Great story Byard! Got me all enthused......living on the west coast, I've never even seen a striper or a blue but have read about them. What kind of tackle did you use for them? Neville (Nev) Gosling Surrey, B.C.
Neville... Used my Powell 9 footer for 8 weight and a Teeny T-200 shooter. With the extreme strength of the tidal currents it was taxed to the max. Scott was using a 10 wt and was able to apply a tad more force. He also did some fish searching with a popper or a white Sluggo on a light spin rod. The fly of the day was something that Scott ties...about 7" long...long white saddles with some flash...white bucktail underbelly...yellow bucktail top dressing and red bucktail cheeks...large eyes and round epoxy head. Didn't really spend much time changing flies as that one seemed to do the trick. I assume it was taken for a squid. There were tons of sand eels around but they were very small...about 2 inches. There were some very large pods of bait around but they were moving fast and hard to key in on. Water temps were just over the 60 degree mark so the stripers will be seeking cooler temps farther off shore real soon. keep tyin'...byard Byard Miller Line's End Inc <http://www.linesend.com> Virtual Flybox <http://www.virtualflybox.com>
