Fly Fish the Surf - Striped Bass Sunrise
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Yesterday morning produced a spectacular sunrise and a wealth of striped bass. I fly fished the Atlantic Ocean surf with a Lefty's Deceiver, and caught around 20 striped bass in a little over an hour. They were biting on almost every cast. The fishing was awesome.
With the striped bass comes the predators, namely seals and Gill Netters. I talk about one of my many experiences observing gill netters, and why I disapprove of that harvest. There is practically no control over what by-catch they net, and on most occasions, a large percentage of those fish/sharks/marine mammals die struggling to get out of the net. It is a completely inhumane practice that should be outlawed in New York State. Most other states have outlawed this form of commercial fishing, so New York is very archaic in comparison.
The gill-netters have not yet begun raping our shoreline, so I am getting as much ocean fishing in as possible. Soon, their nets will be placed every 100-200 yards, literally right on shore. Catching fish from shore, at least near me, will be rendered impossible once the gill netters begin that practice again.
The fishing has slowed down considerably since yesterday morning, and I suspect the biomass in this video has started making moves East. I'm assuming they are entering inlets to access the back bays as they move, so I will be following them in hopes of landing some big ones.
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Love the video! Down with gill nets! I agree.
Matt H. Thanks Matt! I’m glad you enjoyed it. Tight lines!!
The sped up bit startled me!
Try strip setting instead of pulling your rod up if you miss the strip set too they might go after it again because it just looks like the bait darting away
Lucian Flanagan-Burt you’re right! It’s a habit from spin-fishing I’m gonna have to break. Thanks!
South Fork Salt no problem man I often times do the same thing , loved the video though!
Solid fishing Tim! Enjoyed this one! Tell those fish when yo let em got swim this way!
"go west young man!" Thanks for watching Jerry, and for the nice comment as always. You're the man! catch em up!
Thanks Tim Ill be waiting on em and send em back east your way, works well dont it!!!!
a perfect plan.
Let him fish Jerry! You get plenty of fish down "your way"! (Kidding of course!😄). Nice job South Fork Salt! Great fly action! Thanks also for mentioning your experiences with the gill netters. Guys have to make a living, but it's ridiculous how much bycatch gets killed, and how many of the targeted species get killed through "culling".
Hey, you two guys could do a collaborative video: "Dueling Flyrods and GoPros"...or something like that...
Tightest of lines guys...
Frank
Very nice!! I heard about how good its been out there
it's been fun! real solid bite for a few days. It seems to be winding down on the ocean front. We'll see how it looks this afternoon. thanks for watching! hopefully we can fish together sometime. I almost never go west, but be sure to hit me up if you're ever coming out east!
Sounds good! will do!
Excellent!
Nice very good fishing
Thanks! 👍
After the last video you were itching to get that fly rod in the salt good stuff
William D fly fishing the ocean surf ain’t easy. I had to capitalize on these calm waters to up my game a bit during this “preseason.” Luckily there were fish there to make it even more worthwhile. Thanks for watching, and the comment!
What a shame about the gill netters! Hopefully something can be done about it. Great footage as always. That last striper looked healthy!
watched the whole thing. Great vid. I liked and subbed
Send some fish west wards Tim! lol
If only I had the ability to control fish movements ::sigh::
You know I'd hook you up! lol tight lines Timbo!
4:57 right after the fish he has on splashes you can see another swirl on the beach a little bit to the left of it
Nice catch bud. Subscribed!
thanks Kenny! welcome to the show!
right back atcha! Loving your videos!
I'm 17 and I'm doing my senior project on the effects of commercial fishing in my home state of North Carolina.... With little research I found out just how bad it is. There is literally nothing good about it... (yeah you get fish) A lot of nets and traps get broke off or somehow end up in the ocean and just continue to kill masses of fish. Here in North Carolina the boats get in small stretches of our brackish rivers, and will wait for rec. fisherman to catch a couple fish, then move in and absolutely destroy that area. The final effects extremely outweigh the benefits of it. Anyways, great video, can't wait to use my new fly rod out on the surf near me!
JVDfishing good for you dude. Best of luck on your project. The term for discarded nets continuing to “fish” post-Mortem is “ghost fishing.”
It’s tough to get a gauge of just how many fish are killed and wasted in this manner. Regardless, the amount of netted sea life that is considered bycatch and thus wasted by “responsible” fishing is pretty staggering. I say “responsible” hesitantly because I don’t think it’s a good method at all..... but I do see worse methods, such as gill nets being left for days without a check-up. That is downright irresponsible. Freakin eco-terrorism. Lots of waste. I could go on forever about this. It sucks. Open some eyes with that project my man!! Tight lines to ya. Thanks for watching.
Awesome morning on the water! I usually throw an intermediate line into the surf, what type of line are you using in this video?
some random floating line. hence all the mending. luckily its not too hard with floating line on calm days.
Looks like an awesome day! How much fly line and backing do you have on the reel? What size hook is used on that fly? Thanks, Tight Lines!
Craig Ono i believe it’s a 120 foot weight-forward line. There’s probably around 150 yards of backing, but I’m not sure about that. I tied the fly on either a 2/0 or 4/0 hook.
Hey what reel is that? And awesome video man. I totally agree on the banning of gill netting btw. Truly an egregious thing.
jayjay06513 3Tand T-70. Thank you! Hopefully one day, I won’t have to see them in the water.
You couldn't wait to put that fly rod in your hand sweet......you should have a fish on contest with FJB and FH......
The no-wind factor got me out of bed. That in itself is a miracle. I want to be able to fly fish the Montauk rocks, so I gotta put in my time learning how to work these small swells. The only person I like competing with is myself.... I sure would love to fish with those guys though! They'd be ideal company!
Some morning! What wt. St Croix are you using and what reel, also how you like it? Mash all my hooks down and don't lose many fish at all. Easy releases and even replace all my trebles with one single circle hook. From Hampton Bays and have seen the netters you talked about, it's a shame.
this is the first fly rod I purchased, a St. Croix Rio Santo 8wt. The first one I had broke easily, but they replaced it for very cheap. it did the job. I don't trust it if i'm fishing for twenty pounders, although I caught a 14 pound bluefish on it. Fish nearly tore my arm off.
I live in the southern coastal NC area and am new to fly fishing in the surf. I tried the Wrightsville area, surf is very heavy as is the Carolina Beach/Kure Beach area. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I might have some fun pitching line instead of getting beat up by the surf?
I don't know your area, but I'd recommend trying some fresh water ponds. I learned in brackish, on docks for the most part. I could only roll cast in those conditions. a lot of ponds will have plenty of open space to practice all different types of fly casting. I fish a good amount on bridges too, and the longer ones provide ample room for back casting parallel to the bridge. You can cover a lot of water like that, and stand a good chance at catching fish. The great thing about fly rods is even a 1 pound fish feels amazing. so hit the backwaters, where there's not a lot of wind, and enjoy yourself! good luck!
Great video. I’ve only fly fished fresh water. How far out does your fly end up with all that casting??
I didn't have to cast very far here. The fish are most often within 20ft of the shoreline. I was probably casting 40-60 tops, 30 on average.
New to the shore fly fishing scene, what's that bucket looking thing holding your line called? 🎣🤦🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
it's called a stripping basket. you'll most often be under-gunned if you don't have one, and incredibly frustrated. They come in many forms, and it's easy to make your own. don't waste time without one!
What's the benefit? Why "under gunned?"
@@strichards5337 line management. It's easier to shoot 100ft of line (if you need to) when its coiled nicely in a basket, versus on the ground, wrapped around your feet, or stuck to the water. The "stuck-to-the-water" problem is especially bad in breaking surf.
What tide were you fishing in?
Mark Bedetti the tide was nearing the bottom of the outgoing
Do you mind sharing your line/leader setup? Are you using a shooting head? Also how far out are you usually casting? Thanks!
6 feet of 15-40 pound mono is a good leader. I use a thicker leader when there's a high berm behind me, because there's a high chance my knot and fly are gonna catch sand in my backcast. I've lost a lot of flies because of that problem. If you're a beginner, use a thicker leader.
My fly line in this video is a Rio Outbound Short.
Most of the surf fish I catch on the fly are close to the beach lip, within 20 feet of dry sand. It's always fun to cast far though.
@@SouthForkSalt thanks!
Thanks for posting this. Wish I'd been there. What fly line were you using?wf floating? What brand.
Ore Baso in this video, I used Rio Outbound Short coldwater. The line became extremely brittle after a few months. I do not recommend.
@@SouthForkSalt thanks for your input.
I may be late commenting on this video but it hurts us fishermen when trawlers net unwanted fish and the species end up dead yet we the fishermen have to pay the price by licenses, size and hooks that must be used with bait. I believe in the rules and abide by them but damn those that get away with it illegally. Peace.
St.CROIX rod ?
yeah it was my first fly rod, a Rio Santo. 8 wt.
what weight rod is that
Strano Films the ol’ 8wt.
What’s your leader setup?
I tie a tapered leader with whatever I have, usually 60/30/15lb...... 5-6 feet of 60, 3ft of 30, 1.5ft of 15..... it's never exact, but thats basically it. uni-uni knots to connect them all.
Many people will just use a long, single strand of 20lb. That's fine too.
i know its a old video but lets report those boats....
I'm watching/filming diligently. Hoping to do something about this.
the story about the blues gillnetted is horrible
yeah man. sad day. then the carcasses haunted me for weeks. stunk like ass. the worst part was that non-fisherman people who were walking on the beach didn't understand that it was the gill nets. They thought it was all the surfcasters lined up on the beach. we got a lot of dirty looks.
South Fork Salt Next time you got to get video of it and tell the story on RUclips to expose it
that's exactly why I started buying cameras in the first place! always keeping a watchful eye
Why not drive straight into the ocean?
Nice blue fish those net fishermen should be stopped but nobody's doing anything about him it's all about the money