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Chapter Eleven: Striped Bass

How to catch stripers on a fly rod in surf and open water

Advanced Fly Fishing Video Lessons From Orvis - Striped Bass Chapter 11

Striped bass are just made for fly fishing. They feed in shallow water, they are abundant throughout the Northeast coast of North America, and they readily take flies that imitate baitfish, squid, crabs, and shrimp. You can find them on windswept beaches, inshore estuaries, rocky points, inshore marshes, from jetties, or even on sandy swimming beaches. Whether you fish from shore or from a boat, striped bass, when you find them, are a great fish to chase on a fly rod.

Watch the entire chapter, or select segments below:

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  1. 1. Why catch striped bass on a fly rod?

    0:45

  2. 2. When and where can you catch stripers on a fly rod?

    2:37

  3. 3. How to use tides and currents to find stripers.

    7:09

  4. 4. Where to find stripers on flats and inshore estuaries.

    1:20

  5. 5. How to find stripers in the surf.

    0:32

  6. 6. How to find stripers in big open water.

    3:34

  7. 7. Recommended rods and reels for striped bass.

    1:12

  8. 8. Best fly lines for striped bass fishing.

    0:50

  9. 9. Best leaders and tippet for striped bass.

    1:46

  10. 10. Other tackle you’ll need for striped bass fishing.

    0:58

  11. 11. How to pick flies for striped bass.

    3:20

  12. 12. Retrieves to use for striped bass.

    2:26

  13. 13. How to fish for stripers in current.

    2:01

  14. 14. How to fish for striped bass in rips.

    0:58

  15. 15. How to fish for stripers on the flats.

    2:52

  16. 16. How to fish for stripers in estuaries.

    1:34

  17. 17. How to fish for striped bass in deep water.

    0:50

  18. 18. How to fish for striped bass in the surf.

    3:30

  19. 19. Fishing for striped bass at night.

    1:23

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