the spots) … … hey if this warm water keeps up … who knows? albies/bonito … we get the bluefins … so why not? wouldn’t that be sweeeeet!
anyway .. nice fly fishin’ with you guys .. look forward to our next outing .. … gilly – come on … get sick again! just kidding!
great video guys! Looks like fun. When I was a kid on the MAss coast, we used to get fog like that, not so much uyp here in NY except on LAke Ontario. It can be disorienting but cool when you cast and you don’t see where your fly lands. WHat a great day. Keep up the good work.
Looks like that day we were out in the little boat, with the waves, and no GPS. Pretty cool.
or … pretty dumb .. in our case:)
Just like my buddy Billy says “you are always happy the last stupid thing you do is not the last stupid thing you do”
Glad it worked out.
Even better you couldn’t see where he took ya! 😉
Pete’s a fine angler and good captain. My line is always tight when aboard El Pescador.
Great video!