Howdy fello fishers
The summer wains, and for some of us, thought begin to turn to
images of Fall feeding frenzies of Striped Bass and Bluefish. This
years' Striperhhead clave is going to be held from WEd, Sept 26th
thru Sunday , Sept 30.
We camp in Nickersons State Campground in Brewster, Mass on Cape
Cod. It a great great place to stay, full of all the things that
make claves fun, and many local distractions and activities for
non-fishers. We have a group site reserved, and the more folks who
camp, the cheaper the rates... Believe me dirt cheap. We are also
in that site under the auspices of a youth group, and young folks are
always welcome and we always attempt to introduce new folks every year.
As we usually, do, I expect we will have a covered dish clam
steam as a social event around midday (depending on the tide
schedule) on Saturday Sept 29th. We also have a activity born of
tradition begun by Aaron Adams and others, and called the
Striperhead Survival Kits..... It is part fly swap, part
extending a helping hand to newbie flyfisherman who are crossing over
from freshwater to salt water. An opportunity to give something back
to ourselves and others....
To participate, all one needs do is tie 15 Striper or Bluefish
flies to donate, and if attending the clave, they receive a survival
kit in return. The kit contains a good selection of flies , as well
as other "goodies" that folks donate... such as lip balms, special
glass cleaning rags (salt environment really smudges up glasses) low
vis sunglasses, tool zippie things, etc. Most of this stuff is
promotional give away of objects procured from places of employment
that may be useful to the saltwater flyfisher.
And, whenever possible, and original piece of artwork is
thrown into the kit..... previous events have featured striper
etchings, photoreproductions and the like. This year should be a
good one. Having just come from a Bio Illustration program in the
middle of the Gulf of Maine, the inspiration was too much, and I had
to pump out a striper... Providing the printing venture goes
well... ( haven't revved up my epson for a while, I should be
including a Giclee print on archival media of this striper piece.
Also, historically, folks who don't or can't attend the
gathering feel moved to tie up the quota of flies and mail them in,
for field testing and or in an effort to contribute to introducing
flyfishemen to the salt. As a thank you for their contribution, they
also receive a print. I invite any of you tiers out there who are so
inclined to tie up fifteen striper or bluefish flies and mail them ,
along with $4 postage to
Stephen Di Cerbo
121 B Guideboard Rd
Waterford NY 12188
I would need to receive the flies by the 18th of September for
them to be able to be included in this years' survival kit. For a
look at this year's image go to:
http://www.stormtree.com/Striperheads/Stiperheads%20print.jpg
I would also like to extend a hearty welcome to all of those who
would like to join us this year, and taste the adventure and
excitement of fishing for Stripers and blues with a fly.
Within a short time, a website for Striperheads 07 will be up, and
in the meantime any questions about the clave or our approach to
saying goodby to the northeast's fishing season, can be answered by
myself or any of the dozens of other past and current participants.
To look as just some of the photos from past striperheads claves
go to : http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157594478818035/
Anyone interested in finally scratching that saltwater itch, or
desiring to donate to the survival kit, just sing out and we'll
accommodate.
hope to see you all there,
Stephen (Splinta)
