Ode to Bait and Bass

Fall fishing for Striped Bass is a ritual around the NYC area.  Avid fly fishers head out into the crisp and cool weather to chase bass and look for bait.  Often charters are cancelled due to small craft warnings.  The number of peanut bunker in the water can

be extraordinary.  If you are lucky the

bass are pushing the peanuts up in into shallow water.  This gives anglers a chance to throw poppers at these fish and get smashed!  We've still got the herring run to look forward to, and that's when we'll see the really big fish.  If you are lucky and get the right conditions, this is just a little taste of what you may see.  If you feel like braving the unpredictable fall weather give us a shout at the shop to arrange a trip with one of the local captains.   Thanks to Captain McMurray for sharing these great pictures.