I’m going to let you in on a secret: schoolie striped bass aren’t difficult to catch. If they’re in feeding mode, they’ll take a whack at just about anything that mimics a small baitfish as long as it ...
Saltwater striped bass aren’t very hard to catch. Many “Insta-famous” anglers and striped bass fishing influencers want you to think otherwise, but the reality is that the most difficult part of the ...
Going after heavyweight striped bass at Beaver Lake is a challenge for any angler. The ultimate test is catching these finned torpedoes with a fly rod. A striper weighing in the range of 20 pounds is ...
Being from New England I had never experienced freshwater striped bass fishing. All of my knowledge and experience was from the salty waters of Cape Cod. However, after six years on Southeastern ...
LIVE BAIT is cheating. If I’ve heard it once I’ve heard it 10,000 times. The level of cheating, of course, varies by species and age. Any child under 15 can use live bait for whatever he or she wants.
Ask Ed Lombardo about the best striped bass he’s ever caught on a flyrod and you can almost hear the snapshots of moments clattering through his memory. The stories generally all start in the same ...
I'm not sure why I associate the first cold snap that signals winter isn't that far off with fishing for stripers. But I bet it had something to do with the first time I ventured into the Palmetto ...
Travis Harrell (right) with the new Flint River record striped bass and his dad (left), who taught him everything he knows about striper fishing. Georgia angler Travis Harrell made a long, 150-foot ...