Long Fly Eaters
Our friend Theo Baakelar sent a photo of a striper that ate his Eel Skin imitation of a Sand Eel while we were fishing in the fall of 2011. There is no doubt that big fish want to eat big bait. And eat they do. The striper definitely has the fly well in its mouth and half way down its throat.
For much more on fishing the Long Flies–Bucktails, Streamers, and other big fish flies–see the book, Long Flies, shown in the ad to the right. It’s loaded with information on flies (including Theo’s eel skin Sand Eel) and how to fish them.
This striper really ate the sand imitation that Theo designed from freshwater eel skin.