Jack Gartside's foam-backed topwater fly adapted for Northeast striped bass. Pushes a V-wake across calm water that triggers explosive surface strikes from feeding fish.

An oversized, hard-foam popper built to survive bluefish teeth. Cupped face creates a loud pop that draws blues from across the flat. Wire weedguard protects the hook.

A hard-foam popper with a cupped face that creates a loud, splashy pop. Bob Popovics' answer to the question of how to make a striper lose its mind on the surface.

Oversized Deceiver tied for Northeast stripers. Long white saddle hackle with flash. The workhorse of the striper fleet and the first fly every Northeast saltwater angler learns to love.

A long, slender sand eel imitation made from a single saddle hackle wrapped around the shank. Incredibly simple construction creates a remarkably realistic sand eel profile in the water.

A sparse, elegant sand eel imitation by Ray Bondorew. Ultra-realistic in the water with a slim profile that matches the sand eels stripers obsess over in the Northeast.