BaitfishintermediateNortheast & Mid-Atlantic
EP Baitfish (Northeast)
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New England Fly Company
Matched on Northeast & Mid-Atlantic, baitfish flies, striped bass. New England tier lead for brook trout, landlocked salmon, and coastal striper patterns.
Salty Fly Tying
Matched on Northeast & Mid-Atlantic, baitfish flies, striped bass. Drew Chicone's saltwater tying catalog and learning hub, strongest for saltwater pattern validation.
Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on baitfish flies, bass, baitfish. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
Big Y Fly Co.
Matched on baitfish flies, bass, saltwater. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.
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Enrico Puglisi's synthetic fibers changed saltwater fly tying the way the printing press changed literature -- suddenly everyone could do it, but the original was still the best. This Northeast version is tied to match the local baitfish -- spearing, herring, anchovies -- with a translucent body that lets light pass through it the way it does through a real fish. It sheds water in one backcast, survives bluefish, and catches everything. If this sounds like a commercial, consider it an honest review from approximately ten thousand satisfied stripers.
Quick Facts
Where to Fish It
Montauk Point
NY · Rips
Cape Cod
MA · Surf
Narragansett Bay
RI · Estuaries
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